Yearly Archives: 2005

Sephora.com doesn’t prominently advertise their sale items like most websites. In order to find the good deals you have to enter “sale” into the search box. The results? Some pretty fabulous discounts. For example, Sephora’s All Over Color (translation: eyeshadow) is being sold for $2.50 vs. the regular $9.00. Plus, Sephora is one of those…

I have invented a new city girl catch phrase: “Make-up Hangover.” This occurs when you wear waaaaay too much make-up the night before, it won’t wash off and you end up going to work the next day bearing a more than small resemblance to Pat Benatar. Last night, the whole gang got dressed up for…

Yay for Brian who was so brave and dressed up as Superman for work today. I hear he’s causing all kinds of trouble with his super powers. No one at my office is dressed up at all…sad Tonight, I am going to Castro Street dressed as Dolly Parton. Rob’s going as a southern baptist, Jean…

This gingerbread candle from L’Occitane is my new favorite thing! It smells just like you are baking a huge batch of gingerbread cookies. This candle is part of their special dessert scent series. Plus, if you buy one in November, they donate a certain amount to charity. Double fun!

Sarah, always an interesting gifter, gave my this funtastic napkin holder for my birthday last night. Mine is dressed up with cute green and red napkins and is quite stylish indeed. You may remember Sarah from other classic gifts such as the eastern European pecking chicken toy.

Last night, my friends Sarah and Charlie came up from Santa Cruz for my birthday dinner. We had a great meal at Catch on Market Street that included lots of seafood, fried olives, white truffle aioli and the best butter pecan ice cream ever. After dinner we lumbered home with big bellies and the conversation…

Some people are afraid of snakes, some people hate spiders, others are afraid of heights, for me it’s always been aliens. I can’t remember when or how this phobia started but I do remember refusing to go see ET. Now that I am a not-silly, full-grown adult I can keep this phobia under wraps…most of…

Last night, my sister gave me this fun set of tiny (and tasty!) juicy tubes from Lancome. I love the little carrying case and the fun colors. This is a total girly-gift! I am wearing the gold one today and love that it tastes like cake! Jean and Trent also gave me this fabulous pumpkin…

It’s official, I am now 26! It’s not as bad as I expected.

Rob got me a bunch of REI gear last night as an early birthday present. Along with a perfect backpack and a dufflebag for weekend car trips, he found me the cutest chalk bag in the world. Most chalk bags are either super-manly or really “Amazon” woman. This bag is a nice feminine compromise. It…