January 10, 2007
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Beautiful / Disaster
first, an ode to beauty
This is sitting on my desk maintenant:
A thing of love. Bear with me, my dears, while i have a girly-gasm. Iwent on a Target binge last night, intending only to purchase somebunny food and paper towels [the road to Target is paved with goodintentions, it's just when you get inside that impulse takes over], andtwo hours later walked out with a copy of The Devil Wears Prada andthis lovely thingy-thing. It’s sleek, solid, elegant, practical,classic, with just a hint of that beauty-aisle powder scent. Like theway you imagine a 40′s era starlet might smell. I can’t tell you howlong (years?) I’ve looked for just such an all-inclusive makeup case.It has all the right colors, even the concealer and powder, and theyall look good on me. And a cute little eyeliner pencil. And adecent-sized mirror. It’s called “Breathtaking Brunette.” oh, yes….yes I am. Who knew it was possible to adore a makeup case so? Thankyou Sonia Kashuk. Thank you.
Fact is, I love efficiency almost more than aesthetic- the reason beingthat I’m already mentally erratic, so i need the mundane things in mylife to be simple andstreamlined as possible. The point is not about being pretty, the pointis economy and good design.Gone are the days of broken lipsticks in thebottom of my bag, orhaving to tolerate rummaging around for my eyeliner, or staring in apowder room mirror and cursing out a pimple, and having no concealerwith which to conquer it. Banished are all the other the half-assedcheapo cases of assorted purple eyeshadow and pink lipgloss withcracked covers and busted hinges, which i purchased in hopes of compactloveliness, and ended up barely using one color. Glitter lipgloss? Getout of my life. I have a new cosmetic compadre.
second, an odious disaster
Here is a screenshot of my google homepage:
Yesterday I unwittingly clicked on the highlighted article. I’ll tellyou right now, since i learned the hard way and there was no warningposted at the time, Don’t Go There. Ya, ok, so it said “Accident”, andmaybe this makes me stupid or naive, but I expected there to [maybe] besome photos of bashed-in windshields or a flaming truck, along with theusual debunking of strange rumors. Apparently, I was horribly, horriblywrong. I didn’t even know Snopes had a “Gruesome” section, since allI’ve ever used is this little RSS module. Instead, I was treated to a truestory, with actual grisly photos of a crumpled car and smashed skullsand bits of bone and hair and brain strewn everywhere on some concrete.SOMEBODY’s BRAIN.Brains belong in skulls, or egyptian mortuary jars at best, but not inmy morning linkies. I mean, omzg, think of the children!!! Butseriously. I am no prude, and am prone to gory fascinations just likeany other human being, but there’s definitely a time and a place forit. Nobody likes being ambushed with pictures of entrails at 9am whenthey’re trying to enjoy some dunkies.
So, being the busybody that I am, i emailed Snopes.com. Yes, I am that girl. Hey, at least I was polite!“I subscribe to snopes.com via my google homepage module. Today it listed “Alton Parkway Accident” (granted, it says accident, i didn’t expect “gruesome” or such explicit photos, since sometimes it’s just a story or more is left to the imagination) and when i clicked on the link i was treated to pictures of brains splashed everywhere. I’m no prude, but that
was a horrible surprise. I don’t know if this is possible, but could you please either refrain from listing explicit or gory articles on the google module, or provide a warning? It was a really crappy way to start my day.
I have a few sonia kashuk items, they’re good. my favorite is the brush set. it’s rad. target is dangerous for me, too. it’s hard for me to walk out of there without something hello kitty.
you’re right, he’s wrong. and an asshole to boot!
So, I’ll take that as 1 vote towards the bitch-making.
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