Hammams and soap suds.

Jul 26, 2006 19:40

So damn hot that I look all sheeny and feel slipperier than a seal (or should that be eel - not sure if seals are actually slippery ( Read more... )

massages, new job anxiety

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fraoch July 26 2006, 19:17:53 UTC
I recommend Shiatsu as you don't have to take your clothes off :-)

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shop_bitch July 26 2006, 19:41:25 UTC
Now that is my kind of massage!!

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shop_bitch July 26 2006, 19:40:57 UTC
I'm now a nutritional advisor for an organic retailer. Although my speciality is addressing biochemical imbalances in mental health - I seem to amswering queries that bear not even the faintest resemblance to something I can dredge up from my knowledge base. Here's hoping I don't get someone hospitalised.

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shop_bitch July 26 2006, 21:33:28 UTC
Not quie that new agey - more along the lines of sustainable food/agricultre and fair trade. If anything gets too hocus pocus it makes me a bit antsy!! My education so far has been largely science driven and so unless there is enough clinical research that exists for those rare/ancient/exotic ingredients I don't go near them. Biochemistry and metabolic pathways and nutrient co-factors are more my thing..

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phoebesmum July 26 2006, 22:14:52 UTC
My face is so shiny that if there were tiny pixies in the room they could use my nose as a ski slope. For all I know, that's what they are doing. They could be invisible.

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shop_bitch July 27 2006, 21:04:44 UTC
Apart from the fact that they are fond of biting - in which case you'd most certainly feel them... No wait, I think that's faeries. Hmm, I don't know, some movie from my childhood has left me all confused about little biting mythical creatures. Bah.

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unclef July 27 2006, 08:39:25 UTC
You'll surely settle in to the new job soon.
Shop_bitch's online herbal consultancy - a quid a question.
What's the present thinking on St John's wort, do you know?
I thought kava was a champagne substitute.

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shop_bitch July 27 2006, 21:10:58 UTC
A quid a question sounds good - do I still get paid if I can't answer?
St John's wort - effective in treating depression, but clinical trials show that it is generally more effective for seasonal depression. Not that great for depression that stems from biochemistry that is out of whack, also makes people quite photosensitive, with skin that burns more readily in the sun. Not very good in summer, especially this bastard summer we're having at the moment..
Kava is a champagne substitute for some one from the South Sea Islands. All the intoxication without the cheap cava hangover!!

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unclef July 29 2006, 13:57:41 UTC
An impressively comprehensive answer!
Kava, eh? I fancy a new intoxicant with no hangover.
I'm a bit skint to pay the consultancy quid fee but click on the link for the gift of music. I remember you're big into Calexico and meant to post a couple of their tunes you might not have as a belated birthday thing. Here they are:
click me

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shop_bitch July 29 2006, 22:16:48 UTC
Why, thank you - you are totally excellent.

I'd be more coherent but I have been getting myself intoxicated with sure fire hangover tomorrow - but aside from that, I can't believe you remembered I like calexico. Excellent!!!!

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corneliusagain July 27 2006, 09:04:53 UTC
A "work colleague" (single woman) of mine in the states had a massage chair. Lots of settings, speeds and styles. I was there with various others and we all took turns to try it out, and I was the only one who didn't like it. Having these things digging into my back didn't work for me. I'm quite slim and a boy and maybe that combination is the issue.

We were all kind of quietly amused that the seat vibrator function was broken though.

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shop_bitch July 27 2006, 21:11:54 UTC
Massage chair without operational vibrating function? Methinks it was being abused?!

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