I realized that if you\’re not online in AIM or writing within my blogosphere, you almost don\’t exist to me.

I am leaving for Boston and New York very soon. And my ride is supposed to be here in a few minutes. Omg, he\’s on time. Punctual. A rare quality.

I am crashing this bash.

America\’s Obsession with Cake

I am a person who loves the best of both worlds. When it comes to decision-making (especially those difficult ones), I try to mesh the best two together. Let\’s say there\’s a party tonight and an important midterm tomorrow. You\’ll never find me sacrificing one or the other. Last semester, I wanted to take a design class but it would have costed me an extra $5000 and sucked up a lot of my time. In the end, I took only half of the class and paid $2500. A compromise.

This Thursday, I am leaving for Boston and New York City. It was a compromise of my find-myself travel trip, which got downgraded from a trip around the world to Asia and Europe to a quick rendezvous of the East. The East Coast. (I know people say I should travel around the world by myself, but I can\’t find it to do in me when I don\’t know many people abroad.)

\”Talking to you was like pulling out teeth,\” he said.

I laughed. It had been almost 2 years since I last saw him. Admittingly, at this point, he had a beer but I was as always sober.

\”So what, you think I am normal now because I actually talk?\” I asked.

He didn\’t respond but nodded with a smile.

Pretty minty!

In my perspective:

There are review sites for electronics, cars, books, and the like. You go to amazon to read about books. You go to imdb.com or rottentomatoes.com to read about movies. But where do you go to find out about beauty products? Sure, there\’s eopinions, but it\’s target isn\’t for small products like these.

But from a personal perspective, I don\’t know the difference between a $3 shampoo and a $20 shampoo. Last month, I bought Aveda\’s Shampure just to see the difference, but was unconvinced. Was the feeling that I splurged on myself or was it the feeling that it was a better product?