Update.
Well here I am.
I'm awake and I shouldn't be, as usual.
I feel like it has been ages since last weekend. I spent a good amount of Saturday afternoon with Jessica. I saw her wedding dress and her daughter's adorable matching flower girl dress. Her sister met us and we tried our dresses on. The dress she picked out was very simple and elegant but really was even flattering to me in my size 4,029 dress. That was surprising.
I worked an early shift today for someone and left the building feeling defeated. I'm tired. I arrived home to a nicely chilled glass of plum wine and a freshly showered husband. Mike was waiting in giddy anticipation for our "date night" where we planned to go to dinner and then go to see Children of Men. While I know that it is probably a good movie, I have heard enough of the premise to not feel that I need to see it, and I wasn't feeling an urgent need to go. But Mike has wanted to see it pretty badly, and I figure its about time that I let him make a decision around here. We went to a lovely dinner and I was coughing too much for him to trust me in the theatre, he was positive I'd ruin it for him with all my hacking and choking. So we went to Blockbuster. This proves to be a dangerous trip for us every time. I'll pick up comedies or smart drama... and he goes for Lake Placid and crap like that. Not that my movie taste is "better" than his, but, well... yeah it is. We had wandered the perimeter long enough without seeing anything that we could agree on, let alone that we even wanted to see. A lone copy of A Scanner Darkly caught my eye and I picked it up.
We ended up agreeing on it, and I also picked up a copy of Little Miss Sunshine for tomorrow. Although the movie was delightfully disappointing, I couldn't help but marvel at how much more I love Robert Downey Jr after seeing it. Animated in the same style as the close-to-my-heart Waking Life, I was drawn to the concept. The artistic value of these movies (where this animation helps create the surreal and paranoid mood for each film) may easily surpass the value of the story in this case. I still would encourage people to see it, but it was not all that it had the potential to be.
Mike started his new part time job, and really seems to like it. Although it's part time he has been working nearly 40 hours a week, in addition to running his business and being my love slave. (ha.)
On a light and superficial note, I received another package from Sephora this week. I piled up all of my free samples and it felt like it was my birthday.
The goods this time were more of a variety, nothing for my hair this time. I think my next box will all be full of eyeshadows and perfume. I can just sense it.
Bare Escentuals i.d. bareMinerals Foundation - SPF 15 Sunscreen: I kind of hate this. But I love it too. I think I use too rich and greasy a combination of skin products on my face before applying this powder. I get that "too much makeup" look and my skin looks dry, too. But there is something about the coverage I love. I want to save it for summer when I don't wear as much makeup, but I bought this in fair, the lightest color they sell. We'll see, I'm not sure about this.
Carol's Daughter Love Butter: That's right, more Carol's Daughter products. I'm obsessed. I read a quote by Will Smith that said he would not rest until every home had a case of Love Butter. It smells very earthy, it has a strong spice and cinnamon scent to it. I have been applying it to my hands, elbows, breasts, feet and knees every day since I bought it. It's greasy and thick and I LOVE it, my skin feels amazing wherever I put it.
Carol's Daughter Almond Cookie Body Cleansing Gel: This little sucker started it all. I've been wanting to order it, and had myself set up for an e-mail alert for when it was back in stock. I placed my order as soon as I received the e-mail, and it's already out of stock again. It's really lovely, and if you like the scent of almond oil, you'd like this a lot.
Carol's Daughter Almond Cookie Shea Souffle: Drop everything and order a jar of this right now. By far one of the best moisturizers I've ever spent my money on. The formula is light but lasts for the entire day. The 16 oz jar feels very generous, but is best if used within 6 months of purchase. At the rate I'm going I'll have it used up by February.
And this concludes my entry of crap that no one cares about, including me. But I'm self absorbed enough to believe that people read this anyway. Did I mention I've sold my soul to iTunes? I really can't stop myself.
Goodnight!
I'm awake and I shouldn't be, as usual.
I feel like it has been ages since last weekend. I spent a good amount of Saturday afternoon with Jessica. I saw her wedding dress and her daughter's adorable matching flower girl dress. Her sister met us and we tried our dresses on. The dress she picked out was very simple and elegant but really was even flattering to me in my size 4,029 dress. That was surprising.
I worked an early shift today for someone and left the building feeling defeated. I'm tired. I arrived home to a nicely chilled glass of plum wine and a freshly showered husband. Mike was waiting in giddy anticipation for our "date night" where we planned to go to dinner and then go to see Children of Men. While I know that it is probably a good movie, I have heard enough of the premise to not feel that I need to see it, and I wasn't feeling an urgent need to go. But Mike has wanted to see it pretty badly, and I figure its about time that I let him make a decision around here. We went to a lovely dinner and I was coughing too much for him to trust me in the theatre, he was positive I'd ruin it for him with all my hacking and choking. So we went to Blockbuster. This proves to be a dangerous trip for us every time. I'll pick up comedies or smart drama... and he goes for Lake Placid and crap like that. Not that my movie taste is "better" than his, but, well... yeah it is. We had wandered the perimeter long enough without seeing anything that we could agree on, let alone that we even wanted to see. A lone copy of A Scanner Darkly caught my eye and I picked it up.
We ended up agreeing on it, and I also picked up a copy of Little Miss Sunshine for tomorrow. Although the movie was delightfully disappointing, I couldn't help but marvel at how much more I love Robert Downey Jr after seeing it. Animated in the same style as the close-to-my-heart Waking Life, I was drawn to the concept. The artistic value of these movies (where this animation helps create the surreal and paranoid mood for each film) may easily surpass the value of the story in this case. I still would encourage people to see it, but it was not all that it had the potential to be.
Mike started his new part time job, and really seems to like it. Although it's part time he has been working nearly 40 hours a week, in addition to running his business and being my love slave. (ha.)
On a light and superficial note, I received another package from Sephora this week. I piled up all of my free samples and it felt like it was my birthday.
The goods this time were more of a variety, nothing for my hair this time. I think my next box will all be full of eyeshadows and perfume. I can just sense it.
Bare Escentuals i.d. bareMinerals Foundation - SPF 15 Sunscreen: I kind of hate this. But I love it too. I think I use too rich and greasy a combination of skin products on my face before applying this powder. I get that "too much makeup" look and my skin looks dry, too. But there is something about the coverage I love. I want to save it for summer when I don't wear as much makeup, but I bought this in fair, the lightest color they sell. We'll see, I'm not sure about this.
Carol's Daughter Love Butter: That's right, more Carol's Daughter products. I'm obsessed. I read a quote by Will Smith that said he would not rest until every home had a case of Love Butter. It smells very earthy, it has a strong spice and cinnamon scent to it. I have been applying it to my hands, elbows, breasts, feet and knees every day since I bought it. It's greasy and thick and I LOVE it, my skin feels amazing wherever I put it.
Carol's Daughter Almond Cookie Body Cleansing Gel: This little sucker started it all. I've been wanting to order it, and had myself set up for an e-mail alert for when it was back in stock. I placed my order as soon as I received the e-mail, and it's already out of stock again. It's really lovely, and if you like the scent of almond oil, you'd like this a lot.
Carol's Daughter Almond Cookie Shea Souffle: Drop everything and order a jar of this right now. By far one of the best moisturizers I've ever spent my money on. The formula is light but lasts for the entire day. The 16 oz jar feels very generous, but is best if used within 6 months of purchase. At the rate I'm going I'll have it used up by February.
And this concludes my entry of crap that no one cares about, including me. But I'm self absorbed enough to believe that people read this anyway. Did I mention I've sold my soul to iTunes? I really can't stop myself.
Goodnight!