terriblelynne

Honey.. trust me when I say I have been there done that gotten the t-shirt and the mug..

*ugh*

I hate days like that.. but no matter how you view yourself.. there is always someone there who will look at you and go .. Damn she's sexy.. I'd do her..
Course I dont know who that might be...

*raises paw*

Wolfie

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*hug*
Thank you...

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*nuzzzles you gently and firmly and wraps you up in my big paws*

Hopefully one day you will get to see what a great hugger I am.. all snuggly and chit.. and very warm.. Almost like a heat rock.. always putting off heat..

Wolfie

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*counts the days till the poetry festival*

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When was that again? so I can not make a scheduling mistake again!

Wolfie

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well, last we spoke of it, you were trying to come down the weekend of april 16-17, and that's when i'm doing the poetry fest. is that still what you're thinking of doing?

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I am still trying to get a babysitter.. Ifn I can.. I will be coming down.. ifn you still want me.. Prolly bringing my art and poetry.. and my cowgurl hat! *winks*

Wolfie

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Okay. Let me know how it goes. :-)

*prepares a striptease to "You Can Leave Your Hat On*

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(o.0)

Oh my..

*Prepares to be teased evily*

*evil smirks and gets all sorts of bad ideas...*

Wolfie

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*looks unconvincingly innocent*

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dessiebaybee.livejournal.com

When I went off the pill, I got more breakouts, too. Some types of the pill will make acne better...apparently, mine was one of them.

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Yeah, I knew mine was...before we decided on the Pill option I'd been asking my doctor for something just for my zits. I swear, though, I wasn't breaking out this badly BEFORE...not since, like, sixth grade...

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comodulate.livejournal.com

my little sister had gotten very bad acne recently-
we basically went and got her a skin care regimen from the store-
the two things that worked the best were straight tea tree oil and benzoyl peroxide stuff- just as long as it wasn't too strong. 5% is good.

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I have some tea tree oil at home, I can try that.

I have an astringent that L used to use that I'd been using but I think it's just making me break out worse.

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dessiebaybee.livejournal.com

The problem with tea tree oil is that you end up smelling like crap after you smear it all over. ;)

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Hrm. I may wear it overnight and wash in the morning, then. Not like I'm sharing bedspace with anyone now...*sigh*

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geekychicken.livejournal.com

i'm so there ifn there's poetry 'n purdy girls.... *flutter*

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www.aipf.org

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EEEESSSS... you going???? *sqeeeeeee* maybe perhaps I could convince you to watch lil one while I go flaunt my prose??

Wolfie

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I hate it when I get like that, too. It's just plain uncomfy.

Drinking lots of water makes me feel a little better.

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*nod* I am still having a hard time staying properly hydrated, despite the BEST! BLADDER! MEDICINE! EVER!!!
An entire lifetime of "Okay, you have a recital at 7pm. It's 3...don't drink anything else today" is hard to undo, you know? Drinking enough liquid still doesn't _feel_good_ to my body, even though its effects (yay, I have saliva!) do...I feel uncomfortable and painfully full very quickly, unless I've already gotten nastily dehydrated. I'm making progress there, it's just slow...

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best anti-acne regimen EVAR:
USMC boot camp: work out most of the day, drink lots of water, eat nothing but healthy food. Shower daily and get just enough sleep or possibly a little less.

next best anti-acne regimen:
Wash face at least twice a day with appropriate cleanser (depends on your skin type. I use a cream cleanser with an exfoliant.) Use acne pads to wipe off remaining gunk. (Benzoyl peroxide breaks me out, so I use salicytic acid pads instead.) MOISTURIZE. Drink lots of water. Avoid stress.

Sometimes (once a week is what I hear, but I just do it when I feel like it), after washing face, use a mud mask. The mint julep one is wonderful for acne and inexpensive. After washing the dried mask off, use the acne pads and moisturize as usual.

If you just have a couple spots, you can just put the mask on those spots, let it dry, and then leave it on all night. In the morning, wash and proceed as usual.

I'm back on the pill, so I'm clearing up now.

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#1 is pretty much impossible for a variety of reasons (physical limitations, desk job), although I am working on working out as much as I possibly can because I also feel like a gigantic pudgeball. A gigantic pimply pudgeball. *sigh* Already explained #2, and #3 is the one I have most control over, just need to plan and use the self-discipline. #4 and #5 I automatically do...I can't really oversleep, never have.

Next best: I am really terrified of anything I put on my hypersensitive skin just pissing it off even worse. I have to be very careful what soaps, detergents, lotions, scented stuff I use on myself lest I break out into rashes and hives, on top of the acne. :-/ I've never used any kind of moisturizer, no idea where to start there. My skin type is greasy and pimply, as far as I can see. In my family the women either get the short, dry, nappy hair and pretty, clear skin, or the long, "good" hair and nasty greasy pimply skin.

I don't know if I'm going to get put back on the pill (waiting for dr. to have an annual physical slot open up) because of my weight gain and blood pressure rise since I've been on it...but I sure do miss the nice skin. :-(

Where do you get mint julep mud mask?

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Queen Helene Mint Julep Mud Mask: the two big chain drugstores carry them, as do many of the big grocery stores. The package looks like this, and you can usually get it for a couple dollars.

As to moisturizer, how do you feel about meeting my Mary Kay lady? What works for me may not work for you, and she has a test thingie she does to figure out what your needs are. Some of those moisturizers out there on the market are very expensive, and if they aren't a good match, there's no good way to get your money (or time, or blemish-free areas) back. : \

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I think I can find that. Thanks!

Hrm. I'm only a teeny bit experienced with Mary Kay. My roomie was a Mary Kay rep for a while and I only experimented enough to find out that they make no lipstick colours for people with melanin. Moisturizer is a different matter, though. What the hell, I'm game. :-)

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They've expanded their offerings for people with melanin. I'll check your posted schedule for the month and contact my Mary Kay lady.

I think I can make it worth her while to come to my house. : )

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http://users.livejournal.com/jc--/

This made me think of that "Unpretty" song TLC did several years ago...more specifically, the video, which was one of the WORST things ever. The silent story played out during the song is that the pretty one (Chilli?) is being pressured by her boyfriend to get fake tits. It's plenty dumb when the two of them look at a computer simulation, and the boyfriend keeps clicking them bigger and bigger, with a toddler's smile on his face (GET IT???). But the worst part is right at the end...I don't remember what finally pushes her over the limit, but once she finally sees the light (i.e., no surgery for her), her resolve is plain. When her boyfriend comes home, she attacks him with karate.

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I never heard the song, just saw the title in passing.

Heh. I'd have attacked him with karate several scenes back...

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flamingsword.livejournal.com

You do know, right, that I don't care if you turn green? If you break out in purple spots? (I'd think that was cool, akshully) And if you feel unpretty it's only because you forget that there are people who can't see your skin at all, your personality glows through so bright.

Keep on truckin', m'dear. It's not as bad as you believe.

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