Mount that box.net account onto your pc

Did you end up getting that box.net account?  Well if you did, you probably will love it more if you mounted it on your pc as another drive.  Follow the instructions here and you'll be good to go.  For whatever reason, I had to use http instead of https to get it working but using it saves having to use their interface to upload things.  When trying to upload multiple files through their website, it would freeze after the first file and I have way too many files to upload them one at a time.

Sephora F&F 20% Sale

Sephora is having it's annual friends & family 20% off sale till Nov 2nd.  Unfortunately it's not available for Canadian residents however I am lucky enough to have my man friend living there and was able to take advantage.  Not only do you need a US address, you also need a US credit card to pay with!  I almost bought with my credit card but couldn't get through the checkout and had to get the boy to order it with his US credit card.  I bought the Urban Decay Naked Palette which I've been lusting for a while and with the 20% off, it was a no brainer.  I secretly wanted to buy more but didn't want the boy to think I was crazy so I had to tone it down.  Why doesn't Sephora extend the Friends and Family deal to us canucks?

50GB of free space for iphones or ipads with box.net

Do you have an Apple iPhone or iPad?  If so, go get this before December 2nd!  Box.net is offering users with an iPhone or iPad 50GB for life if you register before December 2nd.  I signed up using my iPad and while I love the dropbox interface more, I want to back up all my pictures and it's well over the free space dropbox gives me.  And well, I am cheap and not looking to pay for online storage when I already have an external hard drive. 

The great thing about Box.net is you can also download the app onto your android phone and login using the same details as your iProduct and enjoy the 50GB.  I am uploading about 7GB of historical pics from my pc to my box account as we speak. 

Breaking Bad & The Wire

So I've been a bit of a hermit lately because I've been in a bit of a funk lately.  So what have I been doing while shunning the outside world?  Watching Breaking Bad & The Wire.  I just finished Breaking Bad & holy crap!  It's probably now my favorite show ever.  I used to think Dexter was #1 but the characters in Breaking Bad reeled me in.  With Dexter, I find the main character is strong and the others are great as supporting characters.  With Breaking Bad, I feel like several of them could carry the show on their own.  Plus it doesn't hurt that I find Aaron Paul is incredibly hot!

Now, I just started The Wire but I am just not quite at the same place of love for the show like I am with Breaking Bad.  According to IMDB, The Wire is #2 in terms of highest rated TV series while Breaking Bad is #8 so I am giving The Wire a legitimate chance to win my love. 

Redken Hot Sets 22 Thermal Setting Mist - Love

Here's the deal.  I have crazy curly hair.  I used to hate it but I've learned to love it like that crazy step sister you learn to love over the years.  In university my routine was often sitting in front of the TV after a shower and straightening the hell outta my hair while watching some late night talk shows... Now, I can't be bothered and straighten it maybe once a month and leave it curly/wavy whatever you want to call it the rest of the time.  The thing is I like the side bangs/waved look in the front with curly hair but I've had the hardest time making it work on my hair because after a few hours, the bangs portion of my hair would fall flat after styling it. 

I've tried different gels, hairsprays, serums, ect and nothing worked.  It'd look great right after but would eventually fall flat and too much of it would make my hair stiff to touch.  I was at Trade Secrets last week and randomly stopped by to ask if they had any suggestions and they told me to try Redkens Hot Sets 22 Thermal Setting Mist (say that five times fast!) and I figured I had nothing to loose.  Well I tried it this morning & can I say I love it!  It's a little wierd...after I sprayed my bangs it felt sticky and I was hesitant to style it like that but I still did and the wave has stayed in my hair the whole day.  I tried to take a picture of my bang area at the end of the day and this is what it looks like.  Keep in mind I wasn't trying to curl my hair.  I just wanted it nicely waving in the front and framing my face and it held that look.

Clampless Curling Iron

Now that the weather isn't so humid outside, I can use heat on my hair again!  I love/hate my curly coarse hair but I also love to straighten & style it in other ways.  The whole summer I probably only used heat on it a handful of times which is great but I like to change things up from time to time.

I've been debating getting the Enzo Milano Clipless Curling Iron but till folica has one of their sales again, I am going to sit tight.  Since my hair is naturally curly/wavy, I really only use my curling iron for waves so I never really used the clamp that was on it anyways.  What I mean by this is, I wrapped my hair around the iron including over the clamp.  Hope that makes sense.  Soooo, I decided to remove the clamp on my current curling iron (see below for pics).  My current curling iron is a Toni & Guy model I got from shoppers drug mart when they had a sale a year or two ago.  It's great and I like that it's a large barrel.  The clamp was a little annoying since sometimes it would leave a little crimp in my hair.  Well crimp no more!  It was pretty easy to remove the clamp since I am so strong!  I tried getting the spring in there out w/ tools but it was so hard I ended up just pulling the clamp out w/ my hand after a couple of tries & wiggling back and forth.  It wasn't too hard and I am pretty weak!  I don't recommend you use your hands if you decide to remove the clamp from your iron but it worked for me. 

I'll try to remember to take a pic of my hair when I use it the next time.

Before with clamp & all

After with clamp removed!

Summer Is Here

I love this weather. Something about the breeze and smell of this time of year that I love. Anything hotter than this and I can't handle it.