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Embarrassing/Weird moment today

2024.05.19 01:40 Fuzzy_Music948 Embarrassing/Weird moment today

If this happened a year ago, I would’ve been sobbing. Now, I’m more kind of like “huh…”
I was in Walmart today buying more eyeliner pencils, and was having a hard time since they’re hard to find the right color and brand. So I was on my knees searching through the racks when a woman walks up to me and asked if I was looking for xyz, which I was so I said yes. That was when she showed me where some were since they moved them.
She then gets to looking at me strangely and is like “oh are you wearing the same eyeliner right now?” Which I said yes, I was, and then she got another weird look on her face.
And then she straight up asks why I don’t have eyelashes. I’m the type of person to get extremely embarrassed, but for some reason today, I didn’t feel that way. I shouldn’t have, but I got an attitude with her.
Then she asks what happened to my eyebrows…I said I was sick, implying I had a disease or something relating to hair loss. She then got super red in the face and immediately assumed I had cancer before quickly walking away and saying sorry.
Why do people even…
💀
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2024.05.18 20:05 justlookinaround0 Oh that flawless skin 🤣🤣

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2024.05.18 06:20 abstract_sk Mascara troubles

TLDR: If anyone has ideas on how to make mascara not clumpy that would be amazing!
I'm kind of new to makeup, always done some but only as of recently have I done it regularly and put more effort in to try to figure out the hiccups I run into instead of giving up.
I find that my old mascaras never clump as much, whereas buying a new bottle is like clump city. It results in thick gobs if I try to get to the root of the eyelash (if I don't my relatively light eyelashes look pretty weird being only black on the tips). I've tried scraping off product on the inside of the bottle prior to application but it just doesn't seem to affect it much at all.
I have a tiny little comb I use to comb the clumps out and push the lashes away from each other, but it's not a perfect solution; it doesn't always work and it takes longer than I'd like it to, especially when getting ready for work and stuff.
What could I be doing wrong? Is it the mascara brand (rimmel)? Could it be poor application technique?
I've toyed with the idea of getting into lash lifts & tints but am on a pretty tight budget, so if anyone has experience using low-priced lifts of this nature that are accessible to buy at drug stores/sephora/Amazon, I am eager to hear recommendations.
But at this point any pointers, feedback or advice is appreciated. I just want nice clean lashes 🥺
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2024.05.17 18:12 wrappedlikeapurrito Please Help!

I’m not exactly new to makeup, but it’s been a few years. I’ve been religiously reading these makeup and skincare subs for about 6 months and taking notes. Skin care has been a life long hobby but makeup has always been kept pretty simple. I’m 50 now and since pandemic I haven’t really worn any makeup. I still wear masks because I have a chronic illness and am on chemotherapy. I have recently gone from having perfect porcelain skin to having type 1 rosacea and occular rosacea. I’ve never used any foundation that is more than a tinted moisturizer or BB cream, I need more coverage now. I have finally started buying things but am still struggling. I have dry sensitive skin. Am blonde and very fair. Don’t really have texture or dark spots (aside from rosacea which is red/purple capillaries on my cheeks) acne scars, pimples or very many fine lines yet. I have so far purchased: Armani silk Primer and foundation: Givenchy prism libre loose powder (I haven’t used yet. May exchange for a different color): NARS tinted moisturizer (for no makeup days) haven’t tried it yet: Laura Mercier Pearl eyeshadow stick: I have a couple new eyeshadow pallets (they are old but haven’t been used/opened), but am looking for something different, probably some more creamy sticks. The thrive ones look interesting, but I don’t have a thrive store nearby and don’t want to order something I’ve never used, online: Lancôme tubing mascara (I used to get eyelash extensions but can’t now) I HATE mascara: IT brown eyeliner: Several creamy elf blush sticks that are peachy/coral: (trying to stay away from pink and red because my skin is already pink and red) Tarte powder blush: Rare Beaty blush (kind of like a stain). Seems like it will be hard to work with/easy to screw up but I’m going to try… I put some on my arm and it was still there the next day: Mac fixing/setting spray: And a set of tarte brushes which was an impulse buy. I have a couple new Beauty blenders, also: I pretty much exclusively use an esthetician brand skincare (GM Collin) and know I need to prep well before makeup. I’ve bought some Azelaic acid (the ordinary) and CICA balm (Laroche posey) which I haven’t used yet: I also have prescriptions for my face and eyes. I’ve only used the eye stuff because I was in terrible pain and had developed an infection. I just finished that and am better (new baseline of better but better, nonetheless). Mac peach blossom lipstick and oak lip liner: (Those new ilia crayons look very interesting) I already was wearing Laneige lip gloss and have grapefruit and berry. Have Clinique crayon stick and NARS creamy lipstick that comes in a tube with an applicator and a few other things for lips: So I need concealer am thinking of trying out a mini NARS one. And maybe a nars color corrector for under my eyes but am open to suggestions on both. Also need eyeshadow recommendations. I’d also like to know about bronzer or contour stuff. (Have never used/done either) I wouldn’t mind a different creamier, dewier primer. When I tried the foundation, it seemed heavy, maybe with concealer I can use less but once my face was all one color from foundation, blush did not really add enough color or contrast back on. It looked weird. I’m open to suggestions on anything. Am willing to exchange or return most of what I bought… I have a Nordstrom, Macy’s, Sephora and Ulta at a mall about 2 miles from my home. Sorry this is so long. I tried to remember everything and appreciate the help and your time if you share it. :) thank you.
Edited because formatting sucks, sorry.
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2024.05.17 14:18 HospitalLegal My One Day Review of the PSVR2 ( My VR Virginity Taker)

My One Day Review of the PSVR2 ( My VR Virginity Taker)
I don’t know if it is because I only had 2 ½ hours of sleep , I don’t know if it is because i have not eaten today , but I do not think I like the PSVR2 as much as I thought I would have ? Like it looks really cool , and for some games you truly do feel like you are in it , but to be honest I thought it would be as if you are actually in the world but it is not , it is more so just looking at the world in 3D . Feels more like a projection than a hologram. It is also not as plug and play as I thought it would be , but instead you literally have to redo two settings every single time you pick the vr up or take it off your face . It also gets so hot when playing standing games . You also have to manually adjust the vr every time you put it on and there aren’t any clicks or etc to help you remember . you legit have to guess every single time you put it on. It is also not wireless it is used with a single wire that has to go into the ps5 . Now imagine how annoying turning in a circle can be with a wire getting tangled around you especially when it cost almost $600 USD after taxes . It also doesn’t come with charger stand . It comes with a single charger for two controllers . I have a night stand with 4 chargers but still I immediately went on Amazon and bought a charger stand for it . ($30 ) . The lenses are also super sensitive, literally one eyelash touching it can blur the whole thing , you also need to almost wipe it down every time you pick it up . Again I immediately had to go on Amazon and buy a pack of microfiber clothes ( $10) and it’s like why do I have to spend money for stuff when I already paid almost $600 USD after taxes for this whole thing . LET ME REMIND YOU this thing cost $150 USD more than the ps5 itself . This is an accessory, and it cost more than the actual product . To put this into perspective this would be like AirPods costing more than the actual iPhone itself . So I feel like I should not have to buy all this extra stuff.
P.S once again I immediately went on Amazon to buy this device that helps prevent slipping , sweat prevention and is a” sweet spot keeper “ so I don’t have to manually adjust it every time I use the PSVR 2 . This is $55 ( Global Cluster : CMP2 Comfortable Mod for PSVR 2 )
PROS: Now with alll the bad out of the way this $H*T is honestly amazing.
This PSVR 2 tracks eye movement and has this rendering thing that makes everything you look at 100xs more hd . It also has these adaptive things that you can feel through your head and hands. For example you can literally feel a raindrop hit your head . You may not feel the temperature but you feel the pressure , same with wind , or bullets etc . The headset I have is 3D audio so I can hear everything as if I’m actually in that space / environment . the padding for your eyes is so comfortable . The lenses are visually breath taking . the led is amazing the colors be coloring lol . for example if its sunny , the colors are so damn good and HD that you can almost feel the warmth of the sun. the controllers feel , look and respond so damn good ! guns feel like guns . you control all your fingers . you may not feel like you are actually physically in the worlds / environments , but everything feels way more alive . when you are holding a gun , its no longer just staring at virtual set of arms holding a gun and reloading it for you, but instead your arms feel like you are holding a gun and can grab each bullet . a great example of this feeling would be going to a cashier and watching them scan your items vs doing self checkout and actually picking up your items , scanning them and placing them in a bag . so again it may not feel like we are actually in the world but it makes every thing way more alive . You see something on a shelf you can go and pick it up , if you see a barrel with a cover on it , you can literally walk over to it , left the cover up , peak inside and grab something if you wanted . You just always feel connected to the game . It also takes you away from the real world like there’s no taking breaks inbetween moments for me , like peeking at my phone to respond to a text or something. once you got the vr on you’re locked in without even noticing how long you’ve actually been playing . You are 100% paying for technology here more than product , the science , the feedback and motion sense , the protective field it gives you IS PHENOMENAL, I haven’t ran into a wall , couch , tv , table , NOTHING it fully protects you in every single environment. The wire situation you kind of get used to, you gain a habit of just step over it before it gets wrapped up around you . The very first time I used it today I just didn’t really like it to be honest . PSVR 2 Felt blurry , it made me nauseous a bit , and I just felt like it was not for me , but then I took a 2 ½ hour nap and played for around 10 minutes before I had to get ready for work and this time around I had a wayyyy better experience and the world seemed way more real to me .
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2024.05.17 14:17 HospitalLegal My One Day Review of the PSVR 2 ( My VR Virginity Taker)

My One Day Review of the PSVR 2 ( My VR Virginity Taker)
I don’t know if it is because I only had 2 ½ hours of sleep , I don’t know if it is because i have not eaten today , but I do not think I like the PSVR2 as much as I thought I would have ? Like it looks really cool , and for some games you truly do feel like you are in it , but to be honest I thought it would be as if you are actually in the world but it is not , it is more so just looking at the world in 3D . Feels more like a projection than a hologram. It is also not as plug and play as I thought it would be , but instead you literally have to redo two settings every single time you pick the vr up or take it off your face . It also gets so hot when playing standing games . You also have to manually adjust the vr every time you put it on and there aren’t any clicks or etc to help you remember . you legit have to guess every single time you put it on. It is also not wireless it is used with a single wire that has to go into the ps5 . Now imagine how annoying turning in a circle can be with a wire getting tangled around you especially when it cost almost $600 USD after taxes . It also doesn’t come with charger stand . It comes with a single charger for two controllers . I have a night stand with 4 chargers but still I immediately went on Amazon and bought a charger stand for it . ($30 ) . The lenses are also super sensitive, literally one eyelash touching it can blur the whole thing , you also need to almost wipe it down every time you pick it up . Again I immediately had to go on Amazon and buy a pack of microfiber clothes ( $10) and it’s like why do I have to spend money for stuff when I already paid almost $600 USD after taxes for this whole thing . LET ME REMIND YOU this thing cost $150 USD more than the ps5 itself . This is an accessory, and it cost more than the actual product . To put this into perspective this would be like AirPods costing more than the actual iPhone itself . So I feel like I should not have to buy all this extra stuff.
P.S once again I immediately went on Amazon to buy this device that helps prevent slipping , sweat prevention and is a” sweet spot keeper “ so I don’t have to manually adjust it every time I use the PSVR 2 . This is $55 ( Global Cluster : CMP2 Comfortable Mod for PSVR 2 )
PROS: Now with alll the bad out of the way this $H*T is honestly amazing.
This PSVR 2 tracks eye movement and has this rendering thing that makes everything you look at 100xs more hd . It also has these adaptive things that you can feel through your head and hands. For example you can literally feel a raindrop hit your head . You may not feel the temperature but you feel the pressure , same with wind , or bullets etc . The headset I have is 3D audio so I can hear everything as if I’m actually in that space / environment . the padding for your eyes is so comfortable . The lenses are visually breath taking . the led is amazing the colors be coloring lol . for example if its sunny , the colors are so damn good and HD that you can almost feel the warmth of the sun. the controllers feel , look and respond so damn good ! guns feel like guns . you control all your fingers . you may not feel like you are actually physically in the worlds / environments , but everything feels way more alive . when you are holding a gun , its no longer just staring at virtual set of arms holding a gun and reloading it for you, but instead your arms feel like you are holding a gun and can grab each bullet . a great example of this feeling would be going to a cashier and watching them scan your items vs doing self checkout and actually picking up your items , scanning them and placing them in a bag . so again it may not feel like we are actually in the world but it makes every thing way more alive . You see something on a shelf you can go and pick it up , if you see a barrel with a cover on it , you can literally walk over to it , left the cover up , peak inside and grab something if you wanted . You just always feel connected to the game . It also takes you away from the real world like there’s no taking breaks inbetween moments for me , like peeking at my phone to respond to a text or something. once you got the vr on you’re locked in without even noticing how long you’ve actually been playing . You are 100% paying for technology here more than product , the science , the feedback and motion sense , the protective field it gives you IS PHENOMENAL, I haven’t ran into a wall , couch , tv , table , NOTHING it fully protects you in every single environment. The wire situation you kind of get used to, you gain a habit of just step over it before it gets wrapped up around you . The very first time I used it today I just didn’t really like it to be honest . PSVR 2 Felt blurry , it made me nauseous a bit , and I just felt like it was not for me , but then I took a 2 ½ hour nap and played for around 10 minutes before I had to get ready for work and this time around I had a wayyyy better experience and the world seemed way more real to me .
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2024.05.17 10:07 EntertainmentLong623 My sweet new twin A 🩷

I won this sweet girl in a giveaway recently, she’s the twin A by Bonnie Brown. She came home very shiny but I figured I’d give it a try at re varnishing her, so shocked at how well it worked out for my first try. It makes me so happy because now I can revarnish any new shiny baby I get. I’m almost tempted to buy all the shiny babies and re varnishing them 😅🤣 she will be going to my artist friend to get touched up and some eyelashes. ♥️
Products I used: Decor art Americana soft touch varnish Cornstarch Distilled water
I mixed it until it had no clumps in it and applied a little bit at a time with a makeup sponge, pounced it until it didn’t show up as white anymore and let it air dry.
She’s so incredibly soft now 🥹🩷 10/10 recommend trying this varnish!
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2024.05.17 05:40 Gloomy-Deer9566 I feel like I don't deserve things until I lose weight

32F - So I seen some posts like this before but they're a little older and until tonight I never realized other people felt this way or did these things.. I mean i know people do it with clothing or vacations or whatever but basically
for as long as I can remember I guess, (only noticing it more now) is that, I for example want badly to invest in kerastase products for my hair and they're super expensive. But I won't do it because I feel like I would be "wasting" it because I'm overweight.. and listen I know how stupid that sounds because I'm a human I deserve to have nice hair and the things I want but I just feel this way.. I also feel this way about skincare or nice lipglosses or getting my hair done or my eyelashes even putting makeup on.. I feel like it would just be a waste of the product to do those things..
It's honestly such a hard state of mind to get out of, my gf will always say " you do deserve it though it wouldn't be a waste, why would it be a waste?"
And like I tell her I know rationally it wouldn't be but I still feel like it would be.. ugh 🥲
The thing is, I more than anyone should know weightloss doesn't solve every problem and you won't automatically be happier because I've been skinny, I've been really in shape, and I've been overweight and now extremely overweight... and I KNOW I deserve these things too just like I did then... but I can't get by the "waste" part..
I guess I just want to know if anyone's over come this? I can't even just seem to pull the trigger and buy it and use it, I've tried to do that and I always bail..
Thanks in advance 🤍
Edit : I just want to say thank you to everyone who took the time to comment I appreciate you all.. I guess it helps knowing I'm not the only one who's going through this but it's sad that I'm not the only one going through this at the same time.. I hope eventually we can all get over this way of thinking .. we do deserve things no matter what our weight is. 🤍🌿
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2024.05.15 21:53 dancergirlktl [Sell and Swap/US Only] MAC, Too Faced, Tarte, Bobbi Brown, Benefit, Smashbox, Clarins, Colourpop, Clinique, Innisfree, Burberry Her, Maison Margiela Replica

Hi all! Help me clear out my life of backups and samples I'll never use. Hopefully you'll find a new HG or something you've always wanted to try in my stash. I've priced everything to sell and do feel the prices are fair and low but of course I'm willing to bundle. The prices are based off what I actually paid for the products, not the retail price. I buy most things on sale and you'll get a discount on top of what I paid.

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Eyeshadow Verification: https://imgur.com/a/EEtDTYL
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Blush/HighlighteBronzer Verification: https://imgur.com/a/jhbuklM
Eyeliners/Mascaras/Brows Verification: https://imgur.com/a/RmvE8EM
Lips Verification: https://imgur.com/a/3Kgc3YS

Skincare Verification: https://imgur.com/a/TfQlafY

Other Verification: https://imgur.com/a/jgUpId

ISO List:- Try me on Suqqu Eyeshadows and Blushes- Charlotte Tilbury Eyeshadows

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2024.05.13 17:10 sarahhamaker 2 month hair regrowth progress

Thought I’d post my hair regrowth progress. Two months ago today was my last chemo dose. I completed 6 rounds of da-R-EPOCH for PMBCL and lost all of my hair, eyelashes, and most of my eyebrows. First pic is from my last day of chemo (head tat is temporary 😬). Second pic is today! I’ve been doing oral biotin, Nioxin shampoo, and Rogaine twice a week and started all of this the week after my last dose.
To everyone still going through it, there’s a light! 💚
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2024.05.12 23:36 mommastang Frustrated and want to vent

Long post, sorry.
You know, I’m a pretty positive person by nature. Life has given me some lifelong health issues and I find the positives in them. Hell, if I can find positives in Epilepsy I surely can find some through menopause. No such luck.
Thinning hair, nasty skin, gravity stretching my tits to my knees (never mind one boob has decided to shrink at least one size).
My knees and hips ache, I itch uncontrollably at times, and fuck it- my body shape is changing every fucking day. I will buy a dress and a week it won’t fit my hips and thighs. Throughout my life I’ve been slender, overweight, a bit of everything, but I’ve never went up a size in a week. I’ve stopped trying to peel into my clothes and feel like shit each time they don’t fit. A sausage does not fit in a wiener casing, you know what I mean?
I’m doing everything I can. I’m on HRT, using rogaine and finasteride, lifting weights, walking lots. I’ve never ate a lot, even less now. I’m only a year into menopause and feel so defeated. I try to use positive talk- “I’m more than my outer shell, aging is a blessing, my bat wings will be awfully useful if I’m thrown from a plane…” ugh.
Thank you for reading my rant.
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2024.05.12 18:16 Outrageous-Bit-9462 LUMINENCE MODE (DAY 1)

BACKGROUND INFORMATION Although my health is improving, I sense I cannot do what I typically did in the past. I sense I need accountability so will post everyday with updates with how my routine is going because currently my routine is disgusting tbh and is not to my standards.
Luminance State (Day 1 Of 183 Days)
REWARD - (nap 2 hours xtra on Thursday and Friday of next seek)
As of today of day 1 - use a shortened version but begin fully tomorrow
DAY 1 SUNDAY OF LUMINANCE STATE - Workout at home (activel 50 min). - Do eep even. - Recite ayatul kursi. - Do gua sha evening (35 reps). - Study 2 hours. - Recite quran of 1 page. - Complete 250 Astagfirullah. - Read a book of personal development (25 minutes) - Drink H2O twice in the evening. - Apply to jobs ×10 to ×25. - Do Rfm and tumeric fm. - Improve CV. - Use telescope 10 minutes as improvement - Reset place for 2.5 hours. - Write your Gj. - Shadow work prompts. - Hair care routine. - Wear tint and makeup at home only because I don't want to buy new items unless the current ones are finished. - Apply to x10 opportunities of volunteering. - Evening routine. - Slight morning routine of skincare and teeth routine.
SLEEP AT 2AM AND WAKE UP AT 7AM.
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2024.05.12 11:34 Sossenheim Glow up tips

if you want to change something,heres some advice: -go to the gym -start sleeping 8hours+ -start strecthing -start "looksmaxing" and all that stuff -improve eye area -improve neck area also with neck exercises -during the cold season,take vitamin D and calcium to grow taller(drink milk also) -on tiktok use the inverted filter to check your face symmetry(chew gum on both sides to have an equal face,sleep on your back,because your nose can be fixed,and if you nose is crooked,I suggest to make nasal injections or get a nose job) -let your eyelashes grow,dont cut them -if you ever wanted facial hair,just grow a mustache and a goatee -for under eye bags and nose redness use cocnut oil(especially the one with caffeine) -for thicker hair,use castor oil -to improve you hair,find your face shape and get the best haircut for that specific hairshape now,moving onto the social category: -improve your voice by doing vocal cords exercises and humming -be interested,not interesting -when meeting someone,during the conversation say their name 3 times,here an example: "A:Hello,what's you name? B:Alex A:Nice to meet you,Alex; A:How was your day,Alex?; A:See you later,Alex!." -dont laugh at anything,control your laughter -make eye contact when speaking with someone now the style: -search up some styles(in my opinion old money is the best) -if you want something that cooler and trending, buy some nike,adidas and jordan clothes and shoes,or pretty much anything from those -if you buy replica or rep shoes,dont lie to people,they will see you as a liar and they wont trust you now the smell -the smell better,take a shower everyday(if you already do this,you're getting there) -use a high quality deodorant -apply fragrance behing your ears(2 sprays),one spray behing you back and 2 on your shoulders(depends on how strong the fragrance is) -here are some colognes: "Jean Paul Gaultier le male le prafum" "Giorgio Armani"(Acqua-di-Gio) "Stronger with you" "Valentino born in Roma" "Spice Bomb" "Hugo Boss" "Azzaro"
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2024.05.11 19:02 CloudyLushies Eyelash serums

does anyone have any good eyelash serum recommendations that is safe and actually works well because every time i think about buying one there's always so many side effects that are extremely dangerous or it's very expensive like why is there a possibility i might risk my eyesight or my eyelids for longer eyelashes D: also hyperpigmentation or more lash fall this includes castor oil as well which is cheap but might also be as unsafe as eyelash serums please help me thank you
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2024.05.10 15:09 1000andonenites GRAT-1300

“Mia?” I called.
I barely had to raise my voice. She walked in, as beautiful as ever. Even after everything that had happened, my heart still beat faster when I laid eyes on her. I don’t care what it took.
I reached out my arm to her “Come snuggle up baby”.
She cuddled up to me. I inhaled her hair. She smiled deeply. “Oh Alan. I am so grateful to be with you!”
I smiled back. Her eyes were a clear limpid blue. For a moment I had a flashback to that terrible night with my ex, Layla, her terrible eyes flashing gold. Then I buried that memory in the delight of being with my sweet sweet Mia.
What? GRAT-1300 will be everywhere soon- if you’re not wearing one already, you soon will be. How else do you think all those strikes and labour movements of 2021-22 died down? Have you forgotten already? It was us, well, our lab. We manufactured GRAT-1300- the implant that releases the hormones associated with being grateful and expressing gratitude.
The need was clear. Society had been brought to its knees by constant strikes and labour disputes, an unruly workforce, and an oligarchy simply refusing to lower profit margins. Then, our company prototyped GRAT-1300. The government legislated it for a few essential occupations- you didn’t hear about that either? It worked like a dream, and even as I speak these words and they appear before me on the screen, legislation increasing the occupations which can mandate using the implant is being passed. Heavy-hitting advertising is under development, and within a few months now, it will become the new norm. If you are working, in any sort of workplace, earning below a certain amount, you will probably have to have the GRAT-1300 inserted.
It is a miracle. Using the latest biochemical technology, it reprograms the brain to produce constant feelings of gratitude at working and being employed, while stifling any form of resentment and frustration at workplace issues. My bosses- the lab owners are already on their way to becoming multi-millionaires. And I received a nice bonus check and a raise.
Which subsequently enabled me to pull a girl like Layla.
Oh I’m under no illusion how Layla and I got together. A geek like me, spending my entire in a lab fiddling about with chemicals and brains? I know I am virtually invisible to a girl like her- one of those girls who looks like she just walked off the set of a music video from the nineties.
And even when I wined and dined and gifted my way into her bed, I was still insecure. How could she ever settle for me? How long before her head was turned by some other guy desperate to win her favour? God knows there are enough, she just has to walk down the street and heads turn.
All is fair in love and war, right? And it’s not like I haven’t paid a price. A terrible price.
So, about three months into our relationship, I did it. I tweaked with one of the implants and customized it to her biometrics, and then smuggled it home from the lab. I inserted it while she was asleep. It is completely painless.
She rolled over, and she woke up sooner than I expected. I looked at her apprehensively.
But at first, it seemed to work fine. She kissed me- with a certain submissive tilt to her head that was new and just enormously charming. I felt like melting with delight. “Oh Alan” she murmured, “I am so grateful to be with you”. I actually laughed out loud with joy.
It must have been the third day. I came home from work. Layla was already home, and threw her arms around me. “Oh Alan, I missed you. I am so grateful to be with you” she said.
I smiled back at her. “Me too baby”.
“I am so grateful” she repeated, holding me tight.
I drew my head back and looked at her more closely. “Me too sweetheart”
A row of yellow sparks seemed to run along her eyelashes, and her hazel eyes gleamed gold. She let go of me, but then took my arm. “I - am- so-” she gasped
“Layla?” I cried, trying to take my arm out of her tightening grasp.
“Grateful” she sputtered. Her eyes flashed, and she twisted my arm off.
Our screams ripped through the apartment, and we collapsed in my spurting blood.
***
I was fired of course, but not before I received a hefty buy-out for the designs for Layla’s implant. Workplaces, you see, won’t be the only places which will benefit from GRAT-1300. My bosses realised there is a huge potential for the implant adapted to improve romantic relations, heck, family relations, parent-child relations. They are working on my original design now, and I think they will be ready for the market next year.
Therapy will soon be a thing of the past.

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2024.05.08 10:03 createdjustforthis23 08/05/2024

It’s very cold this morning. It was like 4° when I woke up from memory, it’s now 11° and sunny so that’s better. I should probably not have bare feet but oh well. I don’t like wearing socks if I’m walking around as the idea of dust or whatever accumulating on my socks makes me feel gross, and I don’t have any slippers, so… bare feet it is. It’s fine, I don’t mind. I don’t feel negatively about any of this. He said I’m negative so I think I want to try acknowledge when I feel okay, and when I actually feel negative. I feel fine.
He called me a wet blanket last night. I knew he thought of me that way. I knew it I knew it I knew it. See this is what I mean, I may well think negatively but clearly it’s not always inaccurate. This is what I mean, I don’t want to be some deluded idiot who is convinced everyone adores me and thinks I’m great. I know people like that, I always have, and they are never all that great and it makes me feel so filled with second hand embarrassment that I utterly refuse to ever be thought of in that way. To think you’re wanted/great and for people to think the opposite? The idea makes me feel sick to my stomach. I know this links to my fear of rejection which further links to my lack of self worth but whatever. Everything’s linked somewhere, it seems. Anyway. He literally said I’m a wet blanket. I don’t disagree, and his points were valid. I could feel myself starting to get really upset after he said it - I had tears welling up and I was feeling choked up and things. However, I practiced my self control and whatever that I’ve talked about in therapy and I managed to bring myself out of it before it escalated and he noticed. I didn’t actually cry, I hauled all those lil tear drops back inside. It was kind of hard though, to actively work against my emotions when I’m hearing something I’ve been paranoid of for a very, very long time. Anyway I worked through it while still in conversation I might add so I’m quite proud of myself for that, I think that shows definite progress? Maybe? I hope it does. But anyway, he called me a wet blanket because I basically refuse to admit I’m into certain things. I don’t really want to write about it. I just feel like I can be into certain things and not want to be into them, and I think clearheaded me is mindful of that. And once you admit to being into something when clearheaded it sort of cements it in place, whereas I feel like when you’re in the heat of it all it’s kind of whatever and might be hot but it’s not a cemented want. Does that make sense? He explained it well though and I get what he means. But it’s like his friend, not J but his actual best friend, the idea of him gets me so wildly turned on, not because of the guy himself because idk him from a bar of soap and he doesn’t sound like my type either, plus not to be rude but I’m fairly sure he’s the one that always dates strippers and I realise I’m being a judgemental cow but that grosses me out so in reality the idea of him… no. But in my head? It being Andy’s best friend? Or one of them? It makes me go feral. But I do NOT want that to be a thing, I do NOT want to indulge it, I do NOT want it to become a fantasy of mine/ours. I want to meet this guy eventually and hopefully be friends with him and spend time with him and all of that. I do NOT want spicy thoughts clouding my mind when we spend time with someone. Like what, we’re all out for dinner and I keep thinking about him bending me over the table? Absolutely NOT. It’s one thing for it to be a sort of friend, like J, it’s another to be an actual best friend of a long long long time. That’s far too life altering for Andy. And also I just don’t want that to be a thing for me. Except we said all this and then my honey proceeded to get my soaking wet and utterly rabid thinking about how best friend, so that worked out well -_-. Anyway. He thinks I’m a wet blanket and a killjoy. I’m going to choose to not dwell on this, however given I’ve been paranoid of this for quite some time it’s kind of hard to let go of. I feel kind of negative.
I just spent a few minutes with my eyes closed with the sunshine streaming down on me and I listened to all the sounds around me like all the birds, some roadworks several streets over, I heard a ship horn, I heard my laptop humming away - it sounds like of like a carbonated drink fresh out the can, and the creaks of the house. I heard my toe doing little taps on the floor because I sometimes find it hard to sit still, I heard the fridge start doing something. I felt the warmth of the sun on my face, I tried to not think about skin cancer and being a leather bag of an old woman. I felt the coldness of the wooden floor and the softness of my cardigan. I tasted a little hint of strawberry from my strawberry mint earlier because I wanted something sweet but I don’t have anything and it was also 11am. So I just focused on everything for several minutes, as well as controlled breathing in and out like I would when I feel panicked but I can do it when I just want to slow everything down. I feel positive, not negative.
My pretty baby green princess philodendron is still fighting a battle. I just know it’s because I blanked and poured a glass of sprite into it instead of the water. I remember doing it, I poured it in and then I heard the sizzling and I thought oh no oh no oh no but the damage was done. I tried to dilute it with water so hopefully that helped but I potentially just spread the sprite around. Ever since then the leaves are kind of spotted with yellow… yellow like lemonade :’( I’ve had her for a few years now, she was just a little bubba with a couple of leaves and now she’s a blimmin queen not princess but I’ve maybe ruined her. I need to repot her, get some plant food or something and I think she’ll come back to me. It’s very hard to find an aesthetically pleasing pot though, I mean I can but not a big pot and my girl needs a BIG pot because she’s a voluptuous lil lady with big leaves everywhere. I mentioned it to M the other week and she said “why not just get rid of it” and didn’t even joke and I took offence. I jokingly said omg what no way but I actually kind of felt offended. She has this hideous terrarium she got some her cousin, it’s just sludge inside at this point and the jar is butt ugly, but I don’t say anything and I’ve tidied it up for her. Same with her little parsley plant - she asked me to take over and now it’s thriving whereas it was near death when she did it. Same with the succulent on the kitchen window - another one I saved of hers and is now thriving with so much new growth. I hate her taste, I mean she doesn’t even have taste if you ask me. I think she’s amazing in SO SO SO many ways, but her taste in style and all that is abysmal. She’s basically someone who says lounge and will furnish said lounge with leather recliners, old office furniture and bulk made souvenirs from whatever holiday. And I’m all for things from holiday, I think it’s the best time to find pieces for your home, but there’s a difference between a little painting or ceramic by some local artist at a market or a funny little whatever like if I go to Hawaii I know I’m getting a lil dancing hula girl figure thing, but idk, I think there’s a difference between little things like that and just buying straight up tat. I’m being way too harsh. I feel bad. I’m just upset about my plant, stressed about work and taking it out on her. That’s not fair. But I still stand by what I said. I just didn’t need to say it. But as always, it’s her home too and I have no issues with that - she has things on the wall I hate, she has her sofa that I hate etc etc - I mean we have a goddamn chest freezer in the living room, I think I’m being a good flatmate and entirely accommodating?! I also know I can be a control freak with things and I find it difficult to accept things I don’t like in terms of design etc. And I can be very opinionated about it. I try keep my trap shut and I do, but I know it’s a flaw of mine. I know it’s something I will need to keep in check when creating a home with Andy, I know I will often have different opinions to him because sometimes I don’t like his taste, on the whole we’re mostly similar I think, and I like things he has ie his bedding, I think his bedding colours look really nice, but I don’t want them for ME, y’know? But compromise is the word and I will not be a typical only child about it because I can be a very spoiled only child brat sometimes, it just slips out. I can also be a VERY VERY VERY judgmental person and I can think quite mean things. Like yesterday, he showed me a keyboard and I managed to shut my mouth before I said it but he knew I held back so I had to tell him the colour way reminded me of a rotting corpse. I didn’t want to say that. It’s why I closed my mouth as soon as I knew I didn’t want to say it but it was a fraction too late. And I hated having to say it because I just felt like such a raging bitch. I can be like that with a lot of things. I mostly internalise it, like 90% of the time I will internalise it but sometimes things slip out. Like dad was trying on a jacket in one time that he really liked and he asked my opinion and I said it “looked like he borrowed it from someone”. That’s not so bad but it’s the only example I can think of, also he likes to be told things straight up. Like with the house he shows me things he likes and I’ll say I don’t but I back it up with why I don’t and suggest alternatives and he’s said he likes that and he takes my suggestions on board too, like he was talking about a breakfast bar and I said I like the idea in theory but given the space you have and the fact you want it because of an image you have in your head about having breakfast together at it or whatever isn’t realistic - they will have a large dining table right across from it and the breakfast bar thing will just get covered in clutter. So I like the idea of them but I said no for X Y and Z reasons and he scrapped the idea. Same with paint colours, placement of the fireplace etc. So it works with dad, I can be critical but he makes me feel valued - but we also have quite similar taste and we think quite similarly in many ways… God help my mother. I can be more critical of mum, hyper critical even. About every little thing. Even when we were out to dinner last week I didn’t like how she was calling the waitress over so I criticised it and other things. I was like that all night, I apologised a couple times though and she understands I get HYPER critical when I’m anxious because I’m on such high alert of how I’m being interpreted by everyone around me and with my mum I just sort of lash out at times. WAY WAY WAY better than I was as a teenageyounger though, but it’s something I’m still working on. It’s quite rare now, it’s just when I’m struggling with moderating my mood really. It also doesn’t help that a symptom of my anxiety is occasionally irritability. It’s hard to explain, but when I’m in a very anxious mood I just have zero tolerance and am sort of in that panic mode even if I appear calm and composed but inside it’s like a train is barrelling towards me, well that’s what my therapist said anyway, that to others I appear and come across as a normal girl feeling normal things, but inside it’s like I’ve just looked to my left and I’m imminently about to be hit by a car. So everyone is on the zebra crossing chatting away but I’m looking yo the left and feeling like I’m about to be splattered all over the road. It sort of makes sense but idk. Anyway. I’m rambling. I’m really quite a horrid horrid girl at the end of the day.
I’m feeling kind of anxy today. Jittery. The back of my throat is now a body part I am very conscious of. I don’t know why, I just am. I don’t always have a specific reason, sometimes it’s down to worry/fear over a specific thing or whatever else, sometimes it just comes out of nowhere and I can’t function properly but I don’t have a reason for it. Or I do, but it’s not something I’ve been actively thinking about. Idk. Whatever. It’s fine. I shall do some more breathing.
He just asked how my day was :)
Sometimes I don’t know what to do. Well I often don’t know what to do. I know I should bring this up with him, but I also feel like I ought to be picking my battles and this isn’t it. I just wish he would acknowledge when I send a lovey message or say something, I’m at the stage now where I do not expect it to be reciprocated whatsoever - I realise we aren’t at that stage and let’s be real, I get giddy when he uses a smiley face - I mean he used a :( last night and I felt lovey. So I mean, I’m clearly not expecting anything back from him and I am making do with the bare minimum and tbh it’s fine, I know this is my own doing and I have created this situation and it’s whatever - it’s fine. But the fact he just ignores it, I find that difficult. He could say something like “that’s cute/sweet” and leave it be, but he just ignores it and I’m left standing here feeling like an absolute idiot. It just hurts, that’s all. It’s not a big deal, and a lot of the time I don’t even bay an eyelash anymore as I’m used to it, but sometimes I just need something. I think I needed it this morning. I think I needed to hear some form of acknowledgment this morning because I find it difficult to grapple with the idea he doesn’t get jealous of me being with someone else. I know we see it differently and I know it doesn’t mean he’s pushing me to date other guys and idk. It’s usually fine, I think I just feel a little delicate about it this morning and then he ignored something I said and it just made me feel not so good. I don’t think this is worth bringing up, I don’t think I’ll dwell on this. If I’m still thinking about it later tonight or tomorrow then I will. He deals with enough of my BS, I don’t need to start giving him every minute detail of my feelings - just the ones that count or impact things. I don’t think this is that. Plus I’ve said this before to him, that it upsets me sometimes and makes me feel ignored/rejected. I can’t remember where we came to with it. Anyway like I said, this is a situation of my own creation - I only have myself to blame for feeling this way. I feel medium negative.
I am so ugly, ugly ugly uglyyyyyy.
Work is getting on my nerves a bit. For example I said I may have capacity to take on a new piece of work later today but couldn’t promise it but it was just chucked into my queue of work despite me saying I CANT DEFINITELY DO IT. But now it’s in my queue I kind of have to.
I cannot deal with the men in these books. They finally profess their love, and he says “even when this world is a forgotten whisper of dust between the stars, I will love you” and I’m sorry but who the hell have anyone the right to put those words into the world. SO DREAMY. Except it kept being mentioned a few chapters earlier how he spent centuries sleeping around and he spent centuries heartbroken over someone and idk, this is my issue - because of that it cheapens the dreamy thing he said. I know it could go the opposite way for others, that he had fully lived and finally found the forever one, also this all happened before she even existed, but even so, this is my issue - the fact he was a total slag ruins it for me. All these men are and it makes me like them less. I just can’t seem to accept it. Even with Andy, the fact he’s slept with 30+ women and undoubtedly hooked up with more in “lesser” ways… it makes me feel sick to my stomach and it makes me want him less when I think about it. It makes me feel like I’m nothing. I know he feels the opposite, he said so himself, but I can’t move past this kind of thinking. It’s a me thing, obviously, it just makes me feel so… inconsequential. It’s like with his friend J, I’m like the third or fourth girl he’s included him with and I hate it. I shouldn’t but I do. It makes me feel like I mean absolutely nothing and I’m no different to anyone else.
I got a sort of shout out thing in our team meeting today that I was NOT expecting. I was half listening and half drafting an email and heard my name and the shock that ripples through me. Well it was somewhat mild but still. But the Head of specifically asked the BL to bring it up, after the Head of had given already given me an inter-company award thing. I honestly did nothing out of the usual and it’s very nice to feel acknowledged, very very nice, but I get so awkward and embarrassed and when he was finished giving my shout out thing I just went off mute and literally squeaked out a “thank you’” and went back on mute. I think I prefer private acknowledgment but it’s also nice to have it shared too. Anyway that was nice.
It’s 8pm and I haven’t written anything more sooooo bye
Actually wait we finished BB last night! I’m still sad about Hank. I’m glad Jesse got away and I think it was a good ending for Walt. I feel bad for Skyler and the kids though :( but at least they’ll get a tonne of money soon enough. Anyway. I’m glad we watched it!
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2024.05.07 23:25 Positerat last night live

last night live
last night live was something.. her lashes look so awful due to her droopy ass eyes. the fact a “supporter” gave her a gift card to buy them off amazon? she has so much other shit on her wishlist and she chooses to buy eyelashes? why not clothes for mamachu cuz i know that red shirt is hanging on for DEAR LIFE.
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2024.05.06 22:51 Ok_Help_7210 Everything haul

Everything haul
it’s skin mango white peeling gel, BOJ red bean pore refreshing mask,GK hair balancing shampoo. Freebies include- head band,fillimili eyelash brush, coola lip lux. Also tried the BOJ mask yesterday and honestly it showed results. It’s good on the skin doesn’t make it feel too dry or stripped of oils but removes sebum efficiently.
A non Kult haul- Ordered MAC macximal lipstick in the shade captive audience during MAC’s buy one pick one sale. Got a cream sheen lipstick in the shade crème in your coffee(I’m obsessed) and Mac makeup fixer free along with the 2.5 ml fix+. Sharing swatches of both. For reference I’m a NC30 in Mac Studio fix compact, natural beige in too faced concealer, 128-220 in maybelline fit me
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2024.05.06 18:03 pohltergiest Shibuya, big city lights

Shibuya, big city lights
Finally getting fully caught up. Hard to do when you don't sit still for more than a half hour and you have hours of writing to do. Takes a big chunk of the trip just to write, but oh well. I've done it this long, may as well do it for the rest. Bryce says a fellow from the Winnipeg Free Press wants to interview us on our trip. I'll need my notes for that.
So yesterday back at the apartment we're busy tutting at the various ways this place needed to be redone entirely in order to charge what they were charging. Jae being the top whiz when it comes to real estate evaluation quickly found a replacement at a price that frankly made me suspicious but it looked great. We decided to take the plunge on that and cut our sleep losses here. We packed up and headed to the new place. With luck I'll get a refund, but we don't want our shared Tokyo adventure to be a sleep bust, so it has to be done one way or another. Best to get it out of the way and if we get our money back then that's a bonus. Every so often you're gonna land up with a real stinker I guess!
The new place wasn't far, and while we were waiting for the person to come and get us a key I grabbed an ice pop and a lemonade for us to have while we waited and we regaled Jae with some of the more catchy songs we had invented to entertain ourselves during our long voyage. Jae found them funny, butbl thought we may have been in silence a little too long and had lost a marble or two. I suppose that was all part of the plan.
The new apartment was clean and bright and pretty with a great bathroom that I can take big ol' baths in to my delight. The beds are Ikea standard, but feel new enough and will provide a decent sleep. Perfect. We dropped our packs, put the bikes away on the balcony, and headed back outside to go to Harajuku, the alt-fashion capital of Japan.
Along the way we got a taste of crammed subways and paths truly swamped with people, I've seen lots of complaints on tv of over tourism causing this, but it wasn't like it was half tourists in the crowd. We stuck out for sure, but the vast majority of people there were Japanese. Bryce wanted to see a particular cafe so we walked a ways til we came across a very green storefront playing very stereotypical Irish leprechaun kinda music. The storefront was only about four feet deep with a blank wall at the back aside from a hole in the wall at chest height and a furry curtain behind blocking the view. After buying a ticket for our order, a furry bear hand emerged from the wall to take our ticket. Then, over the course of about 15 minutes while our order was made, the bear hand emerged with a sign with various questions written on it such as "where are you from" and when we gave the bear a sticker, "what is this?". After awhile of this back and forth conversation with a hole in the wall, our order emerged, one at a time, held by the bear. We waved bye to the bear hand and had our drinks and donuts nearby. The cafe employs people who struggle with speaking to people, hence the lack of speaking back to us. It was very cute.
Next on the list was the Meiji shrine, where the emperor of the same name is enshrined. The park it is in is grand and the paths vast, dwarfing even the big crowds coming and going from the shrine. The shrine itself was in tip-top shape, all polished and stained dark wood with gold trims. Very lovely. A twinned set of offerings was along a path, one side a typical offering of sake in barrels, the other side a rack of barrels of wine from France as a offering of international friendship. Very nice. Jae got a goshuin book and we headed back to Harajuku.
We walked into a particular mall where a sailor moon store was that Jae wanted to visit, while I wandered around the various little stores that felt half serious store and half art exhibit. Considering this is a street fashion capital, that makes perfect sense. Adjacent to each other were cyberpunk hastsune Miku outfits that cost $300 for a rave mask (Bryce and I thought that if we had infinite money we'd buy out this store), there was a very colourful store selling what had to be high-end rags for clothes and had a mystery beer vending machine. Another store had magazines that it produces of street fashions, two giant mythical beasts statues, and a very strange looking trans girl playing a stringed instrument very poorly on the floor while surrounded with various odds and ends and art making supplies. She appeared to be part of the store, and her adjacency to the next store selling grey $600 hoodies was funny to me.
Here we got to see lots of the famed fashion of Harajuku as people were dressed to the nines in wild outfits, makeup and hair styles and colours. Most appeared otherworldly, the fashion looking to be a lifestyle rather than just something they grabbed from the closet in the morning. The Japanese sure know how to dedicate themselves to something! I enjoyed the effort girls made to make their eyes look bigger using eyeliner and fake eyelashes, to varying degrees of success. Lots of guys had coloured hair, eyebrows shaved right off, and clothes made of unexpected fabrics stitched together.
Afterwards it was dinnertime, we went to a busy vegan Bistro for dinner, I had a spicy ramen that was very thick, almost stew-like in its consistency. The vegan chashu was quite good, with a nice texture and bite to it. It was good, but like all imitation dishes, leaves a bit to be desired. We headed home, and while I had some jokes left to crack, I could feel my mood dropping again with the night coming on. Bryce and Jae wanted to go out, but I could feel it wasn't going to be my night. We stopped by a cafe I had seen online that is painted to look 2-D and got some cake to take back to the apartment. When we got there, I was engrossed with a Japanese singer on tv and slowly sunk into the bed until it was clear I wasn't going to be able to go anywhere. I had a rough night, but at least I was somewhere I could ride it out and finally get the sleep I needed to reset my adenosine system. I have been relying on my circadian rhythm to buoy me during the day for too many days now and the debt came back to collect it's toll. It hurt to be left behind but I can't be free of my neurology and I know when it's time to call it quits and sleep for 9 or 10 hours to get back on track. Lots of chance for wacky fun yet.
I slept long, maybe not perfectly, but critically past the 8 hour mark. More around 9 hours, which is perfect for a recovery sleep. One more of those and I'm back on track. I took the time in the morning while Bryce and Jae were sleeping off their party night, I took a hot bath in the big tub we have. The water was very nice, though the jacuzzi jets didn't work. Oh well, too much to hope for at the price we paid. I had some extra time so I got done up for the day, redoing my side shave and trying a new pattern cut into my scalp. I only have one fashion outfit to work with here, but I'm glad I have it. Makes me feel less awkward when browsing stores far beyond my means. I can have a bit of a mean look that says "I'm buying but I don't like any of this" rather than "I'm between shrines and my partner is in the toilet and I have greasy fingers". I get treated with more respect in fashion stores when I dress the piece.
Eventually Bryce and Jae got it together and we went out for breakfast. We got some strange pastries we found along the way, Bryce got a charcoal bun with cheese in it, I got a walnut paste bun which turned out to be red bean, AGAIN. I can't get away from these damn bean buns. We got iced lattes at a coffee shop and Jae decided they were too tired and hungover to do anything and wanted to go to bed. Bryce being indomitable and me being rested, we headed back to Harajuku to enjoy the fashion stores some more.
We had a lovely time browsing, one store had a selection of fun molecules as earrings that we picked a pair out at, and Bryce found a tie dye crop top he liked. I didn't buy much, mainly because I'm very very picky about my clothes. What I did get was lots of inspiration about what I'd like to wear, I feel like there isn't a lot of fashion specifically for my body type: i.e. burly femmes. It's really an untapped area. I'll have to make my own I suppose! I have most of the supplies, what I need is more space to work in. But it's giving me lots of ideas of things I can try with older clothes I'm not as in love with. We got some burritos for lunch and talked about the fashions we liked and didn't like, we both liked the cyberpunk stuff and both hated the clowncore stuff.
Walking between the core of Harajuku and Shibuya scramble, we stopped at a craft cola shop, both of us loving cola flavours. At first I wasnt sure as it was $6 for a drink and came in a bag of all things, but naturally it was the best cola either of us have ever tasted. Amazing and just the boost we needed for the shopping orgy going on around us. We walked through an area with the giant fashion brands in massive stores, Tokyo has really upped the wow factor on money and international influence. Definitely don't have this kind of consumer power back home.
Next was a Nintendo store, which was packed to the ears but fun to browse. They seem to have a stuffy for every character of every game here! Pokemon, Mario, everything. Fun to just see all the statues and get some photos with them! Needed my earplugs for stores this busy though. There was a rooftop garden to climb up to, my legs are definitely still burning. Need more recovery yet! The view from the top was wild, so many tall buildings covered with equipment and light up billboards. We could see some of the signs at Shibuya scramble, which was nearby. We took an elevator down, which was disorienting as we started in the middle of the building on the 9th floor and ended up at street level in front of the building.
A few blocks later, we were back on the scramble with thousands of people all walking in different directions, traffic cops yelling to keep the tourists from hanging out in the middle taking pictures like we were, and billboards and advertisements playing all over, ten stories up in the air. We spent awhile just watching the organized chaos and the pretty lights before wandering around the area enjoying the people watching. We were ready for a snack and stopped at a German beer house, which had German beers and German... Inspired sausages. As in they looked like good sausages. Japanese sausages are lame as hell. The beer was good, especially the lemonade beer I had because it didn't taste like beer.
Bryce and I decided to hit up an arcade and landed up playing the games where you get a bucket full of tokens and feed em into the machines and hope you get more back. You know, gambling but just to get the dopamine and not to win anything. They explicitly say that you can't win anything and you can't take the to tokens with you. It's purely about feeding the machine and hearing it go beep Boop and do slot machine things. I'll be honest it was fun with the screens and the lights and ball machines and giant spinning things that had more levels of chance games that we barely even scratched the surface of. We paid $20 and happily fed the machine in a sweaty state, hollering whenever this or that seemed to go our way and spit out more tokens for us to feed right back in. I felt the gambling rush, I wanted more tokens when we ran out, it all worked out as expected. Watching the kids clearly younger than 10 with buckets of tokens feeding the horse racing game was weird. The parents anxiously feeding tokens with their kid on their knee was weird. Worse things can happen I guess.
We headed back to the apartment to get Jae so we could get ready for our evening plans and find some dinner. Jae was indeed awake after sleeping half the day, still kinda hungover. I had gotten ready during the morning, so I spent the wait sorting clothes for laundry and making some more notes on the day. We settled on an okonomiyaki restaurant to go to as it had a vegetarian menu for Jae. A whole okonomiyaki was a lot for me, especially after the four sausages two hours before. It was mediocre. Okonomiyaki is just okay by my tastes. It's fun but it kinda tastes like a jumbled pile.
Our destination for the evening was a bar called Goldfinger that was marketing their Monday night to trans folks, so naturally we had to check it out. The place was cute, the drinks pretty cheap. As usual, we can really only strike up conversations with foreigners, I really needed another three months before I could do more than say two sentences in Japanese. Eh, is what it is. We had a nice time talking with folks and around 8 they proposed going to a different place nearby, also a queer bar. The second place was a little less cute then the first, but we could all sit at the bar and chat. I had a nice conversation off to the side with a trans guy from the states and remembered to exchange contact info. Maybe someday I'll follow up on that.
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2024.05.06 03:02 pohltergiest Harajuku and the sleep debt

Harajuku and the sleep debt
Finally getting fully caught up. Hard to do when you don't sit still for more than a half hour and you have hours of writing to do. Takes a big chunk of the trip just to write, but oh well. I've done it this long, may as well do it for the rest. Bryce says a fellow from the Winnipeg Free Press wants to interview us on our trip. I'll need my notes for that.
So yesterday back at the apartment we're busy tutting at the various ways this place needed to be redone entirely in order to charge what they were charging. Jae being the top whiz when it comes to real estate evaluation quickly found a replacement at a price that frankly made me suspicious but it looked great. We decided to take the plunge on that and cut our sleep losses here. We packed up and headed to the new place. With luck I'll get a refund, but we don't want our shared Tokyo adventure to be a sleep bust, so it has to be done one way or another. Best to get it out of the way and if we get our money back then that's a bonus. Every so often you're gonna land up with a real stinker I guess!
The new place wasn't far, and while we were waiting for the person to come and get us a key I grabbed an ice pop and a lemonade for us to have while we waited and we regaled Jae with some of the more catchy songs we had invented to entertain ourselves during our long voyage. Jae found them funny, butbl thought we may have been in silence a little too long and had lost a marble or two. I suppose that was all part of the plan.
The new apartment was clean and bright and pretty with a great bathroom that I can take big ol' baths in to my delight. The beds are Ikea standard, but feel new enough and will provide a decent sleep. Perfect. We dropped our packs, put the bikes away on the balcony, and headed back outside to go to Harajuku, the alt-fashion capital of Japan.
Along the way we got a taste of crammed subways and paths truly swamped with people, I've seen lots of complaints on tv of over tourism causing this, but it wasn't like it was half tourists in the crowd. We stuck out for sure, but the vast majority of people there were Japanese. Bryce wanted to see a particular cafe so we walked a ways til we came across a very green storefront playing very stereotypical Irish leprechaun kinda music. The storefront was only about four feet deep with a blank wall at the back aside from a hole in the wall at chest height and a furry curtain behind blocking the view. After buying a ticket for our order, a furry bear hand emerged from the wall to take our ticket. Then, over the course of about 15 minutes while our order was made, the bear hand emerged with a sign with various questions written on it such as "where are you from" and when we gave the bear a sticker, "what is this?". After awhile of this back and forth conversation with a hole in the wall, our order emerged, one at a time, held by the bear. We waved bye to the bear hand and had our drinks and donuts nearby. The cafe employs people who struggle with speaking to people, hence the lack of speaking back to us. It was very cute.
Next on the list was the Meiji shrine, where the emperor of the same name is enshrined. The park it is in is grand and the paths vast, dwarfing even the big crowds coming and going from the shrine. The shrine itself was in tip-top shape, all polished and stained dark wood with gold trims. Very lovely. A twinned set of offerings was along a path, one side a typical offering of sake in barrels, the other side a rack of barrels of wine from France as a offering of international friendship. Very nice. Jae got a goshuin book and we headed back to Harajuku.
We walked into a particular mall where a sailor moon store was that Jae wanted to visit, while I wandered around the various little stores that felt half serious store and half art exhibit. Considering this is a street fashion capital, that makes perfect sense. Adjacent to each other were cyberpunk hastsune Miku outfits that cost $300 for a rave mask (Bryce and I thought that if we had infinite money we'd buy out this store), there was a very colourful store selling what had to be high-end rags for clothes and had a mystery beer vending machine. Another store had magazines that it produces of street fashions, two giant mythical beasts statues, and a very strange looking trans girl playing a stringed instrument very poorly on the floor while surrounded with various odds and ends and art making supplies. She appeared to be part of the store, and her adjacency to the next store selling grey $600 hoodies was funny to me.
Here we got to see lots of the famed fashion of Harajuku as people were dressed to the nines in wild outfits, makeup and hair styles and colours. Most appeared otherworldly, the fashion looking to be a lifestyle rather than just something they grabbed from the closet in the morning. The Japanese sure know how to dedicate themselves to something! I enjoyed the effort girls made to make their eyes look bigger using eyeliner and fake eyelashes, to varying degrees of success. Lots of guys had coloured hair, eyebrows shaved right off, and clothes made of unexpected fabrics stitched together.
Afterwards it was dinnertime, we went to a busy vegan Bistro for dinner, I had a spicy ramen that was very thick, almost stew-like in its consistency. The vegan chashu was quite good, with a nice texture and bite to it. It was good, but like all imitation dishes, leaves a bit to be desired. We headed home, and while I had some jokes left to crack, I could feel my mood dropping again with the night coming on. Bryce and Jae wanted to go out, but I could feel it wasn't going to be my night. We stopped by a cafe I had seen online that is painted to look 2-D and got some cake to take back to the apartment. When we got there, I was engrossed with a Japanese singer on tv and slowly sunk into the bed until it was clear I wasn't going to be able to go anywhere. I had a rough night, but at least I was somewhere I could ride it out and finally get the sleep I needed to reset my adenosine system. I have been relying on my circadian rhythm to buoy me during the day for too many days now and the debt came back to collect it's toll. It hurt to be left behind but I can't be free of my neurology and I know when it's time to call it quits and sleep for 9 or 10 hours to get back on track. Lots of chance for wacky fun yet.
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2024.05.06 02:34 Wagging_tail69 Eyelash curler for elongated eyes? (31mm lenght x 7mm height)

So all the eyelash curlers i have brought so far have been way too rounded for my eyes and i recently discorvered the measurments and curvature of eyelashcurlers varies. I have seen some less curved eyelash curlers recommended but i feel a bit iffy about buying a random one and hope it fits (most of the less curved ones are highend so i would like some objective measurements to compare them to eachother so i don't say end up buying two that are almost the same etc).
Anyway which eyelashcurler do you think would fit the best for my measurements: width 31mm and height 7mm? (gives a radius of arch of 20,7 which im not sure what means but it was part of the measuring guide. The post with the guide is super old so can't say if the measurements still are useable).
I am considering (but are not sure of the lenght to height ratio of): - kevyn aucoing (they have a pro and regular and i am not sure what the diffrence is) - shiseido (the regular can't get the macquillage etc) - twezzerman 38 (supposed to be for deepset eyes) - duff beauty - laura mercier (metal one can't find the plastic one) - revitalash signature - doll beauty
Please feel free to add measurememts of any eyelash curler you own and i will update the post.
Also do you carry around several eyelash curlers to use on clients?
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2024.05.06 02:31 Wagging_tail69 Eyelash curler for elongated eyes? (31mm lenght x 7mm height)

So all the eyelash curlers i have brought so far have been way too rounded for my eyes and i recently discorvered the measurments and curvature of eyelashcurlers varies. I have seen some less curved eyelash curlers recommended but i feel a bit iffy about buying a random one and hope it fits (most of the less curved ones are highend so i would like some objective measurements to compare them to eachother so i don't say end up buying two that are almost the same etc).
Anyway which eyelashcurler do you think would fit the best for my measurements: width 31mm and height 7mm? (gives a radius of arch of 20,7 which im not sure what means but it was part of the measuring guide. The post with the guide is super old so can't say if the measurements still are useable).
I am considering (but are not sure of the lenght to height ratio of): - kevyn aucoing (they have a pro and regular and i am not sure what the diffrence is) - shiseido (the regular can't get the macquillage etc) - twezzerman 38 (supposed to be for deepset eyes) - duff beauty - laura mercier (metal one can't find the plastic one) - revitalash signature - doll beauty
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