Posted by Kar on April 19, 2003, at 8:25:32
In reply to Re: karra, posted by lostsailor on April 19, 2003, at 1:35:58
Ok, so the pimple thing. I'll try not to get graphic, but those of you who know me...well never mind. It depends on what kind it is. If it's one of cystic really painful one that you thought you could "tend to" and have ended up really defacing (ha!) yourself, then put some Neosporin on it and cover it with a bandaid over night. The swelling'll go down and it will help with the redness. The little fellers...well they sell those little patches that look like the tiny round bandaids. They have salicylic acid on/in them so when you stick one to your face it "attacks" the spot. I sound like a damn commercial. Anyway, I don't know if those little patches work THAT well but it sure makes you feel better to cover it AND get some medicine on it all in one shot. And the stuff can't rub off at night.
Can you tell I had complexion problems? it was in my Lithium days. Oy. But why why why doesn't it just end when we get older? Ridiculous. Teenagers..20's...30's...40's...
Ok re: road rage. People around here (NYC tri-state area) seem to have this entitlement problem. Well first off, we drive fast and aggressively here. I'm not an ass on the road but I drive fast. Defensively. Because you have to. But I can't stand it when people speed up intentionally so you can't get in, get so close to your bumper that they could be waving to you from your backseat, give you "mad honks" as opposed to "watch out" honks (in Germany they only honk when they HAVE to). And then these parents in their Lexus SUVs and minivans barrelling down on you like truckdrivers. You have a damn baby in that car! Is an SUV going to armor your whole family?? Anyway. Then there are the people that don't thank me when I'm nice (oh the world's just out to get me, huh?)...like when I let someone go ahead of me and they just go. That's what I meant about the entitlement. I've always thought though, that someone should invent little lit signs that you could have on your bumber and activate as needed: "sorry", "thanks", "oops", and maybe even screw you. but of course that can be conveyed in countless other ways. My mom has a good one. She gives people the sign of the cross!! Sometimes I blow people kisses jsut to piss them off because I think giving someone the finger just looks silly. Ineffective really. The kiss is good because it conveys a "I recognize that you've been an ass but I will not reply in kind"...kind of like a haha.
Whew. Deep breath in through the nose, out through the mouth, Karen
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