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I have no space.

I have no space for a lot of things in my apartment. Living with another person in a one bedroom apartment is somewhat difficult. Every year or so, I try to downsize on what I have. I donate clothes and random things that I don’t use. Whatever I haven’t used in the last...

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Hecate on Agnosticism

Today I saw on facebook that one of my friends said that people who mock people for believing in God are small minded and that they don't see the bigger picture. While I understand her viewpoint, I think it was somewhat small minded for her to think that people who don't believe in God to not see "the bigger picture". After I moved out, I dubbed myself an agnostic christian - meaning, I believed in God, but I couldn't prove whether or not he actually existed. However, the more I thought about it, I realized that I'm more agnostic than anything. I would like to think that there is a higher power - be it God, Vishnu, Ra...for all I know, Zeus could come down and save my ass. 

But back to my ramble. I think just saying "no you're wrong, or your belief in a higher power is wrong" is in and of itself, small minded. The fact of the matter is, we don't know. I admire the fact some people believe in something, but at the same time, I find it completely close minded for them to judge my lack of belief. The only way you will know for sure, is when you die - you either go to heaven or you cease to exist. 

I think what pushed me further away from organized religion is the way I was raised. I grew up in a Catholic household and I was raised to believe that if I didn't do good things and I didn't follow the Bible, I would go to hell. I don't know about you, but I think threatening a child with eternal damnation is somewhat cruel. It got to the point where I began to question whether or not my actions were caused by an irrational fear of being tortured in hell, At some point, I decided that I would rather be a good and moral person because that's who I wanted to be and because I wanted to make people happy. I was no longer driven by fear, but the desire - not for eternal life - but to be the best person I could be with the only life I knew I had. 

I'm pretty sure I've rambled off point by now; and to be honest, I'm not exactly sure if I had a point to make. I think I just wanted to rant because ignorance goes both ways. I think the only way you can possibly be narrow minded is if you honestly believe that there is no chance you could be completely wrong. I believe everyone is entitled to their belief, but they should accept the possibility, that someone else might be right. 

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Bookworm Problems

b: this week i'm going to clean out the apartment. anything we don't use/need is getting tossed or donated.

m: how much of that is my stuff?

b: a good chunk. we've got clothes and computer stuff...although, i would like a book shelf

m: you already have book shelves! and they're full of books! Why don't you donate them?

b:.....ARE YOU CRAZY?

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Burger Boss (Moreno Valley, CA)

I am not a burger person. Let me repeat that: I am NOT a burger person. But my boyfriend is. I hate fast food burgers most of the time because they taste like meat…substance. However, a good burger is hard to come by when you’re not willing to spend a few bucks.

Luckily, we stumbled upon this nice burger place in Moreno Valley. Burger Boss is a “build your own burger” type of place. The pull they have is that everything is “fresh”, never frozen, and locally grown/raised – and you can taste the difference. The location in Moreno Valley is somewhat hidden. It’s in an unassuming plaza area with “for lease” signs on all of the other doors, but when entering, it’s really bright and welcoming. You get to pick and choose your food, and it has a lot of things you wouldn’t normally see. I ordered a single burger on a white kaiser bun, aged swiss, garlic herbed mayo, baby spinach, and crispy pickles. I also got cheese fries.

Admittedly it took a little while to get our food because there was a lot of people, but they bring it out to you on metal baskets somewhat unassembled – which I loved. That way by the time it got to me, things weren’t…mushy? However, I didn’t really have to worry about that with this burger. My first bite and I was the happiest person in the world. THe beef was nice and juicy, pickles were sliced long and were really crisp, and the garlic mayo was something I would happily put on EVERYTHING. To be honest, dear follower, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. I ate that thing fairly quickly and it was enough to satisfy me.

Now onto the cheese fries…they were okay. I love cheese. I love fries. I love cheese fries; but these were not that great. I think I preferred the fries as is (sans cheese), and it was a wasted $3 on those to be honest. The fries were delicious but the cheese just kind of made everything…meh.

But back to the positives! The ingredients were really fresh – and you can taste the difference. The pickles/spinach wasn’t limp, the meat wasn’t grey (they won’t let you cook it beyond medium…because after medium, I mean, who would want it?), and the bun was nice and toasted. The atmosphere was great and the people were really friendly.

Overall: ★★★★ ((cheese fries cost the rating a star))

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Finally made my first big makeup purchase!!

At 23 years old, I finally pulled the trigger and bought higher end makeup. Luckily it was the Sephora Sale this weekend and one of my best friends just so happens to be a beauty insider and got me 15% off of my purchases. I ended up spending roughly $80 total on:

UD Primer Potion (Eden)

Too Faced Natural Eye

Kat von D Tattoo Liner in Trooper

Kat von D Sin-Full lash mascara

Soap & Glory Hand Food

Sonia Kashuk brushes

I tried out all of these things this morning and I am VERY happy to say that it's still on my face. That's the main problem I had with drug store products, even with a primer, it still fell off after a few hours. I'm steadily building up my makeup collection, and I'm looking into buying:

NARS Amour (blush)

UD Naked (either the foundation or the bb cream)

MAC Fluid Line in Black Track

It's a slow process to building up an "everyday look" collection. I think what took me the longest was trying to justify the sheer expense of these items, and the fact that there was so many to choose from. But through the years I would research, check out the sephora samples, and finally came to my decision. 

I could never justify these purchases because I was essentially paying a good chunk of my paycheck on what can be considered colored...dirt? It was face paint. My boyfriend didn't seem to understand why I would be willing to spend so much money on something that doesn't last for a long time. He always told me that I didn't "need" makeup and I was just beautiful naturally. However, who's to say that the way I look or the way I present myself is for him? or for anyone, for that matter? I wear what I wear, and I smear color on my face for me and only me. I enjoy the way makeup looks and how it makes me feel. I wasn't satisfied with the way certain drugstore brand makeup would just disappear on my face, and I was willing to figure this out on my own. I've owned several Lancome and Clinique products because I've gotten them as gifts, and I figured it was time to branch out. 

I think it's somewhat sad that I have to justify my "wants" to someone who has no understanding of how I feel about certain issues. I mean, it's not like I'm buying this and not paying my bills. I consider this a nice reward for all the hard work I've done over the years, and dagnabbit, I will not allow someone to make me feel guilty about this. 

If any of you guys have recommendations, please let me know! 

*disclaimer - my boyfriend actually wanted me to buy new makeup because he thought I deserved it*

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What was the last thing you've eaten? And do you have a food craving right now?

The last thing I ate was bistek (filipino dish made with a soy sauce/lemon marinade). and I really want more of that strawberry tart I had earlier. This is what it looked like 

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