Happy holidays to my fellow punk_makeup sisters!!!

This is all I've got.. a photo of me and my man from today.. as you can see, i toned it down a lot now that i work in the "professional" world... cant upset those yuppies!!




Love you all,
-hel

Holiday debuggery

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Tweaks

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Photos of the week

We're back with more dazzling pictures from around the world. Congrats to marlenemcc, who has been awarded a virtual blue ribbon as the winner of our fourth photo contest. We hope you'll click over to LJ_Photophile poll and tell us your picks in pics!

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Curtains

Thanks, again, for reading. Here's wishing you the very merriest of holidays. We'll see you next year!

OK, I'm kinda getting into Christmas this year. I'm making repeat attempts at baking, I'm watching some of the best and worst xmas specials of all time (including the Alf special.. its on hulu, its pretty freakin' bad, and totally worth watching), and now I found a website that will bring a smile to even those of you experiencing some of the crappiest Christmases on record:

SketchySantas.com





Oh man, this is gold....

I gotta laugh at Obama whenever someone confronts him about the whole employment or environment situation and he dusts off the ol' "JOBS IN WEATHER-PROOFING! We'll make jobs in home insulation installation. Done, and done!" Has any of this even happened? Is there a single Obama-trained weather-proofer out there reaping the benefits of this apparently ever-expanding market? Even if he did parade out his own blue collar composite "Joe the Weatherproofer" we'd still be going to hell in a handbasket on both fronts, but it'd be nice to see him try to even create the illusion of follow-through on this.

It kinda reminds me of when I was working for that boutique that folded, and as we were in the red for like... months with no end in sight, the owner of the company came in and told us all that we'd be closing 2 hours early, we could only run the heat for an hour, and we can only turn on one bank of lights. Cuz, yeah, that'll save this sinking ship. Although it was funny seeing the 2-3 customers we'd have per day come in, say "are you open? You closed at like.. 3 pm yesterday and the lights are off so I wasn't sure. And good god, why is it so cold? I'm leaving.".. but I digress.

What am I getting at with tonight's seemingly aimless rant? Well, I'm really cold and could use some weatherproofing. Roommate's room is baking, mine is freezing, and I think improper insulation is the issue. Should I Tim Allen-it , swing on by the Home Depot and give it a go with some big sheets of plastic? Anyone do this before? Bob Villas in the house, point me in the right direction.

We at the League of STEAM are very proud to share with you the next installment of our The Adventures of the League of STEAM web series, "The Fright Before Christmas"!
Have a steamy Holiday Season!!



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Holy shit... i'm on a roll!

These photos are from the 5th of December, i just got them from my mum and dad's cameras. They are from my cousin's wedding that I attended!

( family! )

Have a great weekend everyone!

♥ Sally

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Tweaks and Enhancements

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Curtains

Thanks, again, for joining us. Until next time, stay snug!