tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26698428416823615282024-03-05T17:35:30.730-05:00C.Tang - Love, Food, Make-Up, and Life.25. DMV. Maryland Born and Raised. Football and Crab cakes! Mean Girls is one of my favorite movies, that should say enough about me.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-72160623154477689942014-10-16T21:08:00.003-04:002014-10-16T21:08:55.170-04:00Wibbly Wobby... Timey Wimey...Is every one still alive and well out there? I got a friendly reminder from my friends today that I used to blog and after scrolling through some old posts, I got very nostalgic. Blogging was such a great way to document the events in my life. It's been a few years, some things have changed and some things have stayed the same. Let's go through a run through:<br />
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One of the biggest changes in my life is my best friend and partner in crime, Donna, moving to Boston. I'm so proud of her big move and incredibly jealous. I like to think of her move as a blessing in disguise; it's just an excuse for me to visit Boston all the time. Last winter, we went to the Pats vs Cleveland game and had the most epic time. The Pats came back in a last minute win and it was insane. We had epic stories on the train ride and even managed to get photobombed by a little kid. I miss this girl every day. It's hard not having your other half to paint the town red with. But she's doing big things in Beantown and as always, there's a couch with my name on it. </div>
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Diana, a fellow crack pack member, got engaged! She's getting married Nov of this year and I can't even wrap my head around it. She'll be one of my first close friends to get married and she's taking it all this stress with such grace. We all can't wait to attend her beautiful wedding. I'll be the one up there with the other two girls being a crying blubbering mess. If we were sobbing at the dress fitting, I can't even imagine how we are going to react when we're standing next to her as she marries the love of her life. I need to stop before I start crying.</div>
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My best friend(s) got engaged! This is a very exiting time in our lives. They've been together forever and we have been through our ups and downs, but I couldn't be happier for one of my favorite couples. I'm so honored to be standing next to my friend as her maid of honor on her wedding day on October 11, 2015 and I just couldn't be any happier for these two.<br />
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These last few years had led me to several adventures. This is a gorgeous picture of a sunset at Gibson Island. Adventuring to G.I. has reminded me to stop every once and a while and breathe. Learn to admire the beauty around you and you deserve to relax. Life in the DMV is always "go, go, go!" But I forget to stop and smell the roses. I didn't even know places like this existed in Maryland, but I'm definitely learning to find more time to explore. </div>
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In 2014, I dipped my toe into the dating world. Now for the record, I had been happily single for about 2 years before my first date. I decided that my friends were right, "What are you going to do be single for the rest of your life?" Plus, if anything at least I'll make some new friends! Dating as an adult is strange. I've always been in the situation where you're friends first and things kind of roll into a relationship because that's how the chips fall. </div>
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First dates can be slightly awkward until you find common ground to talk about and then you just spend hours talking about that. I've been on great dates and I've been on pretty awful ones. Luckily, I've been on more good then bad, but I'm not trying to jinx myself. As a self proclaimed foodie, I always just default to food. Everyone has to eat, right? Dating has taught me a lot though. Occasionally, no matter how much you want it, things don't really work out. Other times, what can't be a romantic relationship can turn into a pretty kick-ass friendship. And every once and a while, things just work. My biggest reminder is: Don't take it too seriously. I never present myself as someone I am not, because what is the point of that? Why build a fake foundation? </div>
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I've done my fair share of embarrassing things on dates. I forget these guys don't know me at all and don't know that I make sound effects to narrate my stories, make weird hand gestures because I get so into my stories, or make strange facial expressions. They either find it totally endearing or I catch them so off guard they don't have enough time to think. I'm just a very animated, sarcastic, and sassy. </div>
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This blog wouldn't be complete without some talk about beauty. These last several years have brought on a lot of hair changes for me. I've dabbled into the ombre trend and have been obsessed. Originally, I did a bright blonde ombre. I was obsessed with it, but wasn't really ready to care for blonde hair. After a few months of growing it out, I chopped it all off and waited patiently for my natural hair to grow out. If there's one thing to know about me: I am NOT patient. I ended up getting extensions because I craved long hair again. My extensions lasted a full 2 weeks before I was pulling them out strand by strand. My hair finally grew long enough and the first thing I did was get a brown ombre dyed in. I have to say I am absolutely in love with it. The brown is obviously much more of a natural color against my complexion and as it's grown out I've just been craving to go full brunette. I know the ombre trend is dying out, but theres something simple about the transition of color on hair that I love. Not to mention I've taken great care of my ombre this time around after learning my lesson after my blonde. </div>
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That's all there is to share for now. We will see where this blog will take me. I'd love to share all my new finds from food to beauty. Or even just a recollection of my adventures as a twenty-something living in the DMV. </div>
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Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-30027861583546088322013-09-01T10:30:00.002-04:002013-09-01T10:30:37.630-04:00Ch-Ch-ChangesThe last time I posted was about 2 years ago. Some things have changed and some things have remained the same. Still an avid make up enthusiast (or hoarder) and incredibly active foodie. Time to do some cleaning up and reactivate this blog.<br />
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xoxo C.TangChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-64154451742295255202009-08-27T04:22:00.005-04:002009-08-27T04:36:22.026-04:00"The One Thing I Hate About Fake Eyelashes is... that They're Not Real..."So Becks showed me this video the other day:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGOOlcdpfLg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rGOOlcdpfLg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />I DIED of laughter and proceeded to watch most of her other videos....<br /><br />Here are my favorites!:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rzRTEJo9YYI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rzRTEJo9YYI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />...this one is the BEST one... AHAHAHAHAHAHA. I've watched it 5 times and I'm still laughing...<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/utNx5gnHLQw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/utNx5gnHLQw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />She talks about Harry Potter... enough said!<br /><br />I am shocked she hasn't gone completely viral since she's been featured on Perez Hilton's fashion blog, Coco Perez... woman is HILARIOUS! The fact that she incorporates make up in her parodies just kills me.<br /><br />Enjoy :DChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-75712156614138074352009-08-25T18:00:00.000-04:002009-08-25T18:01:20.143-04:00"Fave 5" DollyMix Tag + Shop N' Chomp's Give AwayI was surfin' my Google reader and read <a href="http://dollymix184.blogspot.com/">Dollymix184 aka Holly</a>'s new post and she decided to start her own tag. I love reading her blog and seeing her new finds and she's effin gorgeous!<br /><br />It's basically your 5 tag... haha kinda like your Fave 5!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Rules:</span> <span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">"You know when your in a relationship and you have the conversation about which celebrities you'd have on your 'list' of people/celebrities you are 'allowed' to cheat on. Well ladies and/or gents, i'd like to know your 5 people you'd have on your List!!!"</span><br /><br />Here's my 5... in no particular order ;):<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >1. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rob Pattinson</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/robert-pattinson-gq-3129-4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 344px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/robert-pattinson-gq-3129-4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(photo credit: GQ)</span><br />Yes, I am one of <span style="font-style: italic;">those</span> girls. You've seen him time and time again on my blog and he was amazing as Cedric and wonderful as Edward. I don't care if he smells... if he doesn't bathe... the man is ruggid and had a wonderful bone structure and amazing eyes. He seems adorable in interviews and laughs at his own jokes. He's a musician. He's simply... a living version of Edward Cullen hahaha! Ok, more like a living look a like to James Dean.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >2. Patrick Dempsey</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/patrick-dempsey-versace.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 257px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/patrick-dempsey-versace.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(photo credit: Versace) </span><br />He won my heart in "Can't Buy Me Love" as the dorky high school kid that mowed people's lawns... we would have thought that the scrawny kid would become McDreamy?! (Btw, "My Love Don't Cost a Thing" with Nick Cannon and Christina Milian was a bad remake...) He is utterly handsome. He reminds me of a classic definition of handsome. His dark hair... his blue eyes... his scruff... and his role as a doctor on Grey's doesn't hurt either... what can I say? I'm a sucker for a guy in a white lab coat... it's the inner geek in me... Plus, what other man rocks Versace like P.D. does?!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >3. James Dean</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/jdrs1b2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 150px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/jdrs1b2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(photo credit: jamesdean.com)</span><br />Yup. THE James Dean. The teen icon of the 50s. Yeah, he died young. The fame and his youth was his demise, but it doesn't change the impact he had on pop culture. I can't really explain my facination with James Dean... I guess it's also his story that goes along with it...<br />"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." Looks wise... James Franco is one of the closest living looking a likes to J.D.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >4. Zac Efron</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/gallery_main-zacefron-gq-photos-041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 314px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/gallery_main-zacefron-gq-photos-041.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;">(photo credit: GQ)</span><br />He may be the object of affection/obsession in every tween's heart... but he just so happens to be mine too! I love it when his hair is slicked back and styled like that... if you haven't been able to tell the 50s is my favorite era. He sings, he dances... I remember when his two front teeth had a gap in the show Summerland (which I was obsessed with for like a season cause JMac was in it). He won my heart over as Link from Hairspray... and since then it was OVER and I've been obsessed. He has grown into a FINE young man... I don't care what people say... man is freakin' hot, right down to his abs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >5.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Tom Brady</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/tombrady.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 186px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/tombrady.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>No, I did not join the Pats bandwagon because of Tom Brady... I was a fan of the Pats before I even knew who Tom Brady was... but having him as QB on the team sure does not hurt. The man is good... you can't deny it. He's good looking and he's a good football player... let's just over look the fact that he's got a baby mama and is married to one of the prettiest women...ever. The man's got the All-American rugged look going... MMmmMmm... now that he's back and better then ever(I sure hope) the Pats better be AWESOME this year. None of that Matt Cassel nonsense. Boy better win me some big points with Randy Moss this year for my Fantasy Football... sorry my inner geek is starting to emerge.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">I tag anyone that's interested in doing it :D</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">---------------------------<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><a href="http://shopnchomp.blogspot.com/2009/08/giveaway-time.html">Shop N' Chomp's Giveaway!</a><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Giveaway-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 440px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Giveaway-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The wonderful Lisa of Shop N' Chomp is doing a giveaway with all these generous gifts! Click on the link above to enter!!<br /><br />Till next time, lovers<br /><br />xoxoxCTang<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">p.s. Insomnia > C.Tang. It's currently 6:46 am and I have yet to fall asleep...hahaha<br />----------------------<br /><br />EDIT<br /><br />I saw these today and putting him as number 6.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">John Krasinski<br /></span></div><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 344px; height: 480px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/os9z49.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 330px; height: 444px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/25f7pts.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Nothing says attractive like nerd chic... especially on guys! Jim aka John from the Office has got it going on... and he's funny :D<br /><br /></div></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-23986246284014761432009-08-22T01:16:00.000-04:002009-08-22T01:17:59.191-04:00What a Shitacious Amazing Party + Getting To Know Each OtherHola, blogga chicas! Que paso?! I've been neglecting blogger way too much as of late but life has thrown a few curve balls my way X P but I am back and in action! I have a few new buys to share with y'all and a few tags to do! So as I jam and write this I hope you enjoy it:D<br /><br />It was my birthday on Monday so I wanted to share some things that I got :D<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 196px; height: 261px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08966.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 194px; height: 260px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08969.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 196px; height: 261px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08970.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />I don't know if anyone remembers this from my previous post but I once saw a box of GIANT Pocky at HMart and my friend Tony happen to get it for me for my birthday. These things are SO freaking good and addicting. I had forgotten how good Pocky was and the fact that they're giant helps. Each box comes with 22 Giant pocky and they are invidutally wrapped. I set it on my notebook to show a size comparison.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 221px; height: 293px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08977.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>Amanda got me an awesome Panda double shot glass from the National Zoo! It's so freaking cute!! It's just asking for trouble since it's a double but it's just in time for going back to school. She recently started a blog so pay my BFF a visit! She's leaving me for England in the start of September to study aborad and I already asked for Berry M products haha<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 269px; height: 358px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08990.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>This is the necklace that Dan got me. I found it a few months ago on Esty and thought it was adorable cause I'm a Leo and it's a lion. It's my Mark Poulin. Check him out! He's got man other types of animals and necklaces and rings. I believe his Etsy store is called MarMar. The necklace came in this ADORABLE little box and with a little book of all Mark's characters. I wasn't a big fan of the wire necklace but that can always be changed :)<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 228px; height: 171px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08981.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" />.</a></center>I decided to give Fluidline another try. I epically FAILED at applying this gel liner a few months ago and gave up, but I'm starting to love using liner on my top lid with a wing and pencil smudges, liner doesn't last long enough, so GEL is the way to go! I was about to get the 266 brush to go along with it but I wasn't able to part with 19.50 just yet so I decided to venture into the land of brushes and start finding my HG liner brush... but I figure I will eventually invest in a 266. The MA that put this on me used a 210 and I really like what it did but I figure angled brush first before moving on to a fine tip brush.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 280px; height: 209px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08985.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>I've been meaning to share this with you girls for a while. This is my Redkin Satinwear 02. It's a blow-dry lotion for your hair. I was on a search for a heat-protected product for my hair when I first cut my hair a while ago and needed to blow dry it every day in order to keep it decent (short hair is so much more work!) and I noticed a burnt hair smell every time after I blow dry my bangs. One of my friends does hair and I told him my issue and he gave me this! I totally love it. Since my hair started growing out, I rarely blow-dry my hair... I ususally just brush and let it naturally dry, but I've been in a rush recently and needed to be presentable. I never blow dry without this now. I just squeeze a little bit on my finger tip and work it into my hair, espeically on the ends and then just blow dry. It makes me hair smell so good and leaves it with a nice shine and healthy bounce.<br /><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 240px; height: 179px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08986.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>I got this at Hot Topic the other day since I had a gift card and it was only 9.99. I've been obsessed with his new single Fireflies for some time now and have neglected to buy his CD. I LOVE THIS CD!! Owl City stays true to his style and there's not much I don't love about this CD. The only thing I don't like about this CD is the track "Hello Seattle" which is one of my favorite songs by Owl City is totally different from the old version and I much prefer the older version of the song. Although the differences between the new version and old version are very subtle... I'm very picky when it comes to my favorite songs. My favorite songs are "The Bird and the Worm" and "Umbrella Beach" to name a few :D<br /><br /><center><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 168px; height: 224px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08959.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img style="width: 243px; height: 182px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08976.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a></center>This is my new Target brand Pre-Brush Mouth Rinse. I've been wanting my teeth a lot whiter but I don't want to invest in Whitening Stripes because of what I've heard about them. I chose the target brand over Listerine mostly because of the price difference. The ingredients are exactly the same and so is the amount. The only difference maybe the formula between the two, but hey for a less bucks I'm willing to give it a go. I do have to admit that I have no been using this religiously like I should be in order to test it out. I get lazy when I brush my teeth haha. But I will start using it again and will do a full review later.<br /><br />I also had a party last week (which I talked consistently about haha) and to say the least it was an insane amount of fun! Donna & I's jungle juice was insanely good. Nothing says drunken mess like some Everclear.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_587522538113_15213355_34126738_6097912_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 219px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_587522538113_15213355_34126738_6097912_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My awesome Panda cake that Amanda made for me with bamboo cuppy cakes!<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs129.snc1/5532_1154338229620_1562610420_30578201_1619431_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 242px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs129.snc1/5532_1154338229620_1562610420_30578201_1619431_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Biffle and I! Poor girl was in pain cause she had just gotten her wisdom teeth pulled.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_587522498193_15213355_34126730_7587543_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 247px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs171.snc1/6409_587522498193_15213355_34126730_7587543_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite pictures of this summer. The first ever Crack Pack + Originals picture and everyone got the memo to stick out their tongue and make a face! Its so rare that we're able to take a picture together... much less all making a similar face. Gosh, how drunk were we...HAHA<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5532_1154339509652_1562610420_30578230_2247395_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 148px;" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs149.snc1/5532_1154339509652_1562610420_30578230_2247395_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Big Bro & Me! <33333><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs129.snc1/5532_1154337549603_1562610420_30578184_2447442_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 220px;" src="http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs129.snc1/5532_1154337549603_1562610420_30578184_2447442_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A(natomy) Crew! TK doesn't hug... ever so my friend Kristen and I decided to give him a hug!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs191.snc1/6409_587522548093_15213355_34126740_1302660_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 306px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs191.snc1/6409_587522548093_15213355_34126740_1302660_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>After I blew out my candles, I decided to basically hug everyone... and rock my friend's GaGa glasses... Donna's face is priceless.<br /></div>------------------------------<br /><br />Amy tagged me for this and I found it to be a great way to get to know one another!<br /><br /><br />1. What time did you get up this morning?<br />Technically 7:50 'cause of a text but I went back to sleep and woke up at 10.<br /><br />2. How do you like your steak?<br />Medium<br /><br />3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?<br />500 Days of Summer<br /><br />4. What is your favorite TV show?<br />Royal Pains, Glee, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, House MD<br /><br />5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?<br />Boston, Massachusetts<br /><br />6. What did you have for breakfast?<br />I don't eat breakfast... but the first meal I had today was Beer Battered Fish and Chips at Cheesecake Factory.<br /><br />7. What is your favorite cuisine?<br />Italian<br /><br />8. What foods do you dislike?<br />Things that smell bad and involve too much eggs, eggplant, and orange things.<br /><br />9. Favorite place to eat?<br />Still looking...<br /><br />10. Favorite dressing?<br />Ceaser and Thousand Island<br /><br />11. What kind of vehicle do you drive?<br />Toyota Corolla<br /><br />12. What are your favorite clothes?<br />Dresses<br /><br />13. Where would you visit if you had the chance?<br />I want to go to NYC and Boston.<br /><br />14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full?<br />Hahaha as Demetri Martin put it, "It depends on what's in the cup. If it's a half cup of baby blood, is it going to the baby? Then half full. Is it coming from the baby? Half empty!"<br /><br />15. Where would you want to retire?<br />Europe<br /><br />16. Favorite time of day?<br />When I can turn off my brain<br /><br />17. Where were you born?<br />States<br /><br />18. What is your favorite sport to watch?<br />NFL<br /><br />19. Who do you think will not tag you back?<br />Uh IDK<br /><br />20. Person you expect to tag you back first?<br />Isn't it pointless to do a tag back?<br /><br />21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this?<br />Errrbody.<br /><br />22. Bird watcher?<br />Uh. No.<br /><br />23. Are you a morning person or a night person?<br />After 11 AM person.<br /><br />24. Do you have any pets?<br />Nope!<br /><br />25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share?<br />I'm 20!<br /><br />26. What did you want to be when you were little?<br />Teen sensation Pop Star<br /><br />27. What is your best childhood memory?<br />Pointless careless summers.<br /><br />28. Are you a cat or dog person?<br />Dogs<br /><br />29. Are you married?<br />Nope<br /><br />30. Always wear your seat belt?<br />Yes!<br /><br />31. Been in a car accident?<br />yeah<br /><br />32. Any pet peeves?<br />Too many at this point in time.<br /><br />33. Favorite Pizza Toppings?<br />Pep, pesto, sausage<br /><br />34. Favorite Flower?<br />IDK. Lilacs are pretty right now.<br /><br />35. Favorite ice cream?<br />Everything but the... by Ben and Jerry's<br /><br />36. Favorite fast food restaurant?<br />Sonic<br /><br />37. How many times did you fail your driver's test?<br />Once. MD is easy, we drive on a closed course.<br /><br />38. From whom did you get your last email?<br />Facebook/My new Chemistry II Professor<br /><br />39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?<br />Sephora or Mac<br /><br />40. Do anything spontaneous lately?<br />Went to FroYo<br /><br />41. Like your job?<br />AHAHAHAHAH. Yeah right.<br /><br />42. Broccoli?<br />Yes!<br /><br />43. What was your favorite vacation?<br />Disney world!<br /><br />44. Last person you went out to dinner with?<br />Amanda-face yesterday :D<br /><br />45. What are you listening to right now?<br />Fireflies by Owl City<br /><br />46. What is your favorite color?<br />Green<br /><br />47. How many tattoos do you have?<br />0 :( I'm too scared to get one<br /><br />48. How many are you tagging for this quiz?<br />Hahaha no idea<br /><br />49. What time did you finish this quiz?<br />2 Days after I actually started it<br /><br />50. Coffee drinker?<br />Only when school starts.<br /><br />I tag anyone that hasn't done it yet!<br /><br />I've been totally slacking on commenting on blogs...haha... people update faster then I can read (damn squinty eyes!) but I do adore reading everyone's blog.<br /><br />I've gotten a few new beauty buys... Revlon from CVS's buy one get one free and a few things from ELF (my first ever ELF purchase!) so hopefully I shall share that with everyone next post.<br /><br />till then, lovers<br /><br />xoxoxCtang<br /><br />p.s. I've been on a search for a night moisterizer/cream, what do you lovely ladies use?Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-10266643770508514362009-07-31T23:23:00.001-04:002009-07-31T23:25:01.302-04:00"There's an Asian Family in Our Bathroom..." Video Heavy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/GKDyYF0gRfmaxaxlX108IyeAo1_500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 401px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/GKDyYF0gRfmaxaxlX108IyeAo1_500.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The first thing I HAVE to talk about is "500 Days of Summer." I don't know how many of you girls have seen the trailer for this movie but I totally adore it. I remember seeing it in passing but totally forgot about it till yesterday when Dan took me out to dinner cause I was hungry and mentioned that he was going to kidnap me to see a movie but I told him I was hungry. I told him to kidnap me after dinner and that he did indeed. He wouldn't tell me what movie we were seeing and we played a little guessing game until we finally got to the theater.<br /><br />But back to the movie. I think this is a MUST see summer movie. Here's the official trailer:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PsD0NpFSADM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PsD0NpFSADM&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />The trailer explains it all. It's a boy meets girl story, but not a typical love story. It's much more realistic (but still has movie magic) than any other love story I've ever seen. It left me with a nice warm and fuzzy feeling though, I'll say that much. It's now officially one of my favorite movies of all time. It's up there with Garden State. The music featured in the movie was AWESOME.<br /><br />It has Joseph Gordon-Levitt (from 10 Things I Hate About You) and Zoey Deschanel (ELF).<br />Their chemistry is wonderful to watch and the jokes are amazing. I laughed so much during this movie and didn't want it to be over. Might I add, Joseph Gordon-Levitt has grown into a fine young man??<br /><br />I saw this video on <a href="http://icaimages.blogspot.com/">ICA Images' blog</a>. You should check her out. Her photography is pretty freakin' awesome! But I saw this video and totally fell in love with it.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0v3d6SFcDys&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0v3d6SFcDys&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Instrumental styling + Taylor Swift + Coldplay + me = amazed<br /><br />So I stalk Perezhilton.com religiously because he has the daily dose of RPattz and is always up to date with Twilight drama and stills! But he featured this clip of the much anticipated TV show Glee, which I've been dying over and can't wait for the Fall season to start so I figure I'd share it with y'all.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="296"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/embed/ezBq1htPsnLKHSMm1ShJkg"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/embed/ezBq1htPsnLKHSMm1ShJkg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="296"></embed></object><br /><br />The lovely Amy Naree tagged me to do the "6 Things that Make You Happy." So here it is!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">1. Friends<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs148.snc1/5489_584340245453_15213355_33998591_3848418_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 195px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs148.snc1/5489_584340245453_15213355_33998591_3848418_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My friends are so important in my life. They keep me grounded and provide me with wonderful times and laughs. I value them a whole freakin' lot and they make me really uber happy hahaha.<br /><br />2. Food<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2577/6/9/1562610420/n1562610420_30378999_268251.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 163px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2577/6/9/1562610420/n1562610420_30378999_268251.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>What girl doesn't love FOOD! It makes me full and content... thus HAPPY! I don't care if it's froyo, cupcakes, ramen, or steak... food is awesomness.<br /><br />3. Singing and Dancing in the car<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08491.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 203px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08491.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>He's gonna kill me for using this picture...<br />No matter what mood I'm in I can count on music to either mellow me out or put a smile on my face. But put me in a car with my iPod and it's over! I also like watching my friends jam in their cars cause we get silly.<br /><br />4. Baking<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 217px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08532.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love baking. Sometimes I bake when I'm bored, or happy, or stressed. No matter the reason it always cheers me up... probably cause the end product is Food... haha<br /><br />5. Webcams<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Videocallsnapshot21.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 160px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Videocallsnapshot21.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hahaha! He made that face cause I got a snapshot of him before making a silly face at me. I love webcams. Although it's not as good as seeing someone in person, it's good enough for me until I can. It makes missing someone a little bit easier...<br /><br />6. Cuddling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v73/6/9/1562610420/n1562610420_30107659_9409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 133px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v73/6/9/1562610420/n1562610420_30107659_9409.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm a cuddler. Guilty.<br /><br /><br />I tag... EVERYONE. That's right. I want to know what puts a smile on your face!<br /><br />till next time, lovers<br />xoxoxCtang<br /></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-3132288158663922842009-07-29T00:56:00.000-04:002009-07-29T00:57:29.187-04:00Hi, I am C.Tang and I am UBER Forgetful- Swatches + Reviews + AwardAnyone that knows me, knows that I am extremely forgetful! I totally forgot a LOT of things that I was going to put in my previous post, but I will make it up in this one :)<br /><br />First, I realized that I never did a swatch of my Revlon lipsticks on my lips! Dumbass hahaha. So here they are for your viewing pleasure!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/plainlipnoflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 98px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/plainlipnoflash.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's my natural lip with lip balm for comparison.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/gentlemenpreferpink.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 133px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/gentlemenpreferpink.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Gentlemen Prefer Pink<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">As I said before, this is my FAVORITE out of the three that I picked up. It gives my lips a noticeable but gentle pearly pink. I've had no problems with this lippie drying out my lips at all and to say the least I'm pretty much in love with it. I can wear it almost everyday with any outfit... other then my gym clothes :)<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/pinkaboutit.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 153px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/pinkaboutit.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pink About It<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, this was the BRIGHT ass pink lipstick that reminded me of a strawberry pink. And now you can see what I mean by this swatch. It has grown on me a bit though, but I did find this one to be very drying after a few hours, which is weird because I never had a problem with my other Revlon Matte lipstick. Overall, I don't hate it but I don't love it. I'll probably be a lippie I keep on hand for a day where I'm feeling very fun and confident.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/pinkpout.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 153px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/pinkpout.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pink Pout<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Ahhhh. The lipstick that sparked the Revlon haul to begin with! I don't think this picture does this lipstick much justice but I absolutely LOVE this lipstick. It gives me the perfect nude lip without washing out my face completely. I've always had that issue with nude lips where it's so nude that it just makes my face look... off. Maybe I'll be able to show you guys in a picture one day. But this lipstick has very light pinks in it and when paired with Florabundance, I've got a lip that is perfect for summers.<br /><br />So while I'm on the subjects of lipsticks. Christine and I were discussing a few things she wanted to buy (Revlon lippies) and we talked about how surprisingly nice the quality of this drug store lipstick was and then... It occurred to me.<br /><br />Ever since I bought my Revlon lipsticks, I have completely neglected my Mac Honeylove. I tried wearing this lipstick out many times since I bought it and every time after a few hours, my lips are as dry as the Sahara Desert, despite putting lip balm under my lipstick. Does anyone else have this issue with Mac lipsticks? I know Mac is like the Holy Grail to many blogger babes and extremely lovable due to all their colors and finishes, but for $14 each and such popular demand, I kind of expected something more promising, even if I have to put lip balm under it. So lovely readers I must ask you, do you have the same issue with Mac lippies drying your lips or am I just imagining things? How was your first Mac lipstick experience? Also, what are your favorite lipsticks brands/colors?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Keep or Return?<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a248.g.akamai.net/7/248/8278/20061221190042/www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P122735/P122735_hero.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://a248.g.akamai.net/7/248/8278/20061221190042/www.sephora.com/assets/dyn/product/P122735/P122735_hero.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Since I'm on a ROLL with this beauty stuff, why stop now?! My Lancome BiFacil has been at it's very last days of life for a while and I wanted to try something other then the BiFacil becuase I'll be the first to admit, I am not made of money and my beauty addiction has taken a toll on my bank account. I've read many reviews that </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Clinique Take the Day Off </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">is comparable to the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lancome Bifacil</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. So I went out and bought a travel size of Take the Day Off (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1.7 fl oz for $8.50</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at Sephora) instead of the full size (</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4.2 fl oz for $17.50</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">) vs </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lancome BiFacil </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">which only comes in the </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4.2 fl oz size for $26</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> . That's a whole $8.50 difference for the same amount of product.</span><br /></div><br />Here are my thoughts on the Lancome Bifacil:<br />- A little bit goes a long way<br />- very gentle on eyes (doesn't matter if I'm using toilet paper or cotton balls)<br />- 1 or 2 swipes gets ALL my make up off, including MUFE liner or MAC waterproof liner<br /><br />My thoughts on Take the Day Off:<br />- not as gentle as BiFacil, but no tugging necessary to take off make up<br />- 2 to 4 swipes to get off all water proof liner<br />- sometimes I have to go back with a Q-tip and get the remaining liner on my eyes<br />- I generally have to dip my cotton ball 2x<br />- The layers never seperate properly again after using... instead it creates a 3rd milky colored layer between.... reminds me of Organic chemistry and inorganic layers and organic layers... hahaha I'm such a geek!<br /><br />Overall thoughts:<br />Is Take off the Day as great as BiFacil? : H-e-double hockey sticks NO<br />Is TOTD a good and cheaper alternative to BiFacil?: Yes. Yes it is.<br />Would I recommend TOTD to a friend?: Totally! My friends and I were playing with make up one day and we all used it.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">Verdict: Keep or Return?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Keep.</span> It's good for what it is and the price doesn't break the bank. Will I be running out to buy the full size when I'm done with the travel size? No. I've read on some blogs that baby oil does the job just as well! We all know that the key in removing make up is oil! Yes, it leave a residue on your face, but I wash my face post-taking off make up anyways! Plus it's hella cheap. It's worth the try. But if baby oil doesn't work out, I'll more then likely return to using BiFacil.<br /><br />So the lovely <a href="http://ohpuffcake.blogspot.com/">Puff </a>gave me the blogger buddie award:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/bloggerbuddieaward72609.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 189px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/bloggerbuddieaward72609.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love the icon that goes for it! It's so cute!! Thank you, Puff for giving me this award! You are too sweet. I love the idea behind it because we are all kinda like buddies on blogger :)<br /><br />Rules:<br />Pass this award on to bloggers you feel are friendly (hence blogger "buddie" :D) and interesting posters as well!<br /><br />I award:<br /><a href="http://closetrebelc.blogspot.com">Christine</a><br /><a href="http://hedonistb.blogspot.com/">Becks</a><br /><a href="http://roseilee.blogspot.com/">Roseilee</a><br /><a href="http://stacieeelovesit.blogspot.com">Stacy</a><br /><a href="http://ohpuffcake.blogspot.com/">Puff</a><br /><a href="http://amynaree.blogspot.com/">Amy Naree</a><br /><a href="http://maitai88.blogspot.com/">Mai</a><br /><a href="http://shopnchomp.blogspot.com/">Lisa</a><br /><br />p.s.<br /><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(15, 5, 149);font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><b>"Tony Kim"</b><aim:timestamp style="display: inline; font-size: 11px;"> (12:05:21 PM)</aim:timestamp>:</span> <span style="background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 255);font-family:Comic Sans MS;font-size:85%;" ><b>I GOT ALL 151 POKEMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /></b></span></div></div><br />That is the IM I just got...which reminds me that I've been wanting to share something with y'all for a while. There is this website called <a href="http://www.sporcle.com">Sporcle</a> that Dan got me addicted to... and I in turn got Tony addicted to this summer. It's basically a category game. For example: Name the Original 150 Pokemon... (which Tony has done God knows how many times) and you just type your answers (if it's the right answer it'll automatically go in, no need to press enter). The site is updated daily with new categories so I do it when I get REALLY bored. I think I've done a good 75% of them... and 20% I've done twice.<br /><br />I don't know if I've ever told you guys, but I can see the future... I foreshadow...<br /><br />That I will be writing a post on my thoughts of the movie <span style="font-style: italic;">500 Days of Summer</span>, another nail swatch, show you guys a bit of my closet and my shoes, food that I've been meaning to share... and do another tag :DChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-5426865282790235602009-07-27T22:42:00.003-04:002009-07-28T00:41:02.400-04:00Nails, Swatches, and Pictures, OH MY!How was your weekend, my lovely chicas?? My weekend was pretty wonderful. This picture basically explains why my weekend was so great:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142631576961_1562610420_30546018_6167739_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 249px;" src="http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142631576961_1562610420_30546018_6167739_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hahahahaha. Oh yes, this is the stud muffin, Philip from a previous post... with a funny face and shot glasses on his head. Did I ever mention I have the <span style="font-weight: bold;">BEST</span> friends?! But I'll save the pictures of my life for later on in the post.<br /></div><br />I mentioned before that I had a little China Glaze haul and I've been painting my nails random colors lately. Here's the product of Thursday night:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 192px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08688.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sexy in the City<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This color reminds me of the mermaid color that Sephora had on their website for a while. It's got subtle green undertones that you can't see in the picture. It's so nice and shiny. My thoughts on China Glaze so far is pretty freakin' rad. I haven't had any chipping what so ever and the colors come out very nice. I ususally do two coats to get an even color :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also forgot to mention this little thing when I did my post on my Revlon haul! My bad.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000721.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 248px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000721.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Revlon Color Stay Pallete in Saultry Smokey<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So far I've only played with the colors. I realized that the picture doesn't really show that the last color is a very light Lavender. So far, that one is my favorite. I really have no effin' clue how to apply eyeshadow ( I'm such a N00b) but chyeah. I've tried a few things out and I look like a freak of nature with colored eyelids. Hahahaha. My friend Monica used to do my make up before I went out when I lived in Connecticut (for all of 6 months, fail). So hopefully one day I'll master the skills of eyelid art and show you guys how great this pallet is.<br /><br />So this past week was one of my best friends birthday! (see post below haha) And to say the least we had to throw a party since it was her big 21st. I'm sure I totally bore you guys with my life but my friends are such a big part of me and this blog is intended to document my beauty habits and my life events, so I figure I'd share a few pictures with y'all. If you want more, friend me on Facebook! My badge is to the right... please let me know if that link allows you to friend me. My privacy settings on my FB are so complicated I confuse myself sometimes.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142626776841_1562610420_30545996_246022_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 293px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142626776841_1562610420_30545996_246022_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />One of my favorite pictures from the night. Classic Joel face. Why must he be so tan! Amanda creeping in the back!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142624696789_1562610420_30545977_2270871_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 258px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142624696789_1562610420_30545977_2270871_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Amanda and Daniel. They've known each other since like 5th Grade... and I think they're secretly best friends, they just don't want to admit it to each other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs151.snc1/5612_1142616696589_1562610420_30545855_7671782_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 224px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs151.snc1/5612_1142616696589_1562610420_30545855_7671782_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is me with my friend Sean. I look awful in this pic, but I wanted to show you guys Sean. Cori and I call him Jacob Black ahahha. He looked a lot more like Jacob with his old long hair but now he's Wolf Pack Jacob with his short hair. Amanda kept going on and on about how he and his brothers, and our friends (who are also brothers) compose the Wolf Pack... I love drunk Amanda!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs151.snc1/5612_1142618416632_1562610420_30545876_3251546_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 283px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs151.snc1/5612_1142618416632_1562610420_30545876_3251546_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My big bro, Avo and me. My picture taking skills were so sloppy at this point, but I love Avo's God pose hahaha. No, he's not really my brother by birth, but we might as well be family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142618296629_1562610420_30545873_5936387_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 300px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs131.snc1/5612_1142618296629_1562610420_30545873_5936387_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love the Birthday Girl, Cori, to pieces <3. Sorry for the blurriness but Cori and I agreed that it's very metaphorical to how the night was... a blur but totally fun.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">We are thicker then blood, we are a bit more than friends, we are family <3<br /><br />--- <br /><br />So I haven't hauled much since I'm trying to save up a bit, but I did buy a few clothes that I've been meaning to show you girls so that'll definatly be next post! I am by NO means a fashionista and I have a hard time picking out clothes that fit me right, but when I do I snatch that up!<br /><br />Hope everyone is doing well :) <br /><br />xoxoxCtang </div></div><br /></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-52581084518063476992009-07-23T19:37:00.005-04:002009-07-24T02:16:08.091-04:00Happy Birthday + Random You Tube VideoI want to wish my LOVELY WONDERFUL BESTIE, CORI a...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY TO THE AWESOMEST CHICA AMORFACE EVERRRRRR!<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/eastcoastchick311/myspace/cori.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 285px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/eastcoastchick311/myspace/cori.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>An old picture of us from the best summer ever.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Yeah, I get really excited about my girl's birthdays especially the big 21. Yes, I'm totally obnoxious and feel the need to announce it to the world that my friends are born on their birthday, I apologize. Just a nice and short post today. Gym in the mornin' then hopefully getting a new cell phone!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thanks to everyone that responded to my last post about the hair straightener situation :)</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I end this post with one of Cori and I's favorite youtube video. WARNING: NSFW! His name is Bo Burnham and he's a comedian and one of the most offensive and hilarious people I've ever watched! Please don't watch if you're easily offended. I've got a totally twisted sense of humor. You'll see what I mean after you watch this.</span><br /><br /></div><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:180%;" ><br /></span><br /><br /><object style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/obIGsb-IZMo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/obIGsb-IZMo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">p.s. I'm a geek and actually did the math to see how many years it'd be statutory rape... hahaha >.<</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">His CD and DVD is available at Target for $9.99!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Enjoy, blogger chicas!</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">xoxoxCtang</span>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-76005899558774960582009-07-21T02:56:00.004-04:002009-07-21T13:56:57.550-04:00Stacy's Giveaway Package + Revlon Haul<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 374px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000643.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />This is my "HI!!!!!" face. *insert frantic waving hand to all bloggers reading this* Hahaha... I'm so awkward it's insane.<br /><br />Moving on to the post...<br /><br />I hauled some Revlon lipsticks that I must share with you guys because I'm totally in love with them.<br /><br />Revlon Matte Lipstick - Pink Pout (without flash)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08604.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 181px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08604.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This picture does NO justice to this lipstick. It's actually a very pretty light pink. I wore this for the first time today and so far I'm very impressed with this. I read on <a href="http://swatchcrazee.blogspot.com/2009/07/lotd-feat-pink-lippies.html">SwatchCrazee</a>'s blog that this is about a shade lighter then Mac's Pink Nouveau. I don't own Pink Nouveau but if you go to her post <a href="http://swatchcrazee.blogspot.com/2009/07/lotd-feat-pink-lippies.html">here</a> you can see for yourselves :).<br /><br />I read a lot of reviews that said that Revlon Matte lipsticks were very drying but I didn't have this issue at all during my 7+ hours of wearing it. I did put a layer of Palmer's Cocoa Butter Swivel Stick on my lips before applying the lipstick. I finished my lips with Mac's Florabundance on top of this and it gave me a wonderful pink lip. Regretfully, I didn't take any pictures, but I'll be sure to include a pic soon with this lippie.<br /><br />Revlon Matte Lipstick- Pink About It (without flash)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 254px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08606.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I've only swatched this on my hand so far but the color still scares me a bit. It is more of a strawberry red in my opinion than a pink. It's extreamly bright too... I have no idea when I'll ever wear this but when I do I'll be sure to post a picture haha.<br /><br />Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick (Pearl Finish)- Gentlemen Prefer Pink<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08590.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 188px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08590.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Without flash (can you see my China Glaze haul... hahaha next post :) )<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 228px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08596.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>With flash<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I picked this lipstick out on a total whim, no lie. I was just standing looking at the colors and grabbed this one and asked Cori if she liked it and she said she thought the color was cute so I bought it. Little did I know that I would fall in love with this lippie. It's a very cute pink and and it lasts for a while. Again, I had no problem with drying but I tend to always put either cocoa butter or chapstick on my lips first because I hate having chapped lips, espeically with lipsticks.<br /><br />I got bored and decided to play with my new lipsticks. Here's the product of my boredom:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000644.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 128px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000644.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I blended Gentlemen Prefer Pink and Pink Pout together and topped it with NYX Smokey Look (159) that I got from Stacy from her giveaway (see below).<br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 303px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08611.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />^ Revlon Lipsticks side by side w/ flash. Top to Bottom: Pink About It, Pink Pout, Gentlemen Prefer Pink<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08608.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 263px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08608.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>^ without flash<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And of course I have to include a swatch!<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000621.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 189px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000621.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>L to R with Flash: NYX Smokey Look, NYX Frosted Biege, Gentlemen Prefer Pink, Pink About It, Pink Pout<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000629.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 414px; height: 182px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000629.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Same order, without flash<br /><br />So Mai (<a href="http://maitai88.blogspot.com/">Maitai</a> [I love her blog! Her pictures and posts are always so interesting]) and I won Stacy's (<a href="http://stacieeelovesit.blogspot.com/">stacieeelovesit</a>) giveaway! I was so excited cause I've never won anything before and I love Stacy (and her blog :) ) so I couldn't wait to see what goodies would come in the mail. I loved everything she got me! Here's a few pics:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000580.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 419px; height: 314px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000580.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000588.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 423px; height: 317px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P1000588.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>EEP! Words cannot express how happy/grateful I am for her gifts. I'm especially in love with the NYX glosses she included. I've tried both of them for work and they look wonderful (will swatch later for you guys :) ).<br /><br />So I've been on a mission to live up this summer as much as possible which is why I become MIA from blogger. I went mini golfing with Donna, Donna's brother, and JPromster last week and here's my favorite picture that I stole from Donna from the event.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P7130070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/P7130070.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Oh yeah. We were proud of our golf balls.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This whole having a bit of freedom during the summer (instead of school) has given me a new outlook on life. I used to let a lot of things eat at me and be bothered by so much drama, but I'm determined to just let go of a lot of it. Not let things bug me so much and to put it simply, "brush the dirt off my shoulder." Life is honestly too short to be bothered by things and people that aren't worth the effort. Drama is so unnecessary and is so middle school. Part of growing up is leaving stuff in the past and that is what I plan on doing. As much as I hate getting older (my secret wish is to be forever 17 cause I had the time of my life at 17), it's going to happen and there is nothing I can do to stop it, so why not embrace it and fill my life with wonderful people who love me for who I am and have done nothing but been there for all the smiles, laughs, and tears?<br /><br />Ok so enough about my new philosophy.<br /><br />I also got to hang out with Cori D 4 days in a row! I swear this hasn't happened since summer of 06, but I love hanging out with this girl and I hate how responsiblities come in the way of our hang out time! We took a little trip to Rita's to hang out with our friend Philip.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08581.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 386px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08581.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Cori D! Rockin' my black and white Wayfarers that I got from Forever 21 :) This lovely chica is turning 21 this Friday and I know how much she loves them so they're offically hers. <3 style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08584.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 293px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08584.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />RITAS! It's almost as good as Froyo. They have the yummiest Custard ever. I didn't get anything the day we went but I always get the twist of Vanilla and Chocolate custard in a waffle cone with rainbow sprinkles on the side so I can dunk my custard into it so every bite is a sprinkle bite. Haha, I just realized how childish that sounded! But seriously, I ate at this place at least once a week during the summer of '06. Their Italian ice is pretty gosh darn yummy too. I'm sure I'll have actual pictures of their yum yums in later posts.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08583.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 387px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08583.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My friend Philip who I haven't seen in at least 4 months or so. Haha, I think he looks like such a <span style="font-style: italic;">stud muffin</span> in this picture. He's a fire fighter, thus his little radio thing-a-ma-bobber and his guns (what I like to call biceps). He was the only one from his squad at the station that day but Cori and I begged and pleaded for him to come out and meet us ( I told him that Rita's was on fire and it was his duty to put it out. :) ) because we hadn't seen him in forever. Seeing him just makes me more excited because I can't wait to be reunited with all my old friends at Cori's 21st birthday party. It's the one of the few events all summer that brings us all back together regardless of what we're all doing. It's going to be such a shit show, I can't wait. XD<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/PerkyAward.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 177px; height: 200px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/PerkyAward.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Amy (<a href="http://amynaree.blogspot.com/">Amy Naree</a>) was sweet enough to give me the Perky Blogger award! Please go follow her now if you haven't already. I love reading her blog post; she's got the most amazing jewlary and clothes and I adore her FOTD and Amy is so sweet and just down right adorable and we're almost twins haha :) Thanks again for the award, Darling!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); line-height: 18px;">Rules:<br /><br />Grab this award on my blog by leaving a comment on this post. Please make a post of this award on your blog then link the person who gave this award to you. Also, you must pass this award on to bloggers you choose.</span></span></span></div>I award this tooooo:<br /><br />Christine (<a href="http://closetrebelc.blogspot.com/">Closet Rebel</a>)<br />Amy (<a href="http://amynaree.blogspot.com/">Amy Naree</a>) (cause you're that awesome!)<br />Roseilee (<a href="http://roseilee.blogspot.com/">Roseileeeee</a>)<br />Stacy (<a href="http://stacieeelovesit.blogspot.com/">Stacieeelovesit</a>)<br />Sylvia (<a href="http://chaoticcookie.blogspot.com/">Chaotic Cookie</a>)<br /><a href="http://shopnchomp.blogspot.com/">Shop N' Chomp</a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Donna (<a href="http://domoyogato.blogspot.com/">Domoyogato</a>)<br /><br />I adore reading these girls blogs and they're always so happy and I've gotten to know them a little bit and they're all simply amazing people.<br /><br />'Till next time, lovers.<br /><br />xoxoxC.Tang<br /></div></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-40404124055480040142009-07-17T00:41:00.004-04:002009-12-15T09:27:53.318-05:00Cupcakes & Harry PotterHola Chicas , as promised:<br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);"><span style="font-size:180%;">Mocha Cupcakes with Cream Cheese buttercream!<br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08529.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 224px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08529.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Materials you'll need:<br /><ul><li>muffin liners</li><li>cupcake pan</li><li>mixer (optional)</li><li>1 large bowl</li><li>1 large mixing bowl</li><li>1 cup/mug<br /></li></ul>Ingredients for Cupcakes: (makes approx. 14 depending on how much you fill the liners)<br /><br />Dry mix:<br /><ul><li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08530.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 238px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08530.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>1 1/3 cup of all-purpose flour</li><li>1/2 cup cocoa powder ( I use Hershey's)<br /></li><li>1 tsp. baking powder<br /></li><li>1/2 tsp. baking soda<br /></li><li>1/4 tsp salt<br /></li><li>1/4 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)</li></ul>Coffee Mix:<br /><ul><li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 244px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08531.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>1 1/2 tsp instant coffee powder (depending on how much you like coffee you can add up to 3 tsp. or more. I ususally use 1 1/2 tsp when I make 6 cupcakes because I love love love coffee) I use Neastle Taster's Choice and I've also used Foldgers before<br /></li><li>1/2 cup hot water (I added 3/4 cup since I used 3 tsp cause it looked a bit dark)<br /></li><li>1 tsp. vanilla extract</li><li>1/2 cup of whole milk (I used 2% and it was fine)</li></ul>Wet mix:<br /><ul><li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 187px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08532.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>1 stick of softened unsalted butter</li><li>1 cup of sugar</li><li>1 large egg</li></ul>1. Combine all the ingredients in the dry mix in a large bowl and sift together. If you don't have a shifter just use a whisk or a fork and mix everything together evenly. :)<br />2. Mix softened butter, sugar, and egg in a large mixing bowl until creamy.<br />3. Add 1/2 of dry mix into the wet mix until the lumps are gone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 260px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08533.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>4. Combine instant coffee, water, milk, and vanilla extract in a large cup.<br />5. Add remaining dry mix and coffee mixture into wet mix and combine until creamy and lumps are gone.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08534.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 230px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08534.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08535.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 228px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08535.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />6. Line the cupcake pan with your liners and fill liners with your cupcake mixture until about 2/3 full (most recipies say 1/3 full but I love muffin tops!). I usually use a 1/3 measuring cup and pour it in. I find it a lot easier and cleaner. Just make sure you don't go over the liner :)<br />7. Bake for 20 minutes at 350 degrees! To check if done, stick a toothpick into a random cupcake if it comes out clean then you're good. Allow them to sit then eat alone or top with cream cheese frosting!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08538.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 260px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08538.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Cream Cheese Buttercream<br /><br />- 4 oz. of softened cream cheese (half of the little tub)<br />- 1/2 stick of unsalted butter<br />- 1 tsp. of vanilla extract<br />- 3/4 cup of powdered sugar<br /><br />Mix butter and cream cheese together then combine remaining ingredients. I put the frosting in a container and top the cupcakes to serve :) I put it in the fridge and it's fine.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08537.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 243px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08537.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Its so lumpy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08541.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 244px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08541.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ahhh! This is what I'm talking about :)<br /></div>The final product:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08547.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 256px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08547.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The amount of coffee I use has varied from batch to batch. The review on this batch so far is that the inital taste is chocolaty but the coffee comes at you as an after taste. So I'm thinking a bit more coffee next time. I'm used to making half the recipe so that might be it haha. But they always turn out pretty good.<br /><br /><br />I spent some quality time with <a href="http://www.domoyogato.blogspot.com/">Donna</a>saurus Rex & the M. Bros (haha like Mario brothers!) and it was so much fun. We hit up Charm City Cupcakes and I have to say... they make the best cupcakes in MARYLAND. No lie, I've never had a better cupcake in my life. It was moist... the frosting tasted like... HEAVEN! And that's saying something since I HATE frosting... I'm a buttercream slut/fattie. But their "frosting" wasn't even frosting... it's it own catagory of decoration! I wish I had my camera with me to take some awesome pics but it was a negatory. We ended up catching dinner at this Vietnamese resturant that looked pretty promising. Haha in our epic failure, when we went to go pay we didn't realize that they didn't take credit cards. Good thing we had cash on us and were able to pay the bill and leave a bit of a tip before we left.<br /><br />We ate a bunch of food but both of us forgot to bring our cameras so unfortunately there are no pictures of our wonderful time together :( Hopefully the next time we go to Baltimore I'll have my camera ready and going!<br /><br />My buddy TK and I planned a little chill trip after our final the other day. We've been planning this trip since the third week of our summer class just to have something to look forward to after a depressing final haha. He's been known to jam in his car and I vowed to bring my camera along. He was skeptical about me bringing my camera along (as he should have), but I won't upload any of his jam out videos because I still want to have a friend after I post this haha. But I will show this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxb-BZmPma8Cd7p1HoYlMUcp55pBzX7aBx6djiGsOlrv4_d78sHdExqgizj3qpsJLWvHATRlh-qFl5DTvg8PA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /></div>Hahaha! His face is priceless when he realizes what I'm doing.<br /><br />We had planned to go to Koh's Buloogogi in this town center but when we got there... it wasn't there anymore. Turns out that they moved and I didn't know it so we ended up paying $2.50 for 15 minutes of parking. TK knew of this other Korean place that was about 10 minutes away so we drove over there. I can't remember what it's called or what we got (he ordered in Korean...) and was so hungry I didn't take pictures, but! I do remember that we ordered Galbi which is similar to Bulgogi but the short rib version. They were effin' DELISH! I just googled a few terms and apparently we had <strike>Doenjang</strike> Soondooboo, which is a kind of tofu soup with a broth made to your level of spicy-ness with different kinds of meat or seafood and it came with kimchi, pickled radishs, rice, and spicy cucumbers. All I know is that it was freakin DELISH.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08483.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 240px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08483.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I tried to get a shot of TK's dream car... a Dodge Charger cop car hahaha but was unsuccessful.<br />We actually got "lost" for a bit but the navigator in my head with the little map got us back to the right road. We were driving on this long country road for a while and he totally jammed to B.Spears but I didn't catch on video :( At last! We got to Caliyo!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08485.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 335px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08485.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Tony's first taste of my obsession! MMMMMmmmm :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08487.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 221px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08487.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Tony's concoction: mango and honey dew frozen yogurt twist, pink grapefruit frozen yogurt, rainbow sprinkles, gummy bears, M&Ms, skittles... and there may be peaches in there haha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08486.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 175px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08486.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mine: half mango froyo, half honey dew yogurt, gummy bears, peaches, boboa, mochi!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08493.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 346px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08493.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Hahah I was really happy about caliyo and that I was done with summer classes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08492.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 209px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08492.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Tony was happy about something. Probably about the yummy yogurt... and our sweet jam session and overall fun time haha. I didn't even realize it until he mentioned it but he looks like Mashimoro!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://extasy.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/mashimaro-02.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 209px;" src="http://extasy.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/mashimaro-02.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>So I LOVE Harry Potter.To say the least I was UBER UBER UBER EXCITED for HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE. It's been ages since I've read the books ( I want to re-read them soon though) but I've been waiting for the new movie to come out for a while... I'm still mad that they pushed it back till now but all that matters is that I got to see it. Of course I had to go to the midnight showing...<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08520.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 220px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08520.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Dan waiting for my friends to arrive at the theatre so we'd all go in at the same time. He's wearing my glasses. =P<br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08525.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 243px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08525.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My favorite: Sour Patch Watermelons! I ate Rasinettes during the movie but I also bought these!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I'm not going to lie. I was mildly disappointed by the movie. I thought it was going to be so much darker (similar to the setting of the book) but I found myself laughing more then anything else. I can't lie, the chemistry in the movie is undeniable and the humor is genius! But I missed the big battle and the quality stuff that made the 6th book sit on the edge of your seat while you read. I don't want to ruin the movie for anyone but I'll defiantly be seeing this movie again. Lavender Brown was PERFECT... I know my best friend is still upset that the original Lavender from Prisoner of Azkaban got replaced by some crazy white girl but she played the character so well it's insane.<br /><br />So this post can't be ended without SOMETHING about cosmetics. My Palmer's Swivel stick has been at it's end for a while now and I always wondered how much was left once it doesn't come up anymore... so I decided preform a little bit of surgery.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08465.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 243px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08465.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I used an Xacto knife and cute off the top (I turned it so whatever was left wouldn't get cut of course) and then I swiveled it back up and popped out the remaining cocoa butter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08466.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 220px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08466.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>There's hella lot left! I'm using this little nub until I run down to the very end cause I'm currently broke as a mo :)<br /><br />Sorry for the total lack of posts. I've been trying to get organized since I finished class and I have a new job as a hostess on the weekends :) Not to mention I'm trying to live up my summer since it's my first one since my Senior year of high school.<br /><br /></div></div>Coming up in future posts:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Angel Food Cake!</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08549.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 345px; height: 259px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08549.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/P1000564.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 177px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/P1000564.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Until next time, lovers<br /><br />xoxoxCtang<br /><br />p.s. Anyone have any recommendations on must haves from their make up collection? I've been trying to buy something new to add but I haven't seen anything that has caught my eye. Whether it be something from the drugstore or Sephora or what now :) Thanks ahead of time.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-42953665706262180492009-07-06T03:47:00.006-04:002009-07-07T10:15:04.974-04:00Summer Lovin' Having a Blast...I am back and alive from Emerald Isle, North Carolina. It took 9 hours to get there and 9 hours to get back (instead of 7 each way) but all in all I have to say it was a bomb diggity trip! I will admit I think Dan and I spent more time sleeping then at the beach, but the sun can do that to you!<br /><br />Despite putting on SPF like it was my job, I got some sunburn on my shoulder (EPIC FAILURE!) Haha to further my failure I fell asleep in a beach chair so only the front of my legs are tan... uhh... oops?! But that's why I have the rest of the summer to even it all out.<br /><br />A few highlights of my trip:<br />1. Catching some awesome rays and attempting to get "brown."<br />2. Spending time with the boyfriend after not seeing him for a while<br />3. Hanging out with Dan's nephew and niece. They are absolutely adorable! I can't believe his niece can talk now! My favorite thing that his nephew said was when we were sitting in the living room and Dan had his Ray Bans on and I asked Lindsay (Dan's nephew) who Dan was and he said "He's a dude. He's got sunglasses, he's a dude!" Hahaha! Then I asked if he was a dude and he said, "Yeah! I'm a dude cause I have a mohawk." I wish I was 3 years old again with sweet Spongebob jammies.<br />4. I think everyone should take a visit to NC... or at least Emerald Isle, NC. Everyone there is so nice! We'd be walking to the beach (like a 10 minute walk from the house) and people driving by would smile and wave even though we had no idea who they were.<br />5. I really want to try Bojangles!<br /><br />Christine (<a href="http://www.closetrebelc.blogspot.com/">Closet Rebel</a>) & Amy (<a href="http://amynaree.blogspot.com/">Amynaree</a>) were lovely enough to tag me =)<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Tell your readers 10 things about you that they may or may not know, but are true. Tag ten people with the award, and be sure to let them know they've been tagged (a quick comment on their blog will do). Don't forget to link back to the blogger who tagged you.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iazt2Ze6o5U/SlGs1SZjKhI/AAAAAAAAAEM/OIQOCV0TnI4/s1600-h/Honest_tag.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 179px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iazt2Ze6o5U/SlGs1SZjKhI/AAAAAAAAAEM/OIQOCV0TnI4/s200/Honest_tag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355251463392274962" border="0" /></a>1. I am 19 and a student @ Unversity of Maryland majoring in Cellular Biology and Genetics.<br /><br />2. I am friends with Christine aka Closet Rebel in real life. Haha =) Yes, we hang out and go to the mall and munch on sushi together and sit at the Union at school together and even have the same name. She is the one that started out my fascination with make up, which I in turn have hooked the rest of my friends. She's really awesome. You should follow her if you haven't already because I adore her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2682/18/95/1409980837/n1409980837_325137_29555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 272px;" src="http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2682/18/95/1409980837/n1409980837_325137_29555.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>3. I've known my boyfriend Dan since 6th grade. I was a crazy Harry Potter fanatic and he told me he'd never watch a HP movie all the way through. Summer of Junior year, I made him come over to my house and forced him to sit through the first Harry Potter movie. He hated it, but I made him come over for all the other ones and that started our movie nights. He hasn't been able to get rid of me since =)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 129px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07048.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/danielryan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 200px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/danielryan.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm such a creep haaha<br /></div><br />4. My first mascara was Lil' Bad Gal...about 6 months ago... it's been all down hill since then haha.<br /><br />5. I am Chinese, but my Dad was born and raised in Vietnam so he considers himself to be Vietnamese, but my grandparents are Chinese. I am fluent in Cantonese and understand Mandarin and can speak the basics of it. After 15 years of Chinese school, I can translate in pin-ying pretty well but reading the characters is a whole other story. I wish I could speak Vietnamese.<br /><br />6. I'm what a lot of people consider "white-washed." I can't count how many people have called me a ABC, Twinkie, or Banana. I haven't really figured out how I feel about being labeled this. I mean, it's totally true. I was raised in the American culture, what do people expect? I just hope I never lose my Chinese culture, but as long as I embrace it I don't think I will. Plus, what's wrong with being able to enjoy a Hamburger once and a while but eating chicken feet at dim sum the next day? I guess it's just kinda annoying when people first hear me talk and they respond, "I didn't expect you to speak like that." Or how people who talk to me on the phone before they meet me always say, "I totally expected you to be white." What is that supposed to mean?!<br /><br />7. I'm currently totally and completely obsessed with the 2009 Dodge Challenger SRT8 and I blame my friend Tony for it. It's kind of gotten sad how much we just text each other and talk about how sexy the Challenger and Charger are and how we dream to drive down the highway, him in his black charger, me in my black challenger, going "vroom, vroom" as we say it. This is now our life goal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/2008_dodge_challenger_srt8_11_galle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 219px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/2008_dodge_challenger_srt8_11_galle.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>8. I make friends to keep. Through thick and thin. I've been friends with this girlies since who knows when. They've been bffs since like elementary school but they welcomed me with open arms. This picture basically defines our lives for the most part.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/promcopy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 339px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/promcopy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This was my junior prom and their senior prom (one of like six pictures that exist from that night). I love them to death. The Crack Pack will live on.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Amanda_Me_Homecoming.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 264px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Amanda_Me_Homecoming.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Sophomore homecoming with my best friend since 7th grade. (Brace face...FML)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">9. With my Challenger, I want a puppy! Specifically, I want a Wheaten Terrier. Dan promised that he'd get me one for my 24 birthday/Pharmacy School graduation even though he's not a big fan of dogs. All I know is that I want a puppy and I'm holding him to that promise no matter what!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Quinn.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 252px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Quinn.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>10. I am deathly scared of heights. I can ride in airplanes just fine, but roller coasters scare the living shit out of me. There is a video somewhere in the internet of me riding Superman at Six Flags... it is not a pleasant video. I still don't know how I got coaxed into that.<br /><br />I Tag:<br />Anyone that is interested! =) So that means you... yes you! I know you're reading this. Go blog about 10 things so I can learn more about you =)<br /><br />xoxoxCtang<br /></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-45879577531691013052009-07-01T23:20:00.005-04:002009-07-02T00:29:01.210-04:00Boys Boys Boys, I like Boys in Cars<a href="http://www.domoyogato.blogspot.com/">Donna</a> suggested that I do a food post since I haven't done one since... my first post! Although I haven't bought anything that I think everyone should go out and try, I do bake a whole lot so expect some cupcake recipes coming up. I like to bake when I get really stressed or am going through some difficult times. I know my friend Cori said I was like Izzie from Grey's Anatomy (one of my favorite shows!) I went through a 2 week period where I did nothing but bake cupcakes, cookies, and Angel Food cake and to say the least my friends and family totally reaped the benefits. I've decided the first recipe:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(153, 51, 0);">Mocha Cupcakes with home made Cream Cheese Frosting<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Should be up in about 2 weeks since I have finals and junk next week. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">So anyone that has ever driven with me or seen me driving knows that I love jamming out in my car. I'm that person that has their windows rolled down (and back in the day, sun roof opened), arm out the window, blasting their music so loud that the glass is vibrating. This is only in the summer time because I love summers in Maryland (most of the time). It's usually a nice breeze, bright sun, and perfect "jam" weather. I have a very specific Jam playlist for this summer and I just wanted to share it with you girlies.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/WebCam_20090701_23153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 273px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/WebCam_20090701_23153.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My iPod who's backlight no longer functions...but I can't live without.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">1. Boys Boys Boys - Lady Gaga</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />This is just an upbeat song that I'm totally in love with. I start shaking my hips and before you know it I'm in a full jam out session. Every time she says "We like boys in cars..." I automatically think of the Challenger. It's so sad that I'm starting to become obsessed about a car. Her whole album is awesome. It's got a little bit of everything: slow songs, pop songs, dance songs.</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /><br />2. You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br />This is my country/pop jam of the summer. I used to listen to Taylor occasionally but ever since I started hanging out with my friend who's obsessed with her... I haven't stopped listening to her especially this song. I mean... who can't relate to this song? A girl that has a crush on a boy who doesn't notice that she's the best thing for him... sigh. I'm totally the girl in sneakers. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Taylor, why must you be so catchy.<br /><br />3. Jump - Flo Rida feat. Nelly Furtado<br />"When I say jump you say how high?" The beat is just awesome. 'Nough said.<br /><br />4. Touch Me - Flo Rida<br />The computerized intro to this song catches your attention and then you're just hooked!<br /><br />5. Weightless- All Time Low<br />All Time Low is a local band that I've been listening to/following since my freshman year of high school. Some of you may recognize them from MTV =) I'm glad they've grown to be so popular. Weightless is one of their new songs for their much anticipated CD due out in July! This song describes my mood for this summer exactly. "This my reaction. To everything I fear. I've been going crazy I don't want to waste another minute here." *cue head bang!* I blast this song all the time when I drive to school and it just puts me in the zone.<br /><br />6. Fat Bottomed Girls- Queen<br />It's Queen. No explanation needed.<br /><br />7. Wonderwall - Oasis<br />This is such a beautiful but mellow song that's just about love. Just take a listen to the lyrics.<br /><br />8. Hello Seattle - Owel City<br />If you like bands like HelloGoodbye or Plushgun. I think Owl City is right up your ally. It's very poppy and electronica sounds but adorable!<br /><br />9. Baby One More Time... - Britney Spears<br />That's right! I went old school! I've played this song twice while driving with my friend and we had a grand old time. It's always fun jamming out to old songs and reminiscing.<br /><br />10. New Soul - Yael Naim<br />Many of you know this song from the Apple commercials and honestly, Apple knows what's up when it comes to music, I can't even lie. They've featured some of my favorite bands on there Ads =)<br /><br />11. Chokechain! - 3OH!3<br />They've gotten hugely popular since their single "Don't Trust Me" released on the radio but this is by far my favorite song by them. "Nice legs, daisy dukes, makes a man go..."<br /><br />12. Summer Hair = Forever Young - The Academy Is...<br />The title explains it all.<br /><br />13. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani<br />Girl anthem much?<br /><br />14. That's Not My Name - Ting Tings<br />I will be the first to admit that this song bugged the HELL out of me when I first heard it but it grew on me... now when I walk to class I find myself shaking my shoulders, singing "They call me Hell! They call me Stacy!" in my head. Yes, I occasionally get questionable looks.<br /><br />15. Wannabe - Spice Girls<br />Don't even try to lie and say you don't know the lyrics to this song!<br /><br />16. Single Ladies - Beyonce<br />Yes, this song is over played. Yes, the dance videos of this song on you tube are priceless (especially the Joe Jonas one...) Yes, if you like it then you better put a ring on it!<br /><br />17. I'm on a Boat - The Lonely Island feat. T-Pain<br />"I got my swim trunks... and my flippy floppies." Another viral video, but for some reason I always have fun blasting this song and rapping the Adam Samberg parts with Daniel.<br /><br />18. Bust a Move - Young MC<br />Old rap song = eternal love. Snap your fingers, thrust your hips. "She's dressed in yellow, she says hello. Come sit next to me, you fine fellow. You run over there without a second to lose. And what comes next? You bust a move!"<br /><br />19. Sugar - Flo Rida<br />How can you not like a song with a clip from the 90s hit Eiffel 65 "Blue." ( I can still recite most of the lines to that song... damn catchy Italians!) Puts his Flo Rida touch on a classic 90s dance song.<br /><br />20. The Beach - All Time Low<br />I'm sorry, but I have to pay homage to my favorite hometown boys. This is the perfect ending to a summer or summer playlist. "They can take take take the kids from the summer, but they'll never never never take the summer from me. It was the very first time I lost my mind for a week. They can make make make me forget the weather, if I never never never wash the sand from my feet. It was the very last time we said good bye to the beach. Showing off our teeth." They basically take the words straight from my mouth. Plus, the guitar riffs allow enough time to insert a dance party.<br /><br />My playlists are usually 100+ songs but I figure I'd keep it to 20. =) Everyone has different music tastes and I totally appreciate that. I love listening to everything and I mean everything. I listen to indie, folk, oldies, post rock, rap, r&b, techno... If you have any music suggestions let me know! I love adding new songs to my iPod.<br /><br />xoxoxCTang<br /></span></span></div><br /></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-7739484038150265832009-07-01T00:25:00.004-04:002009-07-01T09:28:07.943-04:00"Did you know 'this' and 'shit' have the same letters in them?"Do you have a major case of the Mondays? (Office Space reference!) I know I did, especially with all this studying.<br />This past weekend Christine and I went out shopping and here are a few pics from Saturday.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08327.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 289px; height: 216px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08327.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's Christine in her Oliver Peoples sunglasses she fell in love with at Off <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Sak's</span> Fifth Ave.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08329.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 207px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08329.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Haha</span>. I'm a sweater knit me! The same glasses that Christine fell in love with but in tortoise shell! I'm in a desperate need for tortoise shell sunglasses since I have my black Ray-Bans already =(<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 213px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08331.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here are a pair of sexy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Betsyville</span> by Betsy Johnson shoes I totally fell in love with. The bottoms of the shoes were sparkly hot pink! They were $149 and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">uber</span> high, but so hot. Please ignore my toes and my Rainbows <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">haha</span>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08334.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 188px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08334.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> Christine told me to take a picture in the shoes =)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08326.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 208px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08326.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Some silly, but adorable glasses that make me look like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">effin</span>' Yoko Ono or something.<br /><br />As I mentioned I got some new stuff from Mac and just wanted to let you guys know what I thought of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/haul.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 214px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/haul.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Left to Right: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Lipglass</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Florabundance</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Plushlash</span> in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Plushblack</span>, Lipstick in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Honeylove</span> (Matte)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 248px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08361.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Let's start with the mascara. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Plushlash</span> is my new favorite mascara! While I'm still contemplating the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Givenchy</span>, I will definitely be using this for the next 3 months. I love this mascara so much that I actually want to use it every day! Here's the breakdown of what I have to say about it:<br />1. It holds a curl<br />2. ITS ONLY $12!<br />3. It doesn't flake or clump!!<br />4. It does great on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">volumizing</span> my lashes and it even lengthens a little bit<br />5. DID I MENTION IT'S ONLY $12?!<br />This was a recommendation from Christine (Closet Rebel) and boy am I glad I got it. I actually like this mascara much more then <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Fresh's</span> Supernova and Benefit's Bad Gal. I know I raved about Supernova, but over time the mascara would start to flake and I'd get 'coon eyes (and we all know how attractive that is!). I do not have any flaking with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Plushlash</span> and the fact that it holds a curl on my lashes is amazing!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08394.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 234px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08394.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's a look at the wand.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/lashes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 228px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/lashes.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's a picture of my lashes without mascara (click to enlarge =) ) I have typical Asian lashes that point down and are very short.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/lashesmascara3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 173px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/lashesmascara3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>With <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Plushlash</span>! I don't know about you but I'm shocked at the difference.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So I finally got my first lipstick! I've always been weary about lipstick because I see that it dries out lips and I HATE having dry lips. But I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">instantly</span> fell in love with this color and had to get it.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/lipstickflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 60px; height: 219px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/lipstickflash.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Mac lipstick in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Honeylove</span>.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Words cannot express how much I love this lipstick and I found it on a total accident. Christine tried on this adorable pale pink <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Shu</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Uemura</span> lipstick while we were at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Nordstroms</span> and I asked the SA if Mac had something similar and she showed me this. While it's not a pale pink, it gives me the perfect nude-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">ish</span> lip in my opinion. Like I've said before, I've never really liked colors such as Hue or Creme <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">d'nude</span> on me and I have no idea why. But no worries because now I have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Honeylove</span>! At the counter this may look a little too beige, but once you see it in the light you see the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">rosey</span> colors. It's a Matte finish which I adore because I hate when my lips are far too shiny.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/plainlipnoflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 147px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/plainlipnoflash.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here are my lips with nothing but Palmer's Cocoa butter on them to moisturize so my lips don't dry out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/plainlipflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 157px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/plainlipflash.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here are my lips again just with a flash to see the difference. They're pink... just like most lips <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">haha</span>. Nothing too <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">speical</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylove.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 178px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylove.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylovelayernoflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 191px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylovelayernoflash.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry this picture is a little dark but the one with flash didn't come out too well. This is with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Honeylove</span> on. The color of my lips are muted but not too much and they still look a little pink. The second picture is just with another layer of it on.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08354.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 176px; height: 234px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08354.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Tada</span>!<br /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08358.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 299px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08358.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's a swatch of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Honeylove</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Florabundance</span> on my hand. My arm is a bit tanner then my face (I hang my arm out my window when I drive so I'm brown on one arm and caramel on the other... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">FML</span>) so it doesn't really do much justice but you get the point =)<br /><br />So I tried on <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">NARS</span> Turkish Delight once and totally fell in love with it but I couldn't stand the price tag. I mentioned this to Christine and she said that I should try either Underage or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Florabundance</span>. I can't remember why Underage didn't work out for me all I know is that I tried it on and looked in the mirror and Christine and I both shook our heads. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Florabundace</span> on the other hand was just perfect. I guess I'm a sucker for those peachy colors.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/florabundence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 133px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/florabundence.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/florabundenceflash.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 160px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/florabundenceflash.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Top: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Florabundance</span> with no flash Bottom: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Florabundance</span> with flash<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylovelipglass.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 175px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylovelipglass.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylovelipglass2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 175px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/honeylovelipglass2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here I layered <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Florabundance</span> on top of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Honeylove</span> and it made a very nice pale pink color. Again, top without flash, bottom with flash.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On a totally random side note! I went to the car dealership with my friend Tony today after class because he's planning on getting a new car. He's totally in love with this car:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/2008_Dodge_Charger_SRT8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 198px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/2008_Dodge_Charger_SRT8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>2008 Dodge Charger <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">SRT</span>8.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">I am by no means a car buff, but after hearing Tony go on about this car for the past couple of days, I think I have two words that sum up this car. "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">Vroom</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Vroom</span>!" They have one in the show room at the dealer we went to and the guy who owned it previously, traded it in because his wife said it was too fast. The engine is a monster and the inside is huge and I'm pretty sure you can fit 3 bodies in the trunk. I think we spent a good 30 minutes just gazing at the car and sitting in it. Before we went into the show room though, Tony pointed out the Dodge <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Challenger</span> and I had no idea what it was so we walked over to it. I am not a big fan of American cars but I instantly fell in love with this:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/2008-dodge-challenger-srt8-review_6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 341px; height: 227px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/2008-dodge-challenger-srt8-review_6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>2009 Dodge Challenger <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">SRT</span>8<br /><div style="text-align: left;">As Tony would put it: *drool*!!!! It's a completely modernized muscle car. I wanted to see the SRT8 version but they only open it for serious buyers but they did open up the R/T version and it was amazing. While I never see myself buying this car... well never say never <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">haha</span>... but it's just so hot. I think we're heading back tomorrow to test drive the Dodge Charger RT (a step down from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">SRT</span>8) because Tony decided that he doesn't need such a high performance car... if I don't survive please know that I love you all.<br /><br />Until next time, lovers.<br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">xoxoxCTang</span><br /></div></div><br /></div></div></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-1059650289761934362009-06-28T02:34:00.004-04:002009-06-29T01:39:13.527-04:00EEP!Ok. I love getting new products and not having to drop a dime on it. I recently exchanged a few things from my MAC haul for the following:<br /><br />Mac Lipstick in Honey Love<br />Mac Lipglass in Florabundance<br />Mac Plushlash<br /><br />I can't wait to try these all out! I'm way excited for Honey Love though because I tried it on in store and instantly fell in love with it. I love the nude lip and think some ladies can pull it off flawlessly ... cough cough <a href="http://closetrebelc.blogspot.com/">christine</a>... cough cough. But colors like Hue and Creme d' nude always made me feel a little out of place with my nude lip. I could never put my finger on it though, but Honey Love is a whole different story!<br /><br />Christine and I went to CCO yesterday and browsed. We didn't get anything (shocker I know!) but it's nice to know we have one around and we can go browse when we feel like it. I did like a few lipsticks that I saw there but nothing that really stuck out with me.<br /><br />Sigh. I also returned some stuff at Sephora for store credit but now I'm at a lost to what to spend it on. I totally fell in love with Mac's mineralized blush in Gleeful and I found something by Laura Geller that's similar, but I'm a bit skeptical.<br /><br />So, I'm heading to the beaches of North Carolina for my fourth of July weekend with the boyfriend and his family this coming Thursday and I'm way excited. It'll be nice to just sit back, enjoy the beach, expierence the "South", and see a beach other then Ocean City.<br /><br />Speaking of Gleeful, is anyone other then me TOTALLY excited for the new show on Fox called Glee to begin it's full season?!!?Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-71029546618427733122009-06-26T00:08:00.006-04:002009-06-26T01:08:08.886-04:00RAVE!<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vfxCnZ4Dp3c&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vfxCnZ4Dp3c&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Hahaha! I don't even know why we were on YouTube but my friend saw this on the home page and had to click it and I died of laughter. Please notice the older gentleman with the head band in the suit. Priceless.<br /><br />After we watched this video, it was followed by watching the T-Mobile Train station dance video and a series of videos where college students "flashmob raved" their campus. Like this done by UVA during finals week:<br /><object width="425" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Qgf-l_z5ug&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1Qgf-l_z5ug&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />Who knew those Ivy Leaguers were such party animals!<br /><br />And then there's this one done by UNC Chapel HIll:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ruEMaDZWRcs&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ruEMaDZWRcs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />AHAHAHA the Library staff look so clueless.<br /><br />My friend, Tony, and I were talking about it and we both agreed that UMD should do something like this but our library's layout doesn't work for a bunch of kids to mob it at once without it being a total fire hazard. I'm still suggesting the new Business building because each floor over looks the ground floor and the first floor is so open that a bunch of kids can bum rush it. <br /><br />Look for it on youtube within the next few years. University of Maryland Flash Mob Rave. Before I leave UMD I want to do something like that.<br /><br />Here's the real reason for this post! I made a video blog and wanted to share =) enjoy: (sorry the sound is really low... =( )<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RueOVzPzMQg&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RueOVzPzMQg&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />RIP Michael Jackson, King of Pop.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-36172075837976198412009-06-25T00:10:00.001-04:002009-06-25T00:13:36.478-04:00"Give me high blood pressure when you blush."Well! My haul from Mac's Friends and Family sale came in and to say the least I am ECSTATIC about what I got!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 261px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08153.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Everything in it's packaging.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 265px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08166.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Top Left: Sheertone Shimmer Dollymix Blush, Carbon Eyeshadow, Stain Well Dressed Blush, Highlight Powder in Honey Light, and Technkhol Eyeliner in Graphblack.<br /><br />These 5 things are just adding to my ever growing Mac collection. I never thought I'd be such a fan of the brand but it's grown a lot on me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 274px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08162.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I made this little box from the Mac cardboard box that they ship the make-up in. I just cut off the lid with an Xacto knife, take some red tissue paper from one of my Sephora bags sitting around and wrap up the foam that cushions the package and stuck it back in. It works great to organize the make up that I don't keep in my bag so it's accessible and safe from falling. With my new goodies is my Springsheen and Mineralized Skin Finish Natural and Powerpoint Eyeliner in Engraved.<br /><br />Initial thoughts:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dollymix<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/dollymix32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 290px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/dollymix32.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This blush lived up to every single expectation I had for it. It's a nice bright pink that doesn't look unnatural on your cheeks. Gives your cheeks a nice flush like you just pinched them. I adore this color!! I have a bit of a heavy hand with blush but a little bit of rubbing will blend the color perfectly.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/dollymix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 293px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/dollymix.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>AH! I'm in love with this color! I wouldn't dare say that I love it more then Springsheen but those two have got to be my faves.<br /><br />Well Dressed<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/welldressedpowerpoint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 271px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/welldressedpowerpoint.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love the color of this blush in the pan. It's a adorable pale pink, but I'm afraid it's too light for me. I swatched it in the store and decided to buy it anyways because it had a nice pale pink shade but I put it on my cheeks and it looked as if I hadn't put any blush on at all. In particular lighting you can see the pink, but other then that nope. I'll more then likely be returning this product but what should I exchange it for? Another blush?? Suggestions anyone?<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/welldressedpowerpoint.jpg"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a side by side view:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 265px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08171.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> </a>Left: Well Dressed Right: Dollymix (I can't keep straight faces)<br /><br />Technkhol in Graphblack<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/welldressed2-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 229px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/welldressed2-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>EEP! I like this liner so much! It goes on very smoothly and and gently. I've been wearing it for about 4 hours now and it's sort of disappeared but that is what I bought Carbon for! Given, I did apply it to the waterline because I prefer my liner to be there, but I lined my eyes with Powerpoint and put Carbon on top and its barely budged! Things are finally looking up in the eyeliner department.<br /></div></div></div><br />I went to H-Mart ( my local chain Asian supermarket) with my parents a few weeks back and I found some amazing things that I never knew existed/they had!<br /><br />I've seen this candy before but I think the little girl on the packaging is adorable! It's like me<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 227px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08140.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Then I saw this!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 201px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08135.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>GIANT POCKY!!! OHMYGGGGGAWWWWDDD!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 207px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08133.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I made my brother take a picture of me with Giant Pocky. I almost bought it but then I saw the price haha but seeing it was enough for me!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 235px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08139.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I'm a little bit obsessed with cute looking things. Milk candy is so yum yum.<br /><br />So, what have I been wearing? Nothing too special, haha. My style is always very casual and comfortable.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07796.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 334px; height: 250px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07796.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07798.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 339px; height: 254px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07798.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>new F21 dress that I got a few months ago. The straps are braided =) But it's cut pretty low. With AE Bandeau that was on clearance for about $7<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 247px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC08128.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Haha I was dumb. I only took a picture of the top half of the outfit. I wore this pink long sleeve Ralph Lauren button down (with sleeves folded up above the elbow), dark washed Gap denim skirt, and dressed it down with Converse laceless Chuck Taylors (my fave!)<br /><br />So I've visited CVS a lot in the past couple of days (had to pick up a few prescriptions for the fam) and I found some Adrell lashes and ORLY polish. I really wanted to buy some polish but I told myself no make up for a while, but I don't even know what color to start coloring my nails. I'm really indecisive. If you guys have any suggestions what so ever feel free to let me know =) I'd greatly appricate it.<br /><br />This is my new favorite video/song! Haha sometimes I feel like such a teenie bopper for liking JoBros and Demi Lovato but I can't deny but dance to their songs! But Demi and Selena Gomez together... AWESOMNESSSSSS! Ta Da! Not to mention I love both their lip colors/make up in the video =)<br /><object width="300" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMSMHMyJO8w&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMSMHMyJO8w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-78384129718422543792009-06-16T20:19:00.000-04:002009-06-16T20:20:56.825-04:00She Wears High Heels, I Wear SneakersSo I was jamming out before my exam with TK to "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift then he asked me if I have seen the video. I hadn't then I watched this and just melted!<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/R__k-8iCj24&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/R__k-8iCj24&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="360" height="340"></embed></object><br />Given that her brown hair wig looks god awful but this is adorable! Plus the dude is the same guy from Hannah Montana the Movie and he was kinda adorable.<br /><br /><strike>So I know I just started blogging, but I think I'm going to have to put my blog on a little hiatus while I get school in order. In short, school is stressful and doesn't allow me to have fun and be studious at the same time when it's so condensed. There might be sporadic posts (once a month... maybe?)<br /><br />=( I will definitely be checking in on people I follow though.</strike><br /><br />I lied. I can't stay away, who am I kidding. I will be hauling like mad tonight so anticipate on a post soon =)<br /><br />Peace && Love<br />xoxoxCtangChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-89961575741578935472009-06-11T14:45:00.000-04:002009-06-11T14:46:32.899-04:00Poke Her FaceSo, I've kind of disappeared for a week due to academic commitments. I'm currently taking a summer course (Anatomy and Physiology) which isn't even required for my undergraduate major but it's a requirement for Pharmacy school, so here I am stuck taking it in the middle of the summer. But I find that the best way to take a study break (or not study at all) is to play with make up! Like last night tonight. I was supposed to study for my quiz in my Lab. I was supposed to memorize all the cells' organelles, layers of the skin, different types of tissues found in the body and its function and location, different kind of membranes, and all the anatomical names of the body. Yeah... about that. I can probably name 3 out of the 4 membranes and all the organelles and half the functions only cause I've been forced to learn them since 8th grade.<br /><br />But enough of my boring academic life. No one wants to hear about the life of a biological science major because it is simply that boring. I've snapped a few pictures over the course of the last week or so. If you haven't figured out I love picture heavy posts. I'm a visual learner so pictures are my friend...<br /><br />Plus who doesn't like looking at things?!<br /><br />So, before last week, I followed my daily face routine very strictly and was starting to get amazing results. My skin was clear for over a week for the first time since I hit 13! Not to mention my face was so soft and the bags under my eyes had disappeared (but then again getting 9 hours of sleep can help too). I washed my face every night before bed and made it a point to moisturize my entire body and exfoliate twice a week like clock work. Well, ever since school started that routine has gone down the shitter. I went four days without washing my face and now I have little breakouts. I'm getting back into my routine because I want to keep my skin healthy looking and not some freakin' oily pizza mess.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 384px; height: 288px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08039.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is what I use on a daily basis. You can also find it in my "Can't Live Without" list, but I have added Cetaphil Moisturizing cream to my must haves. I generally only wash my face once a day (at night) because when I wake up my face still feels very fresh. I generally just put on my Olay SPF15 moisturizer and go to school.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 261px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08114.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I use the Cetaphil Moisturizing cream as a night cream. It's intended for dry or sensitive skin (which I have neither) but I find it works really well. I had thought about buying this product for a while but ended up buying it for my brother instead. My brother suffers from pretty severe eczema and it's been an issue since he was a child, but last week it got really bad and went onto his face (which has never happened before). Aquaphor by Eucerine also helps people with eczema but the main ingredient is petroleum jelly so it leaves a shine. My brother complained about the shine (because he's in high school and he refused to show up with his face all shiny so he rather suffer... kids) which is one of the main reasons I got the Cetaphil because it doesn't leave a shine at all and it absorbs well. His eczema was all over his face and even at his eyelids. The poor kid was scratching wherever he had his eczema and I could tell he was suffering so prior to bringing him to his doctor, so I did a bit of research and found that many people had used Cetaphil to help their eczema. The next day I ended up going to 3 different stores before I found this product. I brought it home and gave my brother very strict instructions to wash his face morning, afternoon, and evening (he's got really bad allergies and his skin is very sensitive) and to apply the cream like it was his job. He used the cream just like I told him and his eczema was completely gone in under a week! He has no scars (unlike his elbows) and you can't even tell his face was severely dry less then a week before. His skin looked better then mine! He continues to use the cream everyday just like I tell him (even though I stole it today) but we share it and I love this stuff.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 123px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08118.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A little bit of it goes a LONG way and the tub is so much. In the picture shown, that covered most of my face. I had to dip my finger back in for a little bit more for my forehead but that pretty much did the job.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 212px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08126.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Minimal shine (depite the lighting)! I find Cetaphil products are cheapest at Target. A 12oz ( I think that's what it is) tub is only 10.99, BUT Costco sells a 20z tub for the same price and we all know how great it is to find a bargin!<br /></div><br />So enough about eczema! My cousin graduated from high school last week and we went out for some Japanese Habatchi! Yum!! So this is basically what I wore out to dinner. I wish I got pictures of the dinner itself but I didn't bring my camera :(<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07990.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 279px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07990.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My face. I don't know what it is. Maybe it's the light, but I look ghastly pale. I don't look anything like an NC40.<br /></div><br />What I Used:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">MAC Mineralized Skinfinish in Medium Plus<br />MAC Springsheen<br />Benefit Erase Paste in Medium<br />Benefit Bad Gal<br />Fresh Supernova<br />Korres Pomagranate Lip Balm<br />Kiehl#1 Lip Balm<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 225px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08009.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's a close up of my cheek where you can actually see the Springsheen. I love love love this color of blush. It's the perfect pink with a slight shimmer and it's sheer so it looks very natural. Thanks so much to <a href="http://closetrebelc.blogspot.com/">Chrsitine</a> for surprising me with it last month. I think I'll have to invest in Dollymix next. The color is so cute!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 275px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My lips were working for me that day!!! ( I get really excited about little things)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07992.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 244px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07992.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This was when I was dedicated to my skin routine. I will make my face look this smooth once again! BTW, I love my MAC MSF! It gives you that perfect fresh face look. I was told you're supposed to put it on last, but I always put it on first after my primer but I don't wear anything other then that and blush so I don't think it really makes a difference.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 225px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07997.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is what I wore. A colorblock tank-ish thinger from F21 that can actually be worn as a dress (it has a bubble end) but it's hella short & jeans from AE. AE are the only jeans that even remotely fit me properly without having to get them tailored because I'm so short.<br /></div><br />So I've been wanting to try out liquid liner for a while ever since I failed at Mac's Fliud Line. Christine recommended that I try Loreal Lineur Intense. It comes in a brush tip or a sponge tip. I opted with the sponge tip because I find it a lot easier to use. This cost under 9 dollars at CVS.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 276px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08045.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 233px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08047.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>You MUST shake this bottle before you use or else there will not be enough product at the end of the sponge to line your eye. It is really easy to create a thin like with the tip and the sponge isn't too hard or too soft (I feel like Goldilocks). It does not drag at all and I really like this product. If I ever feel like making a thicker line I just use the side and line or just layer another line on top. I find it really easy to use and it takes a little bit to dry. It does crease a little bit and is true to color. I've only played around without and haven't worn it out yet so I don't know how it would last in Maryland weather. It is not waterproof one bit and comes straight off once it comes in contact with water.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 224px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08072.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's me with the l'oreal liquid liner on. I only put it on one eye and winged it out a little bit (unsuccessfully) I actually like the product a lot and would definitely recommend it to others.<br /></div><br />Okay, so ever since I got back from NYC with my false lashes I've been dying to just play with them. I'm not daring enough to wear them out since I don't usually go out clubbing or partying (I'm a big home body but I love to go out too, even if my friend Brett doesn't like to believe it). So, during my study break yesterday I decided to do a half and half look. Half dolled up and half not just so people can see the difference because I'm always interested in how make up enhances you're features.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 219px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08083.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So, on the left half I put my face and the right is bare. Ta Da! The lashes are so freakin' theatrical but I love it. I have no idea where the heck I would wear them to but always good to have them handy then not to have them at all. I had a little bit of difficulty getting them on the other day but I figured out the secret; Don't be afraid to put enough glue on the lashes. Don't over due it but make a good line because it drys clear (LIKE ELMER'S GLUE!!). Then use liquid liner and make it look very natural. Oh, just a tip if you plan on putting on false lashes: curl your real lashes first. My lashes on the inner corner of my eye were being a pain and wouldn't curl once I had my fake lashes on.<br /></div><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/?action=view&current=halfhalf.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 344px; height: 199px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/halfhalf.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Heres a side by side comparison. The lighting is off so my right face looks uber pale but the left looks glowy, but you get the point. I used the Loreal liquid liner to line the top of my lid and used MAC Powerpoint in Engraved to tightline my upper inner lid to make it look somewhat real. I actually like this look a lot. I might trim down the lashes a bit though. Oh! And on my face is the ususal MAC MSF and Springsheen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08080.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Haha my teeth look huge and I didn't even know that was possible. Striaght teefs thanks to braces!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 225px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08081.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>RAWR! Yes, I do tend to rawr in a middle of a conversation.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 170px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08077.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Herro eyes. I didn't put on erase paste since it was 11 pm at night and I was about to wash my face anyways, but I really like how exaggerated the eyes are.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 188px; height: 251px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08097.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>You can see my inner lashes don't blend in with my false ones. But now I know, curl first then put on lashes! Plus those damn inner lashes never really curl without me pinching sometimes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 243px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08111.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>If you couldn't tell I was kinda obsessed with my right eye and didn't want to study. My blue Death Cab for Cutie shirt that Dan got me for Christmas two years ago.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 165px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC08093.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Closed eye with winged liner.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now it's time to study for my exam tomorrow. Hopefully I will be keeping up with my blog a lot more and buying new stuff so I don't do the same look over and over again haha.<br /><br />xoxoxCtang<br /></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-49686906426325746262009-06-03T22:23:00.002-04:002009-06-09T20:55:25.140-04:00Boys: You Cannot Take Them AnywhereSo I've been dying to see Up since I first saw the trailer over 6 months or however long ago. So being the whiner I am (ahaha) I asked Daniel to go see it with me and he agreed since it wasn't a Chick-Flick or Twilight. I knew Adubbs wanted to see it too so we accidentally double dated =)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07971.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 323px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07971.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Daniel wouldn't let me take a picture of him because his "hair is messed up and didn't shave." PSH!!! Let the world see your cute face!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07972.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 276px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07972.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Amanda and CBreezy in my room before we left. I have no idea what Chris is doing but they're matching without even planning it.<br /><br />I drove us to the mall to do a little bit of hanging before the movie. I was able to get a replacement MAC Mineralized Skinfinish Powder at Nordies and it was AWESOME. The smile on my face couldn't be bigger. Then we grabbed a bite to eat at Panera because the Boys were hungry and then it was about a few minutes of playing at the Apple store because they had a demo of Sims 3 (WHICH COMES OUT TODAY!!!) and Amanda simply had to play. Then it was off to go see Up!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07973.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 285px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07973.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Amanda with the New Moon poster in the theatre. Up was awesome!! I thought it was such a cute movie and I think it's a good date movie too. I don't want to mention too much of the plot just in case you plan on seeing it but it was adorable! We decided to head back to the Mall because none of us wanted to go home yet. Let it be warned: Do Not Allow Boys into Sephora! While Amanda and I were wandering around Sephora, the boys decided to spray each other with random colonge... then thought it'd be fun to spray each other with women's perfume... then tried to mask the smell with their favorite colonge... and just ended up stuffing up my nose all night.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07977.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 293px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07977.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>After going to the mall, then the movies, then back to the mall, we decided to grab some dinner at our local Macaroni Grill. Amanda, Chris and I got the Chef's Trio where you pick a salad, a entree, and a dessert for between 12-14 dollars. Your usual deal at your chain Italian restaurant. Daniel got his pesto pizza which was yummy too. Even though I'm not a big fan of Macaroni Grill just because it doesn't sit well with me and a bit oilly, I love that we get to draw on the table!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07981.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 258px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07981.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My side of the table. One thing says, "We All Love Each Other... (Please!)" and it doesn't show but it said Dan smells.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07982.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 267px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07982.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Chris Brown's side of the table. (Yes, his name is acutally Chris Brown thus why I call him CBreezy).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07980.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 374px; height: 280px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07980.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>You can't take boys anywhere! They'll draw a penis, boobs, and butts on the table. Not to mention after we finished eating, they thought it'd be fun to throw crayons into each other's drinks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07978.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 439px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07978.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>They have a little bromance going on. It's kinda weird, but I can learn to deal with it.<br /><br />Yup, all in all a good and fun accident double date =)<br /><br />xoxoxCtangChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-35680181675004536392009-05-30T13:17:00.000-04:002009-05-30T13:17:00.138-04:00I Came, I Saw, I Devoured and Conquered. (Picture Heavy)The day started out with sheets of pouring down in Maryland, but my daddy ventured through it and drove me and Christine to Baltimore and to drop us off at the station for Bolt Bus. The ride was fairly smooth since there were only 15 passengers on the whole bus and I passed out for most of it. We were 15 minutes outside of New York when the bus's radiator decides to just give. We waited about an 45 minutes for another bus to come pick us up and we arrived an hour later then planned. But all that matters is that we made it here and we found our hotel no problem.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07934.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 428px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07934.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>First thing I must mention about Bolt Bus. THEY OFFER $1 FARES! You read right. $1. The catch? They only have a limited amount of them and you have to book early (i'd say a about 2 weeks) to jump on this awesome deal. They offer $1 fare to start selling seats on a bus but after those seats are gone, the price goes to $10, then when it starts really filling it goes to $13 and so on. If anyone is from the Baltimore/DC area I definitely suggest taking Bolt Bus to NYC (despite the little breakdown problem we had). It is quick (takes about 3 to 3.5 hours) because they don't stop at any rest stops, cheap! (our tickets were 43 dollars round trip for two people! that's 7 dollars less then Greyhound's round trip for 1 person!).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07937.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 372px; height: 279px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07937.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The bus has wifi (dan cam along for the ride too haha) to keep you entertained! ( even if it's a bit sluggish), and there's extra leg room so you don't feel cramped! The hours are pretty good too. Considering Bolt Bus is owned by Greyhound I have no idea why it's not more popular. On both rides there were only about 15-20 people, but then again we were commuting between NYC and Baltimore. There was a DC bus before ours and the bus was PACKED. But I just suspect that the DC bus would be a little louder with all those people. The AC on the bus works fine and like I said, the seats are so spacious and have plenty of leg room. Not to mention it drops off about 1 DC block away from the metro so it's way convenient. It drops off on 10th and H street NW so you're right next to a Metro Center (Blue, Red, and Orange Line!!) They also go to Philly&Boston!!<br /><br />Day 1: Times Square, Flatiron, Koreatown, Hell's Kitchen<br /><br />When in NYC there has got to be food and lots of it. The first place we hit up was:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Rickshaw Dumpling Bar<br />61 west 23rd between 5th Ave and 6th Ave<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157356699992_1409980837_429070_1238914_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 293px;" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157356699992_1409980837_429070_1238914_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I just realized I'm really short. Christine && Me in front of Rickshaw! We both got the Peaking Duck dumplings and they were DELISH!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07836.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 386px; height: 290px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07836.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Christine's Peaking Dumplings because I'm currently at a lost to where my camera is. As you can see their dumplings are thin skin and you can have them steamed or pan fried. We both got them pan fried and their lightly fried on the bottom so they're still a bit chewy on the sides. Each dumpling comes with a different dipping sauce. With the Peaking duck you get a Hoi Sin dipping sauce which I LOVE!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07837.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 261px; height: 348px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07837.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>At Rickshaw you can order 6 or 9 dumplings individually or get dumplings in a combo with soup or salad. The price is pretty good. I got 6 duck dumplings and a Thai coffee (AMAZING! Anyone that loves that perfect balance between coffee and cream sweet with a hint of bitterness will love. Even better then Cafe Su Da in my opinion) for a little under $10. Well worth it.<br /><br />Then it was off to Koreatown for unknown goodies. Arty and Jeff (Christine's Beau and Beau's friend) wanted to give Pinkberry a go so the closest one I knew was in Koreatown. Plus, I wanted to see if I could stock up on any cosmectic goodies. Well, there were no cosmetic goodies BUT! I did happen to find false eyelashes! (EEP!) I found them in two different places, both recommended by <a href="http://www.blogger.com/makemeblushhh.blogspot.com">M</a>. Morning Glory (i think it's called) had Shisem eyelashes (YAYAYA!) for $5 not including tax. BUT! Then there was a store next to Pinkberry that had Shisem eyelashes for $4 with tax! The selection is smaller at the store next to Pinkberry but it's a dollar less! I don't really know the differences between the two sets that i bought since I can't read korean but I will be asking my Korean friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07988.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 263px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07988.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>After Koreatown, we headed up to Hearld Square for some H&M and Forever21. I ended up just buying a cute little dress and blue t-shirt at F21. Then it was to Times Square where we checked out Toys 'R' Us! They had so many cute little themed sections!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 367px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07851.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Empire State Building... in LEGOS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07842.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 327px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07842.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A knight... in LEGOS!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07839.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 330px; height: 247px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07839.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>A mechanical moving T-Rex in the Jurrasic Park side of Toys R Us and it roars and everything<br /><br />Then it was off to Bubba Gump in Times Square for dinner before the boys headed back to MD. It's a themed restaurant from Forrest Gump and it's really cute. Everything in the restaurant is Forrest Gump related right down to the food.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bubba Gump Restaurant<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4519/18/95/1409980837/n1409980837_429092_5808657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 351px; height: 263px;" src="http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4519/18/95/1409980837/n1409980837_429092_5808657.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />They have signs that say, "Run Forrest Run" or "Stop Forrest Stop" to let any of the waiters know if you want anything.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4519/18/95/1409980837/n1409980837_429093_7053965.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 245px;" src="http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v4519/18/95/1409980837/n1409980837_429093_7053965.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The table.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157361780119_1409980837_429094_565764_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 443px; height: 332px;" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157361780119_1409980837_429094_565764_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Christine and I got the same thing; Shrimper's Heaven. Chilled Shrimp, Coconut Shrimp, Tempura Shrimp, and their yummy fries. It's kinda gross that I actually ate it all.<br /><br />So after the boys left to go back to Maryland, Christine and I lingered in our hotel room for a bit. Then I remembered Kyotofu! A place I found thanks to New York Magazine! It didn't close until 1:30 am and served dessert so we decided to go!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Kyotofu<br />9th Ave (between 48th and 49th I believe)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157366620240_1409980837_429111_8271197_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 239px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157366620240_1409980837_429111_8271197_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>There is only one word for this place: AMAZING! I got a chocolate molten mochi cake and it was the lightest, yet amazing thing EVER! It had little blue berry chips and the mochi on the inside was just delite! It also had a little green tea matcha cream and it was perfect to even out the sweetness. I have to admit, the soy chocolate milk was a bit much but it did calm down the chocolate taste from the cake.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157366580239_1409980837_429110_4916718_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 252px;" src="http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs058.snc1/4519_1157366580239_1409980837_429110_4916718_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Christine got this amazing soy sundae that looked AWESOME and tasted like amazingness. Everything was so pretty!<br /><br />I'll defiantly be going back to this place and trying their sweet tofu which is what they're known for. They also serve dinner if you're interested in a full meal. There's a bar in the front where you can sit and enjoy your food and people watch or there's a dining room in the back that looked really cute. It's small so don't miss it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07861.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 195px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07861.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs018.snc1/4519_1157369700317_1409980837_429119_4378907_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs018.snc1/4519_1157369700317_1409980837_429119_4378907_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07961.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 260px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07961.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>We also got a few things to go. The guy actually only gave us one of each instead of two of each, but we called them when we got back and he brought us our yummy pastries in under 30 minutes and added a few macaroons. We got a Green Tea Cupcake and a Green Tea roll. I'd stick with the cupcakes if I were you. The roll was just a bit off and not very Green Tea tasting.<br />You can't see it but the green tea cupcake is so green on the inside! And they gave us mini green tea cupcakes too after we finished our dessert.<br /><br />After being stuffed with food we went back to the hotel and decided to try on our new false lashes. Hahah to say the least it was an interesting time<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07855.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 304px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07855.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Christine's looked fantabulous.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs018.snc1/4519_1157364260181_1409980837_429099_4231238_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 249px;" src="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs018.snc1/4519_1157364260181_1409980837_429099_4231238_n.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I, on the other hand, cannot take a decent picture ever. Side view of the falsies and my double chin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07966-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 151px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07966-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Here's a close up picture of my eyes taken after I got home. One with falsies and one without.<br /><br />Then it was bedtime! Hi Christine!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07914.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 284px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07914.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>---<br /><br />Day 2- Chinatown, SoHo, East Village, West Village<br /><br />So the day started out in Chinatown to get the Family some yummy pastries they requested. My favorite bakery in Chinatown is Tai Pan on Mott St. My grandmother goes there everytime she goes to Chinatown to bring me and my brother back pastries.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Tai Pan Bakery<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07946.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 273px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07946.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Pineapple Buns!! My brother's favorite so I had to get him a few.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07943.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 442px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07943.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />These are my favorite. We call them Nai Yio Bao or translated to Buttermilk Buns. Their a soft airy bun with yummy buttercream smushed in between like a hot dog and sprinkled with coconut.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 420px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07954.jpg" alt="" border="0" /> </a>Last but not least, my Lao Po Cookie or Wife Cake or Sweetheart Cake as some people call it. I think Tai Pan sells the best Lao Po cookie in Chinatown. One order of it comes with 2 cookies and each "cookie" is HUGE. As you can see from the picture its like the half size of my face! And it's soft and flaky and the inside is nice and soft with sesame seeds. MMmm. I just had one for breakfast and it was awesome.<br /><br />We dropped by 22 Pell St Salon to get Christine a haircut but the stylist she wanted wasn't there yet, but we went back to the room to drop off all our pastries and then we went back and got her hair cut. I found the salon from one of <a href="http://www.blogger.com/fuzkittie.com">Fuz'</a>s videos and Christine got the same stylist she did, Nelson. I think he did a pretty good job and he seemed really into what he was doing. If I need a hair cut next time I'm in NY I'll probably go there. After Christine got her hair cut we went off to SoHo and then off to the Village.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">SoHo</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Uniqlo<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07900.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 404px; height: 303px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07900.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I heard about Uniqlo from my friend Michelle. The prices are very similar to H&M and as Michelle said, "the style here is much more Japanese." Their pretty well known for their Jeans that are only around 30 bucks a pair. I tried on a few but my only beef with them is that their pretty high waisted, which I can't rock for the life of me. But on the bright side they offer free tailoring of their jeans so even if you're short but you find an awesome pair you're set! I bought a cute checkered scarf that was on sale for 10 dollars.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 423px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07903.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />My new scarf!<br /><br />We also dropped by Girl Props but didn't find anything and stopped in So Good Jewelry to look at some sparkly jewelry, but we were in a bit of a time crunch and hadn't even gone to the Village yet which was our big mission!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">West Village</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Marc Jacobs<br /></div><br />I LOVE the Marc Jacobs store in the west Village. Last time I went there I found the cutest hats (my mushroom hat that I lost :( ) and wallets and little accessories. If you get lucky they tend to have some really good sales! My cousin went there once and she's a MJ addict like me. They were having a 60% off sale and she stocked up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07906.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 287px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07906.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07912.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 160px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07912.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I only bought this little compact that I actually saw last time I was in NYC. It'd so cute!<br /><a href="http://www.muginohousa.com/"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.muginohousa.com/">Beard Papa's</a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.muginohousa.com/images/products_bigpic_creampuff.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 188px;" src="http://www.muginohousa.com/images/products_bigpic_creampuff.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Beard Papa's is another suggestion that my friend Michelle gave. It's a cream puff bakery chain that is based in Hong Kong. There's one in the West Village and another in the East Village. We only got one to start and see how it tasted and I must say, it is heavenly! The cream is filled into the puff when you order it and the cream itself is nice and cool and not too sugary like I was expecting it to be but still packed enough flavor to make it sweet. They have different flavors on differnt weeks of every month. When we went it was Earl Grey but I decided to stick with the original to start. Definatly a must try. It looks just like the picture.<br /><br /><br />Yogurtland<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07863.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 293px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07863.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This place is AWESOME! It's self serve and has a bunch of flavors! They had Lychee!!!!! I had a little bit of lychee, green tea, and strawberry. Not as good as Pinkberry or Red Mango, but it's pretty yummy for .49 cents an ounce.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">East Village</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Chikalicious, Dessert Club<br />204 E 10th St<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07891.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 200px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07891.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The prices for the cupcakes at this place is actually really good. I think it's 1.75 ish for the regular flavors and 2.75 or something for the premium flavors. They are pretty small but I think their perfect and not too sweet and still moist.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07897.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 464px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07897.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Red Velvet, Mocha, and Carmel cupcakes! I haven't eaten them all yet, but I did have the red velvet today and it was yummy even though it's about 3 days old and were in the fridge since I've been home Thursday. ** If you ever refridgerate butter cream cupcakes please allow them to sit oustide for a few minutes to let the buttercream soften**<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dessert Truck<br />Location changes depending on time. Check their website/twitter for up to date location.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07931.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 363px; height: 272px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07931.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So after Ippudo we were still a bit hungry. Well, we were in New York and surrounded by food! We went to the Dessert Truck to get something to bring back to our hotel. I first heard about this place from Bobby Flay's Throwdown on Foodnetwork (where I found/heard half of the food places we go to in NYC) and wanted to give it a try because I thought their truck was so cute! And their bread pudding looked really yummy. Everything is under $8, I believe, and they only have about a 6 item menu. We both got the Bread Pudding, which is what they challenged Bobby Flay to. Their bread pudding comes with either a vanilla sauce or a bacon sauce. I wasn't adventerous enough to try the bacon sauce but everyone in the show seemed to like it a lot.<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07868.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 275px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07868.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>This is the Dessert Truck on St. Mark's and 3rd Ave in the East Village. You can't miss it!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07920.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 290px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07920.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>The Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce. Even the bag is cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07924.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 240px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07924.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Christine digging into her bread pudding.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07923.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 212px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07923.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My bread pudding after it was half eaten. SO GOOD!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Shake Shack<br />23rd St between Madison and Broadway, in the Park.<br />hours: 11 am to 11pm<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07874.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 231px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07874.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>My single Shackburger! I don't know what they put in it (crystal meth!?) but it's so good... and addicting... and yummy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07875.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 313px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07875.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Me chowing down... hahaha it's kinda gross how much I eat.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07879.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 356px; height: 267px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07879.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Devoured. Fries, Burger, and hotdog.<br />---<br /><br />Day 3<br /><br />It was time to go home. We checked out of hour hotel, hung out at Dean and Deluca for half an hour and went down to Penn station. I was sad to leave but happy to come home. Daniel picked us up and we just hung out at mi casa for a while.<br /><br />School starts on monday and I'm not happy about it but I gotta get it done. I'm gonna get ready and head out to VA with Christine and Manda!<br /><br />xoxoxCtang<br /></div></div></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-40325952137462255912009-05-23T03:08:00.004-04:002009-05-23T03:19:29.952-04:00So Tell Me Darling Do You Wish We'd Fall In Love?My new obsession: Glee/Cory Monteith<br />Glee is a new series on Fox that is essentially High School Musical with a lot more comedy and a girl that doesn't sing through her nose that you can't help but hate. The pilot premiered and the actual show won't start until fall, but I already can't wait!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thetvaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/cory.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 288px;" src="http://thetvaddict.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/cory.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />No RPattz, but he can sing and be hilarious. His eyes aren't too bad either. (Gush) Haha, Daniel always tells me that every guy I find attractive is always a brunette and he never understood why I am attracted to him. He's just special, I suppose.<br /><br />Here's a clip of Glee singing one of my favorite songs of all time. (Journey's Don't Stop Believin')<br /><br /><object width="425" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1UMl9sC5v0A&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1UMl9sC5v0A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />And this clip here is the one that offically got me hooked to this show:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Akr9fRajrKM&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Akr9fRajrKM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So I need a solution to my bad habit of wanting to go to the mall and this is what I have come up with: Make a Wish List. It helps me slowly cross off one thing at a time but should prevent hauls. Of course I'm making this list after I just got back from the mall and bought more Mac products. So as I jam out to Simon and Garfunkel you get this LIST of amazing little knick knacks. My friends may think that I rarely buy shit, but the main reason is because it'd be a slippery hill once I start. Plus, it's not just make-up I'm in love with, I'm a bag whore. I present you (in no particular order):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">C.Tang's Wish- List</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">1. Mac Studio Fix - NC 40<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/1190240581-47291_full.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 110px; height: 110px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/1190240581-47291_full.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So I recently went to MAC and got matched with a foundation color, but today I bought the Mineralized Natural Powder instead because the SA told me that it would be better for summer and I don't know if I'm ready to commit to a shade yet especially in the summer knowing that I'll get darker.<br /><br />MAC - $26<br /><br />2. Mac Powerpoint Liner<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/mac-eye-care-1-2g-0-04oz-powerpoint.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 182px; height: 182px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/mac-eye-care-1-2g-0-04oz-powerpoint.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I kinda fell in love with this liner when I bought it the other day but I ended up returning it because I didn't like the color (Grey Utility). I haven't bought a new one in black yet because I bought the Fluid Line from MAC instead (part of my MAC haul), but I'll more then likely be buying this sometime soon because I loved how smooth it went on.<br /><br />MAC - $14.50<br /><br />3. Benefit Jing-A-Ling<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Lana-Soft-Pink_slideshow_image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 231px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/Lana-Soft-Pink_slideshow_image.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love PINKS. Jing-A-Ling is the perfect pink! I think the color is so delicate and feminine and simply irresistible. I haven't bought this mainly because I have so much lip stuff that I haven't finished using yet, but I haven't bought a lipstick before... This will definately have to also be an investment sometime soon.<br /><br />Sephora - $18<br /><br />4. Louis Vuitton Totally Monogram MM<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/200941116433419291s.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 239px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/200941116433419291s.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Louis are to me as baseball cards are to little boys. I collect them. It's an unhealthy love for a bag but handbags and make up are generally my weakness. I adore the bag for the side pockets and the zip close and the long straps. I have a speedy 30 that I can throw on my arm, but every girl needs a good shoulder bag. This will be mine.<br /><br />Louis Vuitton - $1,000<br /><br />5. Louis Vuitton Neverfull GM Damier<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/louis-vuitton-neverfull-gm-n51106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 388px; height: 394px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/louis-vuitton-neverfull-gm-n51106.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Anyone that knows me knows that I love Louis Vuitton. It's something about the classic look that I can't get over. Christine wants the Monogram Neverfull and I have a thing about having the same bag as my friends so I decided I wanted the Damier print because I've always wanted a Louis Damier. It's perfect for going out or heading to work. It packs everything you need because it's so big and like it says... it's never full!<br /><br />Louis Vuitton - $750<br /><br />6. Ray Ban Wayfarers<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/wayfarer_black.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 297px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/wayfarer_black.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>These make me nostalgic. I remember being really little and seeing my Mommy wear them. She wore them religiously and the Ray Ban Wayfarers were the only sunglasses she wore because she didn't believe that any other pair would do. Well, my mom has moved on from the Wayfarers but she still lives by Ray Ban and sadly, like mother like daughter. I have a pair of Ray Bans but I've always wanted a pair of Wayfarers because I love the classic style and the pop culture icon it became in the 80s. Of course I have a pair from Chinatown that I got, but nothing beats the real thing. Honestly, if I had the money I'd buy a pair in every color imaginable.<br /><br />Sunglasses Hut - $109-135<br /><br />7. Forever 21 Print Dress<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/62053009-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/62053009-01.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>I randomly fell in love with this dress. I saw it on a rack at F21 and tried it on as a joke. (I remember telling Christine, "Who the fuck would wear this out?!") Took me about 5 minutes to figure out how to get into it, but once I put it on I had a really hard time letting it go. I wanted a size up but they didn't have it so I decided to put it down. A week later this dress was gone. I searched 2 f21 but nothing. I found it online but was (and still am) too frugal to pay for shipping. I'm waiting to go to NYC and see if I have any luck... but I'll probably buy it when I get back if I don't find it.<br /><br />Forever 21 - $24.95<br /><br />8. Robert Pattinson<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/edward--large-msg-122756916783.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 367px; height: 436px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/edward--large-msg-122756916783.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Priceless.<br /><br /><br />That's it for now. =) 3 More days until NYC! Probably a post about my haul I did yesterday later on today.<br /><br />xoxoxC.Tang<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-71006418093041686992009-05-21T20:20:00.003-04:002009-05-21T21:12:28.820-04:00M to the DHAHAHAHA! So I was on my Yahoo! homepage and found <a href="http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/993/where-the-worst-drivers-live/;_ylc=X3oDMTE5ZmdmcGVkBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawN3b3JzdC1kcml2ZXJz">this</a> article. According to it, Maryland is tied with South Carolina as the 11th state where the worst drivers live. This somehow doesn't surprise me after my outing today. Not to mention we live right next to the nation's capitol (which is 8th worst). To prove that Maryland is the 11th worst, I will share a little story with you.<br /><br />I am 19 years of age and turning 20 this year. I have been in a total of 2 accidents since I got my license, none of which were my fault (just to dispel the Female Asian driver myth). I've only had my license for almost 3 years this December. My first accident was on my graduation day (FAIL!). I wasn't driving, my dad was, and we were going out to the Cheesecake Factory for a celebratory dinner in my honor (YAYAYAY!). We were literally 40 feet away from the resturant when some guy decided to not stop and crash striaght into us. You'd think the prick would have stopped, but no. It was a hit and run and he hit us from my passenger side, but that's not even what I was worried about. My elderly grandmother ( my PoPo) was in the car too. Everyone turned out to be okay and the police were called and there were even witnesses who were nice enough to stay with us. Turns out the jerkward hit us so hard that his licenese plate fell off his car. Then literally 5 days after, I was rear-ended by a mini-van while I was fully stopped a traffic light. This happened 2 days before I went off with my clan of seniors to Ocean City for our traditional beach week. To say the least I drank myself numb so I couldn't feel pains for a week but then it was followed by a full summer of physical therapy. JOY. My most recent one was another rear-ending in November. My bumper was already hanging for dear life after the first accident but the second one totaled my car... keep in mind I drove a 15 year old car that's AC stopped working and driver door failed to open from the outside. This resulted in my parents coming to terms with buying another car for me and thus I recieved my BEST christmas present ever!<br /><br />My Corolla! =) But yeah. I can't count how many times I've been in "almost" accidents and I live in the Suburbs... I can't even imagine living in Baltimore. Not to mention if the weather condition is anything other then Sunny, Maryland traffice comes to a screeching halt. Rain, fog, snow, drizzle, hail, etc. Don't bother going out. And don't even get me started on the Beltway. It always shocks me when I use that term and people look at me like I have a penis on my face. The Beltway is exactly what it sounds; a big circle that connects Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. TK once told me that he drove around the entire beltway in a single day to avoid traffic.<br /><br />So enough of my boring Maryland life.<br /><br />This is how beautiful it's been for the past few days:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07780.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 299px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07780.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Nothing but blue skies, green trees, and sun. And you can't see it but a nice breeze too. Apparently it's amazing down in Ocean City right now too (told courtesy of Daniel).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07770.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 375px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07770.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07773.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 357px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07773.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It was so nice I went outside to take pics. I love hanging in the sun cause it lightens my hair. No dye (yet) au natrual. I just want to have long hair again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07771.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt auto 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 461px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07771.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My lashes were working for me yesterday. Yay, Fresh Supernova!!<br /><br />So I mentioned in a previous post that I tried to do the winged eyeliner look but failed to get both eyes to match, but I did managed to get one eye to look alright!! Here you go:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 218px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/blogger/DSC07716.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Like I said, the grey was a bit too light for me but I'll probably either get the darker gray or black.<br /><br />That's all for this post. Expect another post later due to me being bored. =)<br /><br />xoxoxctangChristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-58200676408963739662009-05-20T01:38:00.002-04:002009-05-20T02:22:00.665-04:00"Herro Pwease!"So it's currently 1:40 am and I can't sleep worth shizzz because I had a can of coke about 20 minutes ago. It's so sad. Daniel and I gave up soda for the Spring semester and since the Spring semester ended on Saturday for me I started drinking soda again and today I had a 16 oz Dr. Pepper (my favorite) and I forgot how good it was. And now I just had a coke. So bad.<br /><br />So, I'm going to the wonderful NYC in a week with Christine!! And I just can't wait!! We need to reserve bus tickets but I need to talk to Xtine first before I go ahead and do that.<br /><br />I'm so excited for NYC. You can defiantly expect a nice long post of my trip.<br /><br />So I've been carrying my camera with me a lot more now and days and I thought I'd just share some pictures in my blog. They're mostly at my favorite frozen yogurt place called <a href="http://www.blogger.com/caliyogurt.biz">CaliYo</a>. They have the best yogurt in the state/my area and it's almost comparable to Pinkberry. It's totally self-serve and 45 cents a ounce! So goooood. And also keep in mind this place is about 40 minutes from where I live and I'm totally willing to jump in a car just to satisfy my craving.<br /><br />I went last Wednesday with my best friend Adubbs && her boo Cbreezy.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07584.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 297px; height: 396px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07584.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Adubbs with her Honeydew and Fruity Pebbles haha<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07586.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 380px; height: 284px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07586.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Cbreez does not look happy being attacked by the paparazzi.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07589.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 422px; height: 316px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07589.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />The couple. I made them take this twice cause it kept coming out blurry. They're cutes and Adubbs is my bestie for life. Ain't got shit on our friendship since 7th grade.<br /><br /><br />Then I went to Caliyo again yesterday with my Big Bro and Amorface because we were bored and haven't hung out in such a long time.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07667.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 222px; height: 296px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07667.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />This is m Big Bro who I feel like I haven't seen in AGES. Since summer is starting back up, we're definitely hanging out a lot more!<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07668.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 221px; height: 293px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07668.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />He's never had CaliYo before but Amoreface and I got him hooked on it!<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07669.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 347px; height: 259px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07669.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our trio of FroYo. Notice the lone gummy bear. He died in action/fell on the floor.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07675.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 334px; height: 250px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07675.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Candid.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07677.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 275px; height: 366px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07677.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />The three of us are texting junkies.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07678.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 378px; height: 283px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07678.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />I was showing my frequent customer card to Amorface.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07679.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 374px; height: 280px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07679.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Indulge!<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07681.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07681.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />YAYAYYA! Fire Hazard & Big Bro.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07682.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 376px; height: 282px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07682.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />So cute! Big Bro && Amorface!<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07680.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 376px; height: 282px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07680.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />The trio! Thank goodness for self timer. Haha I have chinky eyes in pictures.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07683.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 380px; height: 284px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07683.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />Devoured and conquered.<br /><br />Frozen Yogurt is seriously an addiction and I've got everyone hooked on Caliyo. I don't know what they put in it (crystal meth), but it's so good and guilt free.<br /><br />Haha, I also found these pictures that I took during finals week. My tornado of a room. This is basically the insight to my life.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07590.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 379px; height: 284px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07590.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This was the floor of my room for a week and a half. Each pile was a semester worth of notes/papers/exams for each class I was taking. Such a fail.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07592.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 345px; height: 459px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07592.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />MY BED! Don't hate on my Ralph Lauren Teddy Bear sheets. They're the shit. And my Hello Kitty two sided pillow case courtesy of Adubbs from last Christmas. This is where I curled up into a ball everynight dreading school... with my essentials: TI 83, cell phone, math homework. With a view of James Dean.<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07593.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 345px; height: 258px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07593.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />My desk which I rarely sit at because I'd rather do homework in bed. Lo-Carb Monsters= Awesomeness!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/?action=view&current=DSC07601.jpg" target="_blank"><img style="width: 356px; height: 267px;" src="http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h219/ctang89/DSC07601.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br />My ultimate distraction haha.<br /><br />Thank god all the finals are done and now I can just kick back and relax before I start summer session until August, but I'm taking it with my Asian Sidekick so I'm sure you'll see many interesting pictures of us being retarded.<br /><br />AHHH! I can't wait to go to NYC!!<br /><br />XOXOXctang.Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669842841682361528.post-47292633996046787682009-05-15T23:41:00.003-04:002009-05-15T23:54:32.414-04:00Nom Nom Nom!So I finished my 4/5 exam today which was total hell...<br />But afterwords I gave Dear Daniel a call and we hung out for a bit and grabbed a bite to eat. It was my turn to decide what to food so we went through our usual bantering of making the other one pick and asking each other what we were in the mood to eat. After forgetting about food and Sporcling and then realizing that the meter on my car was up, running out of his dorm and across his community to find 1 minute left in my meter, I made the quick decision of going to get Vietnamese food.<br /><br />Anyone that knows me, knows my Vietnamese side of the family and how I love embracing that side of me heritage simplely for the food. I swear, there isn't one Vietnamese thing that I don't like. I've been eating Pho (pronouced Fuh) since I could use a pair of chopsticks and my mom always made fun of me as a kid saying I was more Vietnamese then Chinese cause I would pick Pho over McDonalds or Dim Sum any day. But as I got older, I tried new Vietnamese things and I have to say my favorite is this meat dish that they serve at Vietnamese resturants that is cooked in a bowl of boiling water and viniger. So good.<br /><br />About a year ago, I had pho 3 days in a row. To say that least, I actually grew sick of it that week and have not had Pho since. I stumbled upon a new favorite when I tried out this new Vietnamese place that opened up near me. Bún chả.<br /><br />I remember my dad getting it when I was younger but I never really liked it, but now I'm totally in love with it and got Daniel hooked on it also. I only get it with grilled pork and just hand me my nước chấm and I'm ready to go!<i> </i>Nuoc Cham is the fish sauce/vingar combo that you pour on top and I love it. I really wish I brought my camera with me but it was a spur of the moment decision.<br /><br />Short post, now time to shower, do some laundry, and study for like an hour for comm!Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07005211099616288281noreply@blogger.com2