sast (expanded version) presents: friday

i’m not sure why friday calls for randomness, but that is the emerging pattern.

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i find it fascinating that different places subscribe to different beauty trends. for example, when i lived in utah, the trend was to airbrush the white tip on a french manicure. you couldn’t get it painted if you tried. and when i visited portland, i could not for the life of me find what i refer to as an ‘asian nail place’…you know, the nail salons that exist in every strip mall in the state of virginia and are always run by asians.

well, california is no different. earlier this week, i left a note on the message board at the house asking if anyone had a good eyebrow waxer. one of the roommates wrote back saying she has her eyebrows ‘threaded’, and left the business card for a salon. i have seen many places with signs proclaiming their ‘threading’ services, but i had no idea what that meant.

i was up for an adventure however, and my other roommate wanted to join me. we were awed at what we learned, and the outcome it yielded.

apparently threading is an ancient asian technique, although most of the salons that do it are middle eastern, and i’m told the indians have been using it for a long time to take care of those nasty unibrows. basically, the ‘technician’ takes some string, twists it this way, pulls it that, and voila, perfectly arched eyebrows. sounds very technical doesn’t it?! :) it is slightly more painful than waxing, but no more painful than plucking, and the results are far better. for one, no burn marks (which, when you have sensitive skin is almost a certainty) and supposedly, it lasts longer. not to mention that it put me out a whopping 6 bucks.

i won’t post the video here, but if you ladies are interested (and it’s pretty interesting), i found this clip on youtube.

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last night i headed to lezlie’s (previously referred to as lw) with my roommate ariane (pronounciation=arrian…as in ‘nation’)

me and my roomie (ariane was also my 'threading' buddy)

for a girls only valentine’s day party. co-hosts were holly (hb) and charity (ck), and these three are quite a team. there were plenty of delicious treats (i made a pretty kick-butt salad), but the highlight was the stripper. yes. i said stripper. only, it’s a bunch of mormon girls, and the 'stripper' is apparently quite the funny man. there were plenty of ones, however. and the fact that they had madonna’s face and hearts on them was on par for the function. (don't worry family and other jaw droppers, it was a completely innocent and entertaining joke)

valentine's day fun

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i finally finally found the nightstand i want for my room.

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the high in utah for the weekend is supposed to be 43. the high in socal, 73. why did i think this trip was such a good idea?

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tonight i head north to hang out with brandon and michelle. brandon is doing well, and is nearly finished with his chemotherapy. they'll start running tests in two weeks to check the results.

it's been far too long since i've seen he and michelle and i'm excited to resume our 'angel' marathon! only half of that has to do with my obsession of david boreanaz...

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have a wonderful holiday weekend!