My Wonderful Life

New MAC Collection: Manish Arora

Ok, i'm am NEVER going to be able to save any money!  MAC has been releasing new collections like crazy and it doesn't look like they are going to be slowing down anytime soon.  Check out this new collection that is due to be released on October 9th.  It's called the Manish Arora collection and I want ALL OF IT!!!  I'll back in California by then so i'll have to be at the MAC store when it opens so that I can get everything.  I have been spoiled here in Louisiana because the demand for MAC isn't that high so they hardly ever sell out of items when new collections are released. 

I have decided that I will only purchase limited edition items from now on.  That way I can focus on some other brands that I want to try.  MAC is still my favorite (because it's one of the few brands that i'm not alergic to) but there are tons of brands out there that have some wonderful products! 

 

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Work.

It has been super crazy here at work.  A lot of my coworker's are unhappy so they are searching for other jobs.  My boss quit a couple of weeks ago and my supervisor turned in her letter of resignation today.  Her last day will be August 1st.  There are only 5 people in my department (plus a receptionist).......2 are new hires and 1 is leaving so that leaves myself and my coworker Kim.  I feel bad because we are the only 2 people who know how to run this department and come August 4th, I will also be turning in my letter of resignation so Kim will be left to run the dept. all by herself.  I really don't feel good about that.  I know that there is nothing that can be done about it but I worry that she will get overwhelmed by all the work.  I am hoping they will hire some people before I leave so that I can train them but HR is extremelly slow so I doubt that will happen.

Oh well.  So as I mentioned above, I will be resigning on August 4th.  I am scheduled to leave for California on August 20th so I decided to give them 2 weeks notice.  Time has been flying by so fast! My mother, younger brother, and grandmother are flying down next Wednesday and I am so excited.  I missed my family so much!  My dad is already here and it's been great having someone in the house with me.  I hated being in the huge house all by myself. 

I am a little stressed about the move because I don't have a lot of money so upon my arrival back in the Bay Area, I will need to find a job ASAP!!  Thankfully my parents are paying for the gas (we're driving back) so that a major thing that I don't have to worry about.  Hopefully I will be able to save a litte $$ from the next 2 paychecks, otherwise i'm screwed!  I have to admit, I've been spending money on makeup.  I can't help myself......it has become a vice for me, especially since moving here to the south.  Shopping makes me feel better!!  I have some stuff coming in from MAC and Sephora and after that, I am on a serious NO BUY.  It will take everything in me to stop buying things.  It will damn near kill me because MAC is releasing more collections this month and next month....DAMMIT!!  It seems like they release one every 2 weeks!

Anyhow, I'm just happy that I am moving back home, even it it means going back completely broke!

3's a Crowd......Tagged

Tagged by ManhattanLatin

 

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY (previous nicknames count):
1. Yaz
2. Yazzy
3. Yazzy Poo

 

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Queen_yasmine
2. Dollhousesandminis
3. Queen

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. My Clear Skin (Face)  
2. My Lips
3. My Height (I'm 5'10")

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. I need to lose some weight......enough said!
2.
3. 

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. African American
2. Italian
3. Blackfoot Indian

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. Spiders
2. Heights
3. Losing a family member (Mom, Dad, or Brother)

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. My Laptop
2. My Car
3. My iPhone

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Head Scarft
2. Flip Flops
3. Workout Jump Suite

THREE OF YOUR FAVOURITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. One Republic
2. Chris Brown
3. Beyonce

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
1. Beautiful by Christina Aquilara 
2. Irraplacable by Beyonce
3. Apologize by One Republic 

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Love
2. Trust
3. Communication

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
1. I'm sick and tired of the south
2. I'm very wealthy
3. My brother is taller than I am

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Surfing the internet
2. Shopping
3. Reading

 

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Buy everything on my "want" list
2. Hop on a plane and fly back to California
3. Go to Disney World

 

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. Doctor
2. Teacher
3. Pilot

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Europe
2. Hawaii
3. China

 

THREE KID'S NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. Kimora
2. Preston
3. Alexis

 

THREE SIGNATURE FRAGRANCE OF YOU:
1. I don't wear perfume.....i'm alergic.  I do however wear body spray but I don't remember the names of the
2. one's that I own. 
3.

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Get married
2. Have children
3. Makes lot's of money

 

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL (or guy):
1. I love to shop
2. I always want things my way!
3. I have lot's of shoes, clothes, and makeup

THREE MALE CELEBS TICKLE YOUR PICKLE:
1. Johnny Depp
2. Orlando Bloom
3. Jensen Ackles

If you haven't done this yet.. consider yourself tagged!

My New Phone: The iPhone 3G

IPhone 3G

On Friday, June 11th I woke up at 4:00am and drove to my local Apple store at the Mall of Louisiana.

I have a Crimson Red Palm Treo 680 right now and although I have only had it for about a year, I am bored with it.  I was never really interested in the iPhone but after playing with a friends iPhone I instantly became intrigued by it.  My friend advised me to get an old iPhone so that I could hack it and use it on T-Mobile's network (my current provider) but I am a tech junkie so I have to have the newest technology therefore I wanted the iPhone 3G.

I'm not a die hard Apple fan so there was no way that I was going to camp out just to get it.  I figured I would still get one if I arrived at around 4:30am.  When I got to the mall there was about 20 people waiting in the parking lot.  Apprently security was preventing them from waiting in line in front of the store.  At about 6am they allowed us to actually line up at the door.  The store opened at 8am and I was about number 40 in line (when the security guard let us through, people started running towards the door so people who had showed up after me, ended up getting in front of me.  It wasn't that serious so I didn't run!).  It was in line for about 15 minutes before getting into the store and after waiting another 10 minutes I was escorted by an Apple employee to someone that could assist me.  There was about 25 Apple employees helping customers so the line was moving pretty quick until...........the Apple and AT&T servers CRASHED!!!!!!!!!  

I had just finished paying for my phone when I was informed that I would not be able to activate it because the servers were down.  BULLSHIT!!!  I was not leaving that store without a functional phone so I stood at the computer and tried endlessly to sync it for activation.  Finally, after 30 minutes, it synced and I walked out the door with my new shiny phone.  I haven't had much time to really play with it but so far, I LOVE IT!!  It is an amazing phone.

What I love about it:

• The GPS system.  I can tap the GPS icon and it will locate where I am in seconds.  There is also a feature where you can locate restaurants, stores, etc. that are near your location.  It's like a portable phone book!  No more calling 411 and getting charged $1.50 per call!!

 

• E-mail Push Technology.  I have 3 yahoo e-mail accounts and I am able to check all 3 on my iPhone.  All I had to do was enter my account information and it automatically send all my e-mail to my phone.  My phone beeps when I get a new e-mail. 

 

• The Apps Store.  There are tons of programs that I can download for my iPhone.  Most are free but there are some that you have to pay for.  My favorite is the blogging apps (of course).....it makes it super easy to post a blog (or picture) to my vox or blogger.  There is also a MySpace app and Ebay App (LOVE IT!!).

 

• YouTube.  There is a direct link (icon) to YouTube so I am able to watch YouTube videos pretty much anywhere.  It's a little choppy if I'm not connected to a Wi-Fi network but I can still view them.

 

• Safari Web Browser.  I am able to browse the internet.

What I hate about it:

• The battery sucks.  If the phone is on 3g, the battery drains very fast.  Luckily I have a car charger, otherwise, my phone would die before the end of the day.  I have heard that you can switch the phone to EDGE and that saved battery life.  I guess i'll have to try that.

 

• The phone get's all greasy from putting it up to my face (my face is a little oily).  Guess that means it time to by a bluetooth heasdset.

 

• AT&T is super expensive.  I had to sacrafice a lot of anytime minutes to get this phone.  I had 1500 whenever minutes for $39.99 through T-Moblie now I have 450 whenever minutes, unlimited data, and 200 text messages for $74.99. *SIGH*.

Overall this is an awesome phone and I think I am going to have a lot of fun playing with it and finding out what it can really do.  Was it worth it?  Only time will tell.

Online Dating

Now that I am moving back to California next week I thought it would be a good idea to sign up for a few online dating services in an attempt to meet some new people in my area.  I signed up for Eharmony.com (I've used them before and got good results) and Yahoo Personals.  I have been an "online dater" for about the last 8 years and I have met some wonderful people who I am still friends with.  Unfortunately, I have found that online dating isn't as safe as it used to be.  There are some very weird and freaky people online who are trying to pass themselves off as normal.  I have come to the conclusion that online dating may not be the best way to meet people.  My mother seems to believe that anyone who is forced to find a date online, isn't able to find a date the normal way so something must be wrong with them.  Does that mean that something is wrong with me??  The only reason that I choose to find dates online is because I am somewhat of a homebody and trying to find a date is somewhat hard being that I don't go out much.  In the past couple of days I have been contacted by some weird ass people and a few of them have turned into stalkers.  I had one guy tell me that he was ready to settle down and start a family and then he preceded to ask me if I would carry his children....WTF!!! Whatever happened to getting to know someone (and actually meet them) before asking them to having your children?

And what is it with men and sex?  I have had several men tell me that they require sex twice a day.  Who the hell has that kind of energy.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy sex just as much as the next person but DAMN, twice a day!!! No thank you!  Maybe they think that's a turn on or something......or maybe they have a huge ego and are super confident.  Whatever the case may be, I am not interested. 

It's only been about a week and I am already turned off by the whole online dating idea.  Are there any normal people who use these services?  I am really only having a problem with the Yahoo Personals.  It's pretty cheap so anyone and everyone can afford to sign up.  Eharmony on the other hand is more expensive so I have found that most of the people who I've had contact with are very normal and serious about finding that special someone.  So I think I'll cancel my Yahoo membership and just stick with Eharmony.  It's more expensive but's it's safer and I like the idea of having guided communication through the "getting to know you" process.

Dating sucks!! **SIGH**....but I'm not going to give up.  Chatting with these crazy ass people is very entertaining so I will play along for now.  Hopefully the real thing will come along soon cause i'm tired of waiting.

Some MAJOR Hauling!!

So I decided to finally take everything that I have purchased over the past month out of the bags and spread it out on my kitchen table.  I have been meaning to do some "haul" posts but I just never got around to.  Everything was still in bags sitting on my kitchen table.

 

 

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Pictured are items from:

E.L.F

MAC

Aromaleigh

Silk Naturals

Pure Luxe

Revlon

Jesse's Girl

Beauty From the Earth Minerals

EcoTools (brushes)

Coastal Scents (brushes)

Ben Nye Palette

Kate Von D Palette

Kate Von Brush Set

L'Oreal H.I.P.

Urban Decay

There are a few more miscellaneous items mixed in with the stuff listed above.  Eventually I will get around to posting pics of individual items and maybe even doing some reviews on them.