An entry full of TMI
Pain can be used to express many things. You can do it to yourself, another person, or have it done to you. You use it to express frustration ('What a pain in the neck'). You can experience it yourself, or you can feel it in empathy ('He's so awkward that it's painful'). It can be physical or it can be emotional, and it is upon this that I wish to tangent upon. Specifically with an all-too-commonly heard phrase. "Sticks and Stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me."
Now let's be honest here, most of us on LJ have probably experienced that this is just not true. Heck, if you're human you know damn well that it's not true. True, words can't physically harm you unless you get hit by one of HOLLYWOOD's Ls or something, but it stings emotionally. And not only does it hurt from that moment, oh no. Physical wounds you can mostly heal from over time, hopefully, but words can mull over around your head again and again. Going back to them when you feel down, making yourself feel worse, not being able to fully continue a complete relationship with that person after they've said something hurtful.
They can make you paranoid, not trusting any other classmates/co-workers/people of a certain identity. They can make you keep to yourself for fear of going through the mental anguish anymore. Words can be a burden on you and weigh you down. Pain from words can be some of the worst pain you can experience. But sometimes pain is when a pimple, which isn't inherently painful, makes it so that you can't smile from the pain it causes. And does not yield to creams.
See? I warned you. Fucking pimples. You shouldn't hurt.
There are so many freaking bugs out it's ridiculous. I must have put twelve spiders outside in one week. There are mosquito bites on my legs (not as many as last year), ants inside and out.
The water was spontaneously cut from our block a few hours ago, when a pipe burst at a neighbor's or something? So going to the bathroom was not encouraged. It was extremely unpleasant, and you can't hold it forever, but we had to wind up just- not flushing. And we couldn't wash our hands after and my hands still smell like litter. Although it's back now, but it's really sort of humiliating.
Oh, and a week ago I realized that- well, I decided to try Activia, let's put it that way. There're two flavors, Strawberry and Blueberry. IDK what it is, if I'm just used to organic by now or what, but the Blueberry is really delicious. They're tiny little containers. But maaaaan it worked. It was glorious! The only disappointing thing was that Jamie Lee Curtis didn't come out when I opened the top to sing 'Activiaaaaaaaaa'. I mean, I know that she doesn't sing it in the commercial, but it makes it 20 times funnier if she did, right?
Also I finally submitted my app, got requested and sent in the second journal post, jdfhksjdfh more nervous now then when I did the whole thing. And the journal's supposed to be the easy part! Go review it if you have the ability to. Icon reflects mood now. Also I am using it because it is new and hilarious. Oh, waffles. You should not be prepared on an ironing board. Saddest face evar.