Man, those ads used to be fun to mock, but I'm becoming that distressed woman in the commercial begging her bubble bath to magically transport her to a more relaxing plateau of existence. Except that I don't like bubble baths because, as my mom told me when I was a kid, they can "dry out your vagina,*" and I have enough problems already without a crusty, cracked cooter. Plus, my bathtub is pretty dirty and the amount of time I'd need to invest in giving it a full scrub down so I can sit in it and dry out my snatch is not worth it. Just thinking about cleaning the bathtub sort of stresses me out.
This week's been sort of full, what with the last minute temp job, the "phone screening" for another job (which went well; my interview with the hiring committee is on Tuesday), the running around trying to get my transcript in before the deadline** at an MFA program to which I applied, and general spazzing out about why the admissions office refused to process the transcript. This morning, I agreed to scope out an apartment that Brother-in-Law and his wife are thinking about buying before I go to work. Next week, I'm teaching a class and still need to finish the materials, have a breast MRI, and have two job interviews. It's funny, but the interviews are the least of my concerns. I guess normal people deal with this kind of activity all the time.
On another topic, I have a nice post over at BlogHer ranting about Caitlin Flanagan's latest crazy, hypocritical, and attention seeking solution to a modern issue. (To prevent girls from ruining their lives by becoming pregnant as teens, we should revert to Victorian era "protections." Right. Can someone protect me from Flanagan?)
*I believe she read this somewhere.
**Although I had transcripts sent back in October.
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Victorian era protections? Does that mean sheepskin condoms?
ReplyDeleteI try to stay relatively organic with the bubble bath because, although my vagina does not get dried out, it can get irritated. And you know how difficult an irritated vagina can be.
ReplyDeleteCrusty, cracked cooter!!! HAHAHAHA!!!!! thinking about cleaning the bathtub sort of stresses me out... OMG!! That's just hilarious!! I should not have been reading this at work. Totally laughed to tears.
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ReplyDelete... i think you need this!
i take baths, occasionally bubble, all the time. haven't really had an issue with the er, cooter.
ReplyDeletesorry about the grad school stress. i don't think i could deal with it again, now that i've been out of school for almost 5 years now, sans m.a.
"Victorian era protections" means locking your daughter up. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha! Irritated vaginas can be sooo annoying.
I think my mom's "information" on bubble baths is not very up-to-date. However, it does make me laugh a lot.
And speaking of laughing, thanks everyone for your comments and compliments. Nothing pleases me more than making people laugh and also provoking fine vaginal talk.
Hey, if it is bathtubs you need advice on, I know about bathtubs. Really nasty black tubs, black from the bottom to the top. I still don't see how someone can live in a flat for four months, and get a tub/shower unit completely black. We know they did it in four months because we had cleaned the flat just four months earlier and I had the tub/shower unit sparkling white.
ReplyDeleteOh, I thought you meant the use of chastity belts. Chastity belts were in use during the Victorian era.
I did not say it would dry you out. I said it could irritate you or cause an infection.
ReplyDeleteI aso thought of chastity belts. With big iron locks.
ReplyDeleteI had heard that bubble baths can cause UTIs. That's why my parents never let me use Mr. Bubble when I was younger.
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