New shows to catch on Hulu

Because my Wednesday's are already full with Glee, I recently stumbled across and now like to regularly catch up on two new ABC shows: Cougar Town (only mildly enjoyable but it does grow on you) and Modern Family (seriously LOL funny moments that I think about long afterwards). I think Modern Family in particular (ABC 9/8 C) is a really really well written LOL show with a great heart (if that even makes sense!). I've watched about 5 episodes of both these shows and feel that Modern Family is definitely definitely worth watching. Really can't say enough how great this show is. Go ahead and give Cougar Town a go if you've got plenty of time to burn (as in you've really got NOTHING better to do with your time). In general I want to give myself a bit of a pat on the back because I've done a good job on picking the better new fall TV shows this year. Just recently there was an article in EW (entertainment weekly) where they named the two best new Fall TV shows as Modern Family (1) and Vampire Diaries (2). So I feel good about myself in my TV discerning abilities! Not that EW is the end all be all holy grail, but still...

Understanding Cosmetic "Claims"

OK. So its hard not to notice all the TV commercials and print ads for cosmetics that claim to improve the tone of your skin or fend off age spots etc. Well, I've done a couple derm. rotations now and i'd like to save somebody some money, or at least make them wiser consumers. Take this foundation for example by clinique, which is called "even better" foundation, SPF 15, evens and corrects. So how exactly does this foundation even and correct? Well usually (well, a properly labeled product) should say on the back what the active ingredient is when they make any sort of claim, such as "even and correct" in this case. If you flip to the back label, you will see Titanium Dioxide as the active ingredient, which is nothing more than a physical sunscreen. It is true that sunscreen over dark spots will help them fade a bit faster but you can save yourself a bunch of $$$ and just put on some sunscreen yourself and not buy said product. Also, most studies show the SPF in cosmetics doesn't really amount to much. Therefore you can "even and correct" infinitely better with a proper drugstore sunscreen. Hope that helped someone. Always check the active ingredients when you read any sort of cosmetic claim!

My Favorite Commercial of the year

OK so this commercial is a couple months old, but when I saw it I just burst out laughing. Love the fact that there can be such an insanely awesome "rock star." I need to start using USB's more! Use the link below to view. Enjoy!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqLPHrCQr2I

Sites I check Every-Day

So here's the websites I check everyday, the first few are pretty standard:
1. gmail.com
2. facebook.com
3. people.com
4. youtube.com
5. pubmed.com <---the inner science geek in me finds a reason to use this research search engine every couple days for something or other

A site you may not know about but that I quite like:

6. omiru.com <---shows you practical ways to put together outfits with things you probably already have in your closet.




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What the Vampire Craze is All About

So I was just sitting around when I noticed a poster for the New Moon movie that is coming out soon. And then I got to thinking about all the plethora of Vampire books/movies/TV shows that are all pretty hot right now. So the main three that come to mind are the Twilight (saga), True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries (both TV shows). I was just thinking about what all of these were about when I realized how much of a female fantasy all these things were, because essentially all these books (that are now TV shows or movies) are about one "normal" girl who is stuck in a love triangle with two vampires. How is this not every girl's fantasy, well not necessarily the vampire part, but to have TWO amazing guys (with special powers) trying to get with you. Especially when the guy has been around for 1000+ years (but looks like he is 25), seen all types of women, and is still fascinated only by you. Anyone else think it odd that the central theme to all three of these books essentially comes down to a love triangle.