1) FLAN! I found it at the grocery story in the refrigerated section near jello stuff. And it's sooo delicious.
2) Ulta - specifically, their fantastic deals on nail polishes. I went last weekend and got 3 Essie nail polishes for $11 (they're usually $8 each) because they were BOGO free, and there was a coupon online that you could print out for $5 off a $10 purchase. Yay! I went again today with a bunch of girls I know (the first time I convinced Jamie to take me -- he waited in the car so I felt really rushed the whole time) and we were there for about an hour. And I didn't end up getting nail polish (I really want some more OPI but it wasn't on sale), but I did get this shea body butter that smells amazing. It's brazilian nut scented. I've never heard of that before. Oh, and I had a coupon that I found in the newspaper sitting on Jamie's counter for $3.50 off $10. So I also got some Burts Bees so it would add up to $10. But I've been stalking their website pretty much daily to see what other deals they're having.
3) swagbucks.com. It's a search engine website where you get points (called swagbucks) when you search for things that you can trade in for prizes or gift cards. You don't get points every time, especially if you do a bunch of searching in a row. But you get between 7 and 15 (or more, but I think the most I've gotten is 12) swagbucks if you have a lucky search. And, to give you an estimate of where that will get you, you can trade 450 swagbucks in for a $5 amazon gift card! I haven't gotten enough to trade in yet but I heard it from a girl on youtube that I watch and she says it's legit and that she's received prizes from it.
I signed up last Wednesday and started off with 60 SB (30 for signing up, 30 for a special code that apparently expired two days ago). And as of today I have 250!
There's other ways to earn them, too, like a daily poll and watching videos on their site, and signing up for "special offers" (which I wouldn't really recommend, unless you don't mind having a bunch of spam mail all the time. But some of them are just installing a game on facebook which you can go back and uninstall later).
Their search engine is powered by Google but they have a *ton* of sponsored links (which is why they can afford to be giving out free stuff in the first place). So you really have to sift through the results to find what you're looking for. I mean, if you're actually looking for anything. I try to only use the search engine when I actually need to search for something, since I feel like I'd be too obsessed if I did random searches to try to win points. There's a pyramid scheme aspect to it too: if you refer someone you get rewarded for all the points they earn up to 1000. So if you feel like letting me piggy-back off of you, my referral page is here. If not, I won't be offended.
P.S. Update on the race for which products will run out first:
-Toothpaste ran out like two days after my post about it
- Lotion has a day or two left
- Face moisturizer I think is going to be around for much longer than I'd thought - I forgot that I use the tiniest amount at a time
- That stupid facewash! It has still not run out! I don't understand. It's a foaming kind, and for literally 2 weeks now (since my last post) when you shake it there is nothing moving around inside the bottle -- and yet! -- it still produces foam.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Today's a good day
So I have an extremely excitable personality (who knew?) and wanted to make a list of things I'm excited about:
1) I love when beauty/healthcare products are about to run out. Partially because it makes me feel that I've "done my duty" as an economical consumer and used up the entire thing and thus don't have 15 different bottles of lotion around my room. But mostly because it means that in only a short amount of time I'll be opening a brand new one! With a different scent/flavor/other esteeming quality. And right now I have four such items! Body lotion, toothpaste, face wash, and face moisturizer. What excitement. And to make for an even better time, I've been trying to decide which will run out first. I could've sworn it would be the face wash, which as of like 2 weeks ago every time I use it I think to myself that there's not enough left for the next day. But it apparently has a secret stash of soap somewhere in that bottle. So it's looking like it's going to be the toothpaste. Don't worry: I'll keep you guys posted.
2) The weather outside is frickin gorgeous. After such a long and dreary week, it's becoming perfect just in time for the weekend. Even though it's going to be a weekend filled with coding (I have a project due Sunday at midnight) it will still raise my spirits to have actual sunlight coming in through the window.
3) I've been looking online at engagement rings! So, long story short, (or as short as I can make it) Jamie's family and my mom have been completely on board with the whole engagement thing for quite awhile. My dad however, not so much. He's been very apprehensive I think mostly because of his and my mom's divorce. Even though it went as smoothly as a divorce could go, he was really hurt by the whole thing and is really worried for me. So that's been a stresser because Jamie and I really want to get engaged but also really want my dad to approve. But! About a week ago my dad called and said that he and my mom had a talk (which I am extremely interested in. Next time I see my mom she is going to be under some serious interrogation) and that he understands that this is something that we (Jamie and I) are both very serious about and that my dad is okay with the whole thing. (!!!!!!!) So now... engagement plans can go forth! So all week during class I've been staring at my hand, imagining it with a ring on it, imagining how Jamie will ask, how we'll go about telling everyone, the works. I need to calm down, but it's really hard. And I don't wanna.
So probably out of the three, number 1's most exciting ; )
P.S. As I've been writing this, my apartment-mate who is the sweetest girl you'll ever meet, very stereotypically Christian (think Saved with Mandy Moore) has been listening to Tool. And the other day it was Nine Inch Nails. Very bizarre.
1) I love when beauty/healthcare products are about to run out. Partially because it makes me feel that I've "done my duty" as an economical consumer and used up the entire thing and thus don't have 15 different bottles of lotion around my room. But mostly because it means that in only a short amount of time I'll be opening a brand new one! With a different scent/flavor/other esteeming quality. And right now I have four such items! Body lotion, toothpaste, face wash, and face moisturizer. What excitement. And to make for an even better time, I've been trying to decide which will run out first. I could've sworn it would be the face wash, which as of like 2 weeks ago every time I use it I think to myself that there's not enough left for the next day. But it apparently has a secret stash of soap somewhere in that bottle. So it's looking like it's going to be the toothpaste. Don't worry: I'll keep you guys posted.
2) The weather outside is frickin gorgeous. After such a long and dreary week, it's becoming perfect just in time for the weekend. Even though it's going to be a weekend filled with coding (I have a project due Sunday at midnight) it will still raise my spirits to have actual sunlight coming in through the window.
3) I've been looking online at engagement rings! So, long story short, (or as short as I can make it) Jamie's family and my mom have been completely on board with the whole engagement thing for quite awhile. My dad however, not so much. He's been very apprehensive I think mostly because of his and my mom's divorce. Even though it went as smoothly as a divorce could go, he was really hurt by the whole thing and is really worried for me. So that's been a stresser because Jamie and I really want to get engaged but also really want my dad to approve. But! About a week ago my dad called and said that he and my mom had a talk (which I am extremely interested in. Next time I see my mom she is going to be under some serious interrogation) and that he understands that this is something that we (Jamie and I) are both very serious about and that my dad is okay with the whole thing. (!!!!!!!) So now... engagement plans can go forth! So all week during class I've been staring at my hand, imagining it with a ring on it, imagining how Jamie will ask, how we'll go about telling everyone, the works. I need to calm down, but it's really hard. And I don't wanna.
So probably out of the three, number 1's most exciting ; )
P.S. As I've been writing this, my apartment-mate who is the sweetest girl you'll ever meet, very stereotypically Christian (think Saved with Mandy Moore) has been listening to Tool. And the other day it was Nine Inch Nails. Very bizarre.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Here goes something
So, I've got myself a blog.
The last time I did this was my xanga in... 8th grade? Somewhere around there. I wouldn't say it went particularly well. I think I had about 5 posts. So here's hoping this one is more successful.
It's going to be hard to find a "voice" for these. Obviously it's going to be my voice (or hopefully at least), but should it be addressed to you guys being my high school friends whom this blog is partially intended for? Or should it be to you guys, the abstract floaty forms of interneteers? I guess I don't have to decide right now.
Uh oh. I just had my first self-critique that resulted in the deletion of an entire paragraph. Hmm. This might be more challenging (= less fun) than I'd thought. Hopefully not.
Recently I've discovered that I really enjoy talking programming with other comp sci majors, something I'd previously prided myself on detesting. But I'm taking it as a good thing. I haven't sold my soul to my major, I'm just... discovering more of a passion for it than before? Here's hoping that this passion continues for the rest of my life!
I think with that, I deem this post sufficiently long for the first one. (I kind of want to write another one. This is certainly addicting. But I do need to get some work done on my computer architecture homework that I wish would just figure itself out already)
The last time I did this was my xanga in... 8th grade? Somewhere around there. I wouldn't say it went particularly well. I think I had about 5 posts. So here's hoping this one is more successful.
It's going to be hard to find a "voice" for these. Obviously it's going to be my voice (or hopefully at least), but should it be addressed to you guys being my high school friends whom this blog is partially intended for? Or should it be to you guys, the abstract floaty forms of interneteers? I guess I don't have to decide right now.
Uh oh. I just had my first self-critique that resulted in the deletion of an entire paragraph. Hmm. This might be more challenging (= less fun) than I'd thought. Hopefully not.
Recently I've discovered that I really enjoy talking programming with other comp sci majors, something I'd previously prided myself on detesting. But I'm taking it as a good thing. I haven't sold my soul to my major, I'm just... discovering more of a passion for it than before? Here's hoping that this passion continues for the rest of my life!
I think with that, I deem this post sufficiently long for the first one. (I kind of want to write another one. This is certainly addicting. But I do need to get some work done on my computer architecture homework that I wish would just figure itself out already)
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