|| GIANT FACE MOLE !!!! || R.I.P. MY GLASSES || SOME COOL POETRY || CREATIVE? NO THANKS! ||
No, no, it's not me -- I don't have a giant face mole (although I did have a good sized mole removed from my upper thigh in my early 20s, purely for aesthetic reasons). But if you had this going on:
or this:
would you leave the mole intact as a show of self-acceptance or would you get it removed? As I alluded to above, I personally would have it removed for aesthetic reasons and I fully recognize that this is vanity based. What would you do?
Apparently, Sarah Jessica Parker had her large mole removed from her face. I think SJP gets a really bad rap and is generally treated poorly by many people who think she's unattractive and has a horsey face (I'm guilty -- I used to have an LJ icon with SJP and a horse side by side, both baring their teeth.). I actually think she's perfectly pretty (not that my opinion on SJP's looks is anything other than completely incidental) and I do admire her amazing ability to rock long hair like she does, after 45.
Sarah Jessica Parker with mole (L) and without (R) ...
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R.I.P. red glasses that I loved like whoa :( My favorite pair of glasses gave up the ghost. The frame snapped around the lens and I couldn't get it fixed with Krazy Glue. Today I lost one of the lenses -- it just fell out. So I'm searching for a few new pairs of reading glasses on Amazon (I also lost my pair of glasses with flowers all over the frames while in the rehab hospital -- the arm broke off. See pic.). Here I am in my red glasses:
Speaking of removing enormous moles, I've thought about having the bit of raised skin on my forehead, just above the center of my eyebrows, removed. It's kind of like a rough patch of skin? It's not rounded. Nevertheless, I've been thinking about getting it taken off BECAUSE I AM VAIN AND SHALLOW!!!! I should make an appt with my dermatologist; it's time for a check up anyway. It's been a year and I'm supposed to go every six months. I'll ask her about getting this bit of skin smoothed out. I've actually had it for a really long time and it hasn't changed size or anything. But, you know, these things can turn cancerous and I have a history of significant sun exposure, sunburns with blistering, sporadic use of sunscreen, and fair skin.
Woe. For my flower glasses also bit the dust and I can't find a new pair in +2.00 anywhere ...
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A young woman, Lily, through poetry, articulates perfectly some of the issues I've observed over 35+ years regarding gender roles, food, the right to own one's own body and occupy as much space as the body needs. It's about the right to communicate, and how to communicate, and how this differs between men and women. It's about the right to expand versus the learned behavior of doing what one thinks those above one value the most (rather than expressing their own opinions). I beg you to listen to Lily's poetry performance, especially if you've ever been made to feel ashamed about your body or opinions. Particularly strong passages come up at 1:40 and 2:09: Watch A Student Totally Nail Something About Women That I've Been Trying To Articulate For 37 Years. Link is to Upworthy.com and the clip is 3:33 long. It's a powerful reminder, as well, why poetry is such a fantastic medium for expression. It's just different than straight writing and brings a lot of power when performed well.
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In case it's unclear, This Month In PCP brings us the top five worst body parts to bite, should the urge strike while we're high on PCP, and topping the list is my current favorite body part: the knee. Don't you bite that knobby, bony knee! The relevant excerpt:
I bite your knee, sir! This month’s naked-guy story comes from Manchester, Conn., where, according to Jesse Leavenworth at the Hartford Courant, cops found a naked, disoriented man named Jarees Robinson standing on a street corner. (According to police, Robinson later admitted that he had taken PCP.) After he was brought to a local hospital, Robinson became aggressive, allegedly going so far as to bite a police officer on the knee. Not to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but if this story is true, then Jarees Robinson could really use some lessons in biting. The knee is one of the top five worst body parts to bite: It’s not very fleshy, it’s hard to get to, and the person being bitten will likely retaliate by smashing his knee into your mouth, thus causing you more pain than you yourself delivered. If Robinson finds himself strung out on the mean streets of Manchester, he needs to go for an arm. And, just in case you were wondering, here are the other four worst body parts to maliciously bite: elbow (even less fleshy than the knee), armpit (hair gets in the way), foot (usually protected by a shoe), and teeth (redundant).
If someone tried to bite my titanium knees it would be even worse. Their teeth would waggle like tinkling piano keys in their gums for a few seconds before fully disintegrating into a pile of tooth dust :P
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We Say We Like Creativity, But We Really Don't is a really interesting article on how, despite claims to the contrary, people, particularly in organizations, actually fear and resent creativity and "free" thinking, and thoset people who do fall into a more creative realm can find themselves mocked, ignored, or socially isolated within their particular group. The author writes:
Even in supposedly creative environments, in the creative departments of advertising agencies and editorial meetings at magazines, I've watched people with the most interesting-the most “out of the box”-ideas be ignored or ridiculed in favor of those who repeat an established solution.
Viewing the world creatively is supposed to be an asset, even a virtue. Online job boards burst with ads recruiting “idea people” and “out of the box” thinkers. We are taught that our own creativity will be celebrated as well, and that if we have good ideas, we will succeed. It’s all a lie. This is the thing about creativity that is rarely acknowledged: Most people don’t actually like it. Studies confirm what many creative people have suspected all along: People are biased against creative thinking, despite all of their insistence otherwise.
Interesting, at least to me. I can fall on the creative side of things, and I can think of several instances where my efforts to introduce new ideas were met with resistance, or a group or committee that I was working with couldn't get the higher ups to take our recommendations for new policy or procedure under advisement because they thought it was too "radical". Eventually I gave up volunteering on committees at work :| I try to channel my creativity through things I have direct control over -- it's much more satisfying that way. Sure, sometimes an idea turns out to be a flop when implemented, but at least I get to try!
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Pecan Prices: Why China's Demand Has Made Thanksgiving Pies More Expensive -- who knew? I still have a huge pecan pie in the fridge from Thanksgiving. I should probably freeze it.
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or this:
would you leave the mole intact as a show of self-acceptance or would you get it removed? As I alluded to above, I personally would have it removed for aesthetic reasons and I fully recognize that this is vanity based. What would you do?
Apparently, Sarah Jessica Parker had her large mole removed from her face. I think SJP gets a really bad rap and is generally treated poorly by many people who think she's unattractive and has a horsey face (I'm guilty -- I used to have an LJ icon with SJP and a horse side by side, both baring their teeth.). I actually think she's perfectly pretty (not that my opinion on SJP's looks is anything other than completely incidental) and I do admire her amazing ability to rock long hair like she does, after 45.
Sarah Jessica Parker with mole (L) and without (R) ...
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R.I.P. red glasses that I loved like whoa :( My favorite pair of glasses gave up the ghost. The frame snapped around the lens and I couldn't get it fixed with Krazy Glue. Today I lost one of the lenses -- it just fell out. So I'm searching for a few new pairs of reading glasses on Amazon (I also lost my pair of glasses with flowers all over the frames while in the rehab hospital -- the arm broke off. See pic.). Here I am in my red glasses:
Speaking of removing enormous moles, I've thought about having the bit of raised skin on my forehead, just above the center of my eyebrows, removed. It's kind of like a rough patch of skin? It's not rounded. Nevertheless, I've been thinking about getting it taken off BECAUSE I AM VAIN AND SHALLOW!!!! I should make an appt with my dermatologist; it's time for a check up anyway. It's been a year and I'm supposed to go every six months. I'll ask her about getting this bit of skin smoothed out. I've actually had it for a really long time and it hasn't changed size or anything. But, you know, these things can turn cancerous and I have a history of significant sun exposure, sunburns with blistering, sporadic use of sunscreen, and fair skin.
Woe. For my flower glasses also bit the dust and I can't find a new pair in +2.00 anywhere ...
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A young woman, Lily, through poetry, articulates perfectly some of the issues I've observed over 35+ years regarding gender roles, food, the right to own one's own body and occupy as much space as the body needs. It's about the right to communicate, and how to communicate, and how this differs between men and women. It's about the right to expand versus the learned behavior of doing what one thinks those above one value the most (rather than expressing their own opinions). I beg you to listen to Lily's poetry performance, especially if you've ever been made to feel ashamed about your body or opinions. Particularly strong passages come up at 1:40 and 2:09: Watch A Student Totally Nail Something About Women That I've Been Trying To Articulate For 37 Years. Link is to Upworthy.com and the clip is 3:33 long. It's a powerful reminder, as well, why poetry is such a fantastic medium for expression. It's just different than straight writing and brings a lot of power when performed well.
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In case it's unclear, This Month In PCP brings us the top five worst body parts to bite, should the urge strike while we're high on PCP, and topping the list is my current favorite body part: the knee. Don't you bite that knobby, bony knee! The relevant excerpt:
I bite your knee, sir! This month’s naked-guy story comes from Manchester, Conn., where, according to Jesse Leavenworth at the Hartford Courant, cops found a naked, disoriented man named Jarees Robinson standing on a street corner. (According to police, Robinson later admitted that he had taken PCP.) After he was brought to a local hospital, Robinson became aggressive, allegedly going so far as to bite a police officer on the knee. Not to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but if this story is true, then Jarees Robinson could really use some lessons in biting. The knee is one of the top five worst body parts to bite: It’s not very fleshy, it’s hard to get to, and the person being bitten will likely retaliate by smashing his knee into your mouth, thus causing you more pain than you yourself delivered. If Robinson finds himself strung out on the mean streets of Manchester, he needs to go for an arm. And, just in case you were wondering, here are the other four worst body parts to maliciously bite: elbow (even less fleshy than the knee), armpit (hair gets in the way), foot (usually protected by a shoe), and teeth (redundant).
If someone tried to bite my titanium knees it would be even worse. Their teeth would waggle like tinkling piano keys in their gums for a few seconds before fully disintegrating into a pile of tooth dust :P
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We Say We Like Creativity, But We Really Don't is a really interesting article on how, despite claims to the contrary, people, particularly in organizations, actually fear and resent creativity and "free" thinking, and thoset people who do fall into a more creative realm can find themselves mocked, ignored, or socially isolated within their particular group. The author writes:
Even in supposedly creative environments, in the creative departments of advertising agencies and editorial meetings at magazines, I've watched people with the most interesting-the most “out of the box”-ideas be ignored or ridiculed in favor of those who repeat an established solution.
Viewing the world creatively is supposed to be an asset, even a virtue. Online job boards burst with ads recruiting “idea people” and “out of the box” thinkers. We are taught that our own creativity will be celebrated as well, and that if we have good ideas, we will succeed. It’s all a lie. This is the thing about creativity that is rarely acknowledged: Most people don’t actually like it. Studies confirm what many creative people have suspected all along: People are biased against creative thinking, despite all of their insistence otherwise.
Interesting, at least to me. I can fall on the creative side of things, and I can think of several instances where my efforts to introduce new ideas were met with resistance, or a group or committee that I was working with couldn't get the higher ups to take our recommendations for new policy or procedure under advisement because they thought it was too "radical". Eventually I gave up volunteering on committees at work :| I try to channel my creativity through things I have direct control over -- it's much more satisfying that way. Sure, sometimes an idea turns out to be a flop when implemented, but at least I get to try!
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Pecan Prices: Why China's Demand Has Made Thanksgiving Pies More Expensive -- who knew? I still have a huge pecan pie in the fridge from Thanksgiving. I should probably freeze it.
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