When logic and proportion have fallen sloppy dead

I HAVE to have a budget and stick to it. If I don't I tend to go out of control buying silly things and forget about bills due; I also lose track of what I really want and end up buying things I randomly like. Lets just say that recently I've had a little extra income and I can't even backup enough to figure out where I should be on my budget this month. I gave up in March because of the extra income I blew; I did not keep track of it at all. THEN my car went down for the count. Well Kick Ass. I have NO savings. I am a recent-ish college graduate working on paying off student loans, credit cards, and a wedding...not to mention random bills. No Savings.
The past couple weeks I've been on the search for a car. I had no clue what type of car, all I knew is I could afford $300 a month in payments max. I've liked Beetles since I was a kid, but the word on the street was that I didn't want to buy that. Not good cars for what I need. Fun, but not for me. I drove through the used dealerships just writing down cars I liked, and after some eliminations I decided a Nissan Altima was perfect. The word on the street was that they don't die and any repairs would be on the cheaper side. In the end I drove away in a 2005 Nissan Altima for $6800. I, of course, had to have it financed so now I'm more in debt for the next couple years. They wanted $10000 for the car so I feel pretty good with it. It's a really nice car.
I watched the junk yard take my Pontiac Sunfire away today. It was almost tragic. It was like abandoning an old friend. Then I drove to the junk yard to pick up the money for it and I seen it sitting among heaps of scrap metal...all I could think was "you don't belong here my friend." I actually was a little heartbroken with that image. It sounds so crazy, but I didn't want to leave it there among junk! It was on it's last legs, and I know that, but it was the nicest car I've had until this new Altima. The poor sunfire. Had a huge dent in the front, one speaker worked, engine was going to blow, very dirty, chairs didn't move well, window hand roller was broken, air conditioning didn't work, back window heater things didn't work....but it was the nicest car I've had. Goodbye sweet friend.

So I had to redo my budget quite a bit. I have to pawn of the cable bill to the fiance, because I can't afford it now. Saying goodbye to the gym membership. Paying off my target card this month and viola! New budget that doesn't sacrifice my wedding fund or 100 extra dollars for myself. This is what it looks like:

Awesome video friday!

I decided to entertain myself and implement awesome video Friday on the ol blog. Whether it's a good song, neat video, great dancing, whatever I like during the past week I'll post. We're starting with:

The Regiment

These are the awesome products I use in my "beauty regiment." I didn't get into the whole makeup thing until college and I'm still trying to figure out some details, but I've made some pretty great strides!

1) Burts Bees Natural Acne Solutions: Purifying Gen Cleanser, Daily Moisturizing Lotion, & Spot Treatment

I love this stuff! It works so well for me, and unlike the chemically laden popular brands it doesn't dry my face out. I use it in the morning and at night and it cleared my face up in a snap, for the most part it's continued to keep my face clear. Not super dry, not shiny, a good balance in the middle. They can be sorta pricey in comparison, but really worth it if you're afraid of all that stuff in the standard brands.

2) Bare Minerals Original Foundation & Mineral Veil in Medium

This I just started using and it is a huge step forward from the drug store makeup I used to use. It doesn't feel heavy or like I'm wearing makeup. I use medium right now, but I think in summer I'll be a medium beige, I try not to tan but running outside makes that difficult. It doesn't look like much in my crappy bathroom lights, but awesome in natural light. I love they have so many shades, it matches perfectly!

3) Dior Addict Ultra LipGloss in Lurex Plum

LOVE! Love love love! I usually don't do dark colors, but the plum actually looks amazing. It's not sticky, super shiny (but not overwhelming), and lasts a long time. It doesn't get stuck in lip lines, it has a great brush applicator. It's really pricey, but well worth it. I wouldn't stock up on the product, again because of it's price. Having the one makes me feel awesome on special occasions or when I'm having a crappy day.



4) Covergirl Wetslicks in Crush

I use covergirl regularly. It's affordable and generally nice products. I use their eye liner and eye shadows as well. It's pretty cheap so consistant use is realistic. The products also travel well and for me that's a big deal. I am not a fan of their foundation because they always seem heavy to me, but for the little details covergirl is great.

5) Miss Dior Cherie

again LOVE! love love love! I adore the smell of this perfume and I only got it because I sold my old laptop and had a bit of extra money. It smells sweet but sultry. The fiance adores it as much as I do. I feel like it's a very young, but not tooooo young sort of perfume. Way cute bottle. I can't get enough of it, and it lasts all day and beyond! I pick up my shirt the next day and I can still smell it! mmmmm LOVE



So those are my general beauty regiment stuff. Maybe I'll do body and shower stuff on another day, but these are definitely my favorites out of the ridiculous amount of products out there. Give them a shot and tell me what you think.

Interesting coworkers - The One Uper

I think I might do a couple posts about workplace personalities. My experience with them and frustrations resulting from these people. So to get this party started I am starting with....The One Uper!

We all know a one uper, and very often we have to work a project with said one uper. The one uper is the type of person who has to go above and beyond the call of duty just to look better than everyone else. For example: your boss tells you to write a one paragraph synopses of what your group is working on because he/she has to present said information to his/her bosses. So! Naturally, you write a simple one paragraph quicky to summarize what EXACTLY you are working on NOW and submit it forwarding it to all those involved as well as the boss...just so everyone's on the same page. Then, a couple hours later the one uper sends a whole paged outline of every single thing you're working on and beyond....past, sorta current, and future.
The one uper may be in a group with you. You come up with the entire direction and details for a conference call and are ready to talk about it together. Then when the conference call comes to play you can't get a word in because the one uper says everything, despite all the ideas coming from your head.

I personally chose to turn the other way when dealing with a one uper. I am not the type of person who feels that I have to top people or put people in their "place." In my opinion there's no saving a one uper. You KNOW they don't do as much as they should normally so when it comes to turning something in they are all over it and then some. You did exactly what the boss said, giving a simple paragraph he/she could read to the superiors...short, blunt, honest, and sweet as to not take up a ridiculous amount of time at the meeting. I figure the work speaks for itself...it's pretty easy to spot a one uper, and I feel bosses are generally aware when this happens. Granted it is extraordinarily frustrating and you want to scream WHY DID YOU DO THAT!? There's really no gracious way to deal with a one uper besides letting your work speak for itself. My opinion, look the other way and watch them self destruct on their own.

My Obsession

I think I need to discuss my ridiculous obsession. Everyone has their...thang. Mine is Alice in Wonderland. I don't care too much for the Disney cartoon, I like it, but it's not my world. I ADORE the books. Then to add to my appreciation of the books I studied abroad at Oxford University during college. Now, I'm not only obsessed with Alice but with Oxford. I left my soul in that city and I would go back in a heartbeat given the opportunity. If you don't know Alice in Wonderland was written by Lewis Carroll, which was a pen name of Charles Dodgson a mathematics professor at Christ Church College Oxford Uni. Alice was actually a real girl, the daughter of the president of the college who ran around quite often. Carroll used to make up stories and tell them to her, hense Alice in Wonderland. In Oxford there is an Alice shop (the Old Sheep shop and the shop where Alice got her candy) and Christ Church College has a whole stand glass window of Alice. So my obsessions go hand in hand. I got this necklace today and I'm really excited to get it and put a pound coin in it from Oxford. Be still my sentimental heart!
In light of all that....I feel like I'm going to have a stroke everytime I see the new movie commercial....I'm so damn excited. I already bought tickets, I'm throwing a mad tea party before the movie March 5....yeah the obsession is that bad. I can't stop thinking about this movie and how epic it's going to be. I think the new spin on an old tale will be amazing and I love the cast!

Valentine's and whatnot

I've been sick for a couple days, which seems to be my luck when I have an extended vacation or 4 day weekend recently...especially when it's around a holiday. I was sick through new years and now valentines day. Despite being sick I had a good valentines day. We went for lunch at a new Japanese place in town. Way delicious and just had a relaxing day together. Can't ask for much more than that.

Avatar...yeah I finally seen it

I know I'm two or so months behind, but I finally seen Avatar. I've wanted to see it, but paying $3 extra dollars for an already expensive movie ticket irritates me. I don't understand why I can't keep the 3D glasses from previous movies, bring them, and pay the normal ticket price. I'm not a 3d nerd so I can't say that 3D movies excite me. In fact I have some issues with my inner ears and I'm constantly afraid I'll be sick at 3D movies, thankfully that hasn't happened yet. Personally, I think the movie could have been just as good without 3D...my fiance thinks the 3D was amazing and partially made the movie.

I really did like this movie. It's been a while since I've seen a movie that was really engaging and thoughtful. The story was good, the visuals were good too, but I really enjoyed the story. If this is one of those movies based of a book I'd go out and buy it immediately...I don't think it is though. I thought the characters were well developed...though the main guy's dialogue was a little dull from time to time. I'm not sure if that was on purpose to reflect the whole trained brain of the military that was exemplified at other points of the movie....or if it was just poor writing for his dialogue.

My friend told me a lot of people were leaving the movie depressed, and I can't understand why. The good guys win, everyone lives happy ever after. People don't like having their culture and morals slapped in their face I guess. People have been taking it as a crack against America, and I didn't see it that way. I saw it as a crack at what we are doing as a race globally. Honestly, if you haven't thought of the issues presented in that movie before I don't know where you've been. I don't know. Maybe it's just my perspective. I have native american heritage and follow an...older religion...lets say. I've thought about much of the issues presented before...a lot. Breaking down the issues would be another 20 blog posts, but I liked the issues being presented and we all should think about how we treat our mother earth and what having faith in something really means. I also thought it was funny that the Vatican had to comment about the movie saying it misrepresents religion and earth based religions aren't valid. blah blah. I really don't want to throw a religious debate on the floor here, but it's all rather interesting!