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aenariasbookshelf) wrote2005-04-21 06:47 pm
aenariasbookshelf) wrote2005-04-21 06:47 pm
Disturbed by youth?
So whilst I'm here on my sickbed (a.k.a. couch) I ended up watching this show called "Dr. 90210" on E!. It's one of those surgery shows that always makes me hide behind my hands and then peek through at the gory details, but that wasn't what bothered me. What bothered me is seeing the girls younger than I am (and I am young, I'm only 23) worrying about wrinkles and getting Botox and their lips plumped up. You're twenty years old, you shouldn't be worrying about that little wrinkle in your forehead!
I don't know, maybe I'm looking at it from a different perspective than the people on this show are. They're also Californians, and as all East Coasters know, it's a whole different country out there. While I've always bitched and moaned about how my body looks, when it comes to the face I haven't had too many complaints. Yeah, I'd like that little fat/double chin that pops out sometimes gone, but weight loss will take care of that. And not being able to eat with this sore throat may just have an unexpected benefit in that range. But I digress. I've never complained about my skin; I still get pimples but nowhere near as bad as other people I know. I also come from a family where the women age well and know how to preserve their bodies, to me a little wrinkle, while it might inspire some whining, is a mark of age and wisdom. Plastic surgery is all right, certainly, as long as you're doing it to make yourself feel better. And most people my age look ten times better than I do! Why in the name of Manchester are they complaining? They're the girls that the guys always go after, leave the issues for those of us who always end up being the mistresses, but never the girlfriends.
If I ever do go in for cosmetic surgery, it'll be for one of two things: liposuction (gotta get rid of that stomach), and, probably far more importantly, get a breast reduction. I think I kind of redefine top-heavy. And that's not a good thing. My tits enter the room about three minutes before the rest of me, and far more often than not I've got guys looking down my cleavage rather than looking at my face. Not to mention the backaches and the bridge supports needed to keep said tits aloft. If surgery ever became an option, without any complications or financial issues, I'd go for that, for my own health, not because society thinks I need to look younger.
You know, I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to say here. Maybe it's just a general rant inspired by hunger and a sore throat that feels like a hot poker has been shoved down it. I don't know. These girls have absolutely no right to complain. Years and years of society and culture however have fucked things up beyond belief. And there's no sign of things getting better.
I don't know, maybe I'm looking at it from a different perspective than the people on this show are. They're also Californians, and as all East Coasters know, it's a whole different country out there. While I've always bitched and moaned about how my body looks, when it comes to the face I haven't had too many complaints. Yeah, I'd like that little fat/double chin that pops out sometimes gone, but weight loss will take care of that. And not being able to eat with this sore throat may just have an unexpected benefit in that range. But I digress. I've never complained about my skin; I still get pimples but nowhere near as bad as other people I know. I also come from a family where the women age well and know how to preserve their bodies, to me a little wrinkle, while it might inspire some whining, is a mark of age and wisdom. Plastic surgery is all right, certainly, as long as you're doing it to make yourself feel better. And most people my age look ten times better than I do! Why in the name of Manchester are they complaining? They're the girls that the guys always go after, leave the issues for those of us who always end up being the mistresses, but never the girlfriends.
If I ever do go in for cosmetic surgery, it'll be for one of two things: liposuction (gotta get rid of that stomach), and, probably far more importantly, get a breast reduction. I think I kind of redefine top-heavy. And that's not a good thing. My tits enter the room about three minutes before the rest of me, and far more often than not I've got guys looking down my cleavage rather than looking at my face. Not to mention the backaches and the bridge supports needed to keep said tits aloft. If surgery ever became an option, without any complications or financial issues, I'd go for that, for my own health, not because society thinks I need to look younger.
You know, I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to say here. Maybe it's just a general rant inspired by hunger and a sore throat that feels like a hot poker has been shoved down it. I don't know. These girls have absolutely no right to complain. Years and years of society and culture however have fucked things up beyond belief. And there's no sign of things getting better.
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I was going to refute your statement about Boston, but I realized all the people I know and like from there are from towns around Boston. *shrug*
I have a friend who got a reduction and said it was the best thing she ever did.
I pushed a guy friend of mine into a puddle because I caught him looking in the gap
ROFL, I probably would have done that too! :)
werewolf-boggart hybrid
Is it wrong I just got a reeeeeaaallly bad image in my head? lol. Poor Remus indeed!
Mulder's probably a squib. That's why he's so fascinated with magic- because he can't do it but other people can. And he can't tell Scully outright because of the statute of secrecy! And the evil doll from Chinga was totally using imperio to make people bash their heads in. Someone should call Bill Weasley to break the curse on the microwaved doll. And the kindred are some wierd form of metamorphmagi... And maybe CSM is in with Voldemort... ooh the possibilities
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http://www.folieadeux.com/index.htm
I didn't know either until we drove past it! And that was only because of the episode. *g*
I have a friend who got a reduction and said it was the best thing she ever did.
My best friend had one also, and she said the same thing. It made a huge difference in her self esteem, and just from seeing how happy she is now, I know it was the right choice.
Is it wrong I just got a reeeeeaaallly bad image in my head? lol. Poor Remus indeed!
Tell me about it! We don't want to know what that boggart was doing...
Mulder's probably a squib. That's why he's so fascinated with magic- because he can't do it but other people can. And he can't tell Scully outright because of the statute of secrecy! And the evil doll from Chinga was totally using imperio to make people bash their heads in. Someone should call Bill Weasley to break the curse on the microwaved doll. And the kindred are some wierd form of metamorphmagi... And maybe CSM is in with Voldemort... ooh the possibilities
Oooh, you know, I never ever considered the idea of Mulder as a squib in the years I've been attempting to work on various HP/XF crossovers (cripes...nearly four years now I've been either directly writing or directly involved in one. Skeeery.) But that is certainly a good explanation as to why he's so fascinated with magic! Although he'd probably know then though that crop circles really come from Moon Calves...My one issue with the Squib!Mulder theory is that Mulder's parents don't seem the least bit magical. At all. So there'd have to be a really good reason as to why they seem to be living a totally unmagical existence. My personal pet theory for Mulder is that he's got latent wizard powers that were never developed (if he has a totally muggle background it's more than possible they wouldn't have believed any sort of invite from a wizarding school). There's no other reason for why he's come back from the dead 3+ times. *grin*
Oh, dude, metamorphmagus=Eddie Van Blundht. Ask
CSM and Voldemort in cahoots? *shudder* Oooh, now that's a frightening thought.
I love chatting XF crossover ideas! Tis so much fun. :D
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Maybe Mulder's Dad was a wizard (explains all the conspiracy connections. Death eater, anyone?) and his mom was a muggle and didn't know, and Samantha wasn't really abducted by aliens but they sent her to a magical school but they didn't want Mulder to know!! *is slightly crackish*
There's no other reason for why he's come back from the dead 3+ times
hahahaha Wizards are rather hard to kill, aren't they? I mean, poor Neville got dropped out a window when he was a baby, and Harry's survived falls from a Quidditch broom with no more than a broken arm. Mulder having powers also explains the weird telekinetic stuff Scully and Mulder's baby could do.. (not that I acknowledge that season exists. because it so doesn't...). He's showing latent magic abilities!! XD
metamorphmagus=Eddie Van Blundht
YES!!! Haha I didn't even think of that!!
Me too! Why isn't there an HP/XF comm? Because there should be...