crushedcorn

I’ve always been in to fashion and makeup, though these interests have never yielded sufficient knowledge to make themselves known through my outer appearance. But that may be because I find it so hard to to find magazine tips and internet hints on what colors work best and how to mold it all into one cohesive, yet personalized, look. I went to the bookstore for some bound advice, but the closest I got was Iman’s “The Beauty of Color: The ultimate beauty guide for skin of color,” a promising start, but still not what I was looking for. So I got my unprettied little self back on the internet and searching for Filipina-specific makeup assistance and found myself here, a website devoted to “reshaping the Filipina image online.” And if you check out this website quick, like a bunny, you’ll see my contribution to the cause posted under the alias “crushedcorn” (if I’m not on the cover page, find me here). It’s been a while since I’ve submitted something for publishing to be read by people other than my friends, and although submission for this site was as simple as cutting and pasting on to the board, I’m still a little bit elated by the feeling of seeing something of my own creation put on display. And no, there are no children in my immediate future, so this feeling is completely isolated.

The bumper sticker question is still an issue, and in an effort to take all of the simple work off of my mind, I thought I’d put it to the blog-reading public:

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There’s nothing like trying to make people make your own decisions for you. Heh.

In true fashion of anyone making conversation at this time of the year, I’m obliged to comment on the holidays, the purpose of which I fear people are severely losing sight of. And that’s the only solid comment I’m going to make about the whole thing. I still love Christmas and don’t yet feel the pain of trying to find the perfect gift for everyone I’ve ever known and their child and their mother’s dog. I just hope, for those people who are lost in that mess of want lists and receipts, that you don’t let that sparkle die from your eyes when you realize you’re not done shopping or that you’ve been waiting in the wrong checkout lane. We should be giving from sincerity, not from obligation. Oh, how social graces can be an affliction to holiday survival.

I’ve been taking this time of sales to cross some things off of my list. Particularly, the 10 essential items named by Tim Gunn. If I can remember them correctly, they are (in no particular order)

1) jeans

2) jacket

3) white shirt

4) skirt

5) nice work pants

6) day dress

7) sweat suit alternative

sweater

9) trench coat

10) little black dress

Everything lavendar-ed has been effectively crossed off of my list, and with some good bargain hunting and the luck of the season, I’ll be mixing and matching these essentials with the best of them. I’ve been very image-conscious lately, and though I have to reconcile my more fashionable instincts with my desires to be eco-friendly and hippy happy, I’m ok with it.