Addicted to scrabble

Scrabulous is such a fabulous application. I began playing it on Facebook, and then realised it has its own website, and you could play it by email! So much fun - I can now play long distance games of Scrabble with my crossword-addict mother, who used to kick my arse at real Scrabble. I'm curious to see whether the ground is more level now I'm older. (Although the online version is easier than the real version, because you can put in random words you're not sure actually exist, and the game checks for you.)

I read Schozzfest's entry about her make-up routine (complete with accompanying pictorial transformations) with interest, particularly: "Notice in particular that my eyes are not open any wider in the second shot, but I look far more alert. This is known as curling your eyelashes. If you, like me, have heavy-lidded lashless snake eyes, please commence doing this immediately ." Well, with such commanding words, how could I resist? I am now the proud owner of a $10 eyelash curler, which does look like a medieval instrument of torture. It's still in its packaging, so I don't yet have evidence that it will transform me effectively into a wide eyed ingenue. I'm sure it'll be fun clamping my eyelashes in an effort to find out.