MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
I think I have settled into using this during the work week until it is used up. Great scent even though the soap is several years old. I’ll have to buy another puck in the future.
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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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We're getting a little break today, too. Light rain is beating down the snow. Roads should be fun tonight when it refreezes.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
The weather showed a graph last night. We went from -2 to 72 degrees in 7 days. Winter in Texas ...
TobyC
"I shaved a Tribble once..."
Always wear a T-shirt and a jacket, that's the way it is here too.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 465 SE: 9 SR: 632)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Shumate’s Barber SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: WSP Gaelic Tweed
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: WSP Gaelic Tweed
The Process-
Pretty much kept the same kit, but there wa a razor change. I scored this Shumate’s Barber from Matt and had to give it a go. A 20 second load time and I whipped up a really nice lather.
10 laps on cotton and 40 on leather and it was go time. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no ... wait ... what?! This thing bit me on the neck. My fault, I lost focus. Not a bad cut, it was minimal fluid loss and it stopped before I finished shaving. Well, in spite of the boo boo, I am BBS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. Followed that up with a splash of the aftershave and everything was right as rain! Good shave, I’ll have to do that again tomorrow. Life is good!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks Chris!Rough SR shaves must have been in the cards for the Cadre today. Glad it wasn’t too bad!
I think I will too.
Thank you for reminding me to resist the sirens' song of SR shaving!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thank you for reminding me to resist the sirens' song of SR shaving!
I told you she likes to bite lol! Glad it shaved you well, have a great week!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks Matt, you too!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 465 SE: 9 SR: 633)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Shumate’s Barber SR
Blade: none
Brush: Simpson Badger
Soap: SV Opuntia
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: SV Opuntia
Today was all luxury. Life is good!
Yes! Luxury shaving at its finest.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Yes Sir!Yes! Luxury shaving at its finest.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Shave Count (DE: 465 SE: 9 SR: 634)
Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go
Shave-
Razor: Shumate’s Barber SR
Blade: none
Brush: Graydog Boar
Soap: MWF
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Ethos Lavender
The Process-
Yup mark that one on your calendar folks, I didn’t shave yesterday. I am a dairy shaver, so you won’t see that very often.
My stomach still was kinda queasy and I feel like I have been beat up. I was a bit nervous with this shave because my hands were pretty shaky. Probably because I hadn’t eaten since Wednesday. More on that in a minute. I proceeded with my shave and decided when I got the first cut, I was switching to a DE. I didn’t cut myself and I ended up BBS for the win! I used a lightly scented soap and AS because of my stomach and it was the right call. Life is good!
So here’s the backstory. I had a day surgery on Wednesday to remove a skin cancer. They cut it out, then take it to the lab and check to make sure they got it all. If not, they repeat the process until they get it all. They had to go back in a second time, but thankfully managed to get it all. They gave me a script of Tramadol, as needed. And I did need it. Yesterday I got up for work, but couldn’t do it. My boss let me take the day off. As I mentioned the last time I had eaten was Wednesday. After getting excused from work yesterday, I spent the next 24 hours sleeping. Waking up to puke, taking the script and going back to bed. I also found that the medication gives me a very intense headache. Well that gets us to this morning. I am shaky and stomach doesn’t feel right, but I will live. I can also tell that I am dehydrated, but clean shaved.
For the weirdos that like to see open wounds, it’s in the spoiler. This was after the first removal. They went back a second time and cut out more. The black stuff you see is cauterized blood vessels. It now has internal stitches and 20 external staples. It’s gross, don’t look.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks Chris! I hope you didn’t look at the pic. I tested the waters today with street tacos and horchata. So far so good.Holy smokes Tim! Glad they got it all at least. Hope you can get back to solid foods soon.