Saturday, March 19, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Missing...
Carlsbad Flower Fields
www.edgeparkcs.com and Carlsbad Flower Field March 2007-DSC_3575 a photo by akaporn on Flickr.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
Things I've been loving lately
1. "Freaks and Geeks" makes me so happy. I'm trying not to watch them all too fast, but I'm already over halfway through the 18 episodes. THIS is the one of the best tv show moments ever. I sweat from awkwardness and laugh until my eyes are brimming with tears. "You're my lady" is still echoing through my head as I type this, as it has been ever since I watched this episode. Thank you, Jason Segel.
2. Born This Way Blog - LGBT adults submit photos of themselves as kids along with their stories about finding their identity. Super adorable, but I often find myself tearing up as I look at these sweet little faces and read about how lonely and unhappy many of their childhoods were.
3. I guess I don't really have anything for #3, except to say, have a very happy President's Day.
2. Born This Way Blog - LGBT adults submit photos of themselves as kids along with their stories about finding their identity. Super adorable, but I often find myself tearing up as I look at these sweet little faces and read about how lonely and unhappy many of their childhoods were.
3. I guess I don't really have anything for #3, except to say, have a very happy President's Day.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
When I interned at Chronicle, I worked on a "green beauty" book that spoke at length about the toxins contained in everyday cosmetics. At the time, I did a lot of research about the products I was using, then forgot about it until recently.
I have very very sensitive skin, and it's rare to find something that doesn't make my face look like a strawberry or the skin peel off my armpits (sorry, gross but true). So when I find a product I can live with, I don't want to find out that they test on animals or that it contains something that will give me cancer. Nevertheless, I've been glued to Skin Deep (a great site that ranks ingredients from 0-10 based on the level of toxicity), my eyes widening in horror at all the sick things I put on my skin every day.
I'm pretty low maintenance. I only really use moisturizer, deodorant, and some concealer, but let's see how they shape up:
The biggest disappointment, the lotion that I put on my face in the morning and at night, Eucerin Everyday Protection Face Lotion For Sensitive Skin, gets a rating of 5 from Skin Deep --"Moderately Hazardous" -- but contains DMDM Hydantoin (a 7, "highly hazardous." It's a "known human immune system toxicant" that's restricted in Japan.)
Let's see what they say about it: "DMDM hydantoin is an antimicrobial formaldehyde releaser preservative. People exposed to such formaldehyde-releasing ingredients may develop a formaldehyde allergy or an allergy to the ingredient itself and its decomposition products. In the U.S., approximately 20% of cosmetics and personal care products contain a formaldehyde-releaser and the frequency of contact allergy to these ingredients is much higher among Americans compared to studies in Europe." ICK!
The ingredients aren't horrible, but getting down to the bottom of the list is Triclosan (rated 7 - "highly hazardous"). This one's prohibited in Japan and Canada and is known to cause endocrine disruption even in small doses. Oh yeah, and it's also a known irritant and has been shown to cause cancer. Just that.
To end this post on a happy note, I have discovered the wonders of cocoa butter! It's not the perfect face moisturizer, but I can't complain when I smell like chocolate!
I have very very sensitive skin, and it's rare to find something that doesn't make my face look like a strawberry or the skin peel off my armpits (sorry, gross but true). So when I find a product I can live with, I don't want to find out that they test on animals or that it contains something that will give me cancer. Nevertheless, I've been glued to Skin Deep (a great site that ranks ingredients from 0-10 based on the level of toxicity), my eyes widening in horror at all the sick things I put on my skin every day.
I'm pretty low maintenance. I only really use moisturizer, deodorant, and some concealer, but let's see how they shape up:
The biggest disappointment, the lotion that I put on my face in the morning and at night, Eucerin Everyday Protection Face Lotion For Sensitive Skin, gets a rating of 5 from Skin Deep --"Moderately Hazardous" -- but contains DMDM Hydantoin (a 7, "highly hazardous." It's a "known human immune system toxicant" that's restricted in Japan.)
Let's see what they say about it: "DMDM hydantoin is an antimicrobial formaldehyde releaser preservative. People exposed to such formaldehyde-releasing ingredients may develop a formaldehyde allergy or an allergy to the ingredient itself and its decomposition products. In the U.S., approximately 20% of cosmetics and personal care products contain a formaldehyde-releaser and the frequency of contact allergy to these ingredients is much higher among Americans compared to studies in Europe." ICK!
Guess what else contains DMDM Hydantoin? My "clinically proven" moisturizer from Suave. It "delivers age-defying moisture." Maybe it's the fromaldehyde?
I have no less than six deodorants in my cupboard. One would work for a bit, then I'd start to develop an allergy to it, then I'd buy something natural like Tom's of Maine, which wouldn't work or the smell would start bothering me. I want to smell like clean laundry, not patchouli or lavender or sage. Finally I discovered Arm & Hammer Essentials, that calls itself a "natural" deodorant" with "natural protection." They make it sound like something you could stumble upon out on a walk in the woods. Mother nature's bounty!
The ingredients aren't horrible, but getting down to the bottom of the list is Triclosan (rated 7 - "highly hazardous"). This one's prohibited in Japan and Canada and is known to cause endocrine disruption even in small doses. Oh yeah, and it's also a known irritant and has been shown to cause cancer. Just that.Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ghost of an Earthworm
Today I applied to be in a music video for these guys:
I LOVE Loch Lomond, but I had forgotten all about them since my KCPR days. Today I saw an ad on Craigslist that they were looking for an actress for a music video. I was excited for about two seconds, until I saw it was also advertised on the Theatre Puget Sound site where all the real actresses, models, and pretty girls can see it. That would have been fun.
At least I have rekindled my Loch Lomand love. I remember listening to the two songs of theirs I had -- this one and this one -- on my mp3 player as I rode the 31 bus to George's after my internship...past Alamo Square Park and over the hills so steep that riders practically slid into each others' laps and swayed from the metal bars keeping them on their feet.
I LOVE Loch Lomond, but I had forgotten all about them since my KCPR days. Today I saw an ad on Craigslist that they were looking for an actress for a music video. I was excited for about two seconds, until I saw it was also advertised on the Theatre Puget Sound site where all the real actresses, models, and pretty girls can see it. That would have been fun.
At least I have rekindled my Loch Lomand love. I remember listening to the two songs of theirs I had -- this one and this one -- on my mp3 player as I rode the 31 bus to George's after my internship...past Alamo Square Park and over the hills so steep that riders practically slid into each others' laps and swayed from the metal bars keeping them on their feet.
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