keep calm...

I kind of can't stand the "Keep Calm and..." meme most of the time. But this is the best.

acceptable this poster is, hmm?



21 + Black Milk + ♥

Oh my god! I'm 21 years old now!
I have been for around 5 days now. Last Thursday I went to drinks with work colleagues and then I met boyfriend. We went to a different Korean restaurant from usual and it was amazing! I requested a couple of songs (cause I'm a dork) and ate so much food and got heaps too drunk on soju. Friday was extremely difficult. I may have fallen asleep at my desk multiple times.
The night before I had drinks with some of my favourite people and my sister gave me early birthday presents. A Miu Miu dress!! ^_^ Ah it is so lovely with it's ultra sparkly collar and it fits me perfectly. It's my first fancy labelled dress. I love it so much. Hopefully there are some photos of the full dress from my party.

Birthday dinner with David. drank way too much soju +

wearing my new Miu Miu dress and practicing my hair for my party.

Saturday night was my actual 21st birthday party with friends and family at my parent's house. I had so much fun but time went so quickly! It felt like I had only been there for 2 hours when all of a sudden it was nearly midnight. I haven't seen any photos from the actual night yet but I'm hoping they exist because I want to remember that night for ages. I'm going over to my parents tonight to pick up the gifts I received (which I wasn't expecting so many of). The whole experience was overwhelming but so wonderful.
A bunch of people got a van back into the city with me to continue the party.


The blurriness of this photo is exactly how I remember the night after leaving my parent's house

One of the presents I did open on the night was from my friend James. More Black Milk! I look kind of out of it in these pictures because this was Sunday morning (a.k.a. ultra hangover day) but I'm really happy with how it fits. I tried and failed to get the Gamer swimsuit in the BM release last Thursday, but receiving this has satiated my desire for stretchy nylons (at least for a little while).

New Black Milk! Woman in red dress.

Will likely update here when I have more photos from my party. But I've been ignoring university for the last week and a half so I won't be posting as often (I really need to get on top of stuff again)!

My letter to Zovirax

Okay so I have a cold sore right now.
Gross right? If you don't wanna read about them, stop reading now.

Still reading? Cool! Basically if you get cold sores, you know how awful they are. And if you don't get them, you are very lucky. Once you get the virus, you've got it for good and I've been getting these unsightly nasties since I was about 7. As well as being embarassing and painful, people assume you got the virus through some gross sex act, and I don't think there should be such a stigma around them. Anyway I guess I've started writing letters to companies whenever I have a shitty time with a product. It's like another way of reviewing stuff. So this is my shitty time/complaint/review of Zovirax's cold sore patches.

Hello.

I've gotten cold sores since I was 7. I get around 5 a year normally. But this year, being particularly stressful, has led to far more than that. I am currently sporting my 8^th blister. Anyway, the point is that I normally use Compeed cold sore patches. They were just the first patches that I tried. I went to a chemist the other day and they did not have Compeed available so I purchased your brand of cold sore patch. And I wouldn't be writing this if I'd had a good experience with them. In that sense, I do apologise because I know that you hear the negatives a lot more than the positives. But I needed to say something. I paid a reasonably high price for your product, followed the instructions correctly, however the applicator never comes cleanly off the patch. This generally means that I ruin the patch in the process of trying to remove the applicator, and have to use a new one. Of the patches I have tried to use in a packet, I would say that more than half of them have been binned for this reason.

Having a cold sore is stressful and uncomfortable as I know you guys know. But pulling an adhesive patch off a blister hurts! And aggravates the site, making it hurt more! Yesterday afternoon I spent a stupid amount of time trying to apply one of your patches to the site. I followed the instructions exactly but the patch simply would not separate from the applicator. I ended up going to a nearby chemist to buy Compeed's variety, even though I'm not exactly made of money at the moment. Have you considered changing the application system? Compeed uses a system similar to that of a regular bandaid and it is far easier and less trouble.

I apologise for this... Like I said, I know you must hear the negatives way more than the positives. I always use and appreciate the Zovirax brand cold sore creams, although no matter how early on I apply it, a blister always develops. Which is fine. That's just me. I still buy the cream because it soothes as well as providing that slim chance of stopping a cold sore in its tracks. But paying for a product that is frustrating and unreliable prompted me to write to you today. Regardless of my being cranky at your company at the moment, I hope everyone in your office has an excellent day. It's a really nice day in Sydney and I hope that, wherever you are, you get a chance to enjoy the weather. :)

-Bec

Zovirax patches : 2/10
Because when you can actually get it on to the sore, I guess they do what they're supposed to.

Compeed patches : 9/10
I'm wearing a Compeed patch right now. They're very discrete, easy to apply, and they certainly give you peace of mind. Because the cold sore virus can spread to other parts of your face (and you can infect other people) covering it up is really important. Patches also help the healing process and stop the sore from scabbing up.


Okay I'm done talking about herpes now. I promise my blog will be herpes free from here on in.
But if you get cold sores and have some magical treatment for them, let me in on the secrets!