Why Skin Care and Make Up, Why Now

And this, my friends, is how I "project pan".

I wished I could say that me writing about make-up and Sephora-things is because I've been watching too many YouTube videos recently. But I don't think that's really the case.

I've mused about makeup before, even if it was mostly out of confusion. Actually, most of my thoughts about things related to skin care and make up have been based in curiosity, admiration, frustration, and envy. But recently, the feelings have turned more toward a certain kind of resolve.

Sephora HAUL (by which I mean three products for $27)

I often fantasize about walking into a fancy department store and walking out with bags and bags of purchased goods, wearing pin heels, a little black dress, and a pair of shades to match. I'm not sure where the image comes from, though I think it's a strange conglomeration of East Asian dramas and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Needless to say, neither my conscience nor my wallet really allows for that scenario. So the closest I will ever get to talking about a HAUL is on this occasion, wherein I have spent close to $30 buying three things that were on sale at Sephora.com. (I don't know why the word "haul" is so often displayed in all-caps—maybe to convey the thrill and excitement typographically?)

I'll talk about my two lip products later (the Urban Decay Vice Lipstick in Snitch and the Too Faced Melted Latex Liquified High Shine Lipstick (what a name) in Love U, Mean It), but today I want to "review" the third product I bought, which is the First Aid Beauty Once Upon a Prime, a set that includes a primer and exfoliating pads.

April Fool / 四月は私の阿呆

ほら見ろ、頭の中が変な考えで一杯だから、ヘンな夢を見るんだ・・・

It's been over eight months since I last wrote a blog post. Eight! One can basically write a journal article during that time. I have not, just so we're clear—but I'm certainly taking a guilt trip about the fact that I haven't, so no need to dwell there...

Yesterday was the day of our campus JCC's Expo, and it also marked (basically) the end of our Spring break. I think the combination of factors—the event itself, the upcoming week, all the work that I let pile up this entire academic year—basically has made my head proverbially explode. And it's not a pretty sight.

I've got the revision for the book chapter, a translation of a paper, another anime paper, another book chapter... I've got my three Spring classes to finish up, the Summer class to prep, the Fall classes to prep... I've got that development funds call to send out, the conference talk to write, the conference itself to run...

And good lord, what kind of a sad person would I be if I didn't have a life outside of work? A yours truly kind of sad person, that's what. I'm such an April Fool today.

All right good folks, we're about to enter Week 10. If I can just get through this semester, I think I have a fighting chance of figuring out what's next in my life. Possibly. Maybe. Though to be honest, right now all I really want to do is curl up with a good book and read my heart out.