I'm convinced the world is conspiring against my success on the bar. The past few days have been really hard. First Lily got sick, then I got sick so we were both sick at the same time, and I am still ill. I spent all of last night puking as I did the night before. I feel much better during the day, but today was horrible. I was totally wiped out. I decided not to go to bed early tonight in the hopes I would fall asleep faster and thus avoid throwing up, but I have a feeling that in about an hour, I will be doing the nightly vomit. I'm pretty sure it's an ulcer. I stopped taking Advil today which sucks because all the forceful vomiting has given me a terrible headache. There is no Tylenol in my house, and I did not feel well enough to drive across the street to CVS.
Some good news: I put a note on the neighbor's door who loves techno music full blast to please turn the volume and bass down when he/they play their music, and for today anyway, the music was turned lower. I could still hear it, but there was a noticeable difference.
Just 4 more days now. If you are the praying type--won't you pray for me, please? Pray for my stomach and my brain.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
You hoo, it's me, Batman
Alternative title: Batman and Bar Exams
I had a great night last night thanks to 3 lovely ladies. Part of that evening was watching the new Batman movie. Here is my spoiler free review:
Batman has a distracting speech impediment. I told this to Esther, and she imagined a lispy crusader--thus the title of this post. The movie is super long and super stressful--I peeled all of my nail polish off to relieve some of the anxiety I experienced during the film. I also hid behind my hands and chewed my straw. You might not be as neurotic as me, but just in case, paint your nails before you go. As with any movie, there are predictable moments and some really poorly acted moments--my girl Maggie had one really bad moment when she delivered the line, "You make your own luck". She was "acting" and it showed if you know what I mean. Heath was a great villain, much better than Jack Nicholson. I really wanted Batman to kill him. And I hated the ending as it did not relieve any of my anxiety. I give the film an A-.
Bar review sucks. I'm pretty sure Vicar of Dibley is on in one minute, so I'll end here.
Bonus review: Noble makes a killer Tangerine Cranberry juice. Go buy it. And then drink it. And then thank me.
I had a great night last night thanks to 3 lovely ladies. Part of that evening was watching the new Batman movie. Here is my spoiler free review:
Batman has a distracting speech impediment. I told this to Esther, and she imagined a lispy crusader--thus the title of this post. The movie is super long and super stressful--I peeled all of my nail polish off to relieve some of the anxiety I experienced during the film. I also hid behind my hands and chewed my straw. You might not be as neurotic as me, but just in case, paint your nails before you go. As with any movie, there are predictable moments and some really poorly acted moments--my girl Maggie had one really bad moment when she delivered the line, "You make your own luck". She was "acting" and it showed if you know what I mean. Heath was a great villain, much better than Jack Nicholson. I really wanted Batman to kill him. And I hated the ending as it did not relieve any of my anxiety. I give the film an A-.
Bar review sucks. I'm pretty sure Vicar of Dibley is on in one minute, so I'll end here.
Bonus review: Noble makes a killer Tangerine Cranberry juice. Go buy it. And then drink it. And then thank me.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Today I tried this product:
http://www.neutrogena.com/ProductsDetails_329.asp
Neutrogena sunblock with helioplex in 70. I thought it was for the face, but after looking at their website, I see they make another product specifically for the face.
Here's my review: It was super thick and made my face shiny. I will not use it again on my face. It was ok on my hands and arms. Only ok because it was hard to distribute due to its thickness. The advantage of this thickness is that my arms feel like I put a nice lotion on instead of just sunblock. It also reacted with the products already on my face and made my eyes burn.
What I have been using on my face: Paula's Choice skin care line. She is the author of the book "Don't Go to the Beauty Counter Without Me" or something like that--I'm too lazy to google it. She sells her own skin care line online. I have been using Walgreen's version of Cetaphil to wash, and Paula's Choice toner for normal to oily skin, Paula's 8% AHA to exfoliate along with Clearasil facial scrub when I shower which has salicylic acid in it, Paula's moisturizer which is called something weird and has an interesting gel texture, and this has been my regimen for the past 3 or 4 days. I have already noticed a difference. I think it is the AHA. I used to have a lot of milia on my jaw line, but I have seen a decrease. I don't know if this is because this new regimen prevents them from forming, or if the exfoliation releases what is trapped--I just know I have seen a decrease. I don't feel like there has been a change in my eye wrinkles, and I don't think there is a product that can reduce wrinkles. I think products can only prevent/delay new wrinkles or plump the skin to reduce their appearance.
I would recommend checking out her skin care line, but avoid her makeup. I tried a sample of the liquid makeup and it looked chalky and made my skin look dry. The sample I lipstick I tried was fine but I already have the exact same color by Clinique and the Clinique lipstick goes on glossier, which I like. Her website also gives her reviews on a ton of products, so you can see her opinion on whatever you are already using. If you do choose to order stuff, look online for coupons to get free shipping, and her stuff arrived to me 2 days after ordering. My internet connection sucks today, so you will have to look her site up yourself if you are interested.
My next post I will review the 2 new juices I tried yesterday. Pretty exciting stuff.
http://www.neutrogena.com/ProductsDetails_329.asp
Neutrogena sunblock with helioplex in 70. I thought it was for the face, but after looking at their website, I see they make another product specifically for the face.
Here's my review: It was super thick and made my face shiny. I will not use it again on my face. It was ok on my hands and arms. Only ok because it was hard to distribute due to its thickness. The advantage of this thickness is that my arms feel like I put a nice lotion on instead of just sunblock. It also reacted with the products already on my face and made my eyes burn.
What I have been using on my face: Paula's Choice skin care line. She is the author of the book "Don't Go to the Beauty Counter Without Me" or something like that--I'm too lazy to google it. She sells her own skin care line online. I have been using Walgreen's version of Cetaphil to wash, and Paula's Choice toner for normal to oily skin, Paula's 8% AHA to exfoliate along with Clearasil facial scrub when I shower which has salicylic acid in it, Paula's moisturizer which is called something weird and has an interesting gel texture, and this has been my regimen for the past 3 or 4 days. I have already noticed a difference. I think it is the AHA. I used to have a lot of milia on my jaw line, but I have seen a decrease. I don't know if this is because this new regimen prevents them from forming, or if the exfoliation releases what is trapped--I just know I have seen a decrease. I don't feel like there has been a change in my eye wrinkles, and I don't think there is a product that can reduce wrinkles. I think products can only prevent/delay new wrinkles or plump the skin to reduce their appearance.
I would recommend checking out her skin care line, but avoid her makeup. I tried a sample of the liquid makeup and it looked chalky and made my skin look dry. The sample I lipstick I tried was fine but I already have the exact same color by Clinique and the Clinique lipstick goes on glossier, which I like. Her website also gives her reviews on a ton of products, so you can see her opinion on whatever you are already using. If you do choose to order stuff, look online for coupons to get free shipping, and her stuff arrived to me 2 days after ordering. My internet connection sucks today, so you will have to look her site up yourself if you are interested.
My next post I will review the 2 new juices I tried yesterday. Pretty exciting stuff.
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