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]

Thanks for sharing about the facial. I have a gift certificate for a place in Cambridge, but as someone who never wore sunblock as a kid and also probably has years-old blackheads, I am really afraid of the skin critique I'll get...

[flexagon]

I think you should go take advantage :-)

If nothing else, you get a temporary boost and you get to lie there letting someone else take care of you.