Random fact: I got ducky PJs for Little Christmas. Go ducks!

[conuly]

So, Ana's lips are ridiculously chapped.

[Poll #1327895]

And a very, very, VERY random question: Why do pimples on or behind the ear hurt more than pimples anywhere else? What's up with that?

Comments

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered about the pimple thing too. And of course they also hurt the worst when they're not ready to be popped yet.

[conuly]

Yeah, screw that. I sterilize a needle and run to my mom. Pop this please? They seem to drain faster than if I "wait for them to develop a head". (Not, of course, if it were inside the ear - but knock on wood it won't happen.)

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

I would if it were nowhere near the ear canal, I think. I might try that some time.

[conuly]

Unless it's safely behind the ear or something, make sure you get a friend (who isn't grossed out easily) to do it for you. Just for sense's sake.

It's marginally less painful than squeezing the everloving crap out of it, and I suspect it doesn't send the bacteria quite as far back into the pore.

A hot compress a few times a day will work wonders as well. You can use a wet washcloth, a teabag, and, of course, WonderWarmers! (They really *do* have to get to work on making earmuffs.)

[leora.livejournal.com]

Lip balm, but sometimes I will say chapstick (that's the spelling in my head) and am okay with either. Although I am less likely to say lip balm or anything balm if in an airport as I don't want to risk an unfortunate mishearing and will say chapstick in those circumstances.

[conuly]

...

Yeah, that's a reasonable thing to change your speech for.

[fjorab-teke.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way. "Chap stick" is generic to me, regardless of its proper use, and I'm somewhat more likely to say it. "Lip balm" is more correct, but I only occasionally say it. Like with the infamous "pop/soda/coke?" question, I tend to go for a more specific term, as in my Burt's Bees stick. :-)

[pne.livejournal.com]

chapstick (that's the spelling in my head)

Same here.

[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

Chapstick, as was said above.

And I'm very picky about my chapstick. I only use Blistex Complete Moisture. ;-)

[xmorningxrosex.livejournal.com]

when we were little, we called it "lip chap" instead of "chapstick" or other terms.

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

I also call it lippy. I don't like brand overextension. (Is that a real phrase? That's what I call using a brand name for a product, especially when not of that brand.)

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

You mean like "Ziploc" for any zip-closing baggie, or "Velcro"?

[conuly]

When did you become such a pedant? Isn't that my job?

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Since dealing with 5 kids aged 5 and under became my LIFE. :-S

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I must admit that I didn't know Velcro was a brand.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Yep, it is. Its called something like Hook and Loop tape or something, generically. :)

[noodles-morgyn.livejournal.com]

I call it chapstick if it's in stick form, lip balm if it's in a pot.

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered about the pimple thing too. And of course they also hurt the worst when they're not ready to be popped yet.

[conuly]

Yeah, screw that. I sterilize a needle and run to my mom. Pop this please? They seem to drain faster than if I "wait for them to develop a head". (Not, of course, if it were inside the ear - but knock on wood it won't happen.)

[tsukikage85.livejournal.com]

I would if it were nowhere near the ear canal, I think. I might try that some time.

[conuly]

Unless it's safely behind the ear or something, make sure you get a friend (who isn't grossed out easily) to do it for you. Just for sense's sake.

It's marginally less painful than squeezing the everloving crap out of it, and I suspect it doesn't send the bacteria quite as far back into the pore.

A hot compress a few times a day will work wonders as well. You can use a wet washcloth, a teabag, and, of course, WonderWarmers! (They really *do* have to get to work on making earmuffs.)

[leora.livejournal.com]

Lip balm, but sometimes I will say chapstick (that's the spelling in my head) and am okay with either. Although I am less likely to say lip balm or anything balm if in an airport as I don't want to risk an unfortunate mishearing and will say chapstick in those circumstances.

[conuly]

...

Yeah, that's a reasonable thing to change your speech for.

[fjorab-teke.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way. "Chap stick" is generic to me, regardless of its proper use, and I'm somewhat more likely to say it. "Lip balm" is more correct, but I only occasionally say it. Like with the infamous "pop/soda/coke?" question, I tend to go for a more specific term, as in my Burt's Bees stick. :-)

[pne.livejournal.com]

chapstick (that's the spelling in my head)

Same here.

[sparkofcreation.livejournal.com]

Chapstick, as was said above.

And I'm very picky about my chapstick. I only use Blistex Complete Moisture. ;-)

[xmorningxrosex.livejournal.com]

when we were little, we called it "lip chap" instead of "chapstick" or other terms.

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

I also call it lippy. I don't like brand overextension. (Is that a real phrase? That's what I call using a brand name for a product, especially when not of that brand.)

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

You mean like "Ziploc" for any zip-closing baggie, or "Velcro"?

[conuly]

When did you become such a pedant? Isn't that my job?

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Since dealing with 5 kids aged 5 and under became my LIFE. :-S

[neurotica0.livejournal.com]

Yes, but I must admit that I didn't know Velcro was a brand.

[lizziey.livejournal.com]

Yep, it is. Its called something like Hook and Loop tape or something, generically. :)

[noodles-morgyn.livejournal.com]

I call it chapstick if it's in stick form, lip balm if it's in a pot.