Monday, April 12, 2010
i love lauryn hill
Her work with the Fugees and her solo work are just classics. As relevant today as when they were first released.
food, beauty, music
* Wow, I'm liking Kelis's new song 22nd Century. She's sounding great live.
* I need to pick up more copies of Tina's maxi single (or is it a mini album?) Pride. Looking forward to seeing her live on the 24th! It's going to be awesome.
* Vacation planning takes a lot of time. I always end up spending too much money because of time constraints. Darn you Tokyo airports with limited flights!
* Drugstores are total time sinks for me. I step into one, and bam! I lose 1/2 an hour to an hour instantly. Ugh, infinitely entertaining.
* Tried Frijotles in Azabu-Juban, a burrito place. Nice and relaxing. I thought the fajita burritos were okay. They looked better than they tasted. The chile-corn salsa could have been more flavorful. They make the salsa chips on the premises, so they're great! But the guacamole is a bit bland. They're pretty generous with the chunks of avocado though.
* Tried a sample of Kanebo Doltier Selective Fluid in Ochre-C. I believe Doltier is one of Kanebo's older brands. The foundation seems light but I can feel that I'm wearing it. The coverage seems light-medium but you can layer it a bit. It covers my redness up somewhat - good around my nose but not so effective around my cheeks. The finish is very natural - not matte, not dewy, just very nice and natural. Not much seeping into wrinkles or dry spots so far.
I'm half-heartedly looking for a good liquid foundation, but powder foundation is pretty effective for me so I'm not in much of a hurry. I'll just finish all my samples and my existing foundations first. &Face has a very nice cream-to-powder foundation, but I'm not convinced that there aren't cheaper alternatives for me. It has good coverage though.
* I've started using my Ecotools portable brush set; so far I quite like it! The quality seems a bit more reliable than Essence of Beauty, although my Essence of Beauty taklon brushes are quite nice and soft. The Ecotools eyeshadow brushes are good for applying my shimmery summer shadows lightly.
* I need to pick up more copies of Tina's maxi single (or is it a mini album?) Pride. Looking forward to seeing her live on the 24th! It's going to be awesome.
* Vacation planning takes a lot of time. I always end up spending too much money because of time constraints. Darn you Tokyo airports with limited flights!
* Drugstores are total time sinks for me. I step into one, and bam! I lose 1/2 an hour to an hour instantly. Ugh, infinitely entertaining.
* Tried Frijotles in Azabu-Juban, a burrito place. Nice and relaxing. I thought the fajita burritos were okay. They looked better than they tasted. The chile-corn salsa could have been more flavorful. They make the salsa chips on the premises, so they're great! But the guacamole is a bit bland. They're pretty generous with the chunks of avocado though.
* Tried a sample of Kanebo Doltier Selective Fluid in Ochre-C. I believe Doltier is one of Kanebo's older brands. The foundation seems light but I can feel that I'm wearing it. The coverage seems light-medium but you can layer it a bit. It covers my redness up somewhat - good around my nose but not so effective around my cheeks. The finish is very natural - not matte, not dewy, just very nice and natural. Not much seeping into wrinkles or dry spots so far.
I'm half-heartedly looking for a good liquid foundation, but powder foundation is pretty effective for me so I'm not in much of a hurry. I'll just finish all my samples and my existing foundations first. &Face has a very nice cream-to-powder foundation, but I'm not convinced that there aren't cheaper alternatives for me. It has good coverage though.
* I've started using my Ecotools portable brush set; so far I quite like it! The quality seems a bit more reliable than Essence of Beauty, although my Essence of Beauty taklon brushes are quite nice and soft. The Ecotools eyeshadow brushes are good for applying my shimmery summer shadows lightly.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
on purses and quality
A very interesting and well done thread on the ostensibly common question "Should I keep it or return it?"
About a leather handbag, with some interesting links and explanations of markers of quality.
About a leather handbag, with some interesting links and explanations of markers of quality.
忙しい
仕事は非常に忙しい。。。
しかもこの状況は1月終わりから続いています。
一時期お客さんが苛めていたので、結構落ち込みました。何でお客さんが苛めなきゃいけないのかな。性格悪いなと思っていました。一応私は多少強くなってきて、それほど気にしなくなってきたけど、お客さんは許せません。
ちなみに、「一時期」よりもっと固くない言い方はありますか？
「もっとカジュアルな言い方」というのは、日本語でどう言いますか？
体調が崩れないようにな。
仕事ばっかりをするとつまらないし。一応仕事以外は中々面白いでよかったです。
運動は相変わらず足りません。
しかもこの状況は1月終わりから続いています。
一時期お客さんが苛めていたので、結構落ち込みました。何でお客さんが苛めなきゃいけないのかな。性格悪いなと思っていました。一応私は多少強くなってきて、それほど気にしなくなってきたけど、お客さんは許せません。
ちなみに、「一時期」よりもっと固くない言い方はありますか？
「もっとカジュアルな言い方」というのは、日本語でどう言いますか？
体調が崩れないようにな。
仕事ばっかりをするとつまらないし。一応仕事以外は中々面白いでよかったです。
運動は相変わらず足りません。
Monday, March 08, 2010
Tina!
Tina, this Japanese artist I love, just came out with a single after 5 years! Debating whether to go check her out in concert...
Her single has 3 songs and they're all excellent. Love Tina!
http://www.tina-ladysoul.com/ (Japanese only)
Her single has 3 songs and they're all excellent. Love Tina!
http://www.tina-ladysoul.com/ (Japanese only)
Thursday, March 04, 2010
good grief
A horrible story from last year.
The officer in question apologized a week later and resigned. I don't know what the results of the internal investigation were.
The officer in question apologized a week later and resigned. I don't know what the results of the internal investigation were.
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
on the egalitarian front
in Japan school cheering groups are common, and they're mostly guys. It's a bit different from American cheerleading - these cheer groups just do cheers.
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