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So, what are you?

Since my last blog post was surprisingly well-received, it’s like you guys are basically asking me to just ramble in half-conscious stupor. Is this what you want from me?! IS IT?! So, let’s talk about what you do when someone comes up to you and you’ve been hanging out with this person with a mutual [...]

I Wrote the Book on Single, Bitch!

I had many years of crappy relationships and sheer loneliness before meeting my fiancé. I had never celebrated Valentine’s Day and I think I had one birthday with a boyfriend. The guys I dated were mostly complete tools and it took me a lot of time to figure out what it was I wanted before [...]

Happy New Year from Alienman & Co.

I feel like my life has been getting better and better, largely thanks to the wonderful friends I’ve made and the man I now get to call my fiancé. Every time I use the word fiancé, I feel like I’m only saying it for fun. It still doesn’t sound natural but I do enjoy calling [...]

30% off Clarisonic + Additional $5 off + Free Shipping at AskDerm

If you’re like me and you’ve been aching for your own Clarisonic Skincare Brush but you couldn’t bring yourself to pay for the full price, you are about to be rewarded for your frugal patience. Right now, AskDerm.com is offering a 30% off code for all their Clarisonic products. Enter the code AL301325 in your [...]

November 17th

Thursday night is usually when I have a meeting with an overseas client. So, when the boyfriend insisted we go out to dinner and celebrate our 62nd monthiversary at Bamboo Sushi, I wasn’t crazy about the idea. I didn’t even like monthiversaries anymore. Counting upwards the months I’ve been someone’s girlfriend got old for me, [...]

Winter Mice Greeting Cards for Sale

This year, I decided I didn’t like anyone enough to buy or make gifts. Instead, I would use my new toy, the Gocco!!!!!, to make greeting cards that were uniquely mine. I received inquiries about whether they could be ordered. So, I decided to make them available for purchase here: Winter Mice by SpwrinkleShop for [...]

Hurricane Su Comes to Portland: What Happens When Alienman Hosts a Visitor Pt. 3

We’d been eating out and going out so much that we definitely needed a day of just relaxing at home. My friend took a long nap and when she woke up, I had dinner ready for her. It’s a simple and healthy meal I like to make at home (minus the bread). Salmon fillets baked [...]

Zoya Nail Polish in Anja

Clear, cool sunny days are frequent in the summertime here in Oregon. For the rest of the year, however, it’s rare enough that when the sun does shine, you want to take advantage of it. Today, the sun had warmed the earth to a perfect 70 degrees and, outside our windows, everything was blue skies [...]

I Heart Colors eyeshadows FOTD

Now I remember why I don’t post a lot of FOTDs. I’ve been having issues with uploading photos to Flickr via Adobe Lightroom. Here’s a few that managed to get through, though. Sinicha from I Heart Colors sent me a huge package of eye shadow and blush samples. Here’s a look I did with a [...]

When it rains…

Okay, what the hell… You’d think that the change in seasons would be a little more gradual but noooooo not here! Yesterday, it was sunny and warm, everything was green and I was happily splashing about in the pool. Today it’s blowing cold wind, there is a single layer of dark cloud covering the entire [...]