I cut myself speed shaving my legs (surprise, surprise) and the scab is brutally itchy. According to the majority on Yahoo!Answers, “itching is a sign of healing.” This common knowledge is exactly what I’d like to kvetch about.
There is something so irritating about the fact that in order to heal properly (without scaring), you must [...]
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Why are scabs itchy?
Posted in Health, tagged healing, kvetching, scabbing, scaring on June 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Badge out, laid off, says he’s got a bad cough
Posted in Health, New York City, tagged anxiety, get sick get well, swine flu on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Someone tell me how to get my hands on one of those SARS masks. No, seriously. I am terrified of swine flu.
The thought of a fatal influenza wrapping it’s hands around the neck of Mexico City, traveling undetected to a high school in Queens, percolating in the air on this too-hot night, and eventually finding [...]
Warning: Potential Oversharing
Posted in Health, tagged bad habits, ear wax, Nail polish, q-tips, Witches of Eastwick on April 13, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I LOVE digging around in my ear with a Q-tip after a shower. Or not after a shower. Whenever. I can’t remember who but somebody once told me that when they were a young virgin they thought sex must be like sticking a q-tip in an ear. Well, no. But they were right to note [...]
