I agree with le nubian.
You know me! I'm like, "Go school! It's your birthday!" Or something to that effect.
Willow ,'Empty Places'
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Lilty Cash - Sep 14, 2012 7:30:08 am PDT #20241 of 30001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
sj - Sep 14, 2012 7:38:42 am PDT #20242 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
That sounds like it would require a confrontation, which isn't really something I'm good at.
le nubian - Sep 14, 2012 7:40:56 am PDT #20243 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sj,
not a confrontation. just tell them: the alterations done were not what I wanted. Here are the two things wrong. I would like to take it to a different tailor. May I have my $$ back. Here is my receipt.
If you don't get the response you want or you feel uncomfortable, leave. It needn't be unpleasant, least of all for you who did nothing wrong.
Steph L. - Sep 14, 2012 7:42:15 am PDT #20244 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You need to ask for you $$ back from bad tailor and take it to a new tailor.
This. Totally.
I get a hive-y reaction to Neosporin if I use it for too many days in a row, or on too large of an area (basically, cut on a finger = no problem; scrape the size of a mass-market paperback on my thigh = I'm gonna get hive-y).
And I totally have a problem with the adhesive on band-aids or even medical tape. After my back surgery, the incision healed great, but I got a bunch of tiny wounds running parallel to it from the tape that held the gauze on. (Again, I'm usually okay with a band-aid for a day or 2, especially on an area like my fingers, because they can take a beating. But on other areas, like my back, which never sees the light of day? Forget it. I'm a delicate goddamn flower.)
Zenkitty - Sep 14, 2012 7:44:49 am PDT #20245 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
And once again, I am Steph. I'm allergic to latex, and to the adhesive in most bandages, and to something in Neosporin. I can handle a little of the last two, but the slightest contact with latex makes my skin burn.
Steph L. - Sep 14, 2012 7:47:01 am PDT #20246 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, people who are all "Woo! Duct tape for kinky shenanigans!" make me want to dial 911. And then it turns out that, no, not everyone is a delicate goddamn flower like me.
Zenkitty - Sep 14, 2012 7:48:58 am PDT #20247 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I think Delicate Goddam Flower ought to be the default setting for kinky shenanigans. Better to dial it up than down. Also, duct tape, hell no.
Steph L. - Sep 14, 2012 7:52:02 am PDT #20248 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I think Delicate Goddam Flower ought to be the default setting for kinky shenanigans.
My ass is totally pansy. (I feel like that's a variation on an quote from Angel. Something Wesley said? "My ass is not pansy!", maybe?)
omnis_audis - Sep 14, 2012 8:15:11 am PDT #20249 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Bandaid adhesive actually dissolves my skin, and many surgical adhesive tapes do as well. I use gauze pads and either paper or silk adhesive tape instead of band-aids. When the injury is to a finger, I wrap the gauze around the finger and tape the tape to itself and avoid touching skin as much as possible. And remove the bandage as early as possibleTwo suggestions for folks with this problem, one is OUT THERE in crazy-but-works, the other is a bit pricey, but well worth it.
In the crazy-but-works land, try electrical tape. It's a trick an old roadie taught me when I was a young whippersnapper. For the minor scrapes/cuts that happen in theater, put some etape on it to keep junk from getting in the wound. Also, when the bandaid won't stay on, e-tape it on! It's not nearly as bad as duct tape! Yes, it will stick to your hairs, so if you have hairy (where ever injury is) it will hurt coming off. But, I wonder if it is different glue that will not eat away your skin.
On the pricey side, but sounds logical (unlike the previous one), Try Nexcare Tegaderm from 3M. They have a variety of packagings. The most common is a square "donut" of "tape" that goes around the gauze. That is the box you can usually find at CVS. Online I have found a roll of it. Not your typical roll of tape. That is used by medical suppliers. As I understand it, the stuff was originally designed for taping down IV needles. It adhears to the skin, kinda like saran wrap. It's clear. It breathes. It looks like a shiny layer of skin. Peels off with no residue and almost no ouch! The stuff is manna from heaven. Except it costs a TON compared to regular surgical tape. We use it for actors who have super sensitive skin, or just dripping with sweat. Gotta keep those microphones on them!
Zenkitty - Sep 14, 2012 8:20:36 am PDT #20250 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
My sister's coming up for the weekend. We're going to build my niece a worktable, fix my screen door, and paint my laundry room. I'm declaring Silence on all talk about diets, food, exercise, my health (it's fine), how fat I am, how fat she feels (she weighs 117 lbs), and what I should/shouldn't be doing to lose weight. The more she talks and tries to encourage me, the more I want to curl up on the couch with ice cream forever. She started trying to help me lose weight when I was 17 (130 pounds at 5'7"), and she's been doing it ever since. I love my sister. But her diet advice has included "just starve yourself!" and "chew it and then spit it out!" and it's not good. Somehow I have to impress upon her that she has to stop talking at me about my weight.