Blue Christmas

I love this eye makeup! It's so happy for mid-winter festive times!! Maybe it would be more appropriate for Summer tanned times but that doesn't really happen for me without resortin to the bottle so meh!
I used my Urban Decay palette and Mac Deep Truth with Bourjois Clubbing liquid liner underneath.

12 pubs of Christmas

We made up the song with reference to each bar as we went along so apologies for the nonsensical nature:

On the first day of christmas Miranda gave to me
a sexy look in the dp


On the second pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp



On the third pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me 3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp

On the fourth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me 4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp



On the fifth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me 5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp



On the sixth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp


On the seventh pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
7 dwarf coughs
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp


On the eighth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
5 plus 3 kids
7 dwarf coughs
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp


On the ninth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
9 arsehole barmen
5 plus 3 kids
7 dwarf coughs
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp





On the tenth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
10 stolen pinchos
9 arsehole barmen
5 plus 3 kids
7 dwarf coughs
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp





On the eleventh pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
Christine on her hole
10 stolen pinchos
9 arsehole barmen
5 plus 3 kids
7 dwarf coughs
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp






On the twelfth pub of Christmas Miranda gave to me
12 grams of coke
Christine on her hole
10 stolen pinchos
9 arsehole barmen
5 plus 3 kids
7 dwarf coughs
6 shitty glasses
5 sexy bitches
4 creamy hands
3 nuggets de pollo
2 licks of gee and
a sexy look in the dp




And after.......

I <3 make-up

I am obsessed with make-up. I don't go out without my face on! Make-up rules! It doesn't matter if it's cheap or too expensive for me to justify, if it's pretty, I want it! Eyeshadows, eyeliners and red lipsticks in particular can get me very excited!

Some favourites include:

Any Mac eyeshadow! Everyone and their daughter will rave about Mac. For me, it's their selection of colours and textures that have real pulling power. I'm not above resorting to cheapies but Mac's variety mean I will always check back. Some favourites include:
Bronze, Tempting, Deep Truth and Nocturnelle.

I also LOVE my Mac Pigment in Copper Sparkle.


Urban Decay Deluxe palette. It is just beautiful. The colours are stunning, the packaging rocks- purple velvet and chainmail anyone?! and they have real staying power.


Collection 2000 Dazzle Me. As I said, I really love cheapie make-up and this range of colourful shimmery loose powders get my vote. I owned 4 or 5 but lost them so I'm down to 'Tinkerbell' and 'Illusion'(the two in the centre). Illusion is my great love. It is HOT pink which I wear with lots of eyeliner...

like Gosh Black Ink...

or Rimmel Exaggerate liquid eyeliner.


For lips, I adore red! I usually wear it with a browny eyeshadow and liquid eyeliner and sometimes false lashes.

I usually wear a red Elizabeth Arden lipstick that my aunt gave me. It's lovely- a perfect shade of red flecked with gold. Very wearable. I dont know the shade because it broke- hope I can find it again when I need to!

Another one I really like is Givenchy Kiss Kiss in Folie de Grenat: a dark gothic-y red. Very fancy-pants packaging and really creamy finish with a nice taste. It really feels like a grown-up lippie!



Last night I ordered that 88 shimmer e/s palette everyone is raving about on the beauty blogs. I'm very excited to try it out!! :)

Things that are happening

CHRISTMAS IS COMING! I am soooo excited. As I was in Korea last year, I intend to milk this Christmas... hard! Get to Dublin on the 23rd and meeting a friend for a couple of hours. We first met Lisa in Korea. She's great and I'm so excited to catch up. Then we get the bus home to our families! I hope to eat some GREAT Chinese food cos Spain's version sucks! Then I will probably end up drunk with my sisters. And then the next day is Christmas Eve! Woohooo!

Before then: Monday and Tuesday we get to drink champagne in our adult classes!! Wahey!!!
Before that: The weekend!:
Friday: Parent-teacher meeting! Eurgh! Then beers afterwards, I imagine! :P
Saturday: Shopping followed by the 12 pubs of Christmas! Not sure this tradition exists in other countries but we Irish will take any excuse to drink and crank it! Our Spain version will involve 4 hours of drinking in 12 bars, 12 drinks. That breaks down as 20 minutes a drink which is doable for a couple of hours anyway!!! Hehe!!
Sunday: Suffer!

Other than that:
Work is good.
Friends and family are great.
Men.... hmmm!
Met a Moroccan guy on Saturday. I'm in Spain so that's hardly noteworthy! What is noteworthy is that I ended up being with him even tho I dont speak Spanish and he speaks no English! Sometimes communication is very easy when you're drunk! Haha!! He was kinda cute at least! And then he added me on facebook today! And his cousin has been with my flatemate a few times. Combine that with the size of the town= I'm gonna be seein this guy again! Awkward! If only I spoke proper Spanish! Oh well... fun story!

World's smallest snowman

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1232987/Have-microscopic-Christmas-The-worlds-smallest-snowman-just-0-01mm-wide.html

Why are scientists wasting tme on making the smallest snowman in the world?! Surely there are more productive things they could be doing? Really!!!

Madrid

As we had a few days off together, my housemates and I decided to have a girlie weekend in Madrid. This involved getting the crowded and uncomfortable bus at 2.35am and arriving before 7 in Madrid which contrary to its reputation, does sleep! We couldn't check into our hotel til 12 which sucked.

Madrid was very quiet in the morning so we browsed around and drank (oh yes, you can drink beer at 8am along with many other people who seem to feel this is normal. We're talking grannies too!) and we were generally miserable and tired! Then we went to the hotel where we pushed the 2 beds together( we booked the room for 2 instead of 3 because it made it much cheaper!!) and slept! Then we went looking for somewhere to eat while looking around, shopping and just feeling the place out! We were being a bit fussy and looking for something other than the usual Spanish food (omelette's, salty dried meats etc) and kebabs, cheap and nasty Chinese food and mediocre Italian aside, were kind of disappointed! We decided we wanted Indian but despite asking around and walking around for hours, we were unsuccessful!
However, we found Irish bars, a Mexican restaurant and bar and a whole load of beautiful buildings and great shops! We had a few drinks (drinking pints was exciting) and were in bed by 2.





We woke up the next day and went off exploring. We ended up at the Rastro market which is huge and included a rubber band stall!!



We wandered around for quite a while and, after asking in a bar, got directions to an Indian restaurant! And we found it!!

The staff we were friendly and helpful and the food was great and very rich and not too spicy but just right especially after VERY actively looking for the place for 24 hours!!! As we left and made our way back, guess what we saw further down the same street?!! Another Indian restaurant!!! Amusing and annoying in equal measure!!

We made our way back towards the Gran Via and decided to go look for the nearby Plaza Mayor. Long story short: we cant read maps very well but we got there in the end!!



We then found another Irish bar, followed by some Chinese food, which was mediocre, then back to the hotel where we changed and arsed around. We went out pretty late and were cursing the fact we didn't know where to go. Ended up in a little gay bar called Viperina followed by more walking around, drinking in the park which is apparently what all the cool people do, prostitute spotting, more walking and finally a pretty dodgy club called the Palace where drink was very expensive and the majority of the clientele were Chinese people and Dad-dancers!


Sounds strange but we really enjoyed it and even got to see one of the prostitutes from earlier!! After more wandering and speaking Arabic to randomers, we finally got to the hotel and slept.



The next morning sucked! We had only gone to bed at 6.30 and we had to get up, shower n pack by 12 and then wait around for 12 hours to get our bus at 12.30am! So we shopped some more, walked some more, ate some more and ended up in TGI Fridays @happy hour. So we drank margaritas and I ate some gooood sirloin steak and we perved on the various hot waiters! YUM!












The bus back was not so bad as our seats were more leg-roomy than on the way. Finally getting home and into bed was AMAZING!

Woke up today at 4.30 and my fab friend had made the trip out to get food and brought me brekie in bed of pizza and Pepsi! From then until now, I've spent the day listening to great music, chatting online and just generally chilling out! I love work vacations!

AND.....
In 2 weeks I will be going home for Christmas!! Happy days!! I'm so happy and fortunate! Life is good!!

My opening lines

So, I've made a few attempts at blogging but I am never consistent or frequent with my posting. But still I want to try again. I have the memory of a goldfish and so this is a diary of sorts! It's in my own interest to use it as much as possible!

At the moment I am teaching English in Northern Spain. Before this, I lived in South Korea. I am trying to avoid being an adult for a while longer and this type of job is great for that- travelling and meeting lots of new people and drinking too much and spending cash frivolously! The whole meeting new people thing is great, although you obviously meet some real crazies and weirdos! Actually, I seem to have a knack for attracting crazies.

Over the course of my dating history, events have been colourful, decision-making questionable and some of the guys pretty damn sketchy. I have no idea what my type is now. My most recent boyfriend, Crazy, was a compulsive liar/hypochondriac/ bad actor. Needless to say, it fizzled out quickly.

After this most recent shit-show (he had a kind of nervous breakdown and quit work and left the country- not my fault, I swear! In fact I‘m not sure how much of that was just bad acting, drama-king shenanigans!), I have decided I need to have a little bit of an overhaul when it comes to my requirements for even considering a dude! I am not holding out for the one or any such bullshit but I will make sure that hook-ups don’t turn into boyfriends without careful consideration!


Crazy boyfriend was the fourth compulsive liar that befriended me! I am cynical as fuck but somehow still naive enough to be taken in by the shit for a while! It sucks!! And the kinda of job I have right now attracts a lot of freaks who are running from their lives and looking to create a new one. However, along with the crazies there are some amazing people, like the friends I made in Korea. Sometimes the nature of the job can make work very tiring and stressful but it’s great experience and fun! Not sure what I’ll do when it’s time for my next move. This is certainly not my career! But in the meantime, I intend to enjoy it all!

As far as the blog goes, I'm not sure how honest I want to be. I like to be honest but am not sure if the Internet is the best medium! However, I'm confident that this blog will not be without a whole lot of bitching!!!