pizza as a standard

For Americans...
You know your refrigerator is small if you put a pizza box inside and you can't close the door on it.

Kamakura pasta

Fresh fettuccine, ham and grilled bamboo shoots.

Music, and talking to the interwebz

New Brandy music! Excellent. Can't wait for her album.

Nas's new single is pretty nice. I don't really remember a lot of the rap songs out there, but Nas lingers in my head.

Now that I have a "smartphone," I spend a bit more time on email, but I'm still behind. Still, it's handy to have appointments and task lists centralized and synchronized automatically.

I would post more pictures, but the camera on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus really is crap. I should have gone with the Sharp phone.

Anna Sui Spring 2012 Collection mook

gee, I'm not even that big a fan of Anna Sui, but I think I'm going to get this year's girly gothic mook.

helping people be independent

Excellent advice from Carolyn Hax:

A goal to keep in mind: Don’t occupy a space in his life that couldn’t easily be filled in your absence. That can apply to anything from renting a place together that he can’t afford alone, to being his only ride to a job or only good friend. Model independence by giving advice only when asked, encouraging counseling (while he can use college resources) and saving heroic intervention for emergencies. When in doubt, treat him as an equal.

stream your wedding

Reading my way through this tutorial on how to broadcast your wedding on the web.

A Practical Wedding also has lots of great advice; I don't have time to read it all!

And of course, Miss Manners is my beacon of wisdom at all times.

Another trip to Addiction

I visited the Shibuya store, where the salesladies are friendly but so far they haven't given me any samples.

I tried Sandbar, which swatches beautifully! On my eyes, it melds into my skin tone but is slightly more peachy. I'm undecided about whether I need it. I may try Rigolletto, although that is a significantly more metallic color.

Midnight Oasis is very lovely! A punchy, vivid blue, but not so bright as to be difficult to wear - as a liner it's lovely because you can tell it's blue, but it doesn't scream. Still, even with the eye primer, the blue pigment immediately shifted down to my lower lashes as a faint shadow. I also got Night Dive, the dark blue eyeliner on - it's quite similar to Midnight Oasis but has a bit more green in it. The combination looks quite sharp. The SA put Brilliant Princess, the new blush shade (a highlighter, really) on my cheeks - very lovely! It's noticeable shimmer + shade. I succumbed to Last Scene lipstick - a very wearable orange red. I can see wearing it full on or just slightly as a stain. Either way it looks great. Ugh, must not make any more purchases! The next visits will just be for fun.