You know what's wicked helpful? SUNSCREEN.
But not, it would seem, for me, since I was wearing it.
I don't give a good gorram about relevant, Wash. Or objective. And I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it. You and I would make one beautiful baby. And I want to meet that child one day. Period.
Zoe ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 46: The FIGHTIN' 46
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Lee - Aug 15, 2006 11:42:14 am PDT #2766 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2006 11:43:15 am PDT #2767 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Everybody's free to wear (higher SPF) sunscreen.
Atropa - Aug 15, 2006 11:43:56 am PDT #2768 of 10001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
You know what's wicked helpful? SUNSCREEN.
Except for the bit where almost all sunblocks available in the U.S. aren't, y'know, photostable and lose their effectiveness after about an hour in direct sun.
Allyson - Aug 15, 2006 11:45:46 am PDT #2769 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I carry a tub of that stuff with me. Pale. Sun owie.
sarameg - Aug 15, 2006 11:49:48 am PDT #2770 of 10001
My mom was telling me I should get more sun. Then she asked with the dark patches under my eyes were from . Sun damage, mom!
Actually, some of it was just bad lighting. But while I do look better with a little color, in order to get that I have to think about it and plan as opposed to just slathering up with spf 50 when I'm going to be outside for a long time. Besides, I spent the first 17 years of my life getting roasted at 4000 ft in the sunbelt. I should probably be a little more careful now.
DebetEsse - Aug 15, 2006 11:50:21 am PDT #2771 of 10001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I've really starting being conscientous about sunscreen since moving to CO.
I'm ordering classroom supplies. I may just die. Whole new classroom. Much to be ordered.
Lee - Aug 15, 2006 11:51:50 am PDT #2772 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I had spf 45 on, but I wasn't expecting to be out in the sun for an hour and a half.
§ ita § - Aug 15, 2006 11:53:30 am PDT #2773 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My father went out and bought us 40SPF sunblock for our couple hours on the beach in Jamaica. Most of which was spent under an umbrella. I looked at him very funny, and did my own calculations. I've had pretty good results knowing when to come in/apply goop, so I can end up with a tan but no peeling.
lisah - Aug 15, 2006 11:54:11 am PDT #2774 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
Unfortunately I must take this amusement to polish a document in which someone added changes in red and struck out and reddened replaced text...but not by using Track Changes. They formatted manually each time.
I have a PM who does this too. It's ... neat.
Kathy A - Aug 15, 2006 11:57:22 am PDT #2775 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I freak out now over the fact that I spent my teenaged summers baking in the sun, starting with a deliberate burn every June to "build up a base." I'd fry to the peel stage, and then when the skin finished coming off, I'd go back out and tan every day to try and get the ideal shade of allover brown. It never worked, though--all I managed to get was a relatively light tan overlaid with tons of freckles.
Now, of course, I've learned that the more burns-to-the-peel-stage that you get before turning 21, the higher your chance of getting skin cancer. Yet another health risk I have to watch out for!