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[Nichi]

That's good :3

So far, day is great. Found lots of Moxie (I have 8 bottles stockpiled -w-), obtained some food, bought a dice bag for Kari, a Kyubey plushie for myself (I had to >w>), and found that I need to go back to that anime store and get that copy of Ninja Five-O, for GBA (I knew it was rare, but didn't realize how expensive it was)

[Chocofreak13]

ugh. i feel so emo right now. only word i have to describe it besides depressed, which feels a bit generic, though accurate. today didn't go horribly until the afternoon which culminated with a blowout with my sister, discovering the dock for my external has shit the bed, and getting yelled at by my mother about college and then being called childish when i cried about the horror of the future and the looming reality that i'm likely never going back to college and am going to get a crappy retail job and be stuck in it for the next 35 years the way my mother was/is. >>;


not gonna lie, the only thing keeping me from bawling again is distracting myself with making a hiragana chart in this notebook. svu marathon is on, but it's not helping much, so i'ma likely start watching videos on youtube on the commercials in the vain hope that that might help more. despite working on the changeling wiki this morning and getting some changeling materials in the mail this afternoon, i'm sort of having an "i wish i were dead" moment atm. *le sigh*

[Nichi]

*hug*

There will be CAH tonight, so that can distract you maybe :3

[Chocofreak13]

i hope so. :[

[Nichi]

Waking up now. About to go down to get breakfast :3

Likely when I get out later, I might knock out a few more of the places I wanted to go to tonight, so I'll be free for CAH

[LeaflameSD]

Waking up now. About to go down to get breakfast :3

Likely when I get out later, I might knock out a few more of the places I wanted to go to tonight, so I'll be free for CAH

When will the game start (in GMT)?

[Bella]

I'll be around.

Also: The mother fucking insurance company refuses to buck up for real acne medication so my doctor had to write me a "prescription" for " " "acne medication" " " which is really over the counter bullshit that doesn't do fuck.

I think the reasoning is that when THIS doesn't work in a few months time (and it won't) then they'll have the insurance company by the short hairs to pay for ACTUAL meds instead of the dermatological equivalent if kidz gummy vitamins.

Fuck this all.

[LeaflameSD]

Sorry to hear that, Bella.

Spoiler: ShowHide

I know my words won't have an impact, but what can you do?

[Nichi]

@Bella: That sucks >_<
My acne isn't as bad as it used to be, but at its peak circa '06 or so, nothing over the counter worked; the only thing effective on it was alcohol wipes from the hospital (The kind nurses use on your arm before giving you a shot), which was really heavy but the only thing that actually seemed to help :\

So, on a lighter note, I have a cool Portal sign to hang in my room when I get home :3
...and pics of old Apples to show everyone

[LeaflameSD]

How to get rid of acne:

shower with soap
don't eat lots of greasy food
wipe your face when it becomes sweaty
take care of your skin

[LeaflameSD]

How to get rid of acne:

shower with soap
don't eat lots of greasy food
wipe your face when it becomes sweaty
take care of your skin

I don't want to seem as if I'm being a smartass, because I really aren't.

[Cockleshell]

optional: make like me and never use makeup, i have the softest most perfect skin ever

[Bella]

How to get rid of acne:

shower with soap
don't eat lots of greasy food
wipe your face when it becomes sweaty
take care of your skin

optional: make like me and never use makeup, i have the softest most perfect skin ever

I don't mean to sound dismissive but I already do all these things.

I wash my face every day with acne wash containing salicylic acid and use an anti-acne moisturizer, I use witchhazel to cleanse and tighten my pores and vitamin E oil to heal scarring. I also regularly use baking soda and lemon juice as a masque/exfoliant and to even skintone. For the first 20 years of my life, I only used makeup on rare occasions, and even then it was mostly eye makeup. Only recently have I started using foundation, concealer and powder, although I generally only wear it once or twice a week. I haven't noticed a significant change in my skin quality since I started using it.

I change and wash my pillow cases and towels often. I wash my hands before i touch my face. In general I try to keep bacteria off my face and am careful when it comes to touching any open wounds. In fact, in the last few months I've gone as far as going partially vegetarian in an attempt to balance my hormones and internal chemistry in general. I no longer drink milk and have limited my intake of meat, although i've fallen off the wagon lately.

The problem is, it's an internal issue. All these things will HELP, but they won't cure it. I have high testosterone for a female-bodied individual, and that makes me more prone to acne. Considering that my mom and brother both had acne well into adulthood, there's probably a genetic component as well. The only way to get rid of the acne is going to be through 1) strong external medication, or 2) find a way to lower my testosterone. Things that work for people with milder acne aren't going to work on me, because it's not as simple as a matter of poor hygiene / diet / normal teenager hormones.

[Chocofreak13]

@leaf: i only have nice skin because it runs in my family. and funny thing, my sister didn't exactly have perfect skin in high school. some people just draw the short stick in life, and no amount of washing, creams, or sweat-wiping will fix that. >>;

[Nichi]

@Bella: I know that feel. Also not helping me with my acne was mom's refusal to take me to a dermatologist to try and get me something stronger; so all I could really do was hot water and hand soap (Which was just as effective as the creams and pads were) until I discovered alcohol-based disinfecting wipes from the hospital -w-;