Operation Birthday Surprise!!!

So I have already sent my goodie package to Hisao for his Birthday (^___^)
and it cost me $94 to do it...Jesus Christ, its been so long since I sent him stuff to Japan, costs have gone sky high!!!. This was a last minute idea since he keeps harping on wanting a iPaD, PSP, and the Nintendo 3DS. When I asked him if it would be better to send him his gifts, he said he would rather wait for me to come to Japan to bring him stuff oppose to send him a gift. However, I still wanted to be special and send him something!!
so I baked him some chocolate rasberry crumb bars, which was fun..but I messed them up!! They're really tough to eat since I didn't let them cool properly T__T
I also sent him Dr.Pepper soda (6 pack) and two bags of durritos a few of his favortie things. I also said I had a part II gift, but honestly I dunno what else to get him....
He said he's probably going to buy the iPad himself, so maybe a psp on my end?
I feel alil bad since he bought me that necklace from crescent-luna (same one that Jaejoongwore) which was around $300 bucks (^_^;;)
So ehh....What to do.....he's also paying for my plane ticket...argh!! I need another job!! I'm just worried about my budget and my need to be selfish.... I still didn't buy any summer clothes due to the fact I still didn't loose all the weight I wanted to, and yeah...DAMN TRAINER!! he cancelled on us again!!
and then shoes!! Shoes are going to be my biggest concern when I go to Japan, so I should mainly worry about that more than clothes...my shoes from Poetic License..and Garibelle Rocho...*sighs*
sadly, I don't think Zappos ships to Japan T___T, ofcourse I must ask, just like how I found out my beloved Darcy Botanicals ships to there!!

Going back to my wig hoarding...
I was just supposed to get
Gwen
Mel
Uptown Girl
Than Nari (in 2 colors)
But than I FOUND TIFFANY!!!!!



This horrible (cute, volumptuous lace front wig) Tiffany!!! And ofcourse I had to have her in the same color!!! So I would usually get my wigs from Mimi's beauty supply store, but I didn't see that color listed in their stockbut I asked anyways. I found it on another website,ebonyonline, and it was ther last stash for the Tiffany DX2733, but they had it in a DX4733 which when I think about it..is only two shades darker
So I ordered it from ebonyonline, which cost me $4.51 more than mimi's(41.62), and what happens when I check my email at work? Mimi emails me and says they did have the color T___T, and I couldn't cancel my previous order with ebony since they already shipped it..UGH!!! So now, I only have two more wigs left...Nari...and I can only choose two colors....
so its a fight between a regular black colored wig...and a colorful wig, or two colorful wigs....
*sighs* black is just sOooOoo BORING for me hairwise....*pic of me wearing a black bob wig.
I seriously loathe dark colors now, even 4 colors are lame as hell unless they have some serious streaks/highlights in them!! So I think I will get nari in a
33/32/240* Video of Nari in action
(keeping it as dark as possible) and a G8643!!

Then, I'm done!! No more wigs..ever again! I seriously need to start saving up my money so I can purcahse a laptop as well as my other necessities. I'm seriously considering getting another job so I can have spending money...I need to buy things dammit!!!


This weekend I plan to fix my best buy credit card limit so I can purchase Manga Studio debut 4, my tablet, as well as inquire about a laptop since I will need that when I'm in Japan. Best buy's minimum payment for stuff we buy monthly is $10, which I will be able to factor in my master plan, and can continue to pay when I'm in Japan.

I was looking at the Sony VAIO P Series VPC-P111KX/P series, but I'm going to ask them for advice on which one would be the best laptop for using my manga debut 4 program I have a feeling a MAC would be best..but I don't want no damn Mac!! Ima PC girl!!


AND NOW....Pics of Hisao's Bday Surprise and the drawing I did for him



This pic was actually inspired from Nana haha...


The box I put his cookies in

and yeah..thats it♥, hopefully it gets to Japan before his Bday..or atleast a day after...or at all!!

wigs or other stuff?

So after budgeting my finances between now and October, I came to a tough decision if I should invest in 6 more wigs, or stop my wig hoarding and buy other stuff I want...


This weekend I was this close to purchasing Manga Studio Debut 4

And the wacom bamboo tablet

yeah for declined best buy card!! Since I didn't use it for a year, my limit of spending $700, went down to $105...
But I seriously want to get back into drawing...and as boring as I think my life can be from time to time,or whoever is reading this blog..my life is boring isn't?, I think there is some humor that is worthy to draw, especially when I move to Japan. For example this comic online
Life After the BOE is related to someone's JET experience in Japan. Its short, and about to end soon, but I do find most of the scenario's funny.
I planned to start from my high school days and work it all the way up to my present life. But I'm debating if I should just do it as a one scene panal shot, or make it out like an actual multiple one scene panal.
Sadly, I'm still in wig hoarding mode and currently have been eyeing this other wig!


Mel from Model Model, the curly waves look so cute!! And they finally re-stocked this color!!
And I still want to get Nari!!


I guess you can say, even though I'll be going on vactaion to Japan in August, when I go to live in October, I will like to have an urban apperance(occasional gal here and there). So between my natural hair, and however long it gets between now and October, I want to emulate Junko from Nana.
yes...I'm looking at a manga character for advice, but to be fair Ai Yazawa went to school for fashion! And Junko dresses like a urban chic and gets a curly perm to mimic African American hair in the 3c type range which my hair can not due on humid days like today!!!
So who knows....I actually wanted to purchase 6 more wigs, but perhaps I'll just bring it down to 3(Uptown girl in the color 27/30), kick the wig hoarding habit, and finally start saving up on my dinero..


Hisao's birthday is coming up...
He said he wanted a psp,a nintendo ds,...or an ipod touch lol...
I plan to surprise him with one of the three another day,pref. when I go see him in August or when he comes to visit in September for our anniversary hopefully, but in the interum, I plan to make him chocolate rasberry bars!!

and some other snacks he misses from America. Gotta fatten him up!!! He's gotten so skinny T__T and I don't want to look like a blimp next to him!! I hate how I'm loosing inches but not pounds...

Edit:// Wigs won...lol. I got Mel,Gwen, and Uptown Girl.But now I just plan to purchase one more(Nari) than I'm done!! No more wigs!! FOREVER!!
I'll get the manga studio debut 4 & the wacom tablet later this summer...
I also need to get a laptop..aiii yaii yaii

Satoshi Kanazawa-Kiss my beautiful black ass..oh wait! My ass is too good for you!!

So apparently, Black women are not attractive according to Mr.Kanazawa's study that was published on PsychologyToday. It has been removed but it was cached & posted on various
websites
Mr.Kanazawa states that Black women are not as attractive as their male counterparts for the following reasons:
We have a higher BMI mass...
We have more testosterone making us look manly
We're not intelligent..so we should just diebut he said this for black people as a whole
We have mutated genes making us ugly(...Kung tribe you f*ckin asshole! WTF you think you got them almond eyes from?! Africa is a continent with the most diverse ethnic groups of the world!! If it wasn't for our ancestors in Africa, humanity wouldn't exist, and they wouldn't have migrated to Asia to give birth to your dumbass!!!!"
And even though we think we're beautiful, we're wrong to believe this...
Pharyngula &Karnythia
basically sums up what I have to say if I could handle my rage...

To sum up his *supposed* findings on his intellectual study...I had to consult Red Forman,bad ass father in my eyes. and his opinion on Kanazawa's shittastic findings??


I mean seriously now, seriously? Your ass really wants us to believe this shit?!
I'am so pissed off, I'am having a hard time as I type this to not just use my my book of Swearsaurus to rant...okay here it goes.
Growing up, I felt I wasn't attractive because I didn't fit society's standard of beauty. I was chubby,short hair, and black...the shit you said that makes us least attractive, so this shit did bring up bad memories of my teenage life...
I always had my hair natural, but my mom would give into my wishes to blow it out straight and go over it with a hot comb. I remember when I had a crush on this guy, he told me I'd look better with straighter hair, and thats when I got my first relaxer at the age of 16. It took a long time for me to develop some self-esteem, but I'm glad to have found it, all thanks to people not like you who kept telling me I was beautiful regardless of what the media tried to say! And it hurts me to know this repugnant troll is allowed to voice his opinions in the name of science!! This is the type of shit that if I read when I was younger, I'd seriously question my self-worth! I am a beautiful black woman, my mother and father always told me I was beautiful and to be proud of who I am and our heritage!! So for my parents, and my ancestors who did all they could to survive and make life better for their descendent's, FUCK YOU MR. KANAZAWA!!
Black women are intelligent,strong and beautiful!! All of us our living proof that we are descendent's of strong people!! So get off your self-hating ass by putting us Black people down and love yourself!! Than maybe if you're lucky, some weaboo would actually want to mate with you, but miracles don't happen overnight...but seriously..fuck you!

And

DO I look manly to you?

Do I look like I have a high BMI mass?

I thought not...
p.s. My bf said I'am sexy as hell, so you're argument is seriously invalid
Plus the men who've been attracted to me in my life..even when I was chubby XD

lol this is my normal look btw without the wigs and sporting my le poofy♥
I love this fab hair so much, can't wait for her to explode in width and length XD

Now onward to write a lengthy e-mail(with no cussing) to Satoshi Kanazawa.
My bf also will write a letter to him in Japanese...this should be fun! I Wish we could youtube this instead...

training woes...

I haven't seen my trainer since last Thursday T_________T
He kept cancelling on us and to make a long story short: We'll give him one more chance to fuck up, and after that..I want the money for the classes I didn't take back!!

I eat salad so got damn much...I think my body would go into shock if I skipped it for one day. I am getting alil bored of my diet, and want to eat other food
( I MISS RICE!! I MISS ASIAN FOOD!! I MISS WEST INDIAN FOOD!!)
I thought there was a God when I got hooked on these hidden food bombs right here!

Vietnamese Spring rolls!! From Kroger's...
Sadly these were made with rice noddles and not bean noddles....so its fattening for me cause rice is my mortal enemey. Anyways....I hope I can get to the gym today. My trainer has yet to txt me back the code to get into the gym through the back instead of the front. NO LUCK SO FAR! Luckilly my co-worker from my job also lives at the same apartment, so Ima ask her instead. Time to do some squats and lower legs workout! Than tomorrow, upper body...Rhianna body...I CAN DO THIS!!

Mother's day follow up + funny animal story & facial stuff

So for mother's day I got my mama some Shea Moisture and Curls products since she is now natural + some body soap and lotion!! It cost me $109.00 in total for her, but I also bought some shea moisture body soap + lotion for m'self...and that flat iron I spoke about before from conair...and facial lotions/cleansers...
Ugh! I just want my skin to be more smoother/clearer!! I hate how I still have this blemish from 4 weeks ago!!! And that I have dark circles under my eyes and mini lines T_____T. I know I should sleep better..but ugh, I want them gone!!
So I purchased the Yes to Blueberries:Eye Firming Treatment
As well as most of the entire line of products:The cleasner,Facial Towelettes,Overnight Hydrating Cream , and Daily Moisturizer.
I have noticed improvement with my nose and the blackheads they accumulate. They have went down significantly since I started using the St'Ive's Apricot scrub. I still get lil pimples around my jawline here and there though -_-.
Also since I purchased the B&C Skin Tight In-Growth Hair & Razor Bump Creme, my ingrown hairs on my neck have vanished!! I mean, I still get them, but they're easier to pull out and I don't get horrible pimple infected ingrown hairs!! So now I'm not afraid to get rid of my neck hair!! I was also debating if I should invest in the No!No! hair removal
that I saw advertised on Tv. They have a 60-day risk free trial, and if I like it, I have to pay two installments of $89.95. I have until tonight to decide since thats when the trial ends...ugh...I blew so much money already...I feel I shouldn't look at anything else!!


And I'm eyeing this new wig at LHbotique!! THE COLORS THE STYLE!! MUST HAVE IT!!!

Now for the funny animal story!! For staff development day, we went to the Safari Resort Ranch in Richmond, TX that had some peacocks walking around. My natural affinity for animals was determined to have one of them eat from my hand! So during our break, I went back out with my co-workers with some cookies&chips (RELAX!! THE COOKIES WERE RAISIN FLAVORED WITH NO CHOCOLATE IN IT!) and started feeding one of the males. He successfully ate from my hand when I noticed another male around the corner. So I started feeding him when I heard a "CA CCAAWWW", and out of nowhere I saw the other peacock male I fed before come storming over toward him. Lol, this startled the new male making him fly into my face and my co-workers running away screaming. Lol, apparently the old male didn't want to share me with anyone..how sweet?

p.s: Pissed my trainer cancelled on me today!! I was starting to see results, but our days are always fuckin off!! MY mother and I plan to confront him on whats going on
>(. He pretty much taught us how to workout, so at this point we should get a refund!!But he pushes us so well..ARGH!

Good news!!

First,I have to give a shout out to my one of my dear friends, Glo, who will be stuyding abroad in Seoul, Korea for a year!!I don't want to get into my friends whole life story, but long story short:It has always been her dream to go to Korea...so I'm happy that she finally gets a chance to do so, and I hope this experience for her is rewarding in many ways possible towards her future. Hopefully I can visit her before she leaves as well as see her in Korea!! Now if only we can develop a youtube channel when we bitch about life ...thats my ultimate dream for my friend and I

Now...second good news!!
My boyfriend said *Onechan wants to visit America in September with him =)
Onechan is what my boyfriend's mom told me to call her lol
I really hope she comes! I miss her so much!!!! I haven't seen her since the summer of 2008=(. Sadly I can't really communicate with her due to a language barrier, but she would still talk to me in Japanese regardless, and it did help my comprehension greatly. She also reminded me somewhat of my mom..they're both funny and don't give a damn about what other people think. I'am truly grateful that my boyfriend's mother accepts me even though we can't communicate much. I told my mother about this and she said she'd be more than happy to let Hisao's mother stay with us...which has me debating my trip to Japan in August.

Lately I've been thinking...why go visit Nagasaki in August when I'm Japan bound in October(2 months later...). True,my bf planned to pay for my ticket so it wouldn't cost me a thing, but since I really want to see onechan and want her to meet my family, I feel its best my boyfriend use that money to purchase a ticket for his mother instead..and we just wait to see one another in September. This would also enable me to travel to Nyc in time to see Gloria before she leaves. I know, how horrible of a person I am to ditch my bf in hopes I can go to Nyc for a vacation to see my family and friends XD...but it does make more sense to me, and I yet to find a way to explain that to him. *sighs* I don't want him to feel bad, but it is time we start acted like adults and make wise decisions...
Yes, I want to see my boyfriend....
the last time we saw each other was last September of 2010...
but the way I see it....we're going to see each other for a month, and than we leave together for Japan to finally be together in the same damn country/city...
I won't see my friends or family for a long time, hell I haven't seen them since I left nyc...
So I think in the end, its all fair for me to just forget my trip to Japan for the summer, go to nyc, and get ready for my bf to spend time with me for a month.
It sucks, but I really want to see onechan and let her have a nice vacation in America. I think she would be very happy if her son paid for her to go to travel...so guess we're going to have an adult talk very soon =X

In other news with my workout...My trainer really knows how to abuse me, but alas!!
MY JIGGLY LEGS AREN'T JIGGLING MUCH ANYMORE!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Sadly I am now walking like an old lady...*sighs* I don't know how I can face him on Saturday, but I'll do my best!!!
BIKINI BODY!! I FEEL YOU!!

Workout round 4!!

So I met up with my personal trainer the other day to do some weight training.
I feel like like I'm not doing a lot when I'm on the Elliptical trainer which is silly since it does more for your body oppose to running on a treadmill. In fact, I feel my best days is when I have to jog/run up and down the stairs. But omg the weight training!! My trainer believes I can bench 10 lbs+ but its so hard to do 3 sets of 15,20,35lbs!!
My current weight now is 167*sniff* I was 166 last week, but I was on some f*cked up killer diet before, so now that I'am somewhat back to eating normally, this fluctuating weight was un-avoidable. I feel that I should be meeting my trainer more than 2x a week since I paid to meet him 3x, but ehh mis-communication crap. However, my mother and I also took it upon ourselves to workout when we don't see him, so it sort of balances out.
I just hope to be 150 by July...come on weight...MELT OFF!!! I already see definition in my arms though!! At this rate they'll be more defined than my boyfriends...
Which is amazing since my bf's arms are bigger than mine. Sometimes I see his muscles when he flexes unitentionally....I miss him *sighs*
Semi-good news though? He's starting to workout again, not because I asked him too...
he said its actually good for his hernia if he does crunches. So yeah for hernia? hehehe

hair stuff(non wig related) + shoes♥

I didn't really want this blog to touch up on my natural hair care journey, but lately I can't shake my mind off of getting a hair steamer!!




The reviews about hair steamers is that it opens up your hair cuticles so it can absorb moisture better when one deep conditions. Most ladies, like m'self, usually use the typical bonet dryer or walk around with DC in our hair for 3hours or more, but this hair steamer is supposed to do it 100x better!!
Now I saw some hair steamers on ebay for $83.00 and the ones people rave about is the brand called heutiful that this girl on youtube, Nikkimae2003, uses.

which runs about$114...so my thing is, if all hairsteamers do the same thing, whats the point of spending more for the name brand? Sadly I haven't read a review for the ones I have on ebay so its hard for me to say if they're all the same....


Then I was thinking about buying a flat iron straightener, particularly this model from Conair which uses steam to straighten your hair. Now I love my kinky-curly hair, and the reason why I buy wigs is so I won't have to use heat on my hair. But maybe, just MAYBE, once in a blue moon I would like to straighten it=( as much as I fear heat damage

Infiniti by Conair SS9 1 1/2" Nano Silver Steam Straightner, Red



It looks like its smoking their hair, but its just steam! And steam seems better to me than electrified heat...but then its like, am I just ironing my hair?!
It usually runs for $49.99 but I found it on ebay for 29.99!! SO CHEAP!! I'm gonna check H.E.B first though to see if they have it there for a cheaper price...
and last but not least...SHOES!!



I'am alil hesitant about the size though...since I have a weird size foot, they do have one in a size 11, but I don't really like this style...


meh, so much shopping..so little time..=/