I don't hate myself enough to look my best.

This, this I'm going to do, if I get insurance clearance. It's not actually dangerous when done by a professional (who else were you going to have do it?). I find it irritating, irritating enough to delay until after my trip home, but not so irritating I won't do it to lessen the pain.

If for any reason you were holding out on watching White Collar until it got gay enough, I'd tune in next week. Not because of Victor Webster (okay--but seriously--Victor Webster and Matt Bomer onscreen together???? Down, girl...behave), but because there's a shirtless boxing match between the leads. With angst. Or at least enough ingredients of that for the trailer to sell it that way.

I think it's important to put off Botox until after that too.

Not because of Victor Webster

Always because of Victor Webster. There, I fixed that.

Mmm, Victor Webster. And also, yes, Matt Bomer.

Obama's speech was decent (I liked the turn around on Hope, mentioning all the Americans that give him hope. I also loved the bit on the importance of citizenship.) but not as good as Clinton's last night.

I'm guessing not Lemon.

And I just suddenly got an image of Joe Biden standing in for The Edge in the Numb video.

but not so irritating I won't do it to lessen the pain.

Well, yeah, I'd do it if it lessened pain. Hell, if it lessened my relatively-minor back pain, even, I'd do it. I just can't see doing it for beauty. Not because I'm not shallow! Partly because I can't get past the fact that it's a poison, and partly because I don't really believe the results would be worth it.

(who else were you going to have do it?)

DIY. Homegrown botulism in an old can of beans. Or the BotoX Xpress kiosk in the mall. Depends if I have a coupon.

Oh, thank god! I've been meaning to ask if anyone has tried True Lime --every time I mix up a glass of True Lemon I think I'm gonna come back and ask, and then I get distracted. It's been days.

But now that the word Lemon is up there (in a context I'm perfectly okay with not understanding), lemme ask--is the True Lime as fun as the True Lemon?

Steph, I left that hyphen in for you! You're welcome.

Partly because I can't get past the fact that it's a poison

Lots of things if done wrong/more will kill you. The key is not to do them that way. You're not actually trading a bit of death for beauty. What is the "worth" that it doesn't have that's related to it being botulism toxin?

(You haven't said you're bothered by facial immobility--that's the part I don't like--the "poison" is of no import to me whatsoever. The tylenol in my cupboard is a bigger threat to my health.)

is the True Lime as fun as the True Lemon

I like it better, but I like limes better. It bears the same relation to limes as True Lemon does to lemons.

Lots of things if done wrong/more will kill you. The key is not to do them that way.

True.

You're not actually trading a bit of death for beauty.

I didn't think of it that way, but that's an excellent line!

What is the "worth" that it doesn't have that's related to it being botulism toxin?

I don't understand the question.

You haven't said you're bothered by facial immobility--that's the part I don't like

Having never done it, I'm not sure how much I would be bothered by partial facial immobility. I suspect, a lot. My fear is that it would be permanent, and I think that fear would be persistent until it wore off.

The tylenol in my cupboard is a bigger threat to my health.

Ah, but that poison is in my control. I know how much is deadly, I know how much I myself can take (the recommended amount makes me woozy), and I am in control of those pills. Nobody else is shoving them in my mouth. I don't have to be concerned about the skill and knowledge level of the person giving me the drug/poison.

This is what the NY Times alert I just got said:

The following is the full text of President Bill Obama’s prepared remarks for his speech on Thursday from the Democratic National Convention.