Oh my God, I am so exhausted.
Funny thing about living in Vacation Land - you don’t do shit until other people are on vacation. In your house.
It’s been 10 days since this whole Month of The House Guest began - which means we still have about three weeks to go. And good God, I’m never going to make it. I’ve already done Universal, the beach twice, the state park, some other stuff I can’t remember because holy shit did I mention how tired I was?
Anyway, not the point.
Point is - I’m a loser.
How big of a loser you ask?
I can’t even sunburn properly.
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The look on your face is hilarious!
March 16th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
YOWCH! Aloe, baby, aloe.
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Oh my GOD, you poor thing. Do you have any aloe? You need aloe! Stat!
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:07 am
Damn, girl…get some lotion on that like yesterday! Aloe is great, as Hilly said.
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:25 am
OMG owie!
In the future, I assume you will remember the suntan lotion?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:26 am
how many more times will you have to do universal and the beach?
sorry about your burn, my pale friend. i know all too well the dangers of over exposure. (to the sun. get your mind out of the gutters, people.)
you probably don’t want advice, but i will jump on the aloe bandwagon. in addition i will also suggest plenty of water. drink more water than you think humanly possible. seriously it really does help.
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:35 am
p.s. is that a jacuzzi tub?
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Owwie owwie owwie.
VERY loose fitting clothes. Steal Jared’s shirts. Even safer: no bras. Unless you like that whole “horrible accident with a lemon truck before being side swiped by the Morton Salt Girl” feeling.
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:04 am
The best thing to put on a burn is apple cider vinegar. It takes the heat and the sting out of it. And for the record “Ouch” that looks like it hurts.
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:17 am
Oh owwwww that’s making me wince! I am really pale and do the exact same thing when (rarely) the sun shines here. I go from white to red and back to white, that’s it, no subtle turning a golden brown for me. Will you go brown when this settles?
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March 17th, 2008 at 2:52 am
Oooh, that looks like it smarts. Aloe first then Vitamin E cream every 2-3 hours. And don’t pick it if it starts to peel.
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March 17th, 2008 at 4:26 am
Awww, poor you!! I’m the same way. So not fair.
Having said that, though, I will be happy to trade my house for yours. I would KILL to live near the beach, Universal, Disney, etc. No really. I would really kill.
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March 17th, 2008 at 4:44 am
Wow, I totally had to suppress an urge to slap you across the backs of your knees.
ALOE thyself, woman.
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March 17th, 2008 at 5:52 am
avitable: the one that screams “Oh my God it hurts to move?” Thanks, dick.
Karen Sugarpants: I know, I need a plant though - I hate the gel stuff it comes in.
Hilly: no, but I’ve been putting burn cream and vinegar and lotion and milk and everything else on it. And we ALLLL have it.
Karl: yeah, I know. It aint pretty.
bluepaintred: the sad thing is, we all had lotion. Just not enough often enough, apparently.
hellohahanarf: ummm… I think two more times over the next couple weeks. I think.
And yes, it is. Can you tell it’s dirty?
Marissa: yeah, I think I’m wearing a skirt today with a baggy t-shirt. LOL I should be cute.
Treasia: yep, that’s what we’ve been doing. Although it’s not helping as much as I remember it helping as a kid.
Penelope: probably not this time. It’s pretty bad so it’s probably going to peel.
Selma: I do need to remember to reapply lotion.
BlondeBlogger: yeah, that part is nice.
Kimberly: oh my God ow ow ow. I’m crying just at the thought!
March 17th, 2008 at 6:52 am
Umm, yeah. That’s the one!
March 17th, 2008 at 7:27 am
OUch! The bra must be uncomfortable today. :)
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March 17th, 2008 at 7:45 am
Nice red marks.
Do any of your house guests know you’re a blogger and, if yes, do they know your love of their visit?
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:12 am
10 days??? God, I would have kicked everyone out after three! You know the fish statement.
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:35 am
Aw crap. Though, I have to agree with Adam. I was laughing at the expression on your face so hard that I had to go back and actually look at the sunburn.
Do as the others have said. Aloe!!
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Aloe works, vinegar works.. but the best thing we have found for taking the sting and the heat out of a sunburn? Noxema shaving cream. I kid you not.
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:42 am
Besides aloe I have some advice from a fair skinned girl who has never really believed Oh you can’t tan and spent countless hours getitng burned and suffering…. Baby powder on your sheets makes them more comfortable against your skin when you go to sleep. Oatmeal baths also neutralize the sting.
Sorry for your luck!
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:44 am
Look on the bright side… At least you’ll be either cocmpletely tanned or peeled by the time I get there.
Kisses.
P.S. Be careful with the aloe… too much and it makes you peel like crazazay.
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:45 am
Ow ow ow ow ow
Sorry, little one. You know the drill. It’s not like you haven’t done this like 10,000 times in your life.
You do know it causes wrinkles though, right?
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March 17th, 2008 at 8:57 am
avitable: your concern for me is overwhelming.
Nat: strapless today.
kapgar: my brother knew, I don’t think my Dad does or anyone else. But I do LOVE having them - I do. It feels like I’m on vacation.
Except… I’m not. So I’m freaking EXHAUSTED today.
The Absurdist: It’s flying by actually.
sam: yeah, you’d think I was being slapped around as I took that picture or something. LOL
Msbatman: oh yeah, the oatmeal bath clogged one of our tubs! LOL
debkitty: oh that’s a great idea!
ADW: yeah, I try not to use that aloe gel stuff because it seems to dry your skin out worse.
Britt’s Mom: is that what happened to you?
March 17th, 2008 at 9:10 am
I totally sympathize.
Banana Boat makes a great lotion that has Aloe and Vitamin E in it - the only downside that I’ve seen to it is that when you apply too much of it, the damaged skin just kind of comes off all at once, and that’s kind of gross, but the lotion feels great on your skin.
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March 17th, 2008 at 9:54 am
Ouch. You burn like my mom does! Or was it operator error with the sunscreen? I’ve done that too. You should switch to the colored stuff they have for kids. It dries clear.
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March 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
I have something that will cheer you up.
For some reason last night, out of the blue, Mrs. Fab says to me “You know what?”
I, of course, wittily retorted “What?”
She said “Britt is SO pretty!”
I’m a little worried.
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March 17th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Oh my!
I burn very easily too.
Remember to keep moisturizing along with the pain relief. They make a product with benzocaine in it–that helps.
Oww oww oww oww
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March 17th, 2008 at 10:14 am
You are obviously not a full Floridian yet then, because Caucasians in Florida are all pasty white to ashen. Only the tourists stay out long enough to actually burn. Well… tourists and those weird old guys with long beards on bicycles every city in Florida has at least 3 of.
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March 17th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Honeybunny,watch the mail. I’ll send you drugs.
Oh wait, I need them for me.
Take care of that! It looks too painful for me to look at!
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March 17th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Told ya, ask DeannaBanana bout everyone being on vacation but y’all yourselves. And encourage them all to rent a home of their own.
We do, but that is OUR choice, not DeannaBanana’s choice.
They can come and visit and THEN be on vacation too.
March 17th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Actually, those streaks look more like places you missed with the sunscreen. (not that I would personally know what those look like)
Think of it this way, now you can get away with doing all the touristy things because you actually look like a tourist!
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March 17th, 2008 at 11:06 am
SPF 45, meet Britt. Britt, meet SPF 45.
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March 17th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I realize you already are probably sick of advice BUT Noxzema is the way to go! Just slather it all over, let it dry, then jump into a cool shower/bath. I promise the redness and sting will be MUCH better.
BTW- finally de-lurking
March 17th, 2008 at 11:26 am
Yeah sun burns suck. Just be glad you have all your hair. In spring time I tend to burn so deeply my head turns purple then peels! Yeah it’s attractive! All because some follicly unchallenged ass hole wants to visit in direct sunlight and I am too polite to say I need some freaking shade or a hat.
If only ball caps were considered professional attire in the work place. Have you ever tried to comb or brush hair with a sunburn under it? Owwwwwchhhhhhhhhhh
March 17th, 2008 at 11:43 am
OUCH!
Hope you heal up quickly!
(use some sunblock next time!!)
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Yeah, that looks pretty painful.
I would be crying if I got burned like that.
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Only you!
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I’ve looked at the burns and for the life of me can’t work out what you were wearing in order to burn in that particular pattern.
My best guess is some sort of superhero costume?
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
I had to come back and say thank you for the ‘ear worm’ btw–
burn baby burn–Disco Inferno!!
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March 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
This makes me glad that we when have houseguests, we always make the trek to Napa for wine tasting. Keeps my pale skin out of the sun and I get drink lots of wine. Oh, I mean taste wine. It totally doesn’t count when you are tasting it. ;)
And I’ve been there down that with the uneven, inaccurate application of sunscreen. I swear I just need to fill my tub with sunscreen and bathe it in before I go any where.
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March 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
This post has left me craving lobster.
Do you scream like a lobster being dropped into the pot?
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March 17th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Squeaky Wheel: I should look into that. I haven’t been able to find anything with aloe in it that does dry your skin out and make it feel crunchy.
Finn: OMG why didn’t I think of that?? That is brilliant! I need to get that colored stuff STAT!
Mr. Fabulous: I’ve been thinking about this all day.
On one hand, I am so tickled. That’s not something most people say about me.
On the other hand, I love you. And I don’t want you to be worried.
I’ve decided to do the right thing.
*sigh* Send her here
turnbaby: yeah, I’m doing ibuprofen and lotion. I find that if I stay good and moisturized it helps the healing process long term.
RW: I know, I’m an idiot.
metalmom: can Xanax help with sunburn?? I have that!!
Momma: yeah, but this is the first time around for us. It’s nice to have everyone see the house and stuff.
Trishk: yeah, I think that’s exactly what it is.
Laura:
now if SPF 45 would just cooperate and go on evenly!
Michel: like, permanently? Or just for a few minutes?
Y2K Survivor:
my dad has the bald spot on the top of his head. I know the pain of which you speak.
themuttprincess: I did! I just didn’t apply it well, apparently.
Jay: I may be doing some crying.
Amy: I know.
Dan:
You crack me up. Yes - see, the cape left a little bit of an odd line around my neck.
Turnbaby:
Robyn: I wonder if that would work… I have a big tub.
NYCWD: actually, yes. Exactly.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Oh! Oh! Oh! OWWWWWWWW! I’m so sorry ’bout that burn, hon. I feel for you. I even talk about our solar system’s star and I can feel my skin prickle. Yeesh.
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March 17th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
On a REALLY BAD burn you might have to Noxzema daily but it really works. Back when my nephew was 2 months old, he got an indirect sunburn (I swear he was in the shade ALL DAY.) My sis was crying that he was going to be taken away for child abuse
so we Noxzema-ed him and the next day it was gone.
I’ve done it with every sunburn. Make sure you also lotion with something that doesn’t have alcohol listed in the first 5 ingredients. (The alcohol will just dry out your skin even more and make it crack and be VERY painful.) Aquaphor and Eucerin are good; Aquaphor is what they give to cancer patients who get radiation burns.
Whewww, that was a lot. I feel as if I should tell you to take 2 Advil and wait for my bill
March 17th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Well I don’t think you’re an idiot, exactly. But you certainly aren’t one of those weird old guys with long beards on bicycles every city in Florida has at least 3 of.
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March 17th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
ow. ow. ow. ow. I usually get really sick if I have that much sunburn. I’d send you a hug for all of your pain, but that would only hurt too!
((cold cream)) How’s that?
March 17th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Ummmm like ever hear of that stuff that comes in a bottle. Hmm what’s it called. Oh yeah I remember.
SUNCREENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.
March 17th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Ah my next post is going to be all about the colour red! You’ve just earned yourself a free link!
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March 17th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Ugh. I had a visceral reaction seeing that, because I’ve been in the same boat. I burn like that too. I like the spray which has something that knocks out the pain, and I usually take some advil to help with it.
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March 17th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I found some good stuff that helps my pasty white skin. I’ll try to remember to look up the name at home.
It isn’t aloe, I don’t think, but it does have a topical pain killer in it.
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March 17th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
ouch! that sucks!
March 17th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Usually lurk. Saw the cider thing. Anything that will open the pores (I prefer rubbing alcohol rather than cider/vinegar/the smellies will allow a lot of the heat to escape. It may not feel the best right away, but it’ll hurt less the next day.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I am having sympathy for the pain… It’s a hubby’s duty to get down on his knees and lightly apply the magic cooling gel.
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March 17th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I have much sympathy for you - I have two skin tones - ghostly white and red. I do not tan.
Therefore - I burn (I burn very very well.) Go to the doctor, tell him/her that you want some silvadene (if you are not allergic to sulfa). It’s what they put on burn patients. It has a topical pain reliever in it - and is awesome - especially for a burn like yours! OUCH!
March 17th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
OMFG! That hurts even looking at it!!! Ouch!!!
So ehm… you did pencil me in for the full month of May, did ya?
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March 18th, 2008 at 8:45 am
CMG: yeah, somehow I forgot about my red headed genes.
Michel: I wonder if it would still work 3 days later.
RW:
On a Limb with Claudia: ahhhhh, perfect!
Traci: we did!!!! I swear!! Just not… enough.
Freelanceguru: oh baby, yes!
Fluffycat: yeah, I think the ibuprofen is doing more than the lotions.
Lynda: is it codine perhaps?
Tori: yep, that sums it up perfectly.
Michael: thanks for the tip!
Bec: I’ll have to remind him of that.
Fantastagirl: I do have some silver something.
DutchBitch: May? Yeah, I should be good by May!
March 18th, 2008 at 9:32 am
Holy dogshit. Just how did you manage to get cooked so well without the aid of an oven? OUCH!
(At least you have great hair and regardless of the sunburn or the skin cancer that will inevitably result, great hair can’t be beat.)
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March 18th, 2008 at 12:45 pm