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I'm extremely upset, I spent like 30 minutes typing this and now I have to redo it because my computer is fucking retarded. SO HERE GOES A FUCKING GAIN. [/rant]

Hai Guise! I made it to Cali in one pieceee!! I've been enjoying it so far, I've always loved the hustle and bustle of traveling even though it's a pain in the hiney! We went to Victoria Gardens yesterday and it was simply lovely. I love being in the Cali sun. To be quite honest, and this will sound ridiculous or even a tad bit bizarre but the people here talk and dress more like me, so I feel more comfortable here. [Silly, right?] But it's extremely true though. Haha. Uncle made bacon wrapped barbequed hotdogs and regular barbequed hotdogs for dinner, they were delicious. I feel so close to my family right now. We jumped in the spa an hour or two after dinner and we had some interesting convo. Haha. Not sure what we are doing today, I heard there's a barbeque that Uncle is trying to do. [I love his chicken]. I can't wait for Thursday either, we are driving all the way to San Diego and spending the night out there. I'm trying to see my Neekamuffin sometime before then and we said we'd definitely get a chance to hang out! I can't wait!!

Tomorrow I have pictures and a video or two to share, I'll be sure to put those together!


Okay so I did my little hair experiment like I said I would with the Organix Coconut Milk Shampoo & Conditioner and the Organix Coconut Milk Anti-Breakage Serum. Let me tell you, It's only been 2 days since I washed my hair and I've seen results already. When I dried my hair, I noticed it was softer, smoother, less frizzy, and really light [as opposed to heavy, this is not relating to colour]. The serum also added a lovely sheen to my hair which made it look extremely healthy, which is always a good thing. The scents are extremely lovely, smells just like coconut and I love it. They were cost-effective, as well! I got all three for around $6 each. I got mine at CVS but I do know they are available at Walgreens also. Despite the shape of the bottle, you get a lot for what you pay for, they are 13 fl oz each [the shampoo & conditioner]. The serum is like 4 fl oz. I decided to go organic after reading about sulfate in other shampoos [non-organic ones] being horrible for your hair and also weighing it down. Which is horrid. In addition to using no sulfate, this particular scent of organix uses coconut milk, egg whites, and coconut oil and comes in an eco-friendly bottle. So save the earth and your hair by using Organix.

 
Today we went to ULTA, and I was actually telling my aunt about this and it came to mind that I should mention these here. I know what a pain it is for women to find lip glosses that actually keep your lips soft, aren't sticky, and have a nice shine to them. If you have never tried C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Shine, I'd TOTALLY recommend it. It's a little expensive [$7.50 sometimes $5] , yes, but it should last you a while unless you ridiculously coat your lips in lipgloss every two seconds. The scents/flavours are lovely, yes, I said flavours, they do have tastes! [Which some guys seem to enjoy for whatever reason]  When you first put it on, you get this lovely cooling/tingly feeling because of the menthol and it feels really good against the winter wind. Unlike most lip glosses, it actually keeps your lips soft as well as glossy and the gloss isn't too thin nor too thick [don't we hate that, ladies?!], it's just right! So head on over to Bath & Body Works and get someeee!! 




Otayyyy! That's all for now, well...not really but i'm SO tired..I'll blog tomorrow!!   [If anyone cares to see me review anything, leave a message, I'd love to do it, or simply if you wonder what I use for everyday items! ]

For the passed couple of years I've used No-Lye relaxer in my hair and lately I've noticed horrid changes in my hair in terms of length and texture [see right for how LONG my hair was]. My hair is getting shorter and shorter and the texture is not where as close to as healthy as it used to be. So I've decided to go natural. So no more no-lye relaxers for my hair. No more chemicals, period. There probably won't even be a difference to other people whether my hair is natural or not, considering the fact that my mom is asian, black, and east indian...my hair is not textured like women who are 100% african american so my hair doesn't fro no matter how much you try to blow dry it. Nor is my hair nappy at all. So, me perming my hair was pretty much pointless. That there is the advantage, if even you want to call it that because I find afros to be adorable. However, because I am mixed, It's hard for me to find products that work well for my type of hair. I can't go with products that are strictly for african americans because 99% of the time the product is too strong for my hair. Then I can't use products made for thinner hair because it's too light. So I really have to do a trial and error thing every time I try to find a new product for my hair.  I've been doing research for the passed couple of days, though and I've found a couple of products that can be deemed worthy of a try. Through several reviews and then I heard Rebekah talk about them in her vlog. 



I promise I'll try these and tell you all what I think of them once I've used them. Every review I've read was either 4.5 stars or 5 stars. I've tried several sites as well so as to not just read the biased ones. I'm excited to see how my hair will respond to these. I'm washing my hair tomorrow to start off my experiment. They're organic based products so I shouldn't have anything to worry about.

 

At this very moment, I'm sitting here waiting for my clay mask to dry. Freeman Avocado & Oatmeal Purifying Clay Masque is simply wonderful. You just apply it to your face [of course avoiding lips and eye areas] and wait for approximately 10-15 minutes then wash off with warm water. SIMPLE! In addition to being simple, the scent is VERY pleasant and it goes on smooth. Most of all, It's inexpensive. I paid about 5 bucks for mine and it's quite a large tube [6 Fl Oz]. I'm not even a huge fan of clay masques but when I did a pageant about two years ago, my stylist recommended it and I've been using it ever since. It gets my skin smooth and works pretty well with purging out pores. I wouldn't recommend it for acne so much but if you are looking for a mask to take care of your pores, this would be it. I give it two thumbs up for scent, cost-effectiveness, as well as functionality.



Okay..onto life matters, I'm finishing up school in which I'm super damn excited for! Tomorrow I'll be in cali, in fact around this time [8:04] I'll be at the airport going through security and such. [You know how the airport is. ] As far as school goes, I'll be getting two A's as far as I know. Sociology..I should get a high B in, which is good enough for me. Haha. That class was pretty hard to me. And it really sucked.  Well I'm not going to say that. The work load was pretty sucky though. Haha. I didn't even start packing for my vacation as yet! Oh my, I have so much do to tomorrow. School, washing my hair, as well as packing! I have quite the workload cut out for me.  I'll get through it though, especially since my reward is lovely cali! Tehe! Let's see, my lovelife is still sucking to be quite frank. I recently found Cyrus on facebook. Cyrus is a guy I met about a year and a half ago at a party in high school. I always thought he was cute but didn't approach for two reasons. A. I thought he wouldn't be my type. and B. Taleesa was crushing and we were close at that point in time. Both of those things don't matter anymore for the simple fact that Cyrus is more of my type than I thought and Taleesa and I aren't really close friends like that anymore, which kind of sucks..but yeah. I'm not sure if he's feeling me back or if he's putting up with me just to be friendly. Lol. We are supposed to hang out when I come back from Cali and I'm uber stoked for that. I hope everything goes smoothly! [I'll keep you guys updated!] He's an intriguing person though, he's vegan and a video game nerd like I am! He doesn't smoke or drink [what a relief!] and he shares my believes when it comes to family and 'sex' [how taboo to talk about when you're first getting to know a person, but yea..i went there. AND WHAT?! lol!]. I'm not going to say I'm crushing on him, it's too soon for that, however he does spark my interest. He's an interesting individual and I want to get to know him better, yes. Anyhow, family relations are going well of course. Everyone is getting along and we'll be even closer when we come back from this vacation. I know we will. I love them all so much.  I'm about to go shower and wash this masque off of my face though. It's been entirely too long. I'll update tonight or tomorrow, whenever I feel like I have something to say!

Saturday we went to the aquarium and zoo which was amazingly awesome. I have a video and pictures I'll post when I can get them off my laptop. =\ I'm very sad my laptop charger isn't working. =[ Like..VERY VERY saddd..

Dimitri..I really don't know how I feel about him anymore. His situation is on standby. I like how he doesn't even say anything to me on yahoo anymore. Like..just what the hell ever with that situation. It frustrates me because it's like when I try to get closer to him, he pushes me away even harder. Then when I stop paying attention to him, that's when he wants to pay me attention. -_- I'm tired of freaking games honestlyyyy. I don't know why it can't just be like: Aubree, I like you..Let's get to know each other. SMH!! :|

I need some new friends. Like..Jabari is great and all..but he's been becoming less and less talkative lately because of his new love interest [whom I don't like]. Which is not unusual for the way he gets when he DOES get a new love interest. He does tend to neglect. Which I'm fine with because that's just the way he is and I've come to accept that. But I need new friends. -_- Which is odd for me to say because I've never been an advocate of 36596 friends and I don't even want that many. Maybe 2 or 3 new ones, I'm working on it. Lol. Gabrielle, she's a great friend and cool to talk to. We have a lot in common which is always cool. I should meet more people this year though. I has big plans. ;D

It's my last week of SCHOOL!! YAYYYY! I'll be away from atl this friday and I'm freaking excited. There's nothing wrong with atlanta but I need a break from it all. SRSLY! Goshhhh.

Uhmmm..Not sure if I feel like rambling on now..I'm sleepy. I'll pick up from here tomorrow!! >_< 

P.S. My horoscope says: "Any confusion you've been experiencing is starting to fade. Things are clearing up"
Surprising..especially since it seems to be right. Harhar..Horoscopes are funny pieces of shit. >_<

 P.S.S. AHHHH!! I can't believe I didn't mention this. Maybe because I'm blogging about this way after it happened but my daddy finally came home on saturday! WEEEEE!! <3 I'm so happyyyy! :D Now we can be the happy foursome again. ^_^

...And so..I just received news that my father will not be home from NY tonight! =[ I'm so freaking bummed..like srsly!! I was looking forward to seeing him!! And it's so funny because we've only been away from each other for like a couple of days now. But I miss him like MAD. And my father and I weren't even close up until this year. And I love it. I love how close we are and I wouldn't change it for the WORLD. I used to take what I had for granted. I have both a mother and father who actually want me around. Who aren't in a hurry to shove me out of their house like 99% of American parents. Who are happy just having a nice family dinner and spending quality family time. They make me so happy and I'm so thankful! And now, living on campus doesn't seem all that glitzy without my backbone being with me. I'm printing off the cancellation form myself tonight and turning it in on monday. If me moving out of this house will cause ruckus, I don't want to do it. I don't want to mess up what we have together. Teenagers as a whole are just ungrateful little shits. They want to get really far from their parents so they can party & sex. Well..at the moment, my parents are becoming more open to the dating scene and accepting the fact that I am indeed getting older. So screw dorm life..I don't need it. And I surely won't bitch about moving out to move into a 5 by 5 room with a matchbox sized bed. Plz. The more I asked myself what's the real reason I want to move out, the more I couldn't provide a solitary answer. I only kept on making excuses for moving out. It used to be: "I want to move out to be with Jerod" Why is it that whenever I think about what Jerod and I had.....I'm not sure. it sort of drew me away from my parents. I was a 16 year old trying to seclude myself from my parents. How stupid. Independent or not, I always want my parents and brother to be my best friends. I don't care who I'm dating, what I'm doing, where I'm living...They need to be in my life. Speaking of brother..We agreed we'd get a tatt of two A's intertwined when he turns 18. Which is going to be awesome. I'll be saving a spot either on my right or left shoulder blade for that tattoo. I'm not even sure if I want anything else tatted on me at the moment to be honest. Nothing else comes as close to important as the matching tattoo I will be getting with my brother. <3 I love him sooooooooooooooooooooooo MUCH! I swear, I always want to be my brother's best friend no matter what. He's the best ever. And I love him. And I wouldn't trade him for the world. Even though I used to wish he was a girl when he was younger. Lolz. He's amazing. I'm already thinking of ways to surprise him this christmas! I love my baby bear! And the smile on his face is better than any gift in the whole world. Family love is the best love ever. And my eyes keep on filling with tears I'm so thankful for what I have.

In other news, I'm swamped in work. ;__; and Finals week is next week! Yayyyy! And california on fridayyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In other other news, I made a promise to myself to stop settling for less and stop stressing over if guys want to be stupid. For those of you who have been wondering, I haven't been talking to Dimitri like I have been. Which is funny because we used to talk almost every day and now that I did admit that I liked him. We don't talk at all. Which is fine. Shit happens. There are so many guys trying to "holler" right now and none of them are my type. AT ALL. I'm not dating party promoters, rappers, sneakerheads, pant-saggers, or any other stereotypical black guys. I'm just not. It's stupid. I figure if I wait around long enough, I'll bump into someone that is worth my time. He's simply not here yet! >_< I need to find him where ever he is.

WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT!! Where do all the beautiful brothers on television come from?! I'm so serious. You never see guys that look like that in real life and in the rare occasion that you do, he's a biggest jackass that you ever did meet in your Godforesaken life. I am convinced that these handsome brown beauties come from some uncharted island located in some desolate area of the ocean. They probably prance around topless with their beautiful brown pecks glistening under the warm sunrays. -sigh- I will find that island. And I will take a few of them for myself. Like a buffet, and I'll load my damn plate. >_>

I'm about to look shittastic this week for I'm saving the cute stuff for cali! Lol!

Tomorrow we [Baby bear, Shellen, Jabari, And I] are going to the zoo and the aquarium! Bet your bottom dollar I'll have tons of photos up on flickr!! ;D

Okay..Spanish homework timeee!! xD <3