Shopping on the Day After Christmas With The Russian.

Been busy showing my friend from LA around the East coast - DC and Philly. She's my friend from LA and been visiting me since last week. Hahh just realized the title of my post reeks a bit Sex and the City.

Many realizations in DC - super stressed with living in my parents' house, the elongated stay coupled with the temporary loss of adult independence (HUGE STRESSOR), and the realization of denial of all the aforementioned. Sex drive is nonexistent, probably because, at the heart of the stress, is some depression blended in, considering the circumstances. AND with not potential attractive suitors around - it's been career focus all day, every day.

Been a blur of a few days. Def felt the moments where we were getting on each other's nerves. Funny how, when friends visit sometimes, or you're hosting, you notice those things that annoy you about your friends - their flaws, the many differences between you two, et cetera. Kinda like when you're traveling with a buddy that you haven't traveled with before - can get frustrating.

Went to the gym this morning, was frankly a bit nice to get a couple of hours to myself. The Russian Friend slept in and I got back from my workout. Cooked breakfast (bomb egg white omelet with spinach + goat cheese, fyi), cleaned my room a bit, and she didn't roll out of bed until about 11:15 a.m. or so. Chatted with my mom real quick and then we went to the mall.

King of Prussia was packed, managed to find a couple of lucky parking spots. The Russian got tired pretty early so we got out of there after a few hours. I bought a leather jacket. The Russian bought a white furry-looking number. Yep - different styles, different tastes, I know.

Walked into Bare Escentuals looking for a new foundation - been looking a bit off color, what with all the winter pallor. Ended up spending a honey on make-up: foundation, blemish cover, blush, and one brush ($28 a pop - that was painful! Must never lose brush. Must also never open up bare mineral products in windy weather. Not even a hint of a breeze, or else you'll be throwing money away). Girl that worked there did a color match for me and tested the make-up on my face, the whole shebang - that is one nice product. So subtle and natural-looking - I've been slathering on glop this whole time. Especially helps when you're a fully grown adult and covering up stress acne - who knew that the right make-up could work such wonders?

Have applied to absolutely no jobs in the past few days. It's Christmas!

Actually, remembered how the hiring during the stretch between Christmas and New Year's is pretty much dead in the water. Will dial it back a bit for the next week or so and focus on writing. Need to finish feature script. Relax. Have a drink.

Tomorrow's agenda (in no particular order): packing for napa, chill with the Russian friend, and job interview for blah job in the area. Eh, let's just see what it's about.