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migraines and cooking
vegas was super fun. we ate at nobu (delicious) and lounged by the pool. with the exception of no sleep on saturday night and not getting our suite with the jacuzzi, i must say that the trip was awesome ( Read more... ) -
dentist recommendation?
can someone please recommend me a good, reliable dentist in the greater los angeles area, preferably around LA and/or the valley? ideally, this person will accept dental hmo ( Read more... ) -
inspiration
i'm not a big fan of posting up email forwards, inspirational quotes, chain spam emails, etc. but i couldn't resist when i read this ( Read more... ) -
a little story on road rage
i admit ... for a little girl, i have serious road rage. but i can't help it. there are a lot of stupid drivers in LA (myself included, i bet). i'm sure that he can relate.
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estée lauder -- the start of MY dream
according to Time 100, the estée lauder story is a chapter straight from the book of American business folklore. josephine esther mentzer began her enterprise by selling skin creams (made by her uncle) to beauty shops, beach clubs, and resorts. estée lauder now controls 45% of the cosmetics market in u.s. department stores ( Read more... ) -
acting ....
i am not cut out for acting ( Read more... ) -
work burnt out
is it bad that i want to drink a bottle of whiskey and stab myself with sharp objects at the end of every single work day ( Read more... ) -
... and so it begins
i have always wanted to work with skin. in fact, i listed "skin" as the favorite color, past-time, and interest in my ninth-grade slam book. during the starving college student years, i would go on these $5-a-day budgets just to save enough money for a jar of darphin (my 6-month supply of the je-ne-sais-quoi face moisturizer). in retrospect, it ( Read more... ) -
tarred and feathered
i find office politics amusing. lucky me, there is a chockfull of calculating, manipulative prima donnas. since we are in a sarcastic mood, i'd like to throw in that working 70 hours/week with no overtime is really really sexy and fun. i also love how the basement has no sunshine. it suits my vampire activities extremely well. yay! what joy ( Read more... )