(Slaps link to thread) You Can Fit So Much Wrong In This Journal

[thombrogan]

FFFMM

Last night’s last shave of the month
RazoRock Game Changer 0.68OC on PAA el Fantasma handle
Cloud Bruce Lee (3)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Beehive Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: Al’s layering method
Lather: BSS#1 unscented, bowl-loaded and face-lathered
Aftershave: Olm Nom
Post-shave: warm shower and a drop of hyaluronic acid and a drop of glycerin
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer

I wanted to shave before showering without paying the price too much. Once again, advice from a Yorkshireman saved it all. Layered on lather and the slickness and hydration were excellent. Shave was less than ethereal, but more than good. Will probably wash my face before lathering next time because clean, but not like 4-5 times before lathering.

April Fools, please don’t be wild.
Next up is my Henson mild.

Happy shaves, everyone!

 

[BigAlVista]

Is that before or after the tip?

Exactly my point...oh yeah, not to mention the TouchPad tipflation business. My whole life, tipping for good service was 15%. Now, 18% is like a "minimum" and every vendor is asking for it. You order a to-go sandwich at a deli counter and do touch to pay..."would you like to add 18%, 22% or 25% to your order?"

I don't mind providing a good tip to a server that has taken good care of me across a meal, but no, I don't feel I should have to give the cashier $3 to ring up a sandwich, or $2 to fill up a bag of popcorn at the movie theater.

I think we need to give thought to treating food service workers the way the Europeans do...pay them a proper living wage and do away with the whole tip business.

And before anyone calls me scrouge, I spent a good bit time waiting tables, tending bar, and working as a cook as a young man, so no, my intent is not to shaft food service workers. Heck, I used to own a restaurant.

Time to go make a plate of eggs, and put "Nelly's Organic Eggs" on direct deposit

Rant over. Back to you, Thom.

Oh, yeah, on another thread, I posted a gif of a man stating that he was destitute in response to a comment about fancy toys and eggs. I posted that about me, because that's how I feel when I go to the market and see the price of eggs.

Now my rant is over. I think.

 

[Eric_75]

or $2 to fill up a bag of popcorn at the movie theater.

You mean you don't sneak a bag of microwaved popcorn into the theater stashed in the wifey's purse???

 

[thombrogan]

I think we need to give thought to treating food service workers the way the Europeans do...pay them a proper living wage and do away with the whole tip business.

Agreed.

@Eric_75 ,

Shhh!

 

[BigAlVista]

You mean you don't sneak a bag of microwaved popcorn into the theater stashed in the wifey's purse???

I won't discuss what my wife and I sneak into the movie theater in her purse, at least not in polite company.

 

[Eric_75]

I won't discuss what my wife and I sneak into the movie theater in her purse, at least not in polite company.

Ah, so that was you in row #15...seat #7.

 

[BigAlVista]

Ah, so that was you in row #15...seat #7.

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It wasn't a bottle...

 

[thombrogan]

It wasn't a bottle...

It had water in it, though. And the air smelled like when I’d cut class in high school

 

[LRod]

It wasn't a bottle...

Too much information!

 

[BigAlVista]

It had water in it, though. And the air smelled like when I’d cut class in high school

Yeah....No. My wife doesn't smoke.

 

[thombrogan]

Me either.


edibles for the win!

 

[thombrogan]

April Fool’s Night Shave
Henson AL13+
Cloud Bruce Lee (1)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Beehive Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: Al’s layering method
Lather: Mark’s Sauvage #4, bowl-loaded and face-lathered
Aftershave: Olm Nom
Post-shave: warm shower and a drop of hyaluronic acid and a drop of glycerin
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer

My first use of Mark’s Sauvage #4 by @BigAlVista was impressive. A creamy croap that spread easily in my soap-loading bowl and smells like a million bucks (or seven million after recent inflation…). While layering the soap did everything I wanted, the feeling this soap needs to have a billowing lather is unshakable. I hear there’s another shave to be had soon. Maybe even tonight.

Last night’s shave was a return to the Henson AL13+. As joyful as it was, I was surprised my inner monologue stopped croaking “blood of child!*” long enough to suggest using the RazoRock Super Slant Lvl3SB and not to proclaim the “scientific superiority” of Henson brand safety razors to one and all. Conflicted subconsciousnesses and all, it was a great shave.

Wifey made me a variant of ratatouille we’ve called goulash for years and it was as heavenly as remembered. It’s basically summer squash, zucchini, crushed tomatoes, sausage, and seasonings, but it isn’t basic at all. Flavor-pilled yumcore without known boundaries. Hungry again.

Happy shaves, everyone!

Update: skin on neck is a little irritated. Feel like luxury is demanding I either shower first or use common sense.

*= reference to Sir Sparklepuff’s famous lines from “The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravaros.”

 

[BigAlVista]

April Fool’s Night Shave
Henson AL13+
Cloud Bruce Lee (1)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Beehive Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: Al’s layering method
Lather: Mark’s Sauvage #4, bowl-loaded and face-lathered
Aftershave: Olm Nom
Post-shave: warm shower and a drop of hyaluronic acid and a drop of glycerin
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer

My first use of Mark’s Sauvage #4 by @BigAlVista was impressive. A creamy croap that spread easily in my soap-loading bowl and smells like a million bucks (or seven million after recent inflation…). While layering the soap did everything I wanted, the feeling this soap needs to have a billowing lather is unshakable. I hear there’s another shave to be had soon. Maybe even tonight.

Last night’s shave was a return to the Henson AL13+. As joyful as it was, I was surprised my inner monologue stopped croaking “blood of child!*” long enough to suggest using the RazoRock Super Slant Lvl3SB and not to proclaim the “scientific superiority” of Henson brand safety razors to one and all. Conflicted subconsciousnesses and all, it was a great shave.

Wifey made me a variant of ratatouille we’ve called goulash for years and it was as heavenly as remembered. It’s basically summer squash, zucchini, crushed tomatoes, sausage, and seasonings, but it isn’t basic at all. Flavor-pilled yumcore without known boundaries. Hungry again.

Happy shaves, everyone!

Update: skin on neck is a little irritated. Feel like luxury is demanding I either shower first or use common sense.

*= reference to Sir Sparklepuff’s famous lines from “The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravaros.”

Glad you liked the soap, Tom

 

[thombrogan]

I love it, Mark. Wifey is a big fan of the scent. I might have to go to the fragrance counter of a department store that doesn’t end in ‘mart’ and ask if they have that Dior scent that copies your soap.

 

[BigAlVista]

High praise, indeed, Thom!

 

[thombrogan]

Last night’s recalibrating shave
Henson AL13+
Cloud Bruce Lee (2)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Beehive Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: warm shower
Lather: Mark’s Sauvage #4, bowl-loaded and face-lathered
Aftershave: Olm Nom
Post-shave: face wash with a shave binky and a drop of hyaluronic acid and a drop of glycerin
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer

Showered first and made a more substantial but still very hydrated lather and set about relearning this razor after a two month Game Changer run. Neutral was okay. Steep was very comfortable, but not zoo-ee-mama efficient, and I can’t tell if shallow all that and a bag of chips or just pass three. I think my practice of scooping a serving for my loading bowl and then closing the lid on the puck might preserve its scent longer. Skin’s still letting me use it. Can’t wait for next time!

Cat’s sick. She had many bouts of dry heaves yesterday. Might be from dust of new brand of cat litter. Hoping she’ll be gooder soon and I might try to convince Wifey to let me get different litter after we drop off my SUV for a wiper recall tonight.

Happy shaves, everyone!

 

[BigAlVista]

Last night’s recalibrating shave
Henson AL13+
Cloud Bruce Lee (2)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Beehive Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: warm shower
Lather: Mark’s Sauvage #4, bowl-loaded and face-lathered
Aftershave: Olm Nom
Post-shave: face wash with a shave binky and a drop of hyaluronic acid and a drop of glycerin
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer

Showered first and made a more substantial but still very hydrated lather and set about relearning this razor after a two month Game Changer run. Neutral was okay. Steep was very comfortable, but not zoo-ee-mama efficient, and I can’t tell if shallow all that and a bag of chips or just pass three. I think my practice of scooping a serving for my loading bowl and then closing the lid on the puck might preserve its scent longer. Skin’s still letting me use it. Can’t wait for next time!

Cat’s sick. She had many bouts of dry heaves yesterday. Might be from dust of new brand of cat litter. Hoping she’ll be gooder soon and I might try to convince Wifey to let me get different litter after we drop off my SUV for a wiper recall tonight.

Happy shaves, everyone!

I hope your cat feels better!

 

[thombrogan]

Thank you, Mark

 

[LRod]

Sorry about your cat Thom!
I hate going through that!!

 

[thombrogan]

Thanks, Larry. She seems better today.