28 year old
Pagan female who lives in Florida with her guy and two cats,
loves Disney, reads fanatically, tinkers in photography and
believes growing up is overrated.
There are people on the net that have nothing better to do
with their time
then be nasty to other people online. They post rude comments, spend hours
a day talking about sites they hate so much, that they well, spend hours a
day talking about them. (lame) They mock the owners and posters for their
opinions and their right to free speech. They expect everyone to fit into
their narrow-minded little world view or else they throw a temper tantrum.
To these people I say grow up.
Here's a bit of info people...the web is
a HUGE place. If you don't like what I say here, or who I am, or what I
do, or talk about, or what I look like, or the color of my hair, or
whatever asinine thing you dwell on, go somewhere else. It's
really, really easy. Honest. You just click the little "x" in
the corner of your browser and *poof* the offending, big, mean and nasty
site has disappeared.
I pay for this site. It's mine. That
means I can use it for whatever the hell I want to. Don't like it if I'm
bitching about something in my life? Oh fucking well. Go somewhere else.
Think I'm stupid for expressing my thoughts? Too fucking bad, don't read
them. Somewhere along the line, someone forgot this simple fact: Live
and let live Don't like me, cool, fine, whatever, I don't care.
This journal is NOT for you. It's for me. I'm not in it for popularity or
fame or anything stupid like that. I write it because I need to write and
express myself and get things out of my head sometimes. So read or don't,
it doesn't matter, but don't waste my time (or yours) bitching about it.
*gets off soapbox*
Tooth
Drive:
I need to
raise over $850 for critically needed dental
work. I'll be listing my hand made
jewelry, bracelets,
earrings, necklaces and horns
for sale to try to raise the desperately needed funds.
Every order helps. I can accept paypal payments at
webmaster@giveneyestosee.com
or check/money orders at:
M. Turner
PO Box 1484, Elfers, FL 34684
Thank you for your help and support.
I've also set
up a
tooth fund for anyone
wanted to donate without purchase.
Need a
good webhost?
Try
DreamHost. Use
my linkI'll get a
referal credit which goes straight into the Tooth Fund
as well.
Love Hate the Skin You're In So another day, another $35. Heh.
I have the most annoyingly sensitive skin on the planet. It's reactive to all kinds of things like perfumes, dyes and such and if I'm not careful, I'll break out in rashes (especially after being in the sun.) Another thing I'm skin allergic to is adhesive tape. Like surgical tape or even bandages. Surgical (medical) tape will actually melt my skin. Regular bandages will welt and swell and burn my skin. So needless to say, I have to be very careful. The only thing I can use are paper tape bandages. Which have never been easy to come by. I used to get them from this one company all the time. They were designed for kids so I'd always have Mickey or Pooh or something on my bandages but I didn't care, it was the only thing I could use.
Couple weeks ago, I ran out of bandages. And I went to look for more. Two weekends I scoured over a dozen different stores but couldn't find any. Finally, I wrote the company. Turns out they've discontinued making them and don't have any comperable products! Nice, hu? So I panic. Without them, I literally don't have an option for bandages. I start looking around online. And I find a few places that carry remaining stock. (Like amazon of all places.) I ordered a few boxes because I need some but I'm really worried what I'm supposed to do in another year or so when they're gone. Surely I can't be the only person in the world who's allergic to adhesive?
The other problem is another thing I didn't know was possible, and I think I'm alone in having it as an issue as well. I'm almost positive I'm allergic - or at least stupidly sensitive - to gylercin. Yeah I know. I didn't think it was possible either.
Here's the thing though. I've always had weirdness with glycerin soaps. I love it in theory and concept, but the moment I'd put it in my hand, it would feel like it'd sap every single ounce of moisture instantly from my skin. And if I'd use it on my body, it'd get immediately tight and dry and feel like my skin shrunk.
Well, the last month or so I'm having extreme problems with face washes. I've always had problems but it's getting way worse. Now it's getting to a point where no mater what I use - and I've bought maybe eight or ten different face washes in the last month or two! - not only does it dry out my skin, but it makes it white and makes it crack. It burns too. And the key ingredient in all of them is, of course, glycerin. Which makes me think that I've got a sensitivity that's getting worse.
Doing a google search for this kind of thing literally doesn't result in any info. In fact, everything is the exact opposite. Every page recommends USING glycerin for your face if you have sensitive skin. So what gives? What am I supposed to do? (Besides of course, see a dermatologist which isn't even remotely an option.) It's like no matter how much I moisturize the parts (especially around my mouth), they're still so dry that they hurt. They simply won't re-hydrate. Meanwhile, the T-zone is so oily (because my skin is normally oily on it's own) that it's getting worse because I either can't wash it or I have to slather on lotion and either way, it's not working put. PLUS, if all that weren't enough I have problems with break outs and stuff so currently my face has acne, oil and patches so dry that they're cracking. I'm at my wit's end. No one seems to have a clue what to do if you can't use glycerin. Because it pretty much seems like there aren't any products that use anythign else.
Bah.
Any ideas are more then welcome. I don't know what to even try at this point.
Alright, well I've managed to write this for...oh...over half an hour now. (Go me.) But I think it's time to close out. They've asked me to come back in part time again next week. Which is great except damn I'm tired and I've been looking forward to sleeping in all week for two and a half weeks now. Heh. Oh well. It's money and I certainly need it.
