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Tag: This or That

2012-05-29T16:13:00.000-05:00

I am bored. Here is a tag post. Enjoy.

MAKEUP:
blush or bronzer

blush
lip gloss or lipstick

lipstick, lip gloss doesn't last and most have too little pigmentation
eye liner or mascara

eyeliner because I have uneven eyes
foundation or concealer

foundation
neutral or color eye shadow

neutral
pressed or loose eye shadows

pressed. Loose shadow is too messy!
brushes or sponges

brushes

NAILS:
OPI or china glaze

OPI
Long or short

I like the look of long nails, but it's hard to grow out my nails since they peel and break
Acrylic or natural

natural
Brights or darks

both! I can't pick!
Flower or no flower

Not so much flower, maybe other designs
BODY:
perfume or body splash

perfume
lotion or body butter

lotion
body wash or soap

body wash, but I would like to try Lush soaps since they look so adorable
lush or other bath company

Ha! speaking of the devil. Not sure since I don't use Lush
FASHION:
jeans or sweat pants

jeans
long sleeve of short

short sleeve for Texas weather
dresses or skirts

skirts.. no, dresses... no, skirts... skirts, I think
stripes or plaid

stripe
flip flops or sandals

sandals
scarves or hats

scarves
studs or dangly earrings

dangly
necklaces or bracelets

necklaces, because most bracelets are too big for my wrist
heels or flats

love the look of heels but have to go with comfy flats most days
cowboy boots or riding boots

riding boots
jacket or hoodie

jacket
forever 21 or charlotte russe

forever21
abercombie or Hollister

neither
saks 5th or nordstrom

saks 5th

HAIR:
curly or straight

straight because I am too lazy to curl my hair
bun or ponytail

ponytail
bobby pins or butterfly clips

bobby pins
hair spray or gel

hair spray
long or short

long
light or dark

dark
side sweep bangs or full bangs

side sweep because I can't pull off full bangs :<
up or down

down

RANDOM:
Rain or shine

shine, unless I am at home laying in bed
Summer or winter

winter, because Texas summer is hell on earth
Fall or spring

spring, I have fall allergies :<
Chocolate or vanilla

chocolate

East coast or west coast
west coast.

Tag! You are it. Do it, or not. Whatever flows your boat.

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Book Review: A Dog's Purpose/Journey

2012-05-24T15:29:00.000-05:00

A Dog's Purpose and its sequel, A Dog's Journey, by W. Bruce Cameron
★★★★★ for both books!

I've been just chewing through books this past month, but these two are probably the best books of the year. I highly recommend them to dog/animal lovers. I laughed out loud, by myself, like an idiot; I cried, real tears rolling down my cheeks. I was smiling and crying at the end of the second book, feeling so satisfied and happy. Best ending I can imagine for the story.

The story is told from a dog's perspective and follows him through several lifetimes. He finds a distinct purpose in each life, using the skills he learned in the previous life. He believes that he kept coming back because he has yet to fulfill his purpose as a dog, and in his last life of the first book, he believes that he has realized and fulfilled his purpose as the story comes to full circle.

The second book picks up where the first book left off, and introduces a new story arch. The dog, named Molly and Max in these lifetimes, follows a girl throughout her lifetime, and takes care of her. Yes, the dog takes care of her girl. This book will make you think twice: are you taking care of your dog, or is your dog taking care of you?

I love how the story's point of view. It offers insights to why dogs behave a certain way, do curtain things (such as chew up your favorite pair of shoes, which make me literally laugh out loud). I wanted to hold my dog the entire time I was reading this book; it makes me appreciate my dog so much more. Doesn't matter if you like the story or not, you will look at your dog differently after you finish the story.

Easy, fast, fun read. Pick up your copy NOW.

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Book Review: Delirium, Pandemonium

2012-05-20T16:50:00.000-05:00

Delirium Trilogy by Lauren Oliver

- Delirium ★★★★★

- Pandemonium ★★★

- Requiem expected publication: Feb 2013

Another young adult dystopia trilogy. I believe I have another YA dystopia trilogy in my to read list (The Chemical Garden). Seems like this is the "it" YA genre at the moment.

Delirium takes place in future America. The government has decided that love is a disease, amor deliria nervosa, and have developed a cure for it. Every citizen will receive the cure when they turn 18, since having the procedure early can have dangerous side effects. The procedure does not just cure romantic love, it cures love for your family, friends, pets, everything. Each citizen takes an evaluation exam and is matched with their future spouse, job, and approved number of children based on income.

There are those who don't believe in the disease, never cured, live on the outskirts of the cities, the Invalids. There are also people who are not cured by the procedure for whatever reason. They are the Resistance, the Sympathizers.

Lena is turning 18 soon and is looking forward to the cure because she is afraid of the disease. Like everyone else in the society, she has been brainwashed to believe love is dangerous and will make you go crazy, and eventually kill you. But of course, she falls in love before the procedure and begins to question her believes.

When I first started reading the book, I kept thinking about what a society without love would be like. What motivates people, what keeps things in order, and how could people possibly believe that love is a disease. As the story progresses, I began to wonder what the world must have been like right before they proclaimed love as a disease, how much pain and despair the world must have felt for it to give up love. I am sure everyone has had bad break ups and heartaches, but I have never been hurt to the point where I want to give up on love. To think this whole society has been through something so traumatizing that they want to get rid of love once and for all, I started to pity them.

SPOILER ALERT - highlight to read

The first book is great all around. Writing, characters, plot, setting, all flawless. I was so drawn to Lena and Alex's romance. When Lena made the decision to go to the Wilds with Alex, my heart almost leaped out of my chest, you go girl! So, needless to say, the ending... torn me to pieces. I kind of knew Alex wouldn't be dead, but I didn't know what to expect either. It became clear in Pandemonium that Alex definitely wasn't dead, thanks to very obvious foreshadowing. My guess what that they gave Alex the Cure, Lena finds Alex and is heartbroken, and the stories goes on blah blah blah. But NOPE! It turns out to be a freaking Twilight wannabe typical YA love triangle. Why Lauren Oliver, why? The trilogy has so much potential, why must you go down that route? Although shocking, the ending of the the second book is extremely disappointing (reason for only 3 stars). Now we know the last book will be a very obvious will Lena pick Alex or Julian scenario. It takes away from the theme of the book, cheapens the book.

Going back to the love triangle, I do hope Lena ends up with Alex. I feel so bad for Alex at the end of Pandemonium because, well, how awkward! He came back from prison after risking his life just to see the girl he loves in another boy's arms. I think I died a little inside... Yes, Lena believed Alex was dead and she is not at fault for falling for another boy, but poor Alex! Poor Lena! Poor Julian! Alex said "don't believe her" when Lena promised Julian they will be together forever. Did he say that out of desperation? As in, don't believe her because she said the same thing to me once and now she has left me? Or did he mean don't believe her because she really loves me and will stay with me forever? I wish Lena would stay with Alex and Alex would take her back. I think of Julian as a rebound. The moments Lena spent with Julian were tinted with Alex's presence. Like the morning she woke up with Julian, thinking she was in Alex's arms, and the moments Julian's face mergds with Alex's. I feel bad for Julian, but he never had a future in Zombieland to begin with. Not like he was going to get cured and matched and have a boring but good life. At least he has opened his eyes to love and know what freedom feels like.

Overall, I like the books. Disappointed in the ending of Pandemonium but will pick up the third one next year. I recommend it to all the dytopia trilogy lovers. Good story, good concept, but I am prepared to be disappointed in the last book.

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Summer Fragrances

2012-05-18T16:37:00.001-05:00

Most of my current perfumes are pretty heavy, night time perfumes. So for this summer, I got a couple of light, day time scents. Found some good deals at the Estee Lauder outlet store a couple of weeks ago and picked up Peace, Love, & Juicy Couture and Shi by Alfred Sung.

Peace, Love, & Juicy Couture (0.5 oz)

This is a tiny bottle, but I usually pick up small bottles because I've never finished a bottle of perfume. I got a sample of it a while back from Sephora so I knew I love this scent. So I was extremely happy to pick up a bottle. It is light, floral and fruity. Based on basenote.net, the notes are:

Top Notes
Meyer lemon blossom, Hyacinth, Apple, Blackcurrant
Middle Notes
Sambac jasmine, Star magnolia, Malibu poppy, Honeysuckle, Linden blossom
Base Notes
Iris, Patchouli, Musk

I can pick up a little bit of apple and jasmine, but I cant tell what the rest of it is. I love the base notes, definitely can smell the musk and iris. It lasts all day on me.

Shi by Alfred Sung (1.7 oz)

This is a watery scent, very much like the once super popular Cool Water.

Top Notes
Water Lily, Fig Leaves
Middle Notes
Orange Blossom, Fragipani
Base Notes
Water Musks, Silver Birch

I liked it at first and I thought this would be a very good everyday scent. But I was wrong... This one does not agree with my body chemistry. It turns to a very baby powder scent after a couple hours of wear, and I do not like baby powder scent. Fades away to nothing around the 4 hour mark. I think I will only wear this on days I am just out doing short errand runs or something. Pretty disappointed in it.

My boyfriend got the male version of Shi: Hei by Alfred Sung (haha get it? Shi and Hei?). Hei smells great on him and lasts all day. I don't know if Hei is just better quality or if Shi just doesn't agree with me. Oh well!

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Diablo 3

2012-05-16T16:27:00.003-05:00

The WHORE who steals our boyfriends has finally arrived!

Is your sweetheart playing D3? Are you playing D3?

I would play a wizard... if I were to play...

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First Little Black Bag

2012-05-08T17:37:00.001-05:00

Little Black Bag is my first monthly subscription beauty box. There have been so many different monthly subscription boxes popping up everywhere, but I never found any of them alluring enough, until LBB.

LBB is on the pricey side of beauty boxes, $50 monthly or $60 one time only. They have tons of stuff and over 100 brands on the website, ranging from bags to accessories to home deco. When you sign up, you take a style quiz. Then every month you pick the first item for your bag, the stylist picks 2 - 3 more items based on your style quiz so the total retail worth of your bag is between $100 - $150~. The random picks are revealed after you have checked out. If you don't like what they put in your bag, you have 7 days to trade it with items in other user's open bags.

I signed up at the end of April, so I just received my first bag not long ago. The item I picked is Mint Jelly Satchel in turquoise by Danielle Nicole (retail $48).

Comes with a long detachable strap that I am not currently using. This will no doubt be my go-to bag for this summer. I love this color and the style, super cute. But I wish it has pockets or compartments inside because I am weird about having my keys next to my phone. I feel like my phone will get scratched up even though it has a protective cover on it.

My random picks were a big gold bangle (not my style at all, makes me question the style quiz) and a pair of turquoise stone earrings. I traded both of them and ended up with XELA aroma White Queen's Crown candle (retail $36) and Roommates Cherry Blossom Tree wall decal (retail $21) because I didn't want any of the beauty/jewelry items.

Fragrance notes: geranium, jasmine, lavender, and rosewood. 14 oz jar

I have no clue what geranium smells like. But I know I like jasmine, lavender, and rosewood. The candle burns pretty well, gives a fresh, floral yet woody scent. My boyfriend likes it a lot.

I don't have a picture of the next item. My boyfriend took it to his place so I cant put it up in my room. I have the urge to open and use everything right away, and since we are moving in a couple of months, we should wait and put this up at our new place. Here is a picture from the website:

I just shipped my May LBB. I traded everything except one thing in my bag, again. This time I was very torn when it comes to trading because I received a lot of good trades and couldn't decide what to keep. I am looking forward to getting my items, hopefully I kept the right items.

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Book Review: Fifty Shades Trilogy

2012-05-07T19:08:00.002-05:00

Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James
- Fifty Shades of Grey ★★★★
- Fifty Shades Darker ★★★★
- Fifty Shades Freed ★★

I am not sure if there have been a best seller from the erotica genre, let alone BDSM erotica. So no matter what I think of this book, James must be doing something right, rubbing the audience in all the right places (pun intended). So, props to you, E.L. James.

The story is about a 22 year old virgin recent college grad, Anastasia Steele, meeting the multibillionaire CEO of his own company at the age of 27, Christian Grey, and their love story. Anastasia learns Christian's lifestyle and his need to dominate his partners (who he fucks, not make love to), and decides if she wants to submit to Christian and become his "Submissive". She struggles to please Christian while trying to hold on to her own ideals, values, and self-image while Christian struggles with his own issues from the past.

First, Fifty Shades of Grey. I think the story is crap. I think it lacks plot, and the pace is very strange. Okay now the bad things are out there, lets talk about the good things. The story, although terrible, is addictive to me. I suppose it appeals the the hopelessly romantic in me. I love Christian Grey despite the fact that he likes to beat the shit out of women. Well okay maybe I didn't love him in the first book, but he's an attractive character and I definitely fell in love with his character in the second book. But lets be honest, who the heck read the book for the story? It is a EROTIC book, nicknamed "Mommy Porn". Yes, we read it for pages and pages of hot, steamy, mind blowing, butt cheeks aching, wrists bound sex scenes. Man, no wonder moms everywhere are drooling over this book. At one point I thought I was reading the script of a porno movie: the scenes are so... unrealistic. The way they converse is so... unrealistic (who the heck talks like that? Find me a 22 year old who talks the way Ana talks and I will willing give up 100 bucks). I really should give this book 2 or 3 stars, but I can't. I honestly, thoroughly enjoyed reading the book I couldn't even put it down at night. So 4 stars.

Fifty Shades Darker really picks up and wraps up the first book well. The ending of the first book is so tragic that I HAD to read the second book right away. Many answers were offered in the second book. Many more hot, steamy, mind blowing, butt cheeks aching, wrists bound, eyes blindfolded, toys vibrating sex scenes too. Lonely horny moms everywhere will approve. However, the same flaws in the first book applies in the second book. Strange pace, lack of plot and odd choice of vocab (get a dictionary handy if you are not reading it on e-book). But again, I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and learning more about Christian's dark secrets. So again, I should give this book 2 or 3 stars if I am rational. But I am not. I am irrationally attached to the story and the characters. So 4 stars again.

The story should have ended with Fifty Shades Darker. James could have edited the book in a way that Fifty Shades Freed is part of Fifty Shades Darker. The last book is so forgettable. The pace is even more odd, if that's possible. The first half of the book tells no tale, serves only to please the lonely horny moms. The second half of the book finally reveals the actual plot of the story, but it is predictable, boring. Save the $10 and buy an actual BDSM book/movie, this book is not worth it. 2 stars for the entertaining sex scenes. forget about the story.

I heard that movie rights for the book has been fought and won. I will be extremely disappointed if it's not a X-rated movie. On the other hand, I will be the first in the theater if they do make it X-rated. Christian's cast better be hot.

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Book review: The Maze Runner Trilogy

2012-05-03T18:16:00.001-05:00

The Maze Runner Trilogy by James Dashner
- The Maze Runner ★★★★★
- The Scorch Trials ★★★★★
- The Death Cure ★★★★

Finished this trilogy last week. Now I want everyone else to read it.

The Maze Runner starts with our main character, Thomas, in a box elevator. Memories wiped. He remember his name and general knowledge of the world, but no specifics about the world. For example, he remembers what the ocean looks like, but no memories associated with the ocean. He quickly finds out that he is in a place called the Glade, there are many other boys in the Glade, all teenagers around his age, all without memory. The Glade is surrounded by the Maze. Every day, Runners go out to explore the Maze in hope to find a way out; every night they come back to the Glade and the walls of the Glade closes, locking them in. Grievers come out in the Maze at night. These are manmade killing machines with blades and needles as appendages.

This book is definitely a page turner. Although I doubted if I liked the book after reading the first few chapters, I couldn't put the book down after chapter 7 or so. It is a very good first book of the trilogy. It is suspenseful and action packed. Towards the end of the book, it steers the stories and hints at the bigger issues in the their world; life beyond the Maze may not be what the Gladers envision it would be.

I can't go into the synopsis of the second and third book without giving spoilers. So no synopsis!

The second book is also very action packed and suspenseful, in a different way from the first book. In the first book I kept reading because I want to know what the Maze is about. In the second and third book I've already found out what the Maze is about, I kept reading because I want to know what happens to the characters. All of the characters develop and grow greatly as the story unfolds. But I have to say, I really, really, really, REALLY, was annoyed at Thomas in the third book. SERIOUSLY. He passed up on SO many opportunities to find out the truth. Even if he doesn't want to know, I WANT TO KNOW!! It almost felt like James Dashner cheated by not giving us the truth so he doesn't have to write that part of the stories. Cheated on some serious character development. There is a prequel coming out. It is possible that James Dashner withheld some information to write the prequel. But I feel like he has sacrificed the third book to do that. I was expecting so much more answers in the third book that I didn't get. It was mildly irritating and disappointing.

Overall, I would recommend this trilogy to anyone who likes action, suspense, dystopia, sci-fi books. It is categorized as children/young adult literature, so it is an easy and fun read. I think I will pick up the prequel after it comes out. Hopefully it will explain the holes left in the Death Cure.

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(almost) work place appropriate nails

2012-04-29T16:31:00.001-05:00

I've been job hunting so I thought I would prep my nails ready for interviews. I opted for a nice-girl-pink color from OPI. But after I finished with the pink it looks too bland, so I added some simple flowers... Here is the result.

Now it looks very childish and definitely does not say that I am ready to join the work force...

OPI Natutral Nail Base Coat
OPI - Pinking of You
OPI - Alpine Snow
Essie - Lacquered Up
Seche Vite Top Coat

Maybe I will stick with French tip next time...

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happily pink glittery nails

2012-04-20T16:47:00.001-05:00

Like I said before, I've never been a big fan of pink/hot pink color. But I decided to do glittery pink nails... because I can. Haha. Anyways, I actually love how it turned out! The glitter I used has these green specks in it that reflects so beautifully off the pink polish. I love looking at my nails, the color and glitter makes me happy and I just want to stare at them all day :)

Sally Hansen - Maga Shine Top Coat
Essie - All in One Base Coat
Zoya - Lindsay
FantaSea Nail Glitter - Pink

Such pretty glitter! Camera doesn't do it justice

Kinda blurry, but you can see the pretty green specks

Let me know what my next nails should be!

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it's one of those days...

2012-04-19T19:56:00.000-05:00

It's one of those days... the bed is just too comfortable, the light outside is too harsh, the AC is perhaps just a bit too chilly, making the comforter even more inviting.

Yes... it's definitely one of those days... says my pets:

hey there mommy, join me?

lets have a closer look. dog park is definitely not on lumi's mind today

even the kitties are feeling extra cuddly today

Nori telling me not to bother her. I can see it in her eyes

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It's a PUPPY!!

2012-04-18T15:38:00.000-05:00

Weather was bad in Houston Sunday night and Monday the whole day because of a tornado front that came down from Oklahoma. We were on severe weather watch and flood warning.

I am a night person, so not surprisingly I was still up at 3am Sunday night. It had started drizzling on and off since around midnight. I was in my room reading, but I keep hearing whining from outside. Sounds like a puppy or maybe a kitty. But there are so may strays in my dad's neighborhood I didn't pay much attention to it.

I let my dog Lumi out in the backyard to do his business before I went to bed, around 3:30. But he would not come back when I call him. Something's got his all of his attention. I hear whining again outside. So I decided to go check it out. And MY GOD am I glad I did! I found Lumi standing facing the corner of the fence, and in front of him, a poor little puppy! Whining, shivering, wet. There was no way I can just leave the poor thing there in the rain! I picked up her shivering body and went back to the house.

The puppy scratched and scratched, cried and whined. My dad is asleep. I cant wake him up since he has work early in the morning. My stepbrother is a sleep. He has class early in the morning and he can probably hear the puppy whine from his room since the bathroom we share is close to our bedrooms. The puppy definitely has something that's making her itch A LOT. So I have to separate Lumi from her. I had no dog supplies with me since I was only visiting my dad for the weekend. What do I do??? I pretty much panicked and posted on Facebook to ask for help.

Thankfully I have night owl friends who did research for me. They told me to bathe the puppy with dishsoap, which will kill off any adult fleas on the pup. So I did. But after I bathed her she still whines and bites at herself. I can't keep her in the house because I don't have any pee pads and I can't leave either one of the dogs alone. They will whine and cry. WHAT DO I DO?! The weather outside is only getting more and more nasty.

Puppy in the bathtub

My boyfriend had just taken Lumi's dog crate to Austin the week prior. I really wish I had the crate there. But I don't. I had no choice but to leave the puppy in my backyard for the night. I used the old cat litter box (its clean, haven't used it for a year) as a makeshift shelter against the sliding doors to the backyard. Put the puppy between the sliding glass door and the metal gate, with the old litterbox standing against the gate to shield off the wind and rain. I closed the door after situating the puppy, and lied down against the glass door. Lumi lied down next to me. And there we stayed, awake and alert, until the morning.

While we waited for dawn to come I did some research. I found a cheap vet that is similar to Animal Trustees of Austin, where we take Lumi for his checkups and vaccines. I planned to take the puppy there when they open at 10am. My stepbrother left around 7. I took the puppy back in the house around 730, bathed again to warm her up and blew dry her. My dad got up around 7:30 and saw the pup. He said the whining and crying kept him up all night, but he was so taken by how cute this little thing is. He told me he has our old bunny cage in the garage and I can use that to transport the puppy.

Anyways, in the end I decided to go back to Austin before taking them to the vet now I have a carrier for the puppy. I drove back, picked up my boyfriend, and went to Animal Trustees. There we found out the puppy is a 6 weeks old German Shepherd mix (we knew shes a German Shepherd, but not sure what shes mixed with), has mange (YIKES!) and both the dogs needs to be treated. The puppy has to be isolated until the she stops itching. We started her on her first round of vaccines, deworm for both of them, and heartworm prevention.

There is no way I can keep the pup with Lumi and 2 cats already. My boyfriend suggested we take the pup to the shelter so we dont risk spreading mange to our cats and worse yet, us. I drove to the shelter and cried while driving. I cried and cried after I parked in front of the shelter. I cried so much my boyfriend said we should just take the puppy home... I am glad we did. We had one full day of playing time with her. She is such a sweetheart, wants nothing more than to follow you everywhere and play. She doesn't need a leash to go out (not that we had an extra for her), she will follow you where ever you go.

But like I said, we cant keep her. So I posted on facebook and asked for a good home. The social network and my wonderful friends did not let me down. After a long day of asking and sharing pictures/videos and tagging different people, A friend of a friend of a friend's roommate adopted her. I gave her all the information and the vet record, food and toy we got the puppy. Now we have a new proud pup mommy!

I have to say I am a little sad to let her go, but I know she is in better hands and I can finally sleep is also a great feeling. The little thing is a handful since she itches and scratches and cries while she does it. Also because I had to keep her in the cage when she's indoors, but the little thing just wants to play! The new owner is taking her to the vet again (before the appointed revisit time) to hopefully get something to relief the itching. I hope Lumi can go visit and play when she's all better :)

playing with puppy in the grass

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glittery blue

2012-04-13T20:12:00.000-05:00

Playing around with loose glitter again. Sky blue/midnight blue with blue glitter. Love how it turned out

Application is pretty easy:

- Apply base coat

- Apply one coat of color

- Get loose glitter ready

- Apply another coat of color, dip a eye shadow or smudge brush into the glitter, tap onto wet polish.

- Apply 2 coats of top coat

Zoya - Indigo
Zoya - Yummy
Sally Hansen - Megan Shine Top Coat
Essie - All in One Base Coat
FantaSea Nail Glitter - Sky Blue

The good thing about loose glitter is that you can control how glittery you would like your finish look to be. You can also mix and match polish color and glitter color to create some cool effects. But of course, loose glitter can get kinda messy! I work on top of a piece of tissue paper to make clean up easier.

Next time I want to try HOT PINK glittery nails. OBNOXIOUSLY PINK nails. I dont particularly like hot pink, but the set of loose glitters I got includes a really bright hot pink glitter. So I am going to try it! I'm sure it will be fun :)

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Many faces of Lumi

2012-04-12T22:03:00.003-05:00

Hi there! My name is Lumi and I am a 3 years old Pomeranian. I love playing fetch, treats, wet food, walks, and cuddling with mommy and daddy. Mommy got me when I was 3 months old, I looked like this:

I was a little fluffy ball. Little did mommy know that I was going to grow into a HUGE fluffy ball. And I really mean HUGE: I am twice the normal Pomeranian size now! No, I am not overweight. I am simply big boned. But hey, with twice the size I also come with twice the personally, and I get twice as much loving :)

Couple of summers ago, mommy decided she would give me a haircut so that I can go to the park without having to take forever to bathe. She took me to a pet groomer and got me a lion cut. I thought it wasn't bad... until I got home and mommy put a bow in my hair. I am a BOY! But for whatever reason she thinks I am diva enough to wear a red bow in my hair.

Today, in preparation for the upcoming summer season, mommy shaved me again. She decided this time, she is going to shave my hair, leaving only my puffy tail! And she did it all by herself at home! She thinks she did a horrendous job, but I don't care because I feel 10 lbs lighter! I am ready to go to the dog park!! :D

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Easter Nails

2012-04-07T18:17:00.000-05:00

Happy Easter everyone!

Fun pastel Easter theme nails

Sally Hansen - Mint Sorbet

Ligh Color Nail Enamel #7 - got this at a dollar shop in japan

Essie - Lilacism

Zoya - Creamy

Pure Ice - Love

Sally Hansen Mega Shine top coat

Essie All in one base coat

Forgot to include in the picture: OPI - Alpine Snow

The dotting tool I used for the polka dots

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I'm Christian unless... Nothing

2012-04-05T17:01:00.000-05:00

I'm Christian, unless you're gay

This guy, Dan, is definitely speaking the truth. So many Christians, especially in the conservative state of Texas, has demonstrated this concept of "I'm Christian, unless youre gay". Dan is right, whether someone is gay or not should not have anything to do with love. Whether it is a sin or not should not have anything to do with love. We, as Christians, are in no position to judge others of their sin; it is simply not our mission to judge others. Nowhere in the Bible does Jesus say, judge your neighbor as I judged you. No, he said "love your neighbor as I have loved you." God is love. Christianity is a religion based on love... Or it was meant to be anyway. But that is definitely not what comes to mind when non-Christians think about christianity. In fact, Christians are probably one of the most judgmental religions in the world today.

This article is a good starting point for "conditional Christians", those who are only Christians when certain criteria are met. It's a calling for Christians to return to unconditional love that is so fundamental to the religion. It is a crucial calling, but I can't help but think there is more to be done. Love and acceptance is undeniably important. It provides emotional support, but only emotional, nothing tangible. What is tangible? Marriage certificate is tangible. Benefits that come with marriage certificates are tangible. Homosexuals' partners are tangible. The child they adopted together is tangible.

The message in the article is clear: love others no matter how different they are. But there should be so much more. What is love when it is empty of actions. If I tell my boyfriend I love him everyday but never hold his hand when he needs support, never hug him when he needs comfort, never encourage him when he is down, my words are empty. My love is empty. They mean nothing. If we were to love and be Christians all the way, our words cannot be empty. "love" is more than just a word. If we are Christians through and through, if we love others through and through, then how can we deny others the right to marry another person because of the petty differences? How can we deny others of the benefits and rights we have because of these differences?

If we have agreed, like in the article by Dan, that we should be Christians without the "unless", we need to realize to love is more than providing emotional support. "love" is different from "tolerant". The Bible didn't ask us to "tolerate" our neighbors, it asked us to "love" our neighbors. Love them, unconditionally, and never judge them. Give them the support they need. Obviously I'm not saying give the drug addicts all the drugs they need because "we love them unconditionally", or let the bulimic girl puke in peace because "we love them unconditionally". In cases where people's health is suffering because of a addiction or an unhealthy habit, we obviously try to help them with whatever problem them need help with. But in the case if homoseuality, it is not a disease, it is not an unhealthy habit, it is not hurting anyone. It is just different. (Just like Dan said in the article, whether it is a sin or not is not my concern or my judgement.) So what do we do? We love them. Love them with our actions, not just empty words.

Love at First Blush

2012-03-21T20:46:00.001-05:00

Went to Urban Outfitters with a friend the other day and I found this baby:

Stila Love at First Blush Palette.

This is Stila's Valentine's Day 2012 blush palette. Super cute packaging with 3 very pretty shimmery pinks. Guess what... its $4.99. Later I found out this is currently going for $14 at Sephora.com. 75% off Yesss!

Can you see the glitter in the top and bottom colors?

Top is a lavender based light pink, I think it would be great for the upcoming spring season. Middle is a very flattering light coral pink with slight shimmer, and bottom is a darker pink in the same color family.

I've only wore this a couple of times, blending the bottom 2 colors together on my cheeks and using the top color as a highlight on my cheekbone. So far I really love the way this blush looks on my skin even though it is a lot more glittery than what I usually wear. The only down side is its lasting power... not the greatest. Or maybe I am just too spoiled by NARS blush haha.

Maybe I'll post swatches after I figure out how to work my boyfriend's fancy camera...

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[noob] nail arts

2012-03-18T22:44:00.000-05:00

I love doing my nails. Something about carefully painting and designing them is very... relaxing.

Some of my favorites:

Two glittery ones from last christmas season. Playing around with loose glitter.

Everybody loves penguins.

Trying to be girly

Watermelon is my favorite summer fruit, so it makes sense to try out watermelon nails.

Absolutely love this blue gradient! The base pale blue polish is a no name polish I got in Japan for $2. I will be sad when i finish the bottle :(

Easter nails! Will do this again for Easter in a month :)

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garden

2012-03-18T18:15:00.005-05:00

When I have a house with a yard, I want to keep a herb garden.

In the garden I want to have rosemary, thyme, parsley, basil, bay, catnips, dill, lavender, and mint.

I also want a rose garden for my mini rose bushes. Then build a little arch with climbing rose, add some high fragrant roses in it too, since mini roses don't have much of a scent.

The rest of the space should be nice grass so Lumi would have lots of space to run around and play fetch.

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i want:

2011-03-02T17:31:00.001-06:00

in this order:

- lasik surgery

- permanent hair removal: bikini, underarm, legs

- automated coffee/expresso maker ($1000!!! why why why so expensive??? T-T)

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depressed

2011-02-25T16:20:00.003-06:00

"i dont want to live a shitty life and work a shitty job. i rather die"

your words pierced through my heart. you made me want to die. you have put me to my lowest low. i have not been this depressed for so long.

you dont tell me things that are happening in your life. i am no longer in your life.

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silence, please.

2011-02-07T22:03:00.004-06:00

the following people please shut the fuck up.

1. bruno mars

2. katy perry

3. justin beiber

4. justin timberlake

5. brittany spears

congratulations. you all have been chosen because you either

a. have no musical talent

b. are a boy but sound like a fucking girl with no musical talent

c. are whiny and annoying with no musical talent

d. sing about the stupidest things/write the most disgusting lyrics and have no taste

e. all of the above

so please, be kind. do the world a huge favor and STFU. the next time i hear you on the radio i will personally go to your house and smash and shred your vocal cords into pieces.

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holiday shopping recap

2010-12-30T12:14:00.004-06:00

sigh, dont have pictures for everything... what a shame! my camera is still missing its charger!

for saaya: $50 gift card to justice

for mama and papa sato: $100 gift card to a... wine and cheese tasting.. place..?

for my stepbrother: skull candy headphones.

for poopie face: black diamond stud earring

for me: OMG EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD... not really. louis got me shoes and perfume (burberry's brit sheer, smells sooooo goooood!!!). and one of those pop up stuff animal/pillows that i always wanted. i cant remember the name of the brand.... but i always see the infomercial on tv and it always targets little kids. i feel so silly for wanting one, but i love it! its so soft and cute~

i got myself a bunch of new cloths from these two asian fashion website. i think i bought them mainly because the models they use are so damn cute. and the way they pose hides all the imperfection in the cloths. iono. im pretty happy with the stuff i got, but im sure i wont be shopping there regularly. maybe once in a while, when i cant resist the damn cute models and when im feeling extra asian.

definitely went over my budget this holiday season... but so happy! no work and all the fun! i dont ever want to go back to work yay!

merry christmas and happy new year :)

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karaoke

2010-12-30T01:37:00.002-06:00

i love singing couples love song with you at karaoke. so much fun :3

i love screaming with you too! even more fun! :]

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more on pet food

2010-12-21T12:14:00.002-06:00

this is such an informative website. pet owners, read it! *cough cough* sato *cough cough*

i. am. so. shocked. that purina one, the premium food from the purina line, has such sucky ingredients!!! brewers rice as first ingredient for cat food??? but cats are carnivores and requires MEAT! not freaking rice... man, i should never trust commercials and big company advertisements.

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