Now…to the main course. Learned about how to pull off the smok(e)y eye, and realized that I needed make-up remover, especially after using the Urban Decay eyeshadow primer. That stuff stays on good! After dinner, Wayne wanted me to procure some butter pecan ice cream. And I did, at WalMart. I was looking for makeup wipes when I found the Hard Candy section, replacing the Max Factor line. I did heard from Nouveau Cheap that WalMart will carry the brand, but I figured that it might only be available in select big cities like Los Angeles or New York.

A bit of nostalgia: I remember going to Bloomingdale’s in Sherman Oaks and seeing the colorful nail polish, each with a plastic ring. I prefer MAC or Urban Decay, so I passed on by. And now, it’s there where I don’t have to order stuff from out of town. Yes, the plastic rings are still on the nail polish. So, I bought two things: a lipstick and a liquid eyeliner. I’m wondering whether this stuff will hold up as good as the products at Bloomie’s.

The lipstick is a sheer matte dark purple called “Night Out” and the eyeliner is in Sugar Plum. Here are the makeup, against my skin and on my lips:

Lipstick is creamy and goes well, and I think the liner is decent but will require a second application to make a even line. Will try them on this week and write a review.

Alices Restaurant – Arlo Guthrie

The past few weeks was busy, with Security class and other matters.

A few weeks after Ohio LinuxFest, I attended the Ontario [GNU] Linux Fest in Toronto with several fellow OLF members. It was the first time I ever visited Canada. When not attending the lectures, I visited the Pacific Mall and Market Village at neighboring Markham. Went to buy some kawaii stuff but a bit disappointed at the lack of decent stickers (Sanrio, San-X, Q-Lia) available. I will have to pick them up at the Kinokuniya bookstore in Beaverton, Oregon.* At One’s Better Living, I found some Code Geass Knightmare Frame models. Wanted the Lancelot, but the really nice one was around 100 bux. I should have gotten the Gloucester, as it looked the best. Maybe for Christmas. (Who needs jewelry when you can have Code Geass?) Ate regularly at Pho 777 across the street at the convention.

This week, I’m doing lab sims and starting on my 10 page paper on cryptography. And as the semester draws to an end, I will have to take my cert exam. If I pass the cert, I may gift myself with the Gloucester.

*There are various reasons why one should travel to Portland Oregon… Pine State Biscuits, Powell’s…and OSCON. OSCON is back to its proper location and this time, I’m bringing the Prediger.

Kirrily Robert’s presentation focused on the Dreamwidth project. 75 percent of the coders are female. This is a far cry from what we’ve seen.

Check out the 6:06 mark. “Neurodiversity is a feature, not a bug.” If only one professor realized that earlier, I would have been serving the Church instead of starting anew.

Got Ubuntu installed with wireless and sound cards working, thanks to an Ubuntu forum. Yay!

Ohio LinuxFest is coming along, and been writing an article on why it’s important for students to attend this conference. It will be published shortly on the OLF website. Also, you can follow us at Twitter: @ohiolinux.

Read up and savor the irony.

Tomorrow, the speakers list will go live, but I’ll share a bit of what’s going on. Most of the speakers have confirmed their presence, and we’re looking forward to celebrating 40 Years of Unix! We has several people planned for the fest. Here’s a sampling: Jorge Castro will be there, presenting “Building a Community Around Your Project.” Mackenzie [maco] Morgan will have a sysadmin-oriented talk on the differences between Red Hat and Debian. Fort Wayne LUG’s Vern Ceder is doing Python for Linux System Administration. And for our keynotes, we have Dr Douglas McIlroy and Shawn Powers.

This year, we also have a “Diversity in Open Source” workshop. No matter your background, you are welcome to contribute to Open Source.

We got the banners available online for linkage at Flickr, and Klaatu has done a great job with the design.

I’m hoping Twitter gets fixed soon, as it has been h4×0r’d. Will have to publicize via Identica.

Am awaiting further news with the Ohio Linuxfest guys, especially in regards to speakers. I know that one guy got the nod as he’s with the Fort Wayne LUG.