Speaking of stories-- I've been neglecting my book-reading duties something fierce. I actually don't know where The Terror is... either Leanne snagged it back or it's lost somewhere in the black hole that is everything I own. (Leanne, if you're reading, I'm sorry!) I've been thinking about it lately, though, because I really want to finish it. I went through a stressful period with it this summer, where I skipped forward a chapter accidentally, and was really confused and lost in the plot, but then couldn't find the right page to go back to, so it was just a whirlwind of Olde English names and icebergs and ship terminology and "Esquimeaux" and so on. Unnecessarily worrying.
Any reading I've been doing lately has been in the form of magazines, or online skincare / health articles. (I work in the office of a company that sells hand lotion and stuff, so I'm kind of always looking up that sort of thing.)
Regarding the articles: when I research for blog entries or what-have-you, I get on these tangents of looking at skincare facts and ideas that I'm more personally interested in (other than dry hands...), and there's a good deal of interesting tidbits. One thing I want to try is getting grapes, cutting one in half, and rubbing the cut side over your face. Apparently the fruit oils are really clarifying and exfoliating? I don't know, but I'm intrigued. Another is putting straight-up honey on your face like a mask, and then washing it off after a while. I'm more hesitant to try this, because as awesome as it sounds, I don't know how my skin will react. I don't think I have dry enough skin to benefit from this, so it may just gunk up my face. We shall see if I try it or not.
Regarding the magazines: I currently have a slew of bridal magazines. As to how I got them-- that's a whole tangential story of its own. I worked the National Bridal Expo downtown at the beginning of the month. It was totally overwhelming, but in a good, lots-of-things-to-do-and-look-at way. I dressed models for a bridal and pageantry gown company out of Florida. I got elbowed in the face by a model from LA while trying to yank a lace-up gown off of her. How often can people say that?? Ridiculous.
But anyway-- there were lots of current bridal magazines to peruse and take, from listings of local companies to Martha Stewart Bridal. I, of course, took them all. My love for style magazines and potential collaging materials dictated that I had no other choice, really. I love color and style stories that specialty fashion and design magazines have. Like, where they have variations on a theme, and create this whole atmosphere for you with suggested dresses and decor and color schemes? I love that. One of these bridal magazines in particular had a really comprehensive collection of them. They covered everything from bridesmaids to place settings to cake to flowers. It was all really beautiful and cleverly though out-- my favorite story was the mixed metallics. Classy, but still unusual and interesting.
In unrelated news: my roommate and I live above a series of little boutique places-- i.e., dog grooming, dentist's office, kid's clothing boutique. And there's a yoga studio. Their schedule for October features a "community" session / class once a week, which means it's free and open to whomever. I want to go today after work, but... I hope I don't have to bring my own mat. I don't want to show up and feel stupid because I'm the only mat-less one, and they don't have one to borrow. Sigh. My life is so hard.
Also: apparently today's storm is / was / is going to be the worst of the decade? WHY WASN'T I WARNED??
