Rain or Shine?

I can't figure out if it's going to keep raining or not so I am currently in a boot crazed mindset.  This is very difficult for me as I am supposed to be on a budget (volume purchase not dollar amount) where I can only buy 1 clothing item and 1 accessory in a month.  
So far it has been a trying experience for me as I receive multiple e-mails everyday about sales, new trends, and the like.
Can't decide yet if my next purchase for the rainy season should be a pair of hunter wellies....they're actually a lot cuter than they appear.

I also can't decide on the color if I should get the original in black, navy, chocolate, or something else.
They are really practical rain boots since it always rains in London most savvy londoners own at least one pair for wear either for the garden, hunting, city wear, or all three.  Being on a budget sucks.

Dirty Face Wash Macys

2 things that bug me right now:


1) I did a review a while back about products that I use and like on facebook and "someone" commented that they didn't like my choice of facewash Neutrogena fresh foaming cleanser because it didn't really "foam"
So that set me off on a search for a "foaming" facewash leading me to Clean and Clears supposed makeup removing foaming cleanser.

I think that is a very misleading claim the only thing it has going for it is the fact that it actually "foams" BUT it doesn't really remove makeup.


Ryan laughs at me in the shower and calls me black face grace and raccoon eyes because it never takes my makeup off.  It sometimes takes 2-3 tries before all my mascara comes off since I use waterproof and by then my face is raw, dry, and feels too tight to be on my face.


2) Macys.  I am boycotting Macys they make me so angry.  I'll try to make a long story short.  They brought back a remake of my favorite boot in the whole world Bandolino Castalina

I was SOOOO ecstatic AND the one day I actually watch TV I see Macys commercial for their shoe sale and one thing leads to another the shoes are on sale with additional discounts.....so I buy 2 pairs and wait in an extreme state of anticipation for the day they will arrive.


I should realize something is fishy when my UPS tracking number says that the boots have shipped but never give any detail about where they are.


Then I get an e-mail from Macys 2 weeks later telling me they are returning my boots for me even though I never asked them to.  Which leads to my aggravated e-mail back and forth to them below:

Dear Grace Ma,

Thank you for your recent e-mail regarding order #Gm1017091237b.

Thank you for your comments regarding macys.com. On behalf of macys.com
Customer Service, please accept my most sincere and deepest apologies
for the recent shopping experience . Please be assured that the
experience that you have described is not indicative of the outstanding
level of service we strive to provide our loyal customers. We appreciate
that you have brought this matter to our attention, and will forward
your comments and concerns to the appropriate personnel. Customer
feedback and criticism, such as yours, is an invaluable tool in helping
us better meet our customers? expectations.

If you have any further questions, please e-mail us at
customerservice@macys.com or call us at 1-800-289-6229. Our office hours
are Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 7:00
PM and Sunday 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

Sincerely,

Rashiida Cardwell
Internet Customer Service

http://www.macys.com


©2006 macys.com is a registered trademark. All rights reserved.
macys.com Inc.

 Original Message Follows: ------------------------

My e-mail to them on their customer service contact:
Now I am really disappointed with Macys. Not only did you return my
boots without me ever getting them but THEN the pair that I really
wanted were out of stock until December. This is just ridiculous. The
customer service rep was nice enough to send me the other pair express
but there was no compensation or discount given for me having to
purchase the other pair of boots from a different online retailer. I
have unsubscribed from Macys e-mails and promotions and I dont plan to
shop at Macys after I receive my boots. You will be sure that I will
communicate share this truly frustrating experience with others.

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Yes, your e-mail basically tells me you have nothing to offer in terms of compensation for the fault of Macys seems to be very indicative of the type of customer service Macys provides.  Which is why I choose not to shop at Macys anymore and which I also think is why many people have left Macys for Nordstroms, Saks, and the like.

Good nite. BOO ON MACYS

Twilight and Music Videos

Halloween is really marketing to twiihards 


Example 1: DuWop Twilight Venom Lip Stain

I totally want this right now!!!!  It's so hard for me not to buy twilight memorabilia for halloween since I'm going to be a vampire.  I wish I was part of the Cullen clan but it just is not going to happen.  I will just have to live on being a mediocre human and satisfy my vampire needs by buying other twilight vampire shit.

On a side note:

I did a video shoot today for my work's 2010 compliance and ethics video and it's so interesting to see how they break everything down.  Some of the shots are supposed to be based inside in an office setting but they brought all the office scenes outside instead (desk, copy machine, computer, etc.)

I don't know maybe they edit out the background of the yard that we were doing the shoot in later.  It was also really weird to have somebody touch up my hair, oil blot me, make me wear lipgloss, and etc.

Overall, it was a pretty fun experience but you pretty much sit around for long periods of time until it's your turn to shoot.  I can't believe it takes this much effort (3 days) to shoot a 3 minute video.  CRAZY!

Debra Laws- Very Special

Vampires and London

Oh Joyous Day!  Thank goodness for ASOS I wish you weren't in the UK so that you could track your packages with normal mail and then I know when my stuff is going on.  I almost freaked out when my dress for Vegas still wasn't here by the delivery date.

Came home to this lovely surprise:

I love London not only because they are a million light years ahead in fashion and the shopping experience in general, but mostly because I learned about ASOS.  It's their version of a celebrity clothing/accessory shopping site.

Only downside is that their sizing, since Europeans are skinny, petite, with no boobs or butt, make me feel like a giant sized sasquatch.  To give you an example: I'm a 2-4 here but over there I'm a size 10 wtf......you wonder why people are anorexic over there!  p.s. I don't have to wear a bra with dress yipppeeeeee

On a side note, on my hour and a half drive back to SF from San Ramon I figured out what to do with my Halloween costume.  All I had for my vampire costume (duh I'm addicted to Twilight, True Blood, and the Sookie Stackhouse novels), were the fangs and a black cape courtesy of Sakura.

Then I was thinking, you know random stuff when you zone out in the car, and I started trying to piece together what Vampires like.....blood.

Who or what kind of person also woks with blood?  Yea serial killers, doctors, nurses......NURSES!  Eureka I already have a nurse costume that I never ended up wearing because it's too scandalous....BUT with a cape you can cover that shiz up!

So I'm going to be a vampire nurse and my tagline will be, "Let me help you take your blood."  I could have a nametag that says Nurse FangBanger.......but it would only be for Edward Cullen or Eric from True Blood no real vampires/people.......I might bite someone though.....on accident =) or if they piss me off 

I wish I came home from school to a cheeseburger with a onion shaped happy face!

I heart Yelp

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I could or would get featured in Yelp but I found out today when someone sent me a compliment!!!!  

It was also for my favorite ramen place in the world so I am happy that I can bring awareness to the little japanese gem that Sakura introduced me to.

To check out the weekly review go to: http://www.yelp.com/weekly?edition_id=iiruNMRBWMdxqRtaVIMPkA

On a side note, I woke up at 5:30 this morning to finish my homework and just got home from work at 6:30.  I think I deserve McDonald's I don't care what people say about Mickey D's .

True Life: I'm addicted to Filet O Fish

A Storm's a comin'......

Today my mom leaves me a frantic message telling me she needs me to call her...it takes me three hours before I can finally reach her.

During these three hours, I wonder if she is going to tell me that
a) my dad is in the hospital 
b) she is in the hospital 
c) she had to fly to Hong Kong bc grandma is dying 
d) anything to do with people dying or not feeling well.

When I finally get to talk to her she tells me that there is going to be a big storm and that I should be careful....I always wonder what there is to be careful of since I don't drive to work or on a daily basis for that matter, I live in a brand new building so nothing is going to fall down....

This leads me to think that I should make Japanese Curry for the week since it is going to be cold and wet.  So now I am off to the store to get ingredients for curry instead of buying sandbags and emergency food supplies to prevent our building from flooding from this incoming storm.