Bought Violetta lipstick from the (non-Pro) MAC site because 1) it’s apparently actually a Pro product (?), 2) it’s PURPLE, and 3) there it was on their homepage for a Valentine’s promotion. Mmm, purple – loves it. In fact, it’s very similar to my beloved Sea Fleur from L’Oreal, which is probably my most favorite lipstick of all time. Violetta is an iridescent fuschia-y pink-not-blue purple, full of gloriousness.
January 27, 2010
Small Mac Haul-age
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January 21, 2010
- L’Oreal Hip Jelly Balm in Luscious (got at the 99 Cents Store, too!)
- MAC Lipglass in Magnetique (from one of the Christmas sets)
- YSL Rouge Volupte lipstick in #2
- Tweezerman metal eyelash comb
- My Mason Pearson rake comb – they make by hand the best combs and brushes in the world
- My four-prong hair forks from 60th Street Productions. Jim makes beautiful and truly useful hair toys. When I put my hair up, 90% of the time I’m wearing one of his pieces.
January 21, 2010
My crochet focus this year is on shawls, wraps and cowls. Lining up several in my Ravelry queue and am super excited about working on them. Umm, and as soon as I finish the super-cute mittens I am making for Susan, I’ll start on one!
January 1, 2010
The jeans I’m wearing today I bought in late October 2008 and I can finally fit into them again!! Baby steps.
November 21, 2009
Loving Right Now
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- Guerlain Terracotta Bronzing Power 01
- MAC Tinted Moisturizer in Medium
- Cover Girl Lash Blash in Very Black – waterproof. The brush is different from most other mascara brushes I’ve seen, and it keeps my lashes separated better.
- Urban Decay Primer Potion. It really, really works.
- Diorshow Mascara in Azure – a beautiful blue color
- Wet n’ Wild Mega Liner in #863 – it’s a teal/green color. (oh, they call this turquoise on their website.)
- Make Up For Ever Aqua Eyes in #15L – blue eyeliner pencil.
November 19, 2009
Out of nowhere, I’ve gotten back into wearing makeup and playing with makeup. Feel a bit like I did when I was a teenager, going to the drugstore with my best friend Suzy and playing with blue eyeliner.
July 10, 2009
Notes on “Just Good Business”
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Reading this Economist special report on Sustainability for fall CSR class that I am TAing at Annenberg.
CSR= “companies meaning (or seeming) to be good.” p. 1
“None of this means that CSR has suddenly become a great idea. This newspaper has argued that it is often misguided, or worse. But in paractice few big companies can now afford to ignore it.” p. 1
Why CSR?
1. protect company’s reputation 2. concern over climate change 3. attract and retain staff. p. 2
3 layers of CSR
1. traditional corp. philanthropy 2. risk management 3. opportunity/create value for company. p. 2
However, reality of CSR – not very deep, still window dressing. Not really connected to the business. pp. 2-3
Toyota may have Prius, but at same time they have fought higher mpg standard in US. p. 3
“Done well… it is not some separate activity that companies do on the side… it is just good business.” p.3
The Feelgood Factor
hunger is a logistical problem p.3
companies using “community work” to “develop managers who understand how the wider world works” p. 3
The Next Question (Does CSR Work?)
“It is worth pausing to consider some of the arguments of those who question the whole point of it.” p. 4
“It is often the absence of government rules that makes firms fell they have to fill the void.” p. 4
“Concentrate on the sweet spot where initiatives are good for both profits and social welfare.” p. 5
good CSR is more or less enlightened self-interest p. 5
CSR must add value to the business. p. 5
Is CSR actually adding value to the biz? Hard to say. Measurement is only now getting started. Global Reporting Initiative trying to develop a standard. p. 5
“2007 ranking of Fortune Global 100 companies by their progress on building sustainability… shows no connection with their financial performance” p. 5
Academic review of 167 studies over 35 years does show a weak positive link, however. p. 5
A Stitch in Time
Reality – much of CSR is risk management. p. 6
Alien Tort Claims Act – companies can be taken to court in US for human rights violations abroad. p. 6
“Risks associated with managing supply chains spread around the world” p. 6
60% of companies surveyed don’t require suppliers to enforce a code of conduct. p. 7
for new projects, CSR is just due diligence. p. 7
Going Global
Guidelines
ILO
OECD
ISO 14001 (environment)
SA 8000 (human rights)
p. 12
Do It Right
CSR - “a handful of leaders, a large number of followers and many laggards” p. 13
What leading companies look like:
- CEO who champions the policy
- chief officer for sustainability who reports to CEO
- cross-functional board cmmte so that strategy is coordinated thruout company (p. 13)
CSR – is it just PR or is it being “embedded” in the business? p. 14
CSR – “in time it will simply be the way business is done in the 21st century.” p. 14
May 6, 2009
Threading Time
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Reading notes:
Threading Time: A Cultural History of Threadwork by Dolores Bausum.
“More than thirty thousand years ago, notes [E. J. W.] Barber, the principle of producing thread by strengthening fibers through the twist was known, and remarkably little improvement in the making of thread occurred during the following fifteen to twenty thousand years.” p. 15
“Barber concludes that one of the most interesting points to come out of her prolonged study of prehistoric textiles is ‘the implication that heirloom tapestries recording the earlier mythic history of the Greeks may have survived from Mycenean times through the Dark Age [when writing disappeared] into the Archaic Greek period when Homer lived.’” p. 24.
“By working at the loom, [Penelope] explains, her thoughts as well as her hands have been occupied.” p. 34.
“The oldest known pieces of embroidery in England are a stole and maniple made in the tenth century for the tomb of Saint Cuthbert, who died in 687 C.E. Preserved in the library of Durham Cathedral, the threads on the fragments of these silk relics are ‘extraordinarily fine; sixteen of then couched closedly side by side cover about an eighth of an inch.’” p. 56.
“‘The far-flung integration of skills and resources that went into Europe’s fourteenth-century textile trade was the single most important achievement of the Italian city state economy,’ concludes [William H.] McNeill.” p.67.
“The art and Florentine architectural monuments that have for centuries delighted visitors ‘were built by the profits accumulated from sale of Florentine cloth and from the transactions of Florentine merchants and bankers.’” p. 67.
Enclosure in England was landowners needing more space to raise sheep for the textile trade. pp. 87-88.
May 1, 2009
I had my last class as a grad student on Monday and I can read what I want naow!!!!!
What I read this week in the Economist (April 25, 2009):
“Britain does have one advantage as its borrowing and debt soar. It entered the recession with relatively low levels of public indebtedness compared with other big countries.”
Also: “Sacramento has about 1,400 homeless people in shelters, and another 1,200 or so on the streets, he says. For some reason, America notices only when they’re on Oprah, or from the middle class.”
And on org change: Marchionne on revamping Fiat in 2004: “‘The single most important thing was to dismantle the organizational structure of Fiat,’ he recalls. ‘We tore it apart in 60 days, removing a large number of leaders who had been there a long time and who represented an operating style that lay outside any proper understanding of market dynamics.’ In their place Mr Marchionne brought in a younger eneration of executives who could respond to his demand for accountabiity, openness and rapid communciation.”
March 10, 2009
My humble suggestions for baby steps on the internet.
- Buy anything on Amazon.
- Google yourself. Set up a Google alert.
- Buy something on eBay or Etsy. You’ll probably have to set up a Paypal account.
- Subscribe to a podcast on iTunes. Download iTunes, register, search, subscribe.
- Find an online community about some topic – register there and post in an “I’m new” thread.
- Find a blog about a personal interest/hobby you have.
- Click on stuff – you won’t break the interwebz.
