Journal Entry #886
2022 Shaves (DE: 130, SE: 18, Straight: 3, Cart: 0, Skipped: 91)
08/22/2022
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water
Razor: Mergress XL @1 (second pass)
Blade: ASCO Platinum -- orange (1)
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Lather Bowl
Brush: TSC 1st Anniversary Brush (Cashmere synth)
Soap/Cream: Strike Gold Shave Old Hickory (?)
AS 1: Thayer's Rose Petal Facial Toner
AS 2: Lucky Tiger AS and Facial Tonic
AS 3: Aqua Velva 5-in-1 Sensitive ASB
Fragrance: I forget
08/23/2022
Shave Skip Day
Fragrance: I forget
08/24/2022
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water
Razor: Mergress XL @1 (second pass)
Blade: ASCO Platinum -- orange (2)
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Lather Bowl
Brush: TSC 1st Anniversary Brush (Cashmere synth)
Soap/Cream: Strike Gold Shave Old Hickory (?)
AS 1: Thayer's Rose Petal Facial Toner
AS 2: Lucky Tiger AS and Facial Tonic
AS 3: Aqua Velva 5-in-1 Sensitive ASB
Fragrance: Etat Libre d'Orange You Or Someone Like You
08/25/2022
Shave Skip Day
Fragrance: I forget
08/25/2022
Shave Skip Day
Fragrance: Versace Eros EdT
08/26/2022
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water
Razor: F2 Gillette Fatboy @5
Blade: Treet Platinum (1)
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Lather Bowl
Brush: Maggard 24mm Plissoft synthetic w/purple handle
Soap/Cream: Strike Gold Shave Old Hickory (?)
AS 1: Thayer's Rose Petal Facial Toner
AS 2: Lucky Tiger AS and Facial Tonic
AS 3: Aqua Velva 5-in-1 Sensitive ASB
Fragrance: Etat Libre d'Orange Fat Electrician
08/27/2022
Shave Skip Day
Fragrance: Original Penguin Premium Blend
08/28/2022
Shave Skip Day
Fragrance: Original Penguin Iconic Blend
08/29/2022
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water
Razor: Post-War Gillette Tech
Blade: Treet Platinum (2)
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements Lather Bowl
Brush: Maggard 24mm Plissoft synthetic w/purple handle
Soap/Cream: Strike Gold Shave Old Hickory (?)
AS 1: Thayer's Rose Petal Facial Toner
AS 2: Lucky Tiger AS and Facial Tonic
AS 3: Aqua Velva 5-in-1 Sensitive ASB
Fragrance: Samy Andraus Blue Sapphire
Overview
Lots of skips
SOTD Pics
N/A
Shave Quality
The shave with the Tech was great today. The Mergress and the Fatboy irritated the heck out of my neck. I need to work on my technique there.
Gear
- Feeling good about everything.
- The Original Penguin fragrances are cheap and okay, but just okay.
Other Thoughts
I am behind on my documentation project. I need to push hard and get it done today. Work continues to be a bit overwhelming. We will see what it is like after we get our FDA filing in.
Friday... This coming Friday is new hip day. Have I mentioned yet that I really don't want to do this? I need to do it, but I really, really don't want to do it. Everyone keeps telling me that I will be much, much happier and have so much less pain afterwards. I am sure that I will. I wish I didn't have to do it. The science and technology that goes into it is fascinating. The surgeon is a very personable and friendly person who really seems to know his
. My hip is completely shot and I need to get it done. If I could reasonably put it off any longer, I would. There are a crap ton of things to remember. It is going to be three months of recovery time that is going to be various levels of suck. It is going to take six weeks, fully half the recovery time, for the incision to heal. That is assuming there are no complications that cause them to reopen me. Once December rolls around I should be back to normal? Or a new sort of normal, I guess. I will still have certain restrictions, I guess. But, at least December is the end of the recovery period. While I am fascinated by the whole process, I am very not happy about having to do it. Do not want. Do not like.
Oh, and my left hip is on borrowed time. The osteoarthritis is not bad. Yet. However, I can feel it starting to deteriorate. Will it be a year? Two? Six months? I can't say. It will probably be longer than months because the x-rays don't look that bad yet. So, yeah. Even after my surgery this Friday I am still going to have hip pain. Just on the other side. I know that I will have significantly less pain. Even if I have residual incision scar pain, the pain should be much, much less. Part of me wishes they could do a bi-lateral replacement so that I could just be done with it. But, yeah, I will be doing this again in the not too distant future. Maybe when that one rolls around I will be in better spirits about it having it done since I will fully understand what I am in for.
I turn 45 tomorrow (August 30). My biggest birthday gift is a new hip. Of all the problems I could have, health related or otherwise, it could be much worse. That doesn't mean it doesn't suck. Some days it is hard to be thankful or mindful. I guess today is one of those days.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
