Pick-me-ups

I was feeling a little under the weather last week due to an infection, and was still struggling with a fever early this week. What was an uninspired girl to do on Christmas Eve while aimlessly walking around in the mall? Why, hit the cosmetics counter, of course, for a little fabulousness!

I only had a question concerning filling in eyebrows, but I walked away with a whole mini-makeover and a handful of products (and accompanying hole-in-the-wallet).

For the eyebrows, brow zings.

For my uneven complexion, some kind-a gorgeous foundation and get even powder.

For a healthy glow, some 10 and some hoola.

The pampering was just what I needed !

Coming Soon ...

... to a location near me !

It's West Elm !

Had I known, I would have waited on ordering my black Parsons desk, which is still in its box, unassembled! I could have saved the $200 I paid my parents to ship it to Puerto Rico (since West Elm does not ship large items like this themselves) !

Paranoia Agent

WTF ?

UPDATE:

Let me elaborate a little more on this post. I watched the first four episodes of this series not too long ago. I have an infinite list of pending rentals via Netflix. Sometimes I don't even remember how a title or series winds up on my queue. When I read the description of this series (before popping in the disc to view it), I asked myself "What was I thinking !?" I anticipated a gray and dismal intro, not this loud and cheerful (?) opening theme song !

There are many translations out there of the lyrics. This is one of my favorite lines: "A magnificent mushroom cloud in the sky ..."

Reminds me of ...

"... a giant mushroom. Maybe it's friendly!"

Beware of Cat Vomit

Ugh! I woke up this evening to find two splats of kitty vomit on the floor! In the 2 years I've had cats, I've discovered regurgitated messes only some 3 or 4 times, and, thankfully, it's always been on the tile floor and never on carpet or furniture!

I don't think it's hairball-related - that's never been a problem ... even more so now that I recently bought a FURminator!

Mail Call !

Who doesn't enjoy a little postal love? Happy Mundane does.

Apparently, Pai Mei does, too!

The contents will be revealed shortly :)

Score !

Woohoo!

My results from the EXADEP test I took last month are in. I scored the following in these sections:

• Verbal Aptitude ...................................................... 62
  
• Mathematics + Analytical Reasoning ......................... 80
  
• Written Expression ................................................. 66
  
• English .................................................................. 80

... which translates to a total score of 709 (on a scale of 200 to 800)!

You, too?

I always go for the yummy, kitty ear kronsche myself!

(via Cute Overload)

Sound familiar?

I've been rewatching previous episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender. In episode 206, "The Blind Bandit," I knew the voice of Toph's father, Lao Bei Fong, sounded familiar.


He's Kratos (from Tales of Symphonia)!

I mean, he's Cam Clark[e].

I guess I'm still Texan ...

(As seen here)

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Halloween, revisited

I think I'm going to dress up as Vincent van Gogh for Halloween this year:

Either that, or a chipmunk:

November was a good month.

Because deep down, I'm a nerdy, future librarian :

Wisening up

Two weeks ago, my lower right molar started bothering me. The dentist who saw me said it was my wisdom tooth pressing up against my molar that was causing the pain.

I might not have a fancy tooth diagram like my devious Belgian friend, yhancik, but I do have this X-ray:


I was referred to her colleague who handles wisdom teeth extractions, but he quickly dismissed my case because my tooth is impacted and he fears damaging my jaw's main nerve. He, in turn, referred me to a maxillofacial (oral) surgeon down the hall who will see me early next week.

I've already had 4 molars removed from when I wore braces. I remember the banana-tasting gel applied to my gums to numb them, and the eight shots I got with a needle suitable for injecting horses (!). Then there's the loud, cracking sound of the dentist pulling my teeth out with pliers!

This, however, sounds scarier and I am a little worried ... :\

Retail therapy

After my uneventful visit to the dentist's office, I found myself with no plans for the afternoon. What's a girl to do on Pay-Day Friday? Go shopping, of course!

First stop: Borders. I went in, looking for a gift for Doris, but I wasn't feeling too inspired. However, browsing the "Local Interest" (i.e. Puerto Rico) section, I discovered this book:


The cover features a detail of Félix Bonilla Norat's painting, Ritual. However, the wrong year is credited!

Bonilla Norat could not have painted this in 1995 - he died in 1992! [tsk tsk] For the record, Ritual was painted in 1961.

Going Postal ... yet again

I had no idea who was the mastermind behind the design of this The Postal Service t-shirt ...

... until I saw this recent post at happy mundane about Jim Houser. Scrolling down this interview, I came across this image:

Although the shirt does not credit Houser, there's no mistaking it's his design!

Katy the Caterpillar

... and there's a sequel !!!

Going Postal ... for Halloween !?

Browsing eBay for some vintage postal paraphernalia, I came across this and this: children's mail carrier costumes.

Just in time for Halloween.

Draco y el Teatro del Absurdo

I went to the first of two scheduled concerts last night at the Choliseo (Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot) with my best friend, Talí, his girlfriend, and his brother, Jehú. I thought we had really good seats, sitting in the first row (Row A) of section 102L. From where we were sitting (or standing!), we could see the left side and center-stage. There were what looked to be 160 skulls placed in 160 cubbyholes as the backdrop! The left "wall" was decorated with various pictures (of Che, Einstein, and Draco himself), tapestries, masks, and the flag of Lares; several table lamps were placed across the stage. Although scheduled for 8:30pm, it wasn't until 9:30pm that the lights were dimmed and the musicians stepped out on stage. Everyone was wearing black. Even the backup singers were decked out in black monk's robes and Halloween-y face paint!

The video displays presented a countdown, which led to the evening's first song, "Bosque de los números." I don't remember all of the songs performed (or in which order): "Todo es vino," "Desnudo," "Luchar por ella," "Hasta la victoria siempre," "Mad Love," "Más y más," "Llanto subterráneo," "Madre tierra," "Vagabundo," "Penélope," "Brujería," "Vértigo," "Cruzando Puertas," and "Mama." He played a couple of covers: "Roadhouse Blues" from The Doors, "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin, and even Ricky Martin's "Livin' la Vida Loca" ... because everything is possible en el teatro del absurdo -- Um, is it still a "cover" when it's your song / lyrics sung by another artist? :)

Here are two clips of the covers:

During the intermission, Draco stayed on stage with guitarist Rusty Anderson and attempted a couple of songs acoustically. (I say attempt because he couldn't remember the lyrics to "Cruzando puertas" !!!) I was able to record "Blanca mujer," albeit very poorly:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

(from xkcd)

(from Threadless)

Photo Genic

This plush camera reminds me of a retired Threadless t-shirt:

(Plusharoid from Urban Outfitters: Blog)

Going Postal

I thought I was rebellious for placing US Flag stamps upside-down on an envelope or Presidents sideways (because they're lying in their graves).

But then I found this:

Hooray for mail art!