are you guys still talking about birth control methods?

i'm on the "pull and pray" right now and it's working great!

[Edited on November 18, 2006 at 7:19 PM. Reason : ah hah 26]

11/18/2006 7:19:35 PM

pull and spray method is more fun

11/18/2006 7:23:52 PM

aha

11/18/2006 7:25:54 PM

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good til 11/26

checkout code for the n00bs: FF2006

[Edited on November 18, 2006 at 7:39 PM. Reason : dlj]

11/18/2006 7:28:48 PM

before:


after:


I can't tell if it's different because of the light, or because the stuff actually worked Not bad for $1 though

11/18/2006 7:56:15 PM

I just dyed my hair. It was supposed to come out auburn, but it pretty much just made my hair a few shades darker brown. I think I like that even better than the color it was supposed to come out.

I desperately need a haircut, and I went by the design gallery the other day because I've heard good things about it, but it was closed in the middle of the day. I was pissed.

11/18/2006 8:04:06 PM

They aren't open on Mondays. When did ya go?

11/18/2006 8:10:54 PM

I think it was Friday morning ... around noonish? Maybe they weren't closed and I'm just retarded, but there was nobody there.

11/18/2006 8:15:17 PM

misha, i think the stuff took some of the warmth out of your hair. it does have a more espresso tone than the chestnut.

11/18/2006 8:29:26 PM

I bought one of the dye/highlighting kits from target around fall break and my hair turned out pretty well...the highlights are at the right spot..there a bit brown/reddish and its awesome

11/18/2006 8:32:04 PM

I just used Natural Match a week ago in the cool formula for my hair color. I like it a lot - it toned down the red in my hair and made it just a smidge darker.

11/18/2006 9:19:32 PM

do yall ever dye your coug hair to match your head hair?

11/18/2006 9:20:36 PM

jay leno asked a girl that once

11/18/2006 9:28:01 PM

i just saw them talking about it so i figured i'd ask

11/18/2006 9:30:33 PM

Does your carpet match your curtains??

Nope! I have hardwood floors.

11/18/2006 11:22:17 PM

lol

11/18/2006 11:24:41 PM

Quote :

"three month cycle? Please explain! "

I replace the ring every month and skip over having my period and then after the 3rd month I keep the ring out and have a period. I was on the 3 month cycle of ortho-cyclen and didn't want to stop the cycle. For me it's great, and it's healthy.

11/19/2006 8:57:08 AM

will doing a 3-month cycle allow you to remain fertile later in life, since you're only shedding 4 eggs a year as opposed to 12?

[Edited on November 19, 2006 at 9:55 AM. Reason : I guess it's more than 12 in reality]

11/19/2006 9:55:06 AM

^No. You're born with around 1-2 million eggs. There's no way you'd ever release that many before menopause anyways, and the ones that don't mature degenerate. By the time you actually start your period, you only have 300,000 or so, and by menopause, you only have around 100. This is from them just dying, more so than you actually releasing them through a period, so skipping a few months in your cycle should not be much of a change on when you start menopausing.

11/19/2006 10:02:22 AM

So, do you replace the ring on the third week or the fourth week?

11/19/2006 11:49:44 AM

the gift-buying christmas spirit has gotten to me way too much... this 20% off at sephora thing and the absolute cuteness of fred flare has me wanting to buy multiple gifts for people...not a good idea.

11/19/2006 3:09:24 PM

Quote :

"So, do you replace the ring on the third week or the fourth week?"

Instead of having your period during the fourth week, you just put a new ring in.

I don't do it that way usually- but I've skipped a period before like that (I was going camping, and fuck that shit).

11/19/2006 5:01:35 PM

I am now on Levora (a monophastic pill) and I completely and totally suppress my menstrual cycle. I was on psychiatric drugs for years for severe emotional problems that began about the time I hit puberty. I had seen multiple doctors and psychiatrists until luckily one doctor asked me to start charting my menstrual cycle along with changes in my mood. (This was right about the same time that premenstrual dysphoric disorder was finally gaining some recognition in the medical community.) It was actually startling to see how my mood was tied to hormonal fluctuations. Doctors decided to put me on a monophastic pill (same dose of hormones in every pill unlike a pill like ortho tricycline) and supress my menstrual cycle. It's been about a year now and I am free of psychiatric drugs for the first time in over 10 years and feel better than I ever have.

11/19/2006 5:55:45 PM

this DEFINITELY needs to go in here...i love this video!!!

embed please

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HjIljJd-o0

11/26/2006 4:47:33 PM

I want an IUD. There's very little chance that I'm going to want to have kids for at least 7 years and I don't feel like being on something hormonal for years.

11/26/2006 6:25:50 PM

♥ my Mirena.

11/26/2006 6:55:53 PM

You finally got one? ^ Thought your DR didn't want you to have it?

11/26/2006 8:03:49 PM

I've had mine for almost a year. I went to another doctor

Fuck planned parenthood

11/26/2006 8:05:01 PM

I understand the reasons they don't just want anyone to have one..... Gotta see both sides of the scope.
I am very happy with mine though.

11/26/2006 8:06:31 PM

Quote :

"I understand the reasons they don't just want anyone to have one..... Gotta see both sides of the scope."

I understand why, too (they're valid reasons...when they actually are an issue) - but doctors seem to feel it's okay to make BC decisions for their patients - and I'm not okay with any doctor who is okay with that.

Besides, you sorta undermine your authority when you suggest an entirely unsuitable alternative method

11/26/2006 8:12:15 PM

Isn't mirena the hormonal one?


I'd rather be on one with no hormones whatsoever.

11/27/2006 10:25:44 PM

it does have hormones.

It was mirena with hormones, and lighter, less frequent bleeding, or the copper/non-hormonals with longer, heavier ones.

Twas a no-brainer for me.

11/27/2006 10:30:54 PM

so do you notice any other effects from the hormones?

11/27/2006 10:48:46 PM

umm, don't you have to get laid to worry about birth control?

11/27/2006 10:50:22 PM

^No - sometimes women go on it to control their cycle, especially teenagers.

11/27/2006 10:51:09 PM

Something tells me 69 has never even talked to a woman in person.

11/27/2006 10:52:07 PM

I imagine I'll be getting laid at some point in the future. I'm gathering knowledge for when that time comes.

11/27/2006 10:52:32 PM

Quote :

"so do you notice any other effects from the hormones?"

nope. I've never been very prone to side effects of any sort
Dunno if you ever browse livejournal, but there's an excellent group called iud_divas you might wanna check out to get a broader audience to ask that question of

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/birth-control-pregnancy/birth-control/intrauterine-devices.htm
shameless whoring? absolutely!

11/27/2006 10:54:57 PM

thanks for the info

11/27/2006 10:56:19 PM

Quote :

"umm, don't you have to get laid to worry about birth control?"

Quote :

"Something tells me 69 has never even talked to a woman in person."

no, that was just a direct attack on character



[Edited on November 27, 2006 at 10:57 PM. Reason : damn im drunk]

11/27/2006 10:56:28 PM

^Have you ever been laid?

11/27/2006 10:57:10 PM

no i am still a virgin

11/27/2006 10:57:49 PM

ha, I was right.

11/27/2006 10:58:47 PM

saving it for marriage, oh yeah thats right, i aint gonna let a bitch get my money, shed be lucky to get my dick in her mouth

11/27/2006 10:59:50 PM

bwahahahaha, yes, one should be so lucky.

11/27/2006 11:00:20 PM

i throw em a bone once in a while, it gets old fighting off all teh women in prt tryin to get some paper science money

11/27/2006 11:05:29 PM

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20% off at Macy's from now til dec 4th

11/29/2006 10:54:46 AM

saw the commercial last night

Kohl's 50% off sale (again, hah) for yesterday and today

11/29/2006 11:26:14 AM

Other than banana republic, gap, and express...where else do yall suggest I look:
One of my friends wants a good, all-purpose dress that will last for several years.
The first thing that came to mind was 'black sheath', but she's not been too keen on those. (Yes, she's completely fashion impaired). She's a size ten, and has walnuts for boobs
She said no to both of these because of the neckline:


She likes this one:


I think I'll check out Ann Taylor, as well. She said she'd like to spend $50, but I told her she should be willing to shell out more.

12/2/2006 1:56:50 PM

wow ambrosia, your friend sounds like a real doof!

12/2/2006 2:07:23 PM