Lizard faced

[flexagon]

I got a facial last week, and quite a talking-to along with that. Apparently my skin is both dehydrated and clogged, which sounds pretty unappealing (possibly just short of leprosy along that axis). The aesthetician asked me if I exfoliated -- I said yes, I use this stuff that has papaya enzyme about once a week. But this apparently is nowhere near strong enough to get rid of the layers of crap on my 30-something skin, which makes me feel sort of betrayed. She sold me a classic scrub that feels like fine-grit sandpaper and said to use it 3-4 times a week. And moisturize nightly. And get my butt back there in a few weeks to let her go at me again. I think I will... I have the money, and it would be pretty great to have nicer skin... and, honestly, she had me when she said more exfoliating/moisturizing would make it easier to get blackheads out. :P

Disgusting.

You know what else happened in the last week though? I won that Diplomacy game we had going at the office, and I even won the way I wanted to: in a draw with my teammate. After three months of play, that felt extremely good. Of course, this comic from 3eanuts.com is still appropriate.



Coffee/lunch with all the players is planned for next week, so that we can part as friends.

Comments

[dr-alycat.livejournal.com]

I've been to a Korean spa in LA, and it was great although NOT AT ALL like an American-style place... no scented candles or dreamy music... more what some would think of as "not as nice" but probably just "traditional."

The full body scrub was pretty awesome, assuming you aren't uncomfortable being basically nude and worked over by a professional :)