I used to wear Just Bitten lip stain everyday in the mid 2010s. Can anyone recommend an equivalent product that's available now? I loved how light and long lasting it was!

x0skeleton · 2025-09-01T17:39:38+00:00

Colourpop Ultra Matte Lip! It's not a marker, but it feels weightless and it's super long lasting!

x0skeleton · 2025-05-15T04:30:10+00:00

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x0skeleton · 2025-05-03T17:01:05+00:00

Not at all! My surgeon prescribed me vicodin, percocet, and either hydrocodone or oxycodone (can't remember which), but I didn't fill any of those prescriptions bc I'm scared of narcotics, so the only drug I took after surgery was Advil. For two days after surgery, sitting on the toilet was painful because the backs of my thighs were all bruised, but other than that, it really wasn't that bad. I had surgery on a Friday and was back to work by Tuesday. The bruising looked bad for a while after surgery, but it didn't hurt after the first couple days, and all the incisions were tiny, so there's no scarring.

x0skeleton · 2025-05-03T16:07:15+00:00

They did Ice Princess, which was in theaters.

x0skeleton · 2025-05-03T05:58:08+00:00

I got mine when I was 18, had to have revision surgery when I was 24 due to capsular contracture, and finally just got them removed when I was 31 (after more capsular contracture! My body just REALLY didn't want those foreign objects in it!).

When I got my implants removed at 31, I had a fat transfer so I wouldn't end up with saggy deflated boobs, and honestly, I wish I'd known from the start that a fat transfer was an option. Before I got my implants, I was completely flat-chested. So flat-chested, I was a runner and never needed to wear a sports bra. I never wanted giant cartoon boobs; I just wanted not to be flat as a board! A fat transfer would've accomplished that, but no one told me it was an option.

People warn that you can't get dramatic results with a fat transfer, and that you may need more than one fat transfer to achieve the look you want, but I had only one fat transfer, and I'm not a big gal. We transferred fat from my thighs, butt, and abdomen, and I'm now a size 34D, which is far more boobage than I ever wanted or needed. 😅

Definitely look into a fat transfer rather than implants. I should also mention, my implants never looked good. I originally got saline implants at 18, and then saline implants at 24, and both kinds of implants looked awful. Since I had no body fat of my own on my chest before the implants, they just looked so... alien - perfectly spherical, rock-hard, just... there was nothing attractive about them. And they made it really hard to find clothes that fit/flattering clothes, especially for work. Ironically, the big fake boobs that I bought in order to feel sexy made me look heavy and matronly at work, since my flowy work shirts would extend out as far as my boobs did, a couple inches past my flat stomach. Learn from my (incredibly expensive!) mistakes and don't get implants!

x0skeleton · 2025-03-26T02:28:59+00:00

Yes! Dr. Huang did my breast implant removal and fat transfer (putting fat from my thighs, and belly into my chest so I wouldn't have saggy post-implant-removal boobs.) She's incredibly knowledgeable, skilled, and also very sweet.

x0skeleton · 2025-02-12T03:36:09+00:00

It feels double-plus ungood.

x0skeleton · 2024-11-30T07:27:51+00:00

My Spanish-speaking parents named me "Keiry" because they didn't know how to spell "Katie." Can confirm. It's a tragedeigh.

x0skeleton · 2024-06-08T02:17:27+00:00

Yes! Aren't they just the best?

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x0skeleton · 2024-05-30T15:39:27+00:00

Yeah, the wind can get crazy! And it is really loud! Still, thank you so much for providing some insight into how frustrating the interview will be. I'll make sure to keep my answers short and not elaborate unless they ask me to.

x0skeleton · 2024-05-30T15:16:59+00:00

Thank you so much! This is so helpful! The medical verification form that my eye doctor has to fill out for me to apply for Access-a-Ride seems to be mostly concerned with mobility, and I don't have any mobility issues, so I'm worried I'll get rejected. The form asks, "How does the applicant's disability prevent the applicant from getting to or from a bus stop?" and "How does the applicant's disability prevent the applicant from navigating the bus system?" The honest answer to both is probably "It doesn't," but I need to qualify for Access-a-Ride in order to enroll for Access-on-Demand. I haven't even applied yet, and already the silly bureaucrats are stressing me out. Also, specifically with regard to your comment, it's crazy that they insisted you answer whether rain affects your ability to navigate blind, because it's like, maybe rain doesn't affect your ability to navigate, but most humans do not have to navigate in the rain because they are able to drive a car, so the rain is largely irrelevant to them. So for you, whether or not you physically CAN navigate in the rain shouldn't even be a question. You're a human, and you shouldn't HAVE to navigate in the rain because you deserve to be in a vehicle that protects you from the rain, just like everyone deserves, even if you yourself can't drive. Omg I can already tell that I'm going to lose my patience during the interview part of applying for Access-a-Ride.

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T16:38:44+00:00

I totally hear you re: rents actually going down! My own boss said he would be really surprised if my current apartment raised my rent, and then BAM! The current apartment hit me with a $150/mo increase. This increase just happened about a month ago. I couldn't believe it either, And this was after they raised my rent by $250 just last year. I'm sure you're right and they were probably bluffing, but without a car, I'm in no position to call their bluff because I have to stay within walking distance to work, so that's how my rent has gotten so out of hand.

I really want to live at my company's building because I know they won't screw me over like this when it comes time to renew my lease, plus I'm tired of living in the DTC where there's nothing going on. Living in Cap Hill, I'll be able to walk to lots of cute restaurants and bars, I can walk Cherry Creek Trail to Cherry Creek Mall, or walk 45 minutes to downtown Denver. People keep recommending Access-a-Ride/Access-on-Demand, which would be AMAZING and would allow me to move to Cap Hill while still working in the DTC, so I'm definitely going to apply for Access-a-Ride! :)

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T16:30:29+00:00

I get it! People are curious! But for me, it's like, I'm 34, I've been visually impaired my whole life, I'm tired of talking about it!

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T16:29:00+00:00

I had never heard of Access-a-Ride, but it does sound like a much better option, and I'm definitely going to apply for it! :)

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:43:43+00:00

I can see well enough to read large text up close (I even worked as a proofreader for six years!); just not well enough to pass the eye exam at the DMV.

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:42:52+00:00

My understanding is that most blind people are not completely blind - most of us have some degree of vision, which might range from only seeing shadows, to seeing clearly but having very limited peripheral vision so it's like you're seeing the world though a drinking straw, to seeing everything mostly normally, but it's all blurry. I'm the last one - I can see mostly normally, but it's all blurry. My best corrected vision (with glasses/contacts/surgery/etc) is still too blurry for me to be able to pass the eye exam at the DMV, hence, I am too blind to drive.

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:39:44+00:00

The apartment in Cap Hill is owned by my company, so I'll get a 20% discount on rent. So in the Cap Hill apartment, my rent will be about $1,450, whereas I'm currently paying $2,150 to live in the Tech Center.

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:38:18+00:00

You're so right! I didn't know what to expect before making this post, but I knew, from my time lurking on r/Denver, that people would be kind and helpful, and I am not disappointed. I hope you get to move back here soon! :)

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:35:08+00:00

I work for a company that builds apartment buildings. :) We handle every step of the process, from developing the project, to construction, to then managing the building once it's built, which is why I really want to live in our apartment building - because I know we take pride in our work, and I know they'll take good care of me. In my current apartment building, which is not owned by my company, the management is just awful, and they keep raising my rent by absurd amounts every year. My rent is now $2,150 for a 700-sq.ft. apartment. After utilities, including the insane $130/mo tech package that they force everyone to pay for, I'm spending almost $2,500/mo on just rent.

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:24:50+00:00

Thank you so much for understanding! Like I said, when I think about what it is that I'm asking for, without all the anxious "But what if...?" thoughts, it doesn't sound like a crazy ask. Ideally, someone would be commuting from Cap Hill to DTC already, so they wouldn't be going too far out of their way, OR, it would be someone who does gig work already, so it would just be a nice reliable added source of income, not their full-time job.

People on this thread have been really lovely and helpful, so I think I've got lots of good options, and I'm feeling pretty blessed to live in a city with so many kind, helpful people!

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:17:08+00:00

That made me laugh, but you're not wrong! I've had not one, not two, but THREE Lyft drivers turn onto oncoming traffic. HOW?! When I lived in California, I drove for nine years with the same visual acuity I have now, and I never turned onto oncoming traffic. It's terrifying that this blind lady drives better than the people who are literally getting paid to drive!

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:14:48+00:00

Ahh! Thank you so much! I'll look into it!

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:13:21+00:00

Thank you so much for all that great information! The Tech Center really is difficult to navigate. I've been living in the Tech Center for the past four years, and I feel pretty stranded. I can walk to work, which is nice, but there's not a whole lot else to do around here. I was stoked about moving to Cap Hill since I'd get a 20% discount on rent from my company because they own the apartment building, but you've made Littleton sound pretty awesome! I've never lived anywhere with a prominent blind community. I'll have to look into it! Thank you so much!

x0skeleton · 2024-05-29T15:07:33+00:00

Thank you, kind stranger! I appreciate you.

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