omfg my skin

SO, in a completely unrelated note, the last few days have been rough on my immune system. and therefore my lymphatic system. and therefore my endocrine system. and therefore my circulatory system. and therefore my nervous system. and therefore i've been going a little stir crazy. DOES THAT EVEN MAKE ANY SENSEEEEE??! pre-med student! make yourself useful and figure it out.

my face will be carved out of a mountain by a pre-med ingenue in 300 years. yaks! yaks is what i say when i've become a hermit.

ignore all that. i'm only slightly medicated tonight.

my cold has rendered me bed-ridden for the good part of last week. I thought i was ok on monday and tried doing my normal girl shenanigans but just relapsed into sore throat ville again. except this time i was accompanied by my old friend migraine and sinus infection. yay!

thank you mom for teaching me the delicate nuances of cold weather cocktails. or as other call it, otc drug fantasy.

i've kinda been trying to sleep the past couple days away. but when i'm not sleeping, i'm watching home shopping network. wait. why am i watching hsn? because marc left the clicker on the tv again and i'm too strung out to move. maaaaaaaaannnn. and when i'm not doing that i'm plucking my eyebrows with handy mega magnification mirror. and when i'm not doing that i'm ...

wait.
10x magnification?
oh god.

my skin looks like lava rock.

i walk over to the regular old 1x bathroom mirror and examine my skin. it's not as bad but it's still pretty rough. patchy red spots. dry skin flakes. greasy t zones. droopy eyelids. facial hair. bulgy cheeks. wtf skin? have i been treating you that poorly? i always remember to slather stinky sunblock on you everyday. maybe i'm not moisturizing. maybe i've been drinking too much. and my diet lately has been pretty shitty. plus this. plus that!

so i've made a resolution. i will start taking my daily multi-vitamins. i will exercise EVERYDAY. either brisk walk or jog. i will eat more vegetables. give up soda and drink more water. i will get a normal 8 hours of sleep. no more! no less! i will moisturize my face before bed and during the day. i will hold my breath around ciggies. i will deal with my facial hair like an adult. and i will stop drinking alcohol!

(except wine. heh heh.)

and more bran! and milk! and metamucil! whatever it takes! and i figured this all out under the unflattering yellow lights in marc's bathroom.

i'll just start this new healthy life style after i'm feeling better. or maybe after halloween. or after my trip to portland. whatevs. i'll decide later.