On Beauty Q&A: Too Many Choices
@Ophelia: Seriously! Every shoe brand that I can afford has giant 2" platforms under the ball of the foot, and then like a 5" heel on top of that. Now, I'm only 5'7", but my husband is the same height, and while I don't mind being a wee bit taller, I prefer not to dwarf him.
Now, I have seen some beautiful Jimmy Choos and Stuart Weitzmans with kitten heels, but unless I win the Mega Millions on Friday, I'm not there yet.
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On Beauty Q&A: Too Many Choices
@werewolfbarmitzvah I am a Retin-A user as well, and I use a moisturizer with hyaluronic acid that works pretty well. It's DeVita Solar Protective Moisturizer, and I super-love it because it's SPF 30, which most moisturizers aren't, and I feel like with Retin-A I need all the protection I can get.
I also give my skin a break from the ol' Retin-A every couple of nights, and on those nights I apply argan oil to the scaly places.
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On Solo RSVPs and the Crypt Keeper of the Bride
@Hellcat: That reminds me of my grandmother, who apparently spent my wedding reception telling everyone in attendance how the "big day" was a fulfillment of all of the dreams had since I was a little girl.
About which: I had an amazing wedding, I'm thrilled to be married (specifically: to my husband, not married in general) and so on ... but I'd pretty much never dreamed about my wedding.
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On Choose Your Own Fatventure: Interview Clothes
@itmakesmewonder I think the thing about Dress Barn is the name. Barn is just not a word I associate with FUN HAPPY PRETTY CLOTHES, I don't know.
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On Playing House, Cutting Ties, and Being Alone
@andrea disaster: What kind of person thinks an MFA is an investment in a (financially) productive future? I have one, and I enjoyed getting it, but I never thought it would be my meal ticket.
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On Asking for a Raise: A Series of Conversations
@cwmilton: Think of everything that they might ask you, and prepare an answer for it. Write up a proposal, if you think that will help. Be prepared to underline your value to the company. Be able to articulate the investment they've made in you, and explain how they will have to reinvest in someone new. Think through the technological aspects of it, if you're going to be breaking new ground. Show you've done your research.
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On Asking for a Raise: A Series of Conversations
@Lorelei@twitter Glassdoor is fantastic, at least in the industry I work in. Everyone should be on there on the regular, even if they aren't looking for something else or planning on asking for a raise. Be informed.
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On Asking for a Raise: A Series of Conversations
@area@twitter Last time I got that, I was pretty much convinced they were going to fire me, but instead they asked if I wanted a promotion. So good things can happen!
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On Why, Rihanna?
@Slutface: Rihanna has been Jay-Z's protegee for a long time, and it's well known that he despises the way Brown treats her. A lot of people theorize that this may be the last straw in her (working) relationship with Jay. So it's not entirely true that everyone she works with has just blindly supported her.
See: http://cdn.mediatakeout.com/54358/roc-nation-disaster-how-rihanna-s-new-chris-brown-duet-may-end-up-destroying-jay-zs-management-company.html
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On Employee Discount
@Daisy Razor Oh god, threading. My eyes water like a baby when I get my brows done, and it makes me so twitchy.