Full Frontal Friday


100_0614 Originally uploaded by Regin W
It's been another week much like the rest. The weather has turned cold. I love the transition between summer and fall: Too cool for A/C, too warm for heat, just right. Unfortunately, "just right" only lasts about a week or so.

I went grocery shopping Wednesday and found that half an aisle of "seasonal" has already become Christmas. I have to suspect that there's a lot more of that in the back room, ready to go out as soon as they shovel away the last of the Hallowe'en candy--which they're probably doing today, if last year is any indication.

[Maybe I shouldn't go for alliteration in the post title, since in this case, even behind the click where it's LessSFW, it's still false advertising.]

Posted by Regin at 10/31/2008 11:36:00 AM 0 comments  

Weekend distraction


k_sandra Originally uploaded by Zn (Zinin Alexei)
It's images like this that make me want to burn my camera.

Posted by Regin at 10/25/2008 11:33:00 AM 0 comments  

They told me it would rot my mind

And they were right.

Posted by Regin at 10/11/2008 03:33:00 PM 0 comments  

Separated at birth?


Hm. Which would make a better Hallowe'en costume?

Posted by Regin at 10/10/2008 12:58:00 PM 0 comments  

HNT: Fail in progress


0926080833a Originally uploaded by Regin W
Well, some things that sound stupid actually work, and then they only look stupid for a little while.

Other times, they are stupid, but you had to actually do them to find that out. This would be one of those times.

That stuff all over my chest and abdomen is Nair, specifically Nair for Men in the spray can. It's a fine product when used properly, so I can't really blame it for how this particular occasion turned out. Nor did it fail for the reasons you might think.

As you see, I slathered it all over my chest, not attempting to avoid my nipples, since I have chest hair right up to the edge of the aureolae. You might think these chemicals would be too harsh for those very sensitive bits, but that didn't bother me at all.

Nor did the foam ooze downward to the most sensitive skin I have. It has enough body to pretty much stay where you put it unless you accidentally wipe it off.

However, it wasn't effective. It did remove some chest hair, but it still left me with stubble -- and this after I left it on for several minutes longer than the directions recommended. I didn't get the smooth chest it promised, much less did it stay smooth longer than if I had shaved.

It happens. Your mileage, as always, may vary. It works just fine on my arms and legs, and I'll continue to use it there.

But even that wasn't the source of the epic "fail" of this day. No, it was something I can only blame on my own stupidity, because I should have known better.

About ten minutes after this picture was taken, when my chest was already extremely sensitive, I decided that moment was a good time to get out the razor and shave off what Nair had missed.

Chemical burn + razor burn = exquisite agony for the rest of the day and evening. Witch hazel helped, but you can imagine what that felt like going on.

UPDATE: Just did some color correction to the image. The original is still here.

Posted by Regin at 10/09/2008 09:23:00 PM 0 comments  

Weekend distraction


Streetparade Zurich 2007 
Originally uploaded by dappsull
Why does stuff like this never happen on my street?

Well, because the Europeans seem to be more accepting of nudity than we Americans are. (Okay, there's one thing we can lean from them.)

Posted by Regin at 10/04/2008 06:04:00 PM 2 comments  

HNT: Easy come, easy go


You probably won't be seeing this shirt again: It shrank in the wash. Darn. I really liked it, too.

Well, I suppose I could just wear it unbuttoned over a tee or something, but that's just not the same. Serves me right for buying cheap clothes from a drug store.

Posted by Regin at 10/02/2008 01:43:00 PM 0 comments