Most places use nippers on the cuticles. Yeah, they are supposed to just push. They don't. And I like mine trimmed so long as they are careful and scrupulous about the autoclave.
Anya, the Shopkeepers of America called. They wanted me to tell you that 'please go' just got replaced with 'have a nice day.'
Xander ,'Selfless'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cass - Nov 19, 2011 2:20:14 pm PST #7620 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Atropa - Nov 19, 2011 2:22:53 pm PST #7621 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Wait! I just remembered that I have a LivingSocial voucher for a Shellac manicure and regular pedicure w/ foot massage! Whoo, time to schedule that.
Allyson - Nov 19, 2011 2:23:33 pm PST #7622 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Cuticle nippers. That's how I got nicked.
ETA: I've gotten a scrape with careless filing, as well. No big for me, but your mom has a greater risk with infection, so. I might be overly cautious. But it's your mom, and she has my phone number.
Kathy A - Nov 19, 2011 2:49:59 pm PST #7623 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
I just had a pedi a few weeks ago. I loooove my nail place--found them on yelp and boy, were those recommendations spot on. They do a fantastic job, and they are right around the corner from my office!
Had a consult on my hair at a dayspa (they were the ones who had the Deva Curl certification that Allyson recced). A very nice young Russian lady (a lot of stylists around here are Russian) who basically said that my standard cut (shorter layers on top, longer ones below) is the way to go due to my thin hair on top of my head (it's been thin for 20-some years). But, she's going to shape it a bit better than it is now (I haven't had it cut since mid-August).
And, she sold me a realllly expensive bottle of hair spray ($35!!!) that does just what it's supposed to do. I can wash and dry my hair like I normally do, and then instead of having to live with the frizz, I just spray and then scrunch for a few minutes all over my head, and I end up with the cutest curls! Every time I've made a bathroom run this afternoon, I keep admiring myself in the mirror. And this is before my cut on Tuesday night, so it'll be even cuter afterwards. I'll take a pic then and show myself off to y'all.
And I just finished my second lab, after working on them for seven hours. Tired, but at least they're all done, and they're not even due until November 30th! Now I get to work on my final, which is also due that day, but not until tomorrow.
Allyson - Nov 19, 2011 3:13:01 pm PST #7624 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Oh I'm so glad your consultation went well, and that the product is working out!
Consuela - Nov 19, 2011 3:25:59 pm PST #7625 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Remember those iconic "Hope" posters during the 2008 campaign, of Obama looking off to the side? Shepard Fairey has a new one: [link]
Very neat.
Jesse - Nov 19, 2011 3:58:55 pm PST #7626 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My nails look good, but something has got to be weird about my cuticles/edges of my fingers, because I get cut at least half the time I get a manicure. Which is why I don't really get them that much.
le nubian - Nov 19, 2011 4:21:40 pm PST #7627 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2011 4:32:33 pm PST #7628 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
::not looking::
I have passed on the mani/pedi information off to my mother. Here's hoping she paints her nails. She's more her with painted nails.
Jilli, I was in a BevMo today, skimming through the minibottles section, and I lit upon Absente. Is it any good?
dcp - Nov 19, 2011 4:57:34 pm PST #7629 of 30001
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I just found out that UPS has a service called "My Choice" that lets you:
- Give authorization online for UPS to deliver packages without a signature when you're not going to be home to sign in person
- Get proactive notifications via text, phone, or e-mail the day before a delivery
- Request your packages be delivered to The UPS Store® near you for pickup
- Have your packages delivered to another address
I'm not sure if this is a new feature, or just new to me, but it sounds like it should eliminate my primary gripe with UPS.