Oh, baby, you'll freeze out there

It may only be 5 degrees F outside, but the sun shone for most of the day and at 5:05 PM the sun was still visible. I'm happy to see tangible proof that the days are getting longer again. Predictably I'm tired of winter and ready for spring. Every year I get stir-crazy in mid-February and start looking up last-minute cruise deals online. I almost planned one for this week in the fall but I didn't get a passport and I thought I'd rather spend the money on electrolysis. Laying on the table last night it did not seem like a fair trade.

Next time my electrolysis lady, Sharon, plans to turn the voltage up a bit. She had to go in multiple times to the same follicle many times. First stick isn't fun, but three or four into the same shaft fucking hurts! I was very sore and questioning whether it was worth it for about two hours after treatment. By bedtime it was fine. This morning you could barely see where she had worked. I think the semi-serious short term pain will be worth it never to shave my pits again. The process involves a lot of trust though. I won't have any idea how permanent the treatments are for at least six months.

Nothing new is happening in my life right now besides electrolysis. My sister's 36th birthday was Saturday. I bought her a Starbucks gift card per her request and made her a mix CD. I put 36 pennies on the jewel cover. One for each year of her life starting with 1972. I would have put a 2008 penny on there too as the "one to grow on" but could not find one. It looked pretty because I cleaned them first with vinegar and salt, then polished them with baking soda. I meant to take a picture of the case but I forgot. I used glue dots from scrapbooking to fasten them on. It worked pretty well.

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[Trackrick]

I used to clean pennies with salt and vinegar when I was a kid, but most of the time I would neglect to rinse them off afterwards, and they'd end up getting a blue crust on them, like what happened to the Statue of Liberty once it got exposed to the salty Atlantic air. So it ended up being an unintentional science experiment.

[Dodi]

That's where the baking soda comes in. It polishes nicely and ensures a complete rinse. I left a few in the salt and vinegar too long and they got sort of eroded, with tiny pocks on the surface.

I bought those collector books for all the pennies. The early books don't have many in them yet, but I'm only missing six pennies from 1959 to present. It can be really hard to distinguish D from S on some coins. I bought the books to help me get rid of all the pennies. I get sentimental about the older coins and want to hang on to them. If I've got one of each that should let me let go easier. At least that is the plan. Sigh, the life of an obsessive-compulsive ain't easy.