TV

i just realized... i've never talked about what i love to watch: Law & Order: SVU + Bones.

i only started watching this year... brenda introduced me to bones one day. i mean, whenever i was flipping through the channels, i would just surf right past it--it was always on, which annoyed me.

but brenda wanted to watch TV, and i told her that i liked watching forensics shows, but i didn't like bones, so she was like, "why?" it was just because.



so i started watching. it's graphic. that's for sure. but it's a good show. except i hate bones. i personally think she's ugly.

law & order.................

i also started watching it recently, but it's my fave. no wonder it's been on for so long!! i love it--it's like a soap opera/drama + forensics. amazing!!

castle..................

i like the idea of a writer+detective... it's a good plot, but i don't ever watch it b/c time is never right... and i don't have a dvr. so... yea... i mean, it's good, but things fall together too smoothly. that's why i like law+order.

misc tv shows...........................................

nita LOVES watching "yes to the dress" even though i HATE it... SO boring + repetitive.

i used to watch "cake boss" b/c jim+brenda started me on it, but i sometimes feel like nothing ever happens! i mean, it's a decent show, but it's always the same: pound cake, dirty icing, details, nerves = cake boss.

brenda loves "jon + kate plus eight", but since that disbanded.... lol. i don't even like the idea of the show... like octomom. don't even get me started on octomom.

a new show that i like is "future food"... the kitchen stuff they do is so cool... making french fries from potato skins... but i also think the reason i like to watch it is b/c they're in shy-town. it's relevant!

i've tried watching "cold case", but i don't really like it... too much flashing back... i mean, they're cold cases after all, but... eh.

i used to watch "the most extreme" on animal planet, but after watching that for a while and only re-runs are left, i moved on... i mean, it's interesting, but not worth a second watch.

i also love watching other documentary-murder case shows like 20/20, dateline, but i feel it's so biased... such a strong narrative voice telling you what to believe... i mean it's a great show, but if you've got cable, there's plenty other to watch.

GIVEAWAY!! HANA MISIKKO FLAT IRON pt. three: the Rave

ok. so i've been meaning 2 do this for a long time now.

RAVING about the hana flat iron.

first things first.

i JUST bought a new REVLON 2'' Wet/Dry flat iron (for the story, go here.)

and i have to say. it's big. 2''. i mean, i bought it because i have a lot of hair. (well, when i grow it out it will be a lot. and i know i won't ever cut it short)

it's okay i guess. that's what i thoght at first.

you can use it on wet/damp or dry hair, which is a plus. but like nita said, it's when my hair is dry do i need to flat iron it.

the plates snag hair. every time.

and i was like, it's fine. out of every flat iron reviewed online on Buzzillions, there's alwasy SOMEONE that said the iron snagged their hair. and i understand that there's ALWAYS gonna be somebody unhappy, so i ignored it.

until i got the HANA MISIKKO PRO ELITE.

the one thing that i'm really grateful for is it's floating plates. it NEVER EVER snags my hair.

and i can use it on DAMP hair!! bonus!!

it has a:

• swivel chord,
• 5 heat settings up to 450F
• 8' long chord
• 1'' wide ceramic tourmaline floating plates
• 2 year warranty

verdict: I LOVE IT!!

my sis is graduating soon, so she bought a flat iron before i got the hana, but after i got the remington b/c she has something against it.

and she's trying to curl and style her hair with it. it was a revlon from CVS for $30. she and brenda played around w. it for a day w.o. using protective spray (which killed me thinking about how she's frying her hair).

but now that she has the hana, she can also style her hair w. it. which is unbelieveable.

you can : wave, curl, flip hair with the flat iron.

with my remington, it says the same thing, but i didn't watch the online vid for it, so i just tried doing it w. common sense. yea... that didn't work.

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Summer!!! Almost, but not quite.

ok.

so summer's almost here. meaning many things:

1. finals!!!
2. summer job!!
3. driving will re-open on july 3rd!
4. taste of lincoln ave
5. working @ danny's
6. vay-cay!!!

so.

SUMMER JOB.......................................................................................

this is the first time EVER i've actually looked for a summer job. i mean, i've always worked @ my mom's place for no pay ever since 2nd grade.

but i guess now i want more things--i want a flat iron (which i got), a new ipod (which i got)--i guess i just want to spend more overall.

but every single time my mom pays for something--food, clothes, ect. (esp. the clothes part) makes me feel guilty.

i mean, she woman works 12 hours a day weekdays + 10 hours on weekends. for herself. so she will never get a pay raise.

so i applied.

@ first i only thought of walgreens/cvs because there's one everywhere! @ my grandparent's place! @ my parent's restaurant! close to my place!

but they aren't known for paying well. but the convenience!! (no duh! that's why they're called convenience stores!) i can be anywhere, and it will work out. @ my grandparents'. @ my place. @ my parent's workplace.

and then i expanded.

to a plaza/shopping plaza near my grandparents' place: they have:

a chinese place (i have experience!! but i don't wait tables. i'm a terrible waitress. and they don't have computers--you have to memorize prices. and write down all orders. all day. no.)
a chinese buffet (i have experience!! but i don't speak mandarin. not really.)
an old country buffet
a borders
an office deopt
a famous footwear
a payless
and a sally beauty store

so yea. that's a LOT of oppertunities.

so i looked online @ http://www.payscale.com/ to see the average pay with my non-existant work experience and lack of hs deploma.

pay:

old country buffet: $6.25-9 avg. $7
borders: $6-9 avg. $7.38
Walgreens/CVS: $7-9 avg. $7.80
office depot: $6.75-10 avg. $8.06
sally beauty store: $7-11 avg. $8.55


wow!

i could not believe that sally would pay that much. or that borders would pay that little. and i called them, they're hiring!! but then i can only stay over @ grandpa's. yuck. all summer.

so i'd rather work @ the CVS then. close to home. no need to wake up w. my parents so they could drop me off work.

but!!! that's what i'll app for.

APPLYING

borders has an online app, which is nice.

walgreens also has an online app

CVS has an online app

old country buffet has a paper app you needa bring in

sally has a paper app you needa bring in

office depot has a confusing search engine for jobs that i refuse to use b/c it boggles my mind.

so... verdict: top two choices: either CVS or Sally.

i'll prob end up choosing Sally for sure if they do accept my app. but just not work all 5 days.

Finals!!.......................................................................

so... this time around... i'm actually scared of a LOT of finals.

my lit final: reviewing all the different genres of am lit + 7 lessons worth of vocab words.

geometry: review concepts. i HATE circles, exponents, and i don't know if i can still solve the orchard unit problem.

my chinese final: i ALWAYS miss ~3 questions on there. it's all written, so you have to remember what you have to say, and know how to write it.

my chem final: as always. but i feel like i've been sorta actually understanding chem lately. except now i hafta remember ancient stuff.

my choir final. it terrifies me. as always. but i feel like as long as i kno the circle, everything's cool. i mean, i've seen the notes i took, and i don't have a lot to review, and it scares me. maybe i'm missing something.

i'm SO happy i dont' hafta worry about APUSH+PE.

they way my schedule is planned out, i should only have two hard finals to worry about each day.

GIVEAWAY!! HANA MISIKKO FLAT IRON pt. two: the Giveaway

Sooo..... guess what?! the flat iron came in yesterday!!

it's exactly as i imagined it to be--pink, pink, and more pink!

i would have posted pictures rite now, but my camera was not on me... i will take pictures 2nite, and post them up asap.

here is the breakdown on the HANA MISIKKO FLAT IRON:

• Plates:
• Curved Plates for styling!!

• Material: Ceramic, Tourmaline
• Frizz-Free styling
• Conditioning Shine
• naturally hygienic,
• protects color
• retards fading
• Width: 1.5 inch
• Floating Plates Self Adjust to Hair Texture
• Temp: 140-450° F
• 5 temp settings
• Warranty: 2 Year
• Wet/Dry? Yes. Damp to Dry/Safe Damp Styling
• Swivel Chord? Yes. it even has a hanging loop! nice! cause you don't want to always put it in then pull it back out from the pouch.
• Chord Length: 8 feet
• Price: $214.99  $139.99 (35% savings!!) FREE SHIPPING!! ON ALL styling tools  EVERYDAY!!
  COMES WITH:
• Travel Pouch (beyond cute--it's pink!!)
• Heat-Proof Pouch ($20 value)
• Heat Proof Silicone Mat (sooo cute!! guess what color it is. pink!!!)
• Tin Case
• 2 year warranty!! (you gotta love a nice long warranty!)

SHORT ON CASH? MISIKKO HAS HOT STYLING TOOLS HERE ALL UNDER $100!!

the giveaway will open TODAY (6-2-2010) and will go until 6-18-2010, 12a.m.

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AND

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They sell:

** Flat irons **

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(ceramic, tourmaline, wet-to-dry, titanium, digital, and mini-flat irons)

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(they have travel and tourmaline hair dryers!)

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(two-in-one curler/straightners, wavers, clip-less curling wands!)

and trust me. a clip-less curling wand is so convenient b/c you don't have to worry about curling your hair the "right" way;

 i've done curls before where they start out the wrong way, and it looks horrid, but i don't have the heart to further fry my hair by straightning it, then curling it again. you have to try it!

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