Eesh, that still makes me feel icky, though. I get it; it’s a lucrative and easy sideline for a doctor, and it’s probably convenient for those patients who can save a trip. I just don’t like the idea of my vag doctor trying to upsell me on a little appearance enhancement when I come in for a pap smear. And I say this…

Don’t ever change.

I think prices have come down in the last 6 years, since the FDA approved a different brand (Dysport) that now competes with Botox.

My experience was similar to yours—low dose FTW! Bonus: at least at my dermatologist’s office, you only pay per unit, not per office visit. So 16 units instead of the usual 200 for the “11”s is $160, not $200, and if you want more you can always go back and top it off.

I heard that the dose for migraines and other therapeutic uses is like ten times as high as for cosmetic applications? Anyway, I’m glad it’s working for you. Sorry it has such drawbacks.

Totally fair, but Botox and tummy tucks are on entirely different levels. Botox is actually very safe, and it’s temporary, and it’s cheap. A tummy tuck is major abdominal surgery requiring general anesthesia and a long recovery. Surgery is one of the most dangerous things most people will face in their lifetimes.…

So, I had Botox once, about six months ago. I wasn’t in it for the cosmetic benefits; I was 31 and still OK with my face. I did it because I’d been reading that there was some evidence it could help with depression. The same empathy-impeding effect of not being able to frown also supposedly cuts off that cycle where…

I kinda liked her outfit? I mean, it’s obviously one of those purely conceptual art costumes never meant to be worn off the runway. But it looked really good on her. Maybe when you look like Maria Borges you can make anything look good.

Yeah, my impression was that the female MPs remarks were along the lines of “not in my name.” It’s sickening how often privileged men use the threat of disenfranchised people rapin’ our wimminz to enact their racist/xenophobic/otherwise bigoted agenda, yet are quick to silence actual victims of sexual assault.

I agree that banning tipping is not the way to go, but I also think that paying servers a sufficient base wage only solves half the problem, and I can see how banning tips is a ham-fisted attempt to tackle the other half—that is, the issue with customers feeling anxious/unsure/resentful about the tipping thing, and…

This is exactly what women are having to resort to. There’s an organization to help them, womenonweb.org, which is basically the worst thing I’ve ever been wholeheartedly in favor of.

You can donate money to candidates in other jurisdictions, fwiw.

This is interesting, but I thought the main reason we repealed prohibition was that it had caused an explosion of organized crime? Maybe we need to get the mob into the abortion business. I’m only half-joking here.

RBG is right (as usual). The problem is Roe. By framing abortion as a 1st Amendment privacy right rather than a 14th Amendment equal protection or due process issue, the stage is set for this sort of whittling-away.

Oh my god see this is why my step one to my fool proof flirting method is to make fun of something the guy is wearing

It’s a little weird that your caveat to “don’t make promises adults ask you to make” is “unless you clear it with Mommy first.” Also, you may be using “flip out” a bit hyperbolically, but I’d urge you not to overreact to your kid’s school’s stupidity. If your kid’s school is anything like mine was, there’ll be another…

I don’t know who this David Smith person is, but I feel like I should join Twitter and then follow him.

I occasionally used to get better tips than I deserved, as a blonde teenager waiting on men over 30. My breathtakingly cute Mexican co-worker (dude) cleaned up with the middle-aged ladies. There were times I thought sex might have something to do with it, but as long as they weren’t creepy about it, it didn’t bother…

The one about the customers who were going to lose their house and still tipped well. Either because she bullied them into foreclosure for her own benefit, or because she subsequently stole thirty cents worth of ice cream from her employer every time they came in to thank them. I’m all in on this one.

It sounds disgusting, but I actually had some recently (my friend had been raving about it and the place gave free samples, so I didn’t have to commit to anything) and I was pleasantly surprised.