#tj: hahahaha omg | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

freebooter4ever · 2 years

Note

Jambalaya anon again. LOL OMG that Trader Joe's almond milk sounds disgusting. TJ's doesn't fail too often, but when they do, they fail big.

Your headcanon about Snaf steering Gene away from the Jello aisle is too cute, and it reminded me of my Nana & Grandpa (may they both RIP). They always did the grocery shopping together. Occasionally in something like the Hamburger Helper section, Grandpa would be like, "Hey, maybe we should try this." And Nana (like Snaf, a great cook) would just keep walking like she didn't hear him. Haha now I'm imagining Gene getting one of those awful 50s cookbooks and trying to make something truly gross like one of those jello molds with hot dogs or something.

As for my dinner, I ended up taking the suspect sausage back to another location and exchanged it for the trusted version. Unlike Snaf or my Nana, I do not possess the talent to turn crap into dinner gold. But dinner turned turned out great! :)

i actually googled the coconut ginger tumeric milk, worrying that i might've unwittingly been insulting about it and sure enough i guess it's based on an Indian drink 'golden milk'? Though from the reviews I saw online, the trader joes version (as they always do) is spiced to like...white people's levels. One person who wrote glowingly about the drink said they added their own additional flavoring to it, including honey which makes sense and is probably the only way to make trader joes knock off palatable haha. I'm glad your jambalaya turned out good!!!

Love your story about your grandparents ;_; mine were similar except in my case neither of them could cook. But they just insisted on going grocery shopping together every time. It was really hard in the months after grandpa died watching her grieve that. Like i was there, and although grandpa and i were very much alike in personality (and nose), i just couldn't do much. Grandma was SO BAD as a cook though hahahaha, she knew it too, didn't try to get creative. She grew up on a farm that didnt have running water, and her mother died when she was 9, so to hear grandma describe all she had to do to cook dinner for her younger siblings, pump the water, ready the vegetables...it was a lot. After she married my very italian grandfather grandma cooked her version of spaghetti and from what my grandfather described it was...basically boiled cabbage soup with noodles. My very stoic grandpa used to laugh so hard every time he'd tell the story, and he was so ridiculously proud of grandma not knowing how to cook spaghetti. And to this day grandma still refuses to fix it for dinner. She compromised in making kraft mac n cheese for me when i was a kid.

Anyway, maybe because i was around academics for the first 7 years of my career, but i could totally see Gene being the type to leave much of the household chores to Snafu without even really noticing or thinking about it (because his cerebral highly educated work is so very important). And when gene does notice his solution is definitely to like...buy magazines and try to educate himself. And snafu is just sitting there watching with amusement (and with frozen leftovers waiting to be warmed up). Luckily they probably have enough neighbors (who snafu probably dubs as 'creepy busybodies' and tries to avoid at all costs) to pawn the dubious jello concoctions off to after gene's done experimenting.

1 note · View note

docparker · 5 years

Text

My nighttime routine.

Heyyyyyy everyone

Here’s another post for my skincare journey series! This time, it’s my NIGHTTIME ROUTINE! AKA the long post. I’ll preface this by saying this is a long routine...it take me - on average - 30 minutes per night to complete the full routine. On top of this, there are variations to my nighttime regimen, as I do different things and use different products on specific nights throughout the week. However, some steps are repeats from my morning routine so I won’t go into too much detail on the repeated steps. So, with that being said, I’ll just jump in!

OIL CLEANSE: Just like my day/morning routine, I use the Boscia Makeup-Breakup Cool Cleansing Oil. Works great as a makeup remover.

WATER CLEANSE: Again, just like the morning, I use the same cleanser (AWAKIIN BEAUTY Charcoal Face Wash). No further explanation, it’s great :)

EXFOLIATE w/ Clarisonic Mia Prima Sonic. Unlike my morning routine, I use my Clarisonic every night, not only to get a deeper cleanse, but also as a very gentle exfoliator. I DO NOT use other physical exfoliants on my face like harsh scrubs, but I do microdermasion once a week. Using the Clarisonic helps with removing the dead skin without scrubbing my face off.

STEAM: Ahhhh...one of my favorite parts of my regimen, and one of two reasons this routine takes longer than anticipated. Granted, I only steam for 5-7 minutes each night, but it adds up. I learned recently that steaming your face does not open up your pores, as our pores do not have muscles so that cannot contract. However, steaming basically helps with melting the gunk in your pores so it can be extracted much easier. That’s why I love steaming, and also because it’s just so relaxing for my face (#selfcare).

TONE: So this is similar to my morning routine, but with some differences. First, I like to switch back and forth between 2 toners each day. I still use the Benton Aloe BHA Skin Toner, but I only use it on Moday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. However, on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, I use The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution. I only use this toner 3x/week because it is pretty strong with a bigger percentage of glycolic acid. I love both, and I love using glycolic acid on my face to help with cell turnover and chemical exfoliation.

ESSENCE: Same as my morning routine. EXCEPT, I use the 7 skin method instead of the 4 skin method. On the nights I use the Benton toner, I’ll switch back and forth between that and the Fresh Black Tea Kombucha Antioxidant Essence until I get to 7 layers total. But when I’m using The Ordinary toner, I only use 1 layer of that toner, but I’ll do the 7 skin method only with the Fresh essence. Yeah, that sounds complicated, but that’s why my entire routine is in my Notes app in my phone hahahaha.

SERUM: So I also switch back and forth between two serums at night. One is the Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum with Konjac Root, Hyaluronic Acid, and Ferulic Acid. Just like my day serum, I love using a vitamin c serum for brightening and discoloration; it’s helped a lot. So I’ll use the vitamin c serum on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday not only because vitamin c is a little stronger, but also because I’m very careful with what ingredients I’m using together in the same routine. I have a toner/serum schedule set up because I do not want to mix vitamin c with an AHA, so I use The Ordinary toner and the Mad Hippie serum on separate days. I’ll make a separate post about this. The other serum I use on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday is The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + Ha 2%. I only just started using this because I love using AHA in my routine, and using glycolic acid with lactic acid is a recipe for great/clear skin!

SHEET MASK: My other favorite step and the 2nd reason this routine takes so damn long. I used to only use a sheet mask 1-2x/week, BUT after a lot of researching and obsession, I use a sheet mask 4 days per week. However, I use some kind of mask every day of the week. I love sheet masks primarily because they’re so easy and low-maintenance. You don’t have to wash them off when time’s up, and you don’t have to wash it off your hands after you’ve applied it. It’s basically a serum, so when 20 minutes is up, I just gently pat the remaining serum into my face, neck and chest area. I have too many sheet masks to count, so there’s not a specific one I’ll recommend, but as for brands, I really like Tony Moly’s masks, which you can find at Ulta and Amazon, which is where I buy 90% of my skincare products. The other 10% from Sephora. I won’t go much deeper into this, as I’ll do a separate post.

JADE ROLL: I will do this while my sheet mask is on for two reasons: 1, because it’s doing two steps at once and it’ll condense the time, but 2, it helps the mask stick and stay on my face better. And three (yeah there is a third reason), it just feels so damn nice. I put both sheet masks and my jade roller in the fridge so the cooling sensation is great! I got mine from an Instagram store that I don’t remember the name of, but you can get them at Ulta, Sephora, and Amazon. Here’s one you can get for a good price.

EYE CREAM: Same reason as my morning routine, but I use a different one at night. Even though I don’t have dark circles, I still like a brightening effect for my eyes. So I like using the Botanics All Bright Refreshing Eye Roll-On. Again, I don’t really see a difference as I don’t have dark circles, but it feels nice because of the metal roller ball. I put this in my fridge too, so it feels great at night.

EMULSION: I use the same product that I use in the morning, but i like using this at night because it’s kind of a pre-moisturizer. I won’t explain too much, as I already have in my morning routine, but I use the SkinFood Peach Sake Emulsion.

MOISTURIZE: I also switch off two moisturizing products each night because I’m that extra. I like using a sleeping mask, but not every night as it is very heavy. So I’ll use the Valjean Labs Renew Sleeping Mask, which I got in a set with the Day Serum at TJ Maxx. I guess this product is discontinued because I can’t find a link for it to purchase, so I’ll link another sleeping mask I was using before I purchase this one, which is the MCK Spirulina Sleeping Mask. I like this one; they both work well for overnight moisturizing. The MCK one is nice because it smells like lemon. The nights I don’t use a sleeping mask, I’ll use an oil, and I like the Mario Badescu Rose Hip Nourishing Oil. Now, true to told, I didn’t need to buy this specific rosehip oil. I’ve used other brands of rose hip oil before and they worked just fine. And this oil was $22, so if you don’t have the money to blow, I wouldn’t get this. However, I like this more than other rose hip oils because it’s a little bit thinner than other oils I’ve use, so it’s a lot less heavy on the skin. So honestly, I may repurchase this, I might not, but I think it’s nice for oilier skin because it isn’t so heavy. Rose hip oil is great for dark marks/scars and intense moisturization.

So that’s the end of the skincare products, but I also end my routine with an eyelash/eyebrow serum and a lip balm for moisturizing my lips. For the last serum, I’ve been using the Hairgenics Lavish Lash – Eyelash Growth Enhancer & Brow Serum. And OMG, I’ve noticed such a difference since I’ve started using it. My eyelash grew within just a couple weeks of use, so i’ll use that on my lash root and brows each night. And then I’ll use whatever lip balm is lying around that works for me, but the one that’s been on my desk is the Jack Black The Stick Natural Lip Balm, which I got in a set with their SPF lip balm that is in one of my bags for the daytime.

I’ll also use a trentinoin cream as needed for any breakouts I’m having. I used to use it every night for my acne as prescribed by my dermatologist, but since my skin’s cleared up, I feel less inclined to use it. That may change once day and I’ll have to go back to using it, but I don’t want to use it for a long period of time.

Last things to mention are the other masks/treatments I use throughout the week.

1. On Wednesday nights, I’ll either use my microdermabrasion machine (IG store also, and I can’t remember which one), or I’ll use a very gentle scrub that I actually got in my most recent FabFitFun box. This is just an extra way to exfoliate and remove dead skin cells. Only 1x/week works for me. I also use a clay mask, and right now I use the Aztec Secret Indian Healing Clay mixed with water (NOT APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, I will not put that on my face - too acidic). It’s just good for cleaning out my pores, especially after a good microderm treatment.

2. On Friday nights, I use an AHA/BHA chemical peel after I steam my face. I’m using The Ordinary Peeling Solution 30ml AHA 30% + BHA 2%. When you put this...it feels like a bunch of tiny needles poking into your face. It doesn't hurt per se, but it itches for about a minute. You CANNOT keep this mask on for longer than 10 minutes, so it’s quick as well as effective. It also has the same color and consistency as blood, which is both weird/creepy and awesome at the same time.

3. On Sunday, I like using a moisture mask. I’ll either use the Onyx Youth Magnet Mask, which has taken over the depths of Instagram. I really like this mask, not only for the cool magnetic feature, but also because I don’t wash this mask off; it’s kind of like a heavy serum that you just rub into your skin after your remove the dark stuff with the magnet wand. The other mask I’ve been using is another mask I got in my winter FabFitFun box, which is the AHAVA Hydration Cream Mask. I’m not sure if you can get this on Amazon as I didn’t see it, but it’s available on the FabFitFun website! I like the AHAVA mask a little more because it’s quicker, but I like both for hydrating/moisturizing.

Annnddd that’s it. WHEW, another long ass post done.

0 notes

cchapalang-blog · 5 years

Text

(I want to write a journal to backlog everything but I also need to log REAL TIME! So back to Tumblr I am.)

Saturday, 27 Aug —

I liked tonight a lot. We chatted about random things until 3am. It reminds me of how we used to talk late into the night... somehow we hadn’t done that it a while.

I liked tonight a lot. I think you must have too.

Sunday, 28 Aug —

We went for our first F45 class again! At Farrer Park this time. I’d clearly forgotten how tiring it gets and basically skipped station 10. Doing rows together again was nice. The trainer (whom I strongly believe was from TJ) totally hit on you hahahaha

We walked to City Square after showering for lunch at this place that had 50% off on Eatigo. We were gna leave alr whennn we spotted this playground mid-air?! Omg we went up enough to get a good view of it. I was pretty much scared shitless just looking down and imagining myself there, but you looked pretty composed. Somehow I thought you’d be scared of heights too. Anyway! We popped by Timezone and had a go at this machine for curiosity’s sake. The arcade session was short-lived and ended up me blasting all our remainder on the Flappy Bird game I SUCKED AT. Sorry :(

We finaaaaally headed to Jewel and lucky us, it started pouring only when we reached. Jewel does feel even more homely/familiar to me now. I think I like it particularly because we are making it part of us :)

Dinner was yet another restaurant on Eatigo. This time, it was Thai. We walked through Jalan Besar on our way and I couldn’t stop commenting how the area looks so unlike Singapore! Kinda like we’re in a neighbourhood in another SEA country... it’s so cool. I wish I had my camera to document everything. Back to Thai food - you got green curry again. Haha I don’t have the heart to tell you I don’t really fancy green curry...

OH! We walked back to find this weird supermarket we’ve come across for the THIRD time in SG. I found the Coffee-Coke drink you tagged me in on FB!! It’s so silly us of to expect anything else but we both thought “it tastes exactly like what it says”.

We were finaaaaally gna head home but I spotted a playground on our way down the escalator. So we made our way back up. It’s embarrassing but I’ve once again made a stupid rash decision. I was the one who wanted to go but was so scared up there!!

Monday, 29 Aug —

0 notes