I think what's aggravating is that it is very true that for women generally, it is certainly a more intensive process. And for some women considerably so. If she'd left it at that and not gone into what really is a pretty ridiculous sounding regimen and framing it as not just normal but required, the reactions would have been a lot different.

I second the recommendation for "Good Hair".

I think what's aggravating is that it is very true that for women generally, it is certainly a more intensive process. And for some women considerably so. If she'd left it at that and not gone into what really is a pretty ridiculous sounding regimen and framing it as not just normal but required, the reactions would have been a lot different.

brenda, FTW!

Yeah, brenda is totally right.

But any guy with a tough beard would tell you that shaving is a huge timesuck, and there are certainly jobs where a beard is seen as not put together.

Crocodile blamed for Congo air crash

A crocodile stashed in a duffel bag got loose on an airplane, frightened passengers and led to a crash that killed 20 people on board, according to an inquiry into the accident.

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An unnamed passenger had hidden the crocodile in a large duffel bag with the intent of selling the reptile, according to the Telegraph. The animal escaped as the plane approached its destination.

Pandemonium ensued.

"The terrified air hostess hurried towards the cockpit, followed by the passengers," a report obtained by the Telegraph said. The plane then became unstable, "despite the desperate efforts of the pilot."

The plane crashed into a home a few hundred feet from the airport, though the people who lived in the residence were not in the house.

The crocodile reportedly survived the crash but was killed by a blow from a machete.

Timelies all!

Sometimes I am glad I'm in a job that a) doesn't require dealing with people other than my co-workers and b)has a fairly relaxed dress code, if any.(My work wardrobe is chinos and jeans, paired with a weather appropriate pullover top)

I do probably 90% of what she listed AND I shower, which she didn't mention (I hope that means she showers in the evening, otherwise she needs to add that step pronto) AND I wear contacts, so I put those in every morning. It takes me about 30 minutes in the morning. Add in fixing breakfast and I'm out the door in 40 minutes (I eat in the car).

But any guy with a tough beard would tell you that shaving is a huge timesuck, and there are certainly jobs where a beard is seen as not put together.

I actually had this conversation in my office the other week:

Coworker: "Shaving every morning is a real pain in the arse."
Me: "Mate, if that's where it hurts, then you're doing it wrong."

— splash some water on your face, followed by gentle exfoliating cleanser, toner and preventative spot treatment
— apply some combo of undereye serum, facial moisturizer, sunscreen, foundation primer, foundation, undereye concealer and a light dusting of powder
— curl your eyelashes with a cold metal squeegee prod, avoid puncturing eyelid in process, fail 40% of the time, attend to punctured eyelid
— apply basic eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara and blush (remembering to blend, blend, blend) brush, highlight, tweeze, trim and fill in any spare patches in your eyebrows
— spritz your hair with volumizing root spray while using a round brush and blow dryer to remove stray kinks, bumps and frizz caused by sleeping
— heat up curling iron and/or flat iron and apply to one-inch sections of hair until entire head covered and apply anti-frizz shine serum to ends of hair (or, in the alternative: style hair into twist, ponytail or other simple updo)
— locate earrings in overnight jewelry-cleaner
— soak and place on ears, along with matching necklace, rings, bracelets or other trinkets
— apply perfume on pulse points
— run a deodorant stick under your arms
— get dressed in a work-appropriate business casual ensemble, making sure to avoid cleavage, hemlines, fabrics styles, cuts, colors or trends that could be inappropriately distracting, whorey, casual or generally offensive to anyone working in a 2-block radius of your office building

There. All fixed.

Granted, I work in a *very* casual office in a non-client-facing environment, but still - if I shower the night before, I can be out the door ten minutes after I wake up.