"Whoops, something went wrong"

[apiphile]

I miss when computers told you to fuck off using impenetrable computer talk ("An error of type 3087892523 has occurred, go fuck yourself", "Syntax error, restarting now, fuck your unsaved work") as opposed to what Microsoft is currently doing about my attempts to sign in to my Windows account on a new PC, ie passive-aggressively murmuring "oops,

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[wolfy_writing]

That sucks about the computer. The vague messages are definitely worse.

Yeah, you're very cool about finding vegetarian-friendly options when people talk to you about it and don't wait for you to psychically sense it.

Charcoal soap is supposed to be good for oil? I've discovered an exfoliant that's really good at helping me not pick at all the minor irregularities on my skin.

Vampires go to space?

[apiphile]

Ignoring it until it stopped being a pissy silicon bitch actually worked? The fuck.

Generally speaking if I am TOLD things in logical non-figurative English I process them a lot better (guess who had MORE ARGUMENTS because Lindsay was being fucking vague/assuming I can read his goddamn mind AGAIN today).

Tell me of this exfoliant! Not that I am likely to get to that but yes, charcoal dries your skin out.

OH MAN Vampire Hunter D makes NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. Anyway the climax is that the Vampire Myerlink or whatever gets in his VAMPIRE SPACE SHIP that all vampires in this POST-APOCALYPTIC COWBOY WORLD have in their castles for some reason and flies with his DEAD HUMAN GIRLFRIEND to the magical VAMPIRE CITY IN THE NIGHT which does not in any way shape or form sound like a direct rip-off of whatever the fuck it is that the Tolkien Elves keep in the West or anything...

[wolfy_writing]

Excellent! I always thought you could fix computers with the silent treatment.

Totally unreasonable you being not telepathic! How dare you!

It is allegedly both minerals and enzymes, but those are both words sometimes used to make skin stuff seem needlessly fancy, so it doesn't matter. The main thing it is either alpha-hydroxy acid or lactic acid (both of those work) and it's like three percent strength, which is about the level where putting it on it feels noticeable, and if I rub my face and arms briskly afterward, they shed a noticeable amount of dead skin cells, but it is not painful or leaving any signs of damage. (It says to use a max of 3-4 times a week, so I have a "At least one no exfoliant day between uses" rule.) It's a spray, and I don't use a lot in one go (even though I am weird and exfoliate my arms - they have dry little bumps that are tempting to pick), so it's likely to last for ages.

I love things that make no sense! Post-apocalyptic cowboy worlds with vampires in spaceships sounds great!

[apiphile]

Works better than screaming at them, apparently, which is good because that's exhausting.

Ah, burning your skin off with acid. :D Meanwhile I foresee some of this in my future if I don't manage to make the stupid Biore stuff work (I don't think I've ever actually... exfoliated. I probably should).

Then definitely watch it! I imagine it can be acquired fairly cheaply from somewhere since it's been out for about 30 years.

[channonyarrow]

The one I get at work, when something wrong is scanned (say, a box bar code when the computer expects a SKU) is "Try scanning a SKU." Every time I see it, I want to punch a nun.

[apiphile]

Honestly they could replace most error messages with "I'm fucking useless" and it would at least be honest. They USED to actually include information about what the actual problem it was experiencing was...

[myselftheliar]

Charcoal soaps are the only thing that keep me from looking like the oily teen who mans the fryers at every fast food joint in the Simpsons. Ive been using this lately https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Beauty/Boscia-na-boscia-Detoxifying-Black-Cleanser-oz/B006LYO0JQ and it has legit taken my acne hell down to manageable levels (and takes all makeup off with minimal scrubbies which my face is thankful for). And for body I use https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rise-Shine-Online-Organic-African/dp/B011VIDLUK which is $$ as hellz but its totally saved me in terms of my hell-itching I've had and all my back acne has cleared up? So. IDK. CHARCOAL. AFRICAN BLACK SOAP (which is p much also charcoal). ITS AMAZING.

[myselftheliar]

The Boscia face soap though has been, and i dont use this term lightly, life-changing. My face went from a sensitive oil slick to a pretty okay face. Ive stopped having the large honking breakouts id get at my hairline, and taking makeup off with minimal rubbing has been nuts-- it even takes off waterproof mascara. I wish they gave me money from how many friends ive been like CHARCOAL SOAP . I will say that for its price, its lasting me quite some time. I use a pea size amount for a full drag face of makeup

[apiphile]

I'm using the Biore stuff Marika recommended on my body and good ol' Lush Dark Angels on my face which mostly works, in that my skin is definitely drying out, but unfortunately I am still sebum pimple boy because fuckin' adolescence.

[apiphile]

On the wishlist they go, thank you!