I regret the years of being overweight.

You know, I don't regret it as much as I just think it would be easier to not be overweight, in terms of clothes shopping (thrift stores, for instance, are not a friend to the fatties) and such.

And then sometimes I think how I really do objectify the hell out of Tim (no 45-year-old non-actor should have a body like that) and feel guilty, like if I'm going to leer at his fine, fine ass, then maybe I owe it to him to be closer to a standard weight so that he can leer at a smaller ass. (*He* never EVER indicates any such feelings that perhaps my big butt should be smaller, to be clear. *I* am the one getting all quid pro quo about our asses.)

For ita (if I'm remembering correctly): Lake sharks!

Earlier this year I switched over to using oils (either olive or coconut mixed with some castor oil and a few drops of tea tree oil) as a makeup remover/facial cleanser, and my skin is totes healthier and less dry. Now I just need to force myself to shampoo less.

But I could live without the noises my knees make. It's like goddamn popcorn in there.

Yeah, the knees are not going to get better. All that soft tissue degrades. You lose your elasticity and bounce.

I was first introduced to this concept by my ophthalmologist when he was explaining how my vision would degrade to a certain point but then would stabilize because my eyes would be less elastic. Elastic eyeballs!

I really want some sort of medical intervention with injections and plumpers to make my face look less awful.

Retin-A. Much cheaper than injections and plumpers - those don't last anyway. I need to go back to my derm and get a new prescription for it. Until about a year ago I was using it about 3 times a week. Then I got lazy. I can tell the difference.

But I could live without the noises my knees make. It's like goddamn popcorn in there.

Yeah, the knees are not going to get better. All that soft tissue degrades. You lose your elasticity and bounce.

They don't hurt (yet), which is good, and I have full range of motion (for now) (also good), and I'm not sure I've ever been bouncy. But OH GOD THE NOISE.

They don't hurt (yet), which is good, and I have full range of motion (for now) (also good), and I'm not sure I've ever been bouncy. But OH GOD THE NOISE.

Yeah, it's not so much range of motion. It's that the cartilage that cushions between your joints gets squished down and so bones don't have the cushion in the joints that they used to. So pushing off to get up from a squat is literally a bit of a grind.

For the record, I wash my hair about once a week, sometimes less if I haven't done anything sweaty. My scalp got with the program pretty quickly, and now it takes a long while for my hair to stop feeling clean after I wash it. This also means that I can pin-curl it a lot less often and still have curls or waves most of the time-- my hair holds a curl really well.

In fact, I am pin-curling my hair right now so it is extra-curly for the Yule Ball tomorrow night!

In fact, I am pin-curling my hair right now so it is extra-curly for the Yule Ball tomorrow night!

Yay! RetroHolli! Does Mr. Flowersocks know how to waltz?

It's my eyes. They don't work, you know, good like they used to,

On the other hand, the bacon chocolate bar is hitting the dinner spot,