My face has been itchin’ since this past weekend. The Internet and I think it’s cosmetic dermatitis, some kind of reaction to a facial product. I don’t know if it was sunburn, a bad reaction to Bare Escentuals mineral makeup, or maybe my face is saying “Stop being such a cheapass!” to the CVS knockoff of Olay facial lotion. Right now, based on where the rash is covering, I think it was the Clinique sunblock + 5 hours of sun. It was a great product and made my face very soft when I used it normally. Then when I went out Saturday for 5 hours in the sun I got a sunburn where the block didn’t cover and where the block did cover, my face freaked out. Itchy. Bumps. Rash. Yuck. No one can see it, but I feel it and I see it. And it isn’t pretty or comfortable. I’m not sure what is really causing it but whatever it is, my face ain’t havin’ it. I got some allergy tablets and also Eucerin Calming Creme. I was going to get a hydrocortisone cream but the pharmacist told me to go with Aquaphor or Eucerin. I suspect for the face, they don’t recommend anything too strong. Face products are always so iffy. I don’t want to point at Clinique or Bare Escentuals because who knows what it really was. But I’m not taking any chances when I travel to New York. I got new sunblock and makeup. Neutrogena Mineral Sheers powder and Dry-Touch sunblock. After testing the Mineral Sheers powder, I think it feels and looks nice. I’ll have to give it a day-long test to really see how it holds up but I love that it’s very light. Also, don’t worry too much about buying the right color if you want to try it. It’s so sheer, it barely makes a difference.

I just had a sudden realization of something I witnessed about 2 or 3 months ago.

Riding home from work on the Metro, it was maybe 7PM or so on a Friday night I think, two young (20s) people hopped on board. They looked like they’d just gone shopping or out somewhere, there were a couple of bags. It didn’t appear as if they were a couple, maybe friends or acquaintances. They didn’t appear to sit very close or familiarly together. She appeared kinda’ FOBby or maybe they both did. They were talking and smiling, a bit distanced politeness or shyness and then his stop came and he waved good-bye to her and she waved bye. No hugs or kisses. Just a friendly wave. Then she kept waving and I couldn’t see if he was standing there waving back or what but she kept waving and re-waving and then as the train pulled away, she started frowning, then crying. I was staring, maybe slackjawed. Or not. But I kept wondering what that was about. Was one of them leaving for good? Going away on business? Long distance relationship in two different college towns? Did he give her an indian burn before stepping off the train while I wasn’t looking? And I have no idea why it even entered my brain this afternoon but I think I may have figured it out. I think she regretted not getting that pair of cute shoes when they’d gone shopping. Non-buyers remorse.

My heartburn. I thought it was gone but after almost a week of that burning and finally resorting to a night sleeping upright, I’m cryin’ uncle. Pass me the Prilosec. Thinking back to what I’d been eating, I think I can safely point to what triggered it: citrus season. Florida grapefruit, tangerines, limes. Oh and coffee. I skipped coffee yesterday – a weak attempt at quitting. I still had a grapefruit last night and this morning, 2 cups of joe. I like to live life on the edge. Ugh, it sucks to have geriatric issues.

The sis and b-i-l went to Spain and brought me back these. I love them, they’re fun and have just the right dangle.