Jojo has a new mixtape out:
Saturday, January 09, 2016
black tea-flavored soymilk from Kikkoman
Jojo has a new mixtape out:
Thursday, January 07, 2016
Things that you are better off not knowing
Peppermin M&M's are quite tasty - better than their holiday colleague, Mint M&M's, not to be confused with the year-round Dark Chocolate M&M's. Sorry if this leads to you trying them. Food posts are dangerous.
Tuesday, January 05, 2016
Checking out Poshmark
Poshmark is a shopping platform for individuals to sell to individuals - mostly for women's clothing and accessories. I joined as tonkotsu to get rid of items that are too nice to donate but that don't belong in my closet. For a great summary about Poshmark and advice on how to sell on there, check out Wardrobe Oxygen's post.
I'd describe it as virtual thrifting through other people's closets.
As a shopping experience it seems pretty good - I haven't actually bought anything yet but it's pretty easy to find items and filter based on my size, etc. For browsing it's a bit more random as it's hard to have a quality feed. I find it better to pick a category or brand and browse through the results. I get the impression that there is more supply than demand since a lot of items are pretty cheap but still for sale - midrange designer jeans like AG Adriano Goldschmied are available in my size for less than $30. The reasonable prices make it really tempting to buy things that I don't need.
For selling it's been slow - there are a lot of people on the platform so it's hard to find your customer. Fortunately the search is pretty good.
I did notice that trying to take photos from a tablet was terrible but that probably was a quirk of the Samsung Nexus 10 camera I was using. The app would enlarge the photo and auto-center it so that my item was off-center. And there were restrictions on image height and width so I couldn't zoom to fix the image. I haven't had issues when using my Android phone though.
Get a $10 credit when you join Poshmark with code: PLVPP. I get a credit too if you use this code.
On the music front, new music from Kiley Dean:
So great to hear new stuff from her!
I'd describe it as virtual thrifting through other people's closets.
As a shopping experience it seems pretty good - I haven't actually bought anything yet but it's pretty easy to find items and filter based on my size, etc. For browsing it's a bit more random as it's hard to have a quality feed. I find it better to pick a category or brand and browse through the results. I get the impression that there is more supply than demand since a lot of items are pretty cheap but still for sale - midrange designer jeans like AG Adriano Goldschmied are available in my size for less than $30. The reasonable prices make it really tempting to buy things that I don't need.
For selling it's been slow - there are a lot of people on the platform so it's hard to find your customer. Fortunately the search is pretty good.
I did notice that trying to take photos from a tablet was terrible but that probably was a quirk of the Samsung Nexus 10 camera I was using. The app would enlarge the photo and auto-center it so that my item was off-center. And there were restrictions on image height and width so I couldn't zoom to fix the image. I haven't had issues when using my Android phone though.
Get a $10 credit when you join Poshmark with code: PLVPP. I get a credit too if you use this code.
On the music front, new music from Kiley Dean:
So great to hear new stuff from her!
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Friday, December 11, 2015
The Body Shop Japanese Camellia body butter
It smells great, but when I sampled it I didn't like it as much. Maybe a bit too sweet and buttery. The butter itself is lovely though - moisturizing but absorbs well.
I love the fact that you can ask for samples! Excellent customer policy that encouraged me to buy the Italian Fig products.
Monday, November 16, 2015
Documentary Québékoisie
Recently I saw Québékoisie, a documentary by Mélanie Carrier Olivier Higgins about the North Shore of Quebec. It looks at the complexities of racism in the context of Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals.
I found it quite fascinating; a well done narrative. There was one point that was probably missing from the documentary, and it just scratches the surface of the topic at hand, but the film made many good points that apply to racism in general.
I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys thoughtful documentaries. Some people will probably find this a little too disjointed and slow for their tastes, but I found it a very thought-provoking film.
David Vines - Wildfires
I found it quite fascinating; a well done narrative. There was one point that was probably missing from the documentary, and it just scratches the surface of the topic at hand, but the film made many good points that apply to racism in general.
I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys thoughtful documentaries. Some people will probably find this a little too disjointed and slow for their tastes, but I found it a very thought-provoking film.
David Vines - Wildfires
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
Ciara videos
Ciara looks great in her latest song Dance Like We're Making Love (especially the rose dress!) but I think my favorite Ciara video in recent years is Got Me Good:
Musically, I am currently in love with her cover of Paint it Black.
Overall, my favorite video is still her classic "Like a Boy":
Musically, I am currently in love with her cover of Paint it Black.
Overall, my favorite video is still her classic "Like a Boy":
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