Merry Christmas!

I'll update with pictures later this week, but for now... Everyone have a wonderful holiday, and be good.

Makeup And Current Obsessions

A lot of people ask me about what kind of makeup I use on a daily basis, so I'll try and break it down:

















So that's that...



My Current Obsessions:

Mori Girls:
So pretty, but I could never pull off that style. Also I'm not a huge fan of deer or baskets so it's just not going to work out for me. And I like leather too much...







Oh Land's White Nights
This song has been bouncing around in my head for many days now



Boy and Bear's Blood to Gold
Another current favorite



Other current obsessions include Redbox, wearing perfume, Tillys, and talking on the phone until I fall asleep...




"Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England"

My Christmas Wish List

I decided to compile a Christmas wish list, just in case yr in the giving mood...

Dr Martens 1460 Leather Boots in black:

I've always wanted Docs, but never got around to buying them for myself (coughcough)



Michael Kors Grommet Satchel (in black... of course):

Saw this in the Michael Kors window display yesterday. I think they had to clean off my hand prints on the glass...



Audio-Technica ATH-CKM70 Inner Ear Earphones:

I'm a big fan of Audio-Technica (Bose and Monster get a big "whatever" from me). I have the large around the ear headphones but these seem nice and portable without compromising sound quality



A new elephant necklace:

My old one is tainted with harsh memories



a Skagen ring:

Skagen, a brand from Denmark, is predominately a watchmaker. But they also make really tasteful jewelry in the same minimalist vain as their watches



Fracas eau de parfum:

I. Love. This. Perfume



And finally...

A gaming laptop! Not necessarily an Alienware, I just used this as an example of how over-powered and aesthetically pleasing I'd like it to be.



So go ahead and make yr Christmas list too! But don't forget that giving is better
than receiving.

Sunday

Words From A Disgruntled Waitress

I'd like to just take a moment and file a few complaints to the general public regarding last nights showdowns at my place of work...



There are two kinds of people that disrespect servers at restaurants: 1) Those that have never worked as a server in a restaurant and 2) Those that have, and were better at their job than you.

Last night at my job we had many large parties (and when I say large I'm referring to parties of 10 or more per single server). Usually I'm great at multitasking, taking orders, timing courses, making the small talk, just giving overall good service to people who are paying a lot of money to expect a service done for them.
However, last night I became frazzled and irate when a few customers complained about the quality of the food and the wait staff. So let me just say a few things, before you complain again at a restaurant:

1) This is a hard job. 12+ hours on yr feet, and not just standing idle, I'm talking running back and forth all day, spinning in circles trying to get the work done. Smiling all the way.
2) Cooking food for an entire restaurant is a hard job. Say you have 10 people at yr table. Okay, so that's ten separate dinners the kitchen has to cook, all timed perfectly, so that every dish is finished at the same time. So the 4 or 5 kitchen chefs start cooking yr food. They're halfway through but it's taking a little longer than expected for everyone to get their dish. Something is cooked wrong, okay cook it again. Someone complains that their food isn't hot enough. Okay send it back. By the time the kitchen finishes the last dish, the people who received their dishes first are 50% finished. A common problem. Sorry about that. We're trying our best. But yr not the only table they're working on. So they're cooking yr food, and everyone else's sitting down around you. Give them a break, they work harder than you for shittier pay than yr cush-cush desk job.
3) We work for yr tips. Of course we're not trying to deliberately sabotage you. In the food service industry, the amount of money made is solely based on the customers evaluation of you, the food, and the atmosphere. That being said, tipping five dollars on a hundred dollar tab is not cool. So yr upset that the dinner was expensive... take it out on the server? Don't think so. We see none of that $100 you spent on the meal. All we get is yr five-spot? Take it back, that's offensive to me, and shows me that you need that five bucks a whole lot more than I do.
4) Unlike you, white-collared desk-jobbed middle-class Americans, we don't receive a salary. Say JinJin works a whole day: 12 hours at 4 dollars an hour. That's 48 for those in the know. Minus taxes... Well... wasn't worth it for JinJin to get out of bed this morning was it? Now we add tips. So JinJin gets a few good tables, yay 20% tip! But then there are those inbreds that tip less than 10% or (ah!) nothing at all. So JinJin makes a couple of hundred in tips after the night is done... or does she(?). JinJin must pool between the other servers, the bartender, the busboys, the food runners. JinJin walks home with a few pennies in her pocket. There's more behind the scenes than what is on yr table, folks. JinJin doesn't get than whole 20 dollars you left, in fact, she gets about 4 dollars.

This is all just food for thought, you are all still free to do what you want, it's yr money. Just remember that there are some hard-working people out there.

Naruko

I purchased a few Naruko items to try out, here's my review:

Naruko Total Defense AA Foaming Wash:

A real nice reasonable face wash. Good rich lather and non-irritating. Gorgeous packaging (unfortunately the slips of paper are in Chinese so I can't read them, but my Chinese friend said that they include instructions for turning the box into a pencil case). It's a really gentle cleanser, gets rid of my heavy black Brian Molko-esque eyeliner very well.

Naruko Job's Tears Whitening Healthy Lotion:
Again, really tasteful packaging. This is more of a toner than a lotion, but my skin doesn't feel too tight or dry after I use it, so at night I don't even bother with a moisturizer. There's no difference in skin tone or hyper-pigmentation (yet), but I've only used it about 4 times so far.

Overall Naruko, being a relatively young brand, gets my seal of approval. Easily rivals the more established brands such as Clinique. I'll be using this stuff for a damn long time...

Purchased at http://www.oo35mm.com/

There's a chill in the air

Since late September, I've been doing a lot of shit, and I mean A LOT. After getting my heart broken I slumped into a deep depression for about a week, and then decided to pick up the pieces of myself and do as much shit as possible... for self-preservation purposes. It's working... There are moments in time when I sit back and smile a real smile. The kind that reaches all the way into my cold heart. Let's be honest here, I'm a huge bitch. But, I'm damaged and lost and scared and small... So let me live and learn.



Things of interest:

Silver hair


Now that I have my motorcycle license (it's official!) The Iron883 is looking more and more sexy.



Boys Over Flowers... Never did I ever think I'd fall in love with this show. It's so over-the-top and Goo JunPyo is so sweet and beautiful. Jandi pisses me off, I think it's her mouth. See, there I go being a bitch again.




And finally, I will leave you with a quotation to anyone that is fortunate enough to have Internet access and is reading this:

"Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
~F Scott Fitzgerald

New Lens

So here's my new lenses, Geo Nudy Grey. They look blue in the picture but they're definitely grey imho, I guess the picture quality is just shitty. They're comfortable until about hour 8 and then you want to tear yr eyes out, so I don't recommend wearing them for more than 6 or so hours.

I got mine from vividbeautyonline (website under construction). They have great customer service and reasonable prices (some websites jack up the prices of geo lenses because you can't get them here legally in the US).


In other news, I'm trying to be a more peaceful person. I think I've developed a reputation of being an aggressive little badass. But, the facade is wearing me out and I think I just need to try being a little softer from now on...

Fresh to Death

Bronx zoo tomorrow.

Will update with pictures

New Hair

I'm officially a strawberry blonde.... Or a ginger ::shudder::

Rinse, don't repeat.

Fall jackets

Peanut butter

Motorcycles

Fuck relationships

Pumpkin beers

Loving my friends

PS: To all those who wear their heart on their sleeve,

The ones you love will cause you the most pain.

Trust yr instincts.

Live beautifully,

Lindsey Jin

Where is my mind

Right now, it's nowhere

Spilling out

Courage is something you acquire.

Bravery, the ability to look fear in the eye and admit yr scared, but you'll figure it out because you want to, or have to.

Sometimes I feel brave, other times I feel like such a coward, an escapist. Like, I could have done something better but instead I put my head in the sand, or I turned around and walked away. Maybe it's time to be brave. I'm at a major turning point in my life, I've gotta get my head out of the sand and solve some shit.

Issues with friends, family, my boyfriend, and myself.

Because when I think about it, all of these problems essentially come from inside of myself. Whether it be my fault or theirs, I need to learn how to deal with things better. I know everyone detests my inability to face problems, they resent me for it.

It's time to be brave.

I woke up on the wrong side of the hemisphere...

Can Saturday come any sooner? I'm half looking forward to driving on the thruway for 5 hours, blasting music with the windows down, having that fresh Adirondack air assaulting my face...

Time is too slow for those who wait...

I love fall. This seasons obsessions:

Snatched these up right quick (in black of course)

Do want.

Nyx lipstick in Frosted Flakes

I'm also currently into overcast skies, baked macaroni and cheese, and American Spirits.

Work time, shine on you crazy diamond.

It's Tuesday!

Sitting here with a bowl of ice cream... I'm not eating it I'm just kind of pondering it's existence, watching it melt into something a little bit perverse looking...

I love false eyelashes right now. Big doll-eyes. Coyness and sadness. Innocence.

I watched Suckerpunch the other day. It was entertaining and I felt guilty watching something so gratuitous.

I think I have BPD. Or rather, what I'm trying to find out, is if there's a personality disorder involving wanting to hide in a closet with a book and a flashlight for the rest of yr life...

Going up to Potsdam on Saturday. Nothing but me, my car, and 8 hours of driving ahead of me. Oh yea, and Placebo's discography.

That's all for now. Stay tuned for more of the madness

This is a gratuitous post of total babes.

This post had nothing to do with anything, thanks for yr time.

To downsize, or not to downsize

I was lying in bed before, just shitting around on my iPad, when I decided that I have way too much clutter and that my life overall is getting very cluttered. So, starting today, I am going to embark on a quest to downsize my possessions. In doing this I hope to simplify, de-stress, and Detoxify my daily life. So let us begin...

My bookshelf and dresser (Holy shit Lindsey, really... come on).

It disgusts me that I have let it get this bad. The written word is sacred and beautiful, and should be treated as such. I will update with my attempt at organizing it shortly....

In The Beginning

I have decided to join the Internet community as a blogger today. My life's journey, and you can all witness it! Full speed ahead...