This. I spend too much on the mid-high makeups so am hoping to cheap out on affordable lip liner.

Yay for bold eyebrows. I’ve been filling mine for years. Now that there’s Anastasia Brow Gel and the Anastasia Brow Brush #18 (or whatev) with Spoolie, life so good.

I love fish but hate cooking it in the house because smells. Instead, I set a cast-iron skillet on the grille of my small-footprint propane outdoor grill and crank ’er up to 500 (grill has a little temp gauge on it*). Lay the salmon, skin-side down, on the super-hot skillet. Close the grill lid for, say, 5-7 minutes.…

Whir steamed cauli with coarse-ground pepper, salt, unsalted butter and a dash of cream. You’d swear it was mashed potatoes.

I made two new things this week, without any recipes (just the influence of decades of reading and trying recipes). First: roasted butternut squash bisque. Tossed the squash in olive oil, salt and pepper, baked at 400. (Peeling the damn squash was the worst. Next time, I’ll just roast the split halves.) A couple days…

Multiple usages of Dollar Shave Club 4-blade in shower. After using, give the thing a good shake and perch it up high so it dry. Best blade! Best price!

Multiple usages of Dollar Shave Club 4-blade in shower. After using, give the thing a good shake and perch it up…

Sleek iMac: check. Low-profile wireless keyboard: check. Low-stressor trackpad: check. Ugly-ass black plastic paper organizer: nope.

Eww.

Light pollution is a real thing. C’mon, peoples. http://darksky.org/light-pollutio…

With all the confusion and shit it’s amazing any crimes ever get solved. Why the fuck wouldn’t the jewelry store owner train employees on how to handle suspicious activity? Jesus.

He carried her into the bedroom…she spit out his tongue on the kitchen floor. Whoa.

She’s amazing, so amazing.

Mark Bittman is the bomb. I still miss his cooking videos. Another good video series on NYT is Tiny Kitchen.

I’m not getting The Knick. I watched about 20 minutes of the first episode and decided surgical porn isn’t for me.

My re-hookup didn’t go well. I thought we were fine, but then. My weight seemed to get in the way a bit. I realized he might have stopped calling because I’m not good in bed anymore he’s fucked up. This has messed up my head some.

Been smoke-free since September 19, 1995.

Tried out a new BBQ place here in Foodie Heaven. Delicata Bisque with Pepitos and Something-Something, Brussels Garnished with Cured Pancetta

You two look like a lot of fun.

A former work colleague has been throwing an annual James Brown Oktoberfest on Halloween since about 1998. You have to come in costume and it has to be either JB or German folkwear. She moves all of the furniture out of the downstairs, paints one big wall with an appropriately garish mural (for photos), and the party…

Go to a costume rental shoppe. One year I went as an 80s disco queen with a silver-lame top/pants and a giant Jerri-curl orange wig. I changed my voice and nobody at the party knew who I was. So fun. Danced all night.