eyemakeup remover, troubling dreams, and smart mp3 players

Yesterday I walked to the drugstore to buy some necessities. One of them was eye makeup remover. I’ve tried a couple different kinds/types/brands and some just don’t work for me so now I’m kind of particular about what I like. The choices were overwhelming, especially when I didn’t see the brand I got last time. Eye makeup remover is sold with all the other facial cleansers which are organized by brand, not type – so Ponds has their version, Dove has theirs, etc. instead of being able to look at all the eye makeup removers, all the acne cleansers, etc. None of them looked like the kind I use. Just as I felt the heat rising in my face, this old saleslady, who was rather homely, asked me if she could help me. I told her what I was looking for and she recommended a cream from Nivea and told me it was her personal recommendation. I took one look at her and started to protest that I prefer gel and have tried other creams, but she repeatedly insisted that the Nivea is best. Did I really want to take beauty advice from someone who is not beautiful? Isn’t that like sharing baking tips with people who are skinny? Or having a personal trainer who’s overweight? I was not in the mood to argue (I guess I rarely am though) so I bought the stuff and went to the gym and then went home. That night, I tried it, and the saleslady was right. The Nivea cream worked really well. And I can use a tissue instead of a more expensive cotton pad which I had to use with the gel. I consider this to be a lesson learned.

Last night I had the worst dream ever. There was death and bloodshed and so many people I knew who died. I’m trying to not let it ruin my day. Because it only happened in a dream. I had a violent dream about 10 days ago too. Argh.

I have a bunch of mp3s of Spanish dialogue and vocabulary. If I have the energy while working out, I sometimes skip over them in favor of the upbeat workout music that I have loaded alongside the Spanish mp3s. Based on the ratio of Spanish Mp3s to music mp3s, I should be listening to a Spanish one every 7 songs or so when I have the “random” setting selected. For the last 2 weeks, I am rarely hearing a Spanish mp3. And I can’t say that I mind. Is there any way my mp3 player has learned what I like listening to?