Sleeping With My Eyes Open

I've learned several useful skills in life. One is sleeping with my eyes open. Practical application: meetings, classes, lengthy briefings (why aren't they ever brief?), and watching the Disney Channel on Family Night. How is that relevant to today's post? It isn't. Just thought you should know that I am a woman of many unique talents.


This is a poster I saw in Shibuya advertising services at a full-service salon. It is for the application of permanent eyelashes. Between this and double-eyelid surgery, I've decided that some Japanese are crazy. Why do they want to look more "western"? I don't understand. And why isn't there a surgery option to look more Japanese? I'd sign up for that, especially if this was the result:

Until that happens, I say no more double-eyelid surgery and no more permanent eyelashes.