Random Observations

-Today marks day 9 since I have spoken to my parents by phone or in person. This may be the longest I have ever gone without talking to them at least by phone. I feel rudderless and like I have so so much to tell them. I know they're having a great time in Italy but this experience has shown me just how much I rely on them to keep me sane and grounded.

-Upside of having an exterminator come visit is that the roaches and such are dying. Downside is that they are dying all over the inside of the house, meaning a) I had a lot more bugs than I thought I did and b) they are now popping up everywhere. It's ooging me out, man.

-Perfect red lipstick: Nars' "Fire Down Below." This with Black Honey gloss from Clinique will turn me into a redlipped vixen from now on. You have been warned. Getting the perfect red that's not too blue, not too pink and not too orange is incredibly hard for a redhead. But this color is absolutely freakin' PERFECT.

-While I love the clean lines of french manicures, why do they last so little time? I got this one yesterday and I've already chipped half the white off of a nail. I will need a redo by Saturday at the latest.

-I don't consider myself someone with impeccable etiquette but so often I am astounded by the bad manners of others. Were people raised in a barn? I guess more sank in from my momma than I thought.

-All of you friends who urged me to put aside my prejudices and date someone who I wasn't immediately smitten with (and who's shorter than me), I listened. It didn't work. If that makes me shallow, so be it.