Miss Thompson Goes Political

Just finished The Bush Tragedy by Jacob Weisberg, recommended

by my brainy and beautiful friend LWT. Kept flipping back to the family tree 

to figure out all the complicated connections, as the

Walker and Bush sides of the family intertwined. A multigenerational 

"inside look" at the family whose not-favorite son

will soon be out of the White House. 

Wear sheer Mango Lip Butter from The Body Shop to read this one.

Miss Thompson Stays Up Late

I started reading Please Excuse My Daughter by Julie Klam

about 4 pm yesterday, and finished it at midnight.

Another true story. Klam's a writer (she worked as David Letterman's

personal intern for a while; she says he's a great boss)

and former spoiled brat who tells about having 

to grow up and make money instead of depending on

her husband to support her. Dog Otto (Boston

terrier) is a big character, too, as is baby Violet 

(but that comes later). (Riverhead Books/Penguin, $23),

but Miss Thompson got this book at the library. 

Put your foundation on before your concealer so it

doesn't slip away.

Miss Thompson in a Diamond Necklace

Oh, those California girls!

A bunch of women in California pooled their money

and bought a fabulous diamond necklace--the kind of splurge

no one would probably indulge in on their own, but that was do-able as a group.

Each woman got to wear the diamond necklace during their

birthday month. Daughters got married wearing it, the

necklace went on vacation--a guy even wore it at the local

coffee shop.  This is a true story about the power of women's

friendships and sharing, and the good works that

came from this single indulgent purchase. Bling bling bling!

The Necklace by Cheryl Jarvis (Ballantine, $24).

Prescriptives.com had free shipping last week, so I 

finally got a new Reflective Eye Pencil in Beaming Black--mine

was down to a nub--

and my favorite brush-on lip gloss in Neutron. $17.50 each.

If you've got a lipstick or gloss you've used up, that

means the color looks good on you. Buy another.