Random updates + mascara

My mom got a laptop for her birthday, and with it came a wireless internet router. Yay, we finally have wireless in our house! Before, I would have to take my laptop upstairs to the bonus room (aka The Black Hole due to lack of adequate lighting) and steal Mom's DSL modem. It wasn't a huge inconvenience, but we couldn't both be online at the same time. Anyway, Mom's got a gorgeous shiny new Inspiron in red with a glossy 17" screen, and we've got wireless!

Now here is a product I've been loving lately.

Rimmel Lash Maxxx Mascara

I'm a mascara fiend. It's probably my #1 can't-live-without-it gotta have it I-won't-leave-the-house-without-it-on favorite item in my makeup collection. I've tried many, many different brands & formulas over the years, and I have to say that Lash Maxxx is one of the best I've ever used. Why do I love it?

• It's got an ingenious little comb applicator. You can really work the product all the way from the base to the tips of your lashes. It also allows for layering, and it combs and separates the lashes while you apply.
• No clumps. Yay.
  
• The formula is divine and functional. It goes on smoothly. I usually prefer lengthening mascara over volumizing mascara, but Lash Maxxx gives the best of both worlds. I like to add a little bit extra to the very tips of my lashes for extra length.
• It doesn't dry so fast that you can't work the product around with the brush (er, comb) before it sets.
• It's not billed as waterproof, but for me, it weathers a night of work flawlessly.
• It's a very high-impact deep carbon black color (I believe it's called "Extreme Black?).
  
• Removes easily with m/u remover. I love waterproof mascaras, but I hate resorting to greasy eye m/u removers to scrub them off. Lash Maxxx washes off completely, and I am not left with raccoon-eye residue in the morning.
• On that note, it's also easy to remove any specks that might fall on your cheeks during application (Or, if you're like me, you accidentally touch the shaft of your wand to your temple and make a nice black streak. Eeeee.). A Q-tip or even just a whisk with a fluffly brush will erase any mishaps.

So yes, I dare say I love this mascara, and it will definitely be a repeat purchase. I'll stop sounding like a commercial now.

In other news, the restaurant where I work is for sale. Very sad. There are only 6 of us on staff (including the 2 co-owners), so it will be a sad occasion when the time comes to close & disband the crew. I have no idea about the time frame for the sale. The boss actually didn't tell me; I found out from my co-worker. That's pretty much par for the course, though; the boss tends to be vague on details and doesn't let us know stuff until the last minute. All I know is that the restaurant is for sale. That's it. And now the job search begins.