FREE GIVEAWAY!! Ends Feb. 9, 2013!! (UPDATED to show prizes!)

Hey everyone!!

To celebrate my FIRST COMMENT EVER (thanks to saqib hussian!), I've decided to do a FREE giveaway!! (Yes, I know the words "Free" and "Giveaway" are sort of redundant, but just to make it clear, I'm calling it a FREE GIVEAWAY! lol) Woot!

Since I'm not sure of the prizes yet (but they will be some sort of beauty products), and I don't have many readers, I'll let the contest go for about 3 weeks. It will start today (January 23rd, 2013) and end February 9th at 12:00 AM.

There will be 3 prizes: 
A "grand" prize, with the winner being chosen randomly.
A smaller prize for the comment I like best posted anywhere on my blog.
A smaller prize for the tumblr follower with the page I like best.

I'll update this page soon (by tomorrow for sure!) to tell you what the specific prizes will be!

UPDATE: The "grand" prize will be the "Be Free" Palette from NYX Cosmetics.

This is a picture from the NYX website. I'm having camera issues right now, but I will post a photo of the actual item when I get it fixed ASAP...sorry!
This palette looks pretty sweet! 25 eye shadows, 3 blushes, and 7 lip glosses! I should have bought one of these for myself! But instead, I bought it for you guys! :)

A short list of funny Twitter feeds to follow

Hey everyone...

Looking for people to follow on Twitter? Well I'm here to help!

Modern Seinfeld
I just found this one!
If you ever wondered what Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer would be up to if Seinfeld was still on the air, this Twitter feed seems accurate, and funny at the same time. Hurrah!
Some recent tweets from Modern Seinfeld:

I JUST got a tumblr account...now what?

Hello interwebz world!

So..as the post title says, I JUST signed up for tumblr!
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I couldn't think of any clever pictures to represent tumblr. Sorry.

Is it just me, or was anyone else SUPER confused about tumblr when they first signed up?
Silly me, I thought it was just for posting photos with funny captions. Yes, I realize I'm behind the times...

After checking it out, however, I would describe tumblr as a lazy man's blog that combines Twitter and Facebook, but without any privacy. But let's face it, if you're a blogger, or on Twitter or Facebook, you probably aren't too concerned with privacy.

If you're interested, my tumblr page, or blog, or whatever it's called, can be found here.

Here's my favourite tumblr page: #whatshouldwecallgradschool
If you're a science grad student, then you've probably heard of it already, and most likely wasted a few hours of your life because of it.

One tumblr tip I've learned:
To add a link to the sidebar of your tumblr page just go to Customize, then in the description box for your information just put the code

<a href="URL">Link Name</a>

Just replace URL with the actual URL for the website you want to link to, and replace Link Name with the name of the text you want to click on to get to the link.

example: <a href="http://www.theaditiblog.blogspot.ca">Click here for my blog</a>

Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. Who says that? Jamie Oliver? I can't remember...

ANYWAY...If you have a fun tumblr page that you think I should follow, let me know..or follow me and then I can follow you? I'm still learning. Please forgive me.
OH, and if YOU have any tips for using tumblr please, PLEASE! let me know in the comments! Or on my new tumblr page! lol.

Thanks! And happy tumblring!

Some interesting, but mostly stupid, Guinness World Records

Hi, anyone!

For Christmas one of my friends got me the Guinness World Records 2013 book. I love these sorts of books, but I haven't actually looked at a GWR book in about 7 years! So, being the nerd that I am, I pretty much went through the entire book as soon as I got it (which was a couple days before Christmas...the 21st, I think).

Everyone probably knows this already, but there are some really cool records in here, which is great, since when I think of world records being set, I associate it with the Olympics, or these other great events that give inspiration and motivation. However, there are also some of the most ridiculous/stupid/useless records in here too. So, I thought it would be fun to highlight some of them (and see if you guys agree with me).

Review: LightInTheBox.com Makeup Brushes (and many random side-notes)

Hey...you! How's life?
Here it is: my first product review. I chose to review some makeup brushes that I ordered from Light In the Box (LightInTheBox.com). This a website based in China, and ships from China! But some of their stuff is super cheap, so I decided to give them a try.

Also, before I go further with the review, I'm not sure if you guys know about it, but I've recently discovered this wonderful site called Ebates.ca (there's also an Ebates.com for you USA folks). Many of you probably already know about these types of sites, but I've apparently been living under a rock for several years... But anyway, for those who don't know, if you sign up with Ebates, there are several websites connected to them, and if you shop from their websites by going through Ebates FIRST, they give you a percentage back from your purchase. Different stores offer different percentages back. Examples: Sephora.ca offers 4 to 8% cash back, depending on the time of year. There's also amazon.ca and chapters.ca giving a percentage back on certain items. So...in trying unsuccessfully to make a long story short, LightInTheBox.com (or LITB, as I will call it from now on) gives 6% cash back by going through Ebates.ca, which is what led me to their site in the first place! Also, if you doubt the legitimacy of their site, Ebates has already sent me a cheque for a whopping $3.52! lol.
NOTE: there's many sites similar to Ebates (another okay one is GreatCanadianRebates.ca), so look around on the interwebz and see what you can find and which site has stores that best suit your needs.

Some of my favourite makeup blogs/Youtube channels

Hello anyone!
So for my first-ish post I've decided to tell you what I think are some good blogs/Youtube channels, and maybe you can tell me yours so I can check them out!

Okay, to be honest, I really only check out makeup-related blogs. Is that a crime? It's not my fault! They've recently opened a Sephora in my city...TWO Sephoras, actually! I'm not sure if you've ever been in there, but...wow! It's really overwhelming and colourful and shiny and expensive! THEN, I decided to check out their website..and OMG, they have a sale section! So! after perusing and, yes, purchasing too! I have become slightly obsessed with makeup at the moment, even though I've never really worn any for most of my life. Just a little foundation and that was it. Seriously!

Now, after that ramble (get used to it, people!) I will tell you my top..6 beauty and makeup blogs. In order of amount of inspiration they've given me.

my RANDOM blog of RANDOMNESS!

Hi Everyone! Or should that be ANYONE? lol. Welcome to my blog :)
I've decided to start this random blog of randomness because..well...mostly because I've been checking out some other blogs recently, and it seems fun...and I'm bored at the moment.

So..right now I'm thinking that I'll post about things I like, such as puppies and candy and science, but I'll also do some reviews on purchases like makeup and other random things (hence, the "random blog of randomness").

To keep with the randomness theme of my first blog post EVER, I've decided to jazz it up with this picture of a tree. I was in Ipswich, Australia this summer visiting my BFFF (yes, 3 Fs...if you don't know what the extra F is for, I suggest you watch Pineapple Express) and she lived near a park with this super random, slightly deformed tree.

I hope you all enjoy! And if there's anyone out there actually reading this, please leave a comment! :)