Tax Season!

no.... i'm not going to flex my accounting/excel power and preach about taxes and getting your tax done early

::makes mental note-- do taxes::

but tax season = taxes = tax refund!!! with a refund we must make list (i like lists) of things to buy with our newly earned money. Here my top 5 coveted things to buy with my tax refund (or when i get that hot, rich, asian, business man wrapped around my little finger):

1. Sloan Leaning Desk (crate & barrels)
There are many reasons why my room is just a plain hot mess-- slothfulness, messiness, laziness, lack of storage, no car (there's a logical reason why i added this! o.O) .... laziness....

ok, i'm just plain lazy, but in my little demented mind, i have made a convincing argument that if i get this desk (and a whole lot of ikea/pier1/bedbath&beyond-esque boxes/bins and shelves), my room will become spotless and i will be a more productive person.

and this remarkable wonderous piece of furniture is $129-$199 a piece and i've been eye-in' the desk and bookcase-shelf section which will set me back $400 + tax....

::dreams::
::waves hands as if to move things into the desk::


2. BR wardrobe (Banana Republic)
I love BR, it's quality material in a simple, classy, pretty, formal work clothes *but* i still cant bring myself to buy a $50 dress shirt :/ it took me a while to get use to buying food during lunch time instead of brown-bagging!

i know, im cheap... but i still like quality stuff (starting to see the trend?), so i just covet and save...

::drools::

mMmmm.... dress for the job you want, not the job that you have. good motto to follow, i think i shall gawk at their coat/outer ware collection and plot on getting a nice work jacket.... now if only i can find a way to stay in heels for a whole day.... how much do bionic feet cost?


3. Helena CamelBak (REI-- Camelbak)
OooOo, how i covet thee. i went to the rei member's sale yesterday and omg, things things! so many things i wanted but didnt need.

i love rei, it's yuppie haven. if you want to be outdoorsy and in-one-with nature and have the $$ to do it, it's your kind of place. things are overpriced, but they're so loooovely but i still dont have guts to dump everything i want in a basket (which is probably 1/3 of the store) and run for the register. yet.

altho one thing that i really want is this Helena CamelBak for only $79.99 ... i can use it as a gym bag, running hydration pack, hiking carry all.... now if only i can make it into a razor and a treadmill too....


4. Adidas Supernova Control 10 (adidas- 30% off on mondays after u.r.!)
i love u.r. on mondays! it's a nice little reminder to run and it forces lazy forgetful people like myself to go run more often *and* they give you 30% off your purchase... not too shabby...

i suppose they win at the very end, because of the advertising and just osmosis of propaganda! like the 'get to know the adidas supernova line' speech that one day.... but it really worked, because now i really want a pair of adidas supernovas!

my shoes are way old, they're way pass the 500 mi/6 month mark. time for an upgrade for only a slight set back of 95 smackaroos...

now if only they give you a cookie after the run... then i'll never miss a run... ::bites tongue::


5. King Size Bag of Peanut M&Ms (Mars)
Hey! Don't discriminate. I will seek vengance against those who dislikes peanut M&Ms. Ok... the others are just plain big price ticket items.... but I can find joy in little things too....

MmmMmmm... peanut M&Ms.... There's nothing like peanut M&Ms. I mean, it's not my absolute favorite, but it's one of those candies that i just plain can't resist. and i can never get sick of it's taste! twix are just too sweet (mMMm... sugar), skittles, nerds and spk burn your tongue. snickers are alright, altho i like mini-snickers. peanut M&M just hold a special place in my heart....

mmmmmm.... chocolate-y peanuts...

Compliments

::puts on mr rodger's sweater::

Ok children, the lesson that i want to teach today is to be kind to your neighbor and people around u.

I know. You are! But have you gone out of your way to make someone's day or just take the extra moment to say something nice? If you have, kudos to you n keep on truckin' ...

But if you haven't, take this very min to say something nice and it will absolutely make their day

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You have pretty eyes =D

XOXO your neighborhood hobbit

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Bonjour! Au Revoir!

I just bought the BEST game ever! It's My French Coach for Nintendo DS! In an hour, I learned how to count to 15, some basic colors, days of the week, and months! Un, deux, trois! You basically learn French through a quick tutorial and then you play games until those little words are drilled into your brain. BRILLIANT!!! 

Why French? It's the language of Haute Couture! I want to be ready to go to Pah-reeeeee!

Gotta Work--Workin' it!

Amerie's "Gotta Work" single, now available on iTunes for $.99! Makes me want to dance; and at the gym--work out! Her album already dropped in the UK, and it's suppose to release in the States Spring 2008. That's SOON!

Travel Sized for your convenience!

I've been trying to go to the gym in the mornings, and I mean THE MORNING. I figured not that many people can drag their lazy butts out of bed at 5:50am just to work out. It was hard at first, but hell--it sure beats working out in a humid gym with all the other sweaty career people who work out after work hours. Plus, I can use the cardio machines for as long as I want in the morning, instead of the 20min limit they place on you during peak hours. 

Anyways, the problem I have with going to the gym in the morning, besides having to wake up so early, is packing and unpacking my makeup and makeup brushes. So, being the little smartass that I am, I went to Sephora to pick up a nice travel kit. 

I LOVE IT!!! It has your bare essentials: powder/blush brush, eyeshadow, blending, crease, and angled liner brushes. So I just dump my concealer and foundation into a small case I got as a gift at the Clinique counter...and I don't have to worry about crushing my "at home" brushes in it's stupid tube case. LOVELY!

Something else I picked up at Sephora is their Smooth and Matte primer gel. I just wanted to know what the hell it was. I tested some on my hands...and damn--Can you say babies bottom? It was SMOOTH. Just a tiny squirt the size of an M&M is enough for TWO faces. So you layer it before you put on your makeup and it just helps with an even application. But, once my skin clears up and my hideous scars disappear...I think I would still apply this miracle product on my naked skin just because it makes you feel so silky soft.

Trader Joe's Delectable Deserts

Some say diamonds are a girl's bestfriend, some might argue that chocolate is. This post is for chocolate lovers of the world-- (I'm not trying to exclude the fellers out there.)

Trader Joe's Triple Chocolate Bundt Cakes:

For Valentine's Day, I decided to pick up some mini chocolate bundt cakes at Trader Joe's for my lovely housemates. Let me describe this tender, soft, not too sweet, chocolatey-good dessert. It's a mini bundt cake that has a chocolate glaze and is also topped with generous handfuls of chocolate chips. Pop that puppy in the microwave for 20 seconds, and what you'll get is this warm, semi-gooey, close-my-eyes-and-fall-to-the-floor experience. 

It was so good that an anonymous somebody killed the rest of the box, leaving us miserable girls in search for more. Rich, chocolatey, and good. Period.

Trader Joe's Candy Cane Joe-Joe's

Something else you might want to pick up at Trader Joe's, while they're still available are the rather delicious, and should be out of season, Candy Cane Joe-Joe's. Two chocolate cookies sandwiching around a layer of sweet minty cream. If you're a fan of the mint and chocolate combo, you should try it! 

firefly + acrobats + 80's cartoon =

KA, the cirque du soleil show at MGM in Las Vegas.

i spent the weekend catching up with an old college friend and just sampled the sins of sin city: gluttony, sloth, greedy and just plain excess.

man.... lv is the picture of excess: money, lights, skin, alcohol, food, greed, *plastic* ... a great place to visit, but a weird place to live. I suppose it'll always be an experience, for better or worse.

anywhos, back to KA-- I've been to vegas many times, but they were family trips, with a large group of friends, so at the end i never got to do everything that i want to do. i suppose it's better, then there will be reason to visit again and again (i still want to ride the roller coaster on the Stratosphere =D.... wine'd and dine'd, then walk around the super expensive stores in my essential 'little black dress' .... or something like that). But you havent experienced vegas unless you've seen a show!

srly... i'm totally hooked, i want to see another one!

the moment you walk in, it's as if you've been tele-ported to a firefly spaceship filled with Dr Who's THE-FUTUREKIND type running the show with cave-man grunts and acrobatic powers. In the words of the doctor:

FANTASTIC!

the cast was great, the story was short simple and sweet. even the set became an entity to gush over! Overall, it felt like a big-budget movie (of the 80's video game genre) set in motion in front of you.

4.5 out of 5 jump-ropes

ps. can you tell i'm a sci-fi geek?