There are benadryl creams, also, which I have found useful for highly localized stuff like that. And cover with gauze or a bandage or something. Maybe clean with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol or witch hazel or something first - I usually do that but I don't know if it actually does any good, I just figure if there is still irritant on my skin, get it off.
Yeah. He's my hero.
Mal ,'The Train Job'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Nov 28, 2016 3:38:20 pm PST #2994 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
sarameg - Nov 28, 2016 4:21:01 pm PST #2995 of 30002
You overestimate the motivational effects on me; an hour later, I was asleep.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 28, 2016 4:36:34 pm PST #2996 of 30002
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
You overestimate the motivational effects on me; an hour later, I was asleep.
Oh thank god.
Sheryl - Nov 28, 2016 4:47:45 pm PST #2997 of 30002
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Benadryl cream hasn't worked for me in the past, and I don't know if we have any oral Benadryl. I'm going to slather some Aquaphor on the affected areas, just to let them heal.
-t - Nov 28, 2016 4:48:52 pm PST #2998 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hope that works, Sheryl. I think your odds are pretty good.
hippocampus - Nov 28, 2016 11:10:26 pm PST #2999 of 30002
not your mom's socks.
Sparky, glad everyone's okay.
Sarameg, oh ouch ouch I hope the surgeon finds you a fast time to fix this.
I can't sleep bc this new book (that I am not apparently working on at the moment) won't leave me alone and I am mad at the internet.
msbelle, I'm glad you got the paperstuffeurocracy sorted and hope you get everything back.
Theodosia - Nov 29, 2016 1:40:20 am PST #3000 of 30002
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I find that itchiness decreases if I put a bandage over the itch to keep it from rubbing on everything.
Maria - Nov 29, 2016 5:19:13 am PST #3001 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
If nothing stops the itch, I often find hitting it with a hairdryer set to the hottest setting or hot water will overwhelm the itch receptors and basically shut them up, at least for a little while. When I had hell's itch after my last sunburn, the only thing that would relieve it was a scalding hot shower.
hippo, mad at the internet because of the book, or are the two not related?
Steph L. - Nov 29, 2016 5:49:16 am PST #3002 of 30002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Wow! Sometimes authors will comment in their email when they return an article that they appreciate the editing and think I did a good job, which is nice (and it immediately gets labelled "Kudos" and saved). But the authors I worked with a couple of weeks ago (the ones who described themselves as "meticulous" and wanted to talk to me on the phone) sent an actual snail-mail letter to the managing editor praising the editing on their article, and called me out by name. The managing editor emailed it to all the senior management and me with the subject line "More proof of greatness!".
I may have cried a little bit. That totally made my day.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 29, 2016 5:56:38 am PST #3003 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Wow Steph, that's pretty great.