11 posts from April 2007

I stumbled upon this article on Unknown News and totally agree with the theory working here...would more Americans care about Universal Health Care or the environment if the news industry went about reporting the things that matter in a different way?

The tragedy at Virginia Tech was gruesome.  However, has anything been resolved by constant coverage by cable news?  Has anyone been made more aware?  Definitely not.  I believe it's time for American news to focus on what Americans care about...not paternity and love affairs.

And, if that's what most Americans really care about...I'm expatriating.

A single act of violent crime is not news. Ever. Period.
by Madeline Zane,

Happy Earth Day!  What are some of your favorite ways to reduce, reuse and recycle?

In honor of Earth Day, we've switched all our heavily used lights to compact fluorescent bulbs, which were on wicked huge sale at GASP! Wal-Mart today...

On a more consistent level, my family has always kept the heat as cool as possible and the air conditioning as warm as possible...run only full loads of dishes and laundry...and taken short showers because it's cheaper! 

Since living in the Northeast, where just about everything is much more conscientious, I've started taking my own bags to the grocery (which is looked upon as absolutely insane in suburban Kentucky,) stopped eating commercially raised fish, and drive as little as possible/combine trips.  It's difficult in this neck of the woods...there is NO reliable, safe public transportation and the only way to get around is a personal auto, but every little bit helps.

Girl, boy, game you should have won, job you should have gotten…tell us about one that got away. 
Submitted by Phil.

There was a boy I knew long ago...we worked together.  He had a very, um, overprotective girlfriend, and I had my share of problems/paramours at the time.  We drifted apart, then in and out of each other's lives for the next ten years.  I still know him well and call him a friend...but he is scarred from a marriage that didn't work...and women that treated him badly.

If only I would have gotten to him earlier, maybe I wouldn't have been the love of his life, or he the love of mine...but maybe I could have been the woman that showed him that a lot of us like fun...and intimacy...and just loving life. 

I still love everything about him, both who he was then and who is has become...which is fodder for another question of the day.

grindhouse kicks ass.

Grindhouse - Death Proof - Hood

so, i have two more interviews tomorrow...one with a day spa in north carolina, and on the Outer Banks, no less...and the other with a spa management company...they have quite a few spa director positions open across the midwest.

plus, i'm still waiting for a call back from that phatty luxury hotel in austin...

fingers crossed.

Book: Share a self-help book that meant a lot to you.

Face Forward

Kevyn Aucoin

Not really a self help book, but it really opened my eyes to the power of makeup, and what it can do for self-worth (in a good way!)

on today's agenda...

napping

puppysitting

cleaning up the disaster i call my living area to prepare for a possible move and this...

Brea_lg

i've officially moved to vox!  i've been with blogger for quite some time, but with the intro of blogger beta, i wasn't liking quite a few of the changes on there, and my good buddy quiet destroyer sent me a nice little invite to the vox family, so I decided to pack up my posts, and move on up to the east side.

as soon as vox as the feature up and running, the blogroll and other links will be back up...

thanks again for updating!

as many might have realized from scrolling down my page, i am a democrat.  not only am i a lifelong democrat, i support John Edwards for President.

Senator Edwards is the only candidate talking about energy independence, universal health care, eliminating poverty, and reclaiming America's good name throughout the world.  

for those of you who read this, please take the time to read his platform.  if you agree with his ideas, click the picture of Senator Edwards on this blog.  

put your money where your passion is...contribute to Senator Edwards' campaign, and put a President in the White House that all Americans can be proud to call their Commander in Chief.

since this is a skin care/makeup blog...it's time to get back to basics...here are a few things i'm loving right now...

who wants to wear heavy lipstick now that the weather is getting warmer?  this fruit pigment based lippy is 83% vitamin e and is all natural and 100% vegetarian.  the pomegranate wine shade is perfect for most skin tones...where all you need is a little bitten lip color.

when it comes to nail lacquer, it's one extreme or another...

is my pick for very, very dark...ideal for those of us who thought the traditional Lincoln Park After Dark was just too darn dark, this aubergine tint is trendy without being gothic.

is my pick for very, very light...just perfect for your weekly manis and pedis.  this spa ritual shade is VEGAN...as is the whole spa ritual line!

and one last nail bit...

ladies, insist on this top coat for your manis and pedis.  seche vite is simply the best there is...and i'm a pro.  seche vite is applied in a thick bead and seals lacquer from the bottom up...sets in 10 minutes...dry in 30.  the glass shine is unmistakable...the result is the ultimate long lasting mani/pedi.  without this top coat, my mani polish will dull, then peel, within four days.  with seche vite, i can  last seven to ten days without a polish change or touch up.  Pedis are unstoppable.  if your manicurist does not use seche vite, ask them why not!