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Skin Care 2

// February 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // Informative, Meme

You might remember this old post I wrote a long time ago about Skin Care. I wrote it after my first visit with the dermatologist. If you don’t remember you can still see the post ‘Skin Care‘. This is a follow up post. I do a lot of the same things but there are some slight differences.

I still try to wear Neutrogena Ultra Sheer, that has an SPF of AT LEAST 30 and UVA protection. Even though I don’t go outside much, just being in the car with the sun on me is enough. Plus, if it cloudy you are still getting a lot of sun, you just don’t feel it. I wear the sunscreen on my face not to keep from burning but to keep my acne from having permanent spots on my face. Plus, this works as a good moisturizer since I tend to get dry skin easily with washing it everyday.

I still use Cetaphil products to wash my body and face, however, I also use Neutrogena’s body wash only because I have a really bad time with the acne on my back from food allergies and stuff. I really love the Cetaphil products. I like the bottles soap and I adore the bar soap. It leaves me feeling super clean and soft.

I still use non-comedogenic makeup, which just means it doesn’t clog pores. I wear a Neutrogena brand called Neutrogena SkinClearing oil-free compact foundation. I put a little bit of that one, careful not to put a lot underneath my eyes.

On other days, when I feel like using a little bit more makeup, I wear Clinique Perfectly Real Makeup, which is a liquid foundation. It cost more too but it is worth it to keep from having acne.

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Cold Vs. Flu

// November 12th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Informative, Rants

I really get irritated when people tell me they have the flu yet they are sitting on the computer or on the sofa. I also roll my eyes when people say the would take their chances with the flu than take a shot.

These type of people just don’t understand how painful and serious the flu can be and they mistake having a common cold for the flu.

I’ll tell you right now, if you have the flu, you are not getting out of bed.

Here is a chart I found from Tamiflu website.

Symptom Cold Flu
Fever Fever is rare with a cold. Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.
Coughing A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold. A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
Aches Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold. Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.
Stuffy Nose Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week. Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.
Chills Chills are uncommon with a cold. 60% of people who have the flu experience chills.
Tiredness Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold. Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.
Sneezing Sneezing is commonly present with a cold. Sneezing is not common with the flu.
Sudden Symptoms Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days. The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.
Headache A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold. A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.
Sore Throat Sore throat is commonly present with a cold. Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.
Chest Discomfort Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold. Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu.

I had the flu once. Never again. I never want to go through that EVER again. It was bad because I had just gotten over a stomach bug, which caused my immunity to go down. I got the flu not much later and had a hard time with it. I was stuck in bed for 7 days straight, throwing up, getting high fevers, waking up with sweat only to pass out again with drugs to help reduce my fever. I hardly moved while I was in the bed too and started to get sore spots on my bottom and back. I couldn’t take any of the flu medication because it hurt my weak stomach. The flu is hell.

I’m not saying a cold is something to laugh about, but it just isn’t the flu.

Oh yeah, and Hay Fever is not a cold either. You sneeze once doesn’t mean you are coming down sick. Stupid anime shows! LOL

Anime Hollywood

// June 29th, 2009 // 13 Comments » // AniManga, Anime, Entertainment, Informative, Movies, Rants

Remember my post about Hollywood going anime? Well, I have done some more research on it now that some time has passed and I have a little more information to share.

First, the new Transformers movie was awesome and is a must see if you liked the first one!

I saw the commercial for Avatar (although it isn’t really anime I thought it should be mentioned), it looked interesting but I know nothing about the series. I’m thinking, perhaps I should watch it before I see the movie… or maybe not.  xD

Bad news, or good news… you can take it either way but the movie for Akira has been canceled. They didn’t give any specific reasons why but there is a lot of speculation for the budget stuff, the strike, and the recent bomb of Watchmen… Anyway, it is put off as dead as a doornail.

Biggest one yet, Blood: The Last Vampire has been made into a live action movie. So far it has only aired in Japan but it will come to air in the US on July 10th. I will go see this since it will be done like the animated movie, having a lot of English in it. I’m use to subtitles so it isn’t a problem for me. The movie will be called Last Blood. I read a little about it and I think it will be fun but they did add a lot to it that makes me cringe, like her fighting along a new friend and such…

Ninja Assassin isn’t an anime movie but worth the mention as well since famous k-pop singer, Rain will be the star. I’m excited to see this movie which, hopefully, will come out on November  25th. I say hopefully because they have been know to change the date before.

I still need to see Dragon Ball but yeah… not that excited about it since I heard so many bad things. X_X

Neon Genesis Evangelion is still an ongoing project but there hasn’t been any new news since the last time I wrote about it… such a slow moving project. I just hope that means it will be really good. xD

Cowboy Bebop is still an ongoing project as well. They are really serious about it so everyone is a little more relaxed knowing it won’t be botched up like Dragon Ball was.

Ghost in a Shell is sometime in 2011 if that project doesn’t get canceled.

Ninja Scroll probably won’t be done since it was a project that was to be done by the same people who were going to go Akira. It hasn’t had any ‘canceled’ yet but it also hasn’t had in ‘go a heads’. They say they want to wait and see how Ninja Assassin does first.

Word has finally hit the Internets that Warner Bros. is (so far) going ahead with a Death Note live-action flick made in Hollywood– and no, they haven’t announced any casting. – http://www.animevice.com

Full Metal Panic is still in the works as well but… Wah!! Not Zac Effron as Sagura!! NNOOO! *cries in a corner*

While some people complain about anime going mainstream I’m not that scared of it. Sure, it will be annoying with more people thinking they know what anime is all about just because they watch it on cartoon network or saw the hollywood production but at least this way we have a chance of getting anime to be cheaper, though, a lot of it already has. I know that I bought the Fruits Basket series one DVD at a time and each of them cost as much as the boxset does now. X_X

Anyway, I’m not going to give my opinion on these matter anymore than I have.

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