tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post2690726439883726304..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Bonkers As "God's Mistake": Did I Speak Too Soon?Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-73757416295642020952011-04-22T11:19:28.294+01:002011-04-22T11:19:28.294+01:00Certainly ready for some cranial profiling :-)Certainly ready for some cranial profiling :-)Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59116659299117525472011-04-22T10:46:49.749+01:002011-04-22T10:46:49.749+01:00Hi Marie,
You and I should compare cranial profil...Hi Marie,<br /><br />You and I should compare cranial profiles some time. I like the sound of the term "architectural structures" for starters!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71096935344166944792011-04-21T22:15:22.366+01:002011-04-21T22:15:22.366+01:00I had my sinuses un-blocked surgically 3 years ago...I had my sinuses un-blocked surgically 3 years ago by a laryngologist - it has worked out very well and improved matters greatly. On that occassion the doctor informed my that I had biiiig, beautiful sinuses (room for lots of "blockage") - hence my fear that my head would prove to be all vancancy and very little actual "architectural structures".Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59891242004976069482011-04-20T19:05:40.851+01:002011-04-20T19:05:40.851+01:00Hi Marie,
LOL re the book idea funding your exten...Hi Marie,<br /><br />LOL re the book idea funding your extensive "work"! <br /><br />As for "bone mash", that is pretty gross, it must be said. My dentist told me one of my sinuses is blocked, but didn't offer to free it up with a nifty bit of drilling while he was in the general area.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-5117299231906088012011-04-19T18:23:19.919+01:002011-04-19T18:23:19.919+01:00I hope I have not given you the impression that my...I hope I have not given you the impression that my family was mainly occupied with unseemly activities ;-) Although, that would have made for a potentially bestselling "I lived through this" book. To pay for my dental bills. <br /><br />Occlusally aware is a charming concept and a rare recognition of a special talent. <br /><br />In my research on dental implants I came across a not so Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55743964783762158892011-04-18T02:02:52.283+01:002011-04-18T02:02:52.283+01:00Hi Marie,
Thanks for the correction of the "...Hi Marie,<br /><br />Thanks for the correction of the "went" - that is the lynchpin of your very funny comment about your mother's "capital assets", so I am glad you put us straight on that!<br /><br />Sorry to hear that laser treatment isn't the panacea I had assumed for your sort of mark. I am a big believer in foundations with good coverage myself, so at least Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-53234543735846044772011-04-17T20:42:43.323+01:002011-04-17T20:42:43.323+01:00"Went" means "meant" in the pe..."Went" means "meant" in the penultimate paragraph. Am I beginning to read letters upside down?!Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-18535710088985981452011-04-17T20:40:14.948+01:002011-04-17T20:40:14.948+01:00I came to my dermatologist with the expectation of...I came to my dermatologist with the expectation of having the whole geographical mess zapped into oblivion ASAP. However, according to her laser has proven quite disappointing in various studies, the risks are that it either makes the problem worse, or that it doesn't make any difference. I wrote an online American dermatologist and asked her (Dr. Cynthia Bailey) and she said the same thing. Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-9127704850640317042011-04-17T15:47:15.373+01:002011-04-17T15:47:15.373+01:00Hi Marie,
Why of course there is room for someone...Hi Marie,<br /><br />Why of course there is room for someone with hyperpigmentation on their forehead - I have a friend with a map of Australia on hers, as it happens, though she may well have had it lasered off by now. Has no one offered you that option? Meanwhile, it seems you are having to live with Italy's creeping hegemony.<br /><br />If it is any comfort, I am also quite extensively Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25811359378275273162011-04-17T13:46:23.208+01:002011-04-17T13:46:23.208+01:00Is there room for someone with hyperpigmentation o...Is there room for someone with hyperpigmentation on her forehead?! It started out looking very much like a map of Italy with the odd hitherto unknown island or two. Now Italy has become utterly imperialistic and has spread beyond moderation. And there's a lonely island next to my nose as well. My I'couldn't-care-less dermatologist has informed me that since the creams and ointments Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8301252285650109842011-04-16T23:26:40.430+01:002011-04-16T23:26:40.430+01:00Hi Anna,
Followers of each splinter group will be...Hi Anna,<br /><br />Followers of each splinter group will be known as hang - or hanger on nails...<br /><br />Am liking "keratin-challenged". : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58615122374041721992011-04-16T23:23:38.095+01:002011-04-16T23:23:38.095+01:00Hi Marie,
Thanks for lending further weight to ou...Hi Marie,<br /><br />Thanks for lending further weight to our flawed precedent!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84225389376370346682011-04-16T23:16:00.790+01:002011-04-16T23:16:00.790+01:00Hi BF!
If you have both types of line on the same...Hi BF!<br /><br />If you have both types of line on the same nail anywhere you could potentially play noughts and crosses on the resultant grid? : - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39673974014479664452011-04-16T22:28:37.939+01:002011-04-16T22:28:37.939+01:00A splinter group, Vanessa? ... Splitters! (One for...A splinter group, Vanessa? ... Splitters! (One for "Life of Brian" fans:-)<br /><br />I'll be the Popular Front for Titchy-mitted and Ridged-nailed (Vertical Branch) Miscreants by myself. "She's over there!"<br /><br />Marie's Persian carpet story is what I've heard too - that one knot is left untied deliberately out of humility.<br /><br />cheerio, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60147644164366434412011-04-16T21:44:14.194+01:002011-04-16T21:44:14.194+01:00Vanessa, I'm told that Persian carpets are als...Vanessa, I'm told that Persian carpets are also made in such a way that there is always a deliberate flaw in the pattern somewhere in recognition of the circumstance that human beings aren't perfect :-)Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-26601164306434257782011-04-16T21:36:16.597+01:002011-04-16T21:36:16.597+01:00what a bunch of wonderful folks here who have comm...what a bunch of wonderful folks here who have commented! I'm happy to be a part of this world! My ridges on both Beau and vertical depending on the nail - I better get myself some extra C and D!<br /><br />(I'm still giggling over the passport - had no idea that they had done that!)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394558427981331885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71235010840780577532011-04-16T19:09:27.665+01:002011-04-16T19:09:27.665+01:00Hi Angela,
Sorry to hear about your Facebook trou...Hi Angela,<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your Facebook troubles. That nail oil sounds rather good and I know what you mean about being lazy about applying stuff. I had some clear varnish I was meant to put on fungal toenails, but got bored as it didn't seem to be working. If I use a remedy, I want it to zap the condition immediately!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-76941614903820145942011-04-16T19:04:16.357+01:002011-04-16T19:04:16.357+01:00Hi Anna, though I have a strong urge to call you &...Hi Anna, though I have a strong urge to call you "ridge-nailed miscreant" from this point onwards!<br /><br />We may yet need to create a splinter group for readers with vertical lines and titchy fingernails - though "splinter" is not perhaps the most felicitous of terms here.<br /><br />I do have rosacea, as it happens, so we nearly had the makings of yet another tribe! Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35774443937018297162011-04-16T17:22:53.433+01:002011-04-16T17:22:53.433+01:00Hi vanessa , I have had some trouble on Facebook w...Hi vanessa , I have had some trouble on Facebook with a particular site .I had to seek help from a blogger who knew about the site .I left the particular site as I'd been getting nuttier and nuttier messages .I am still on Facebook though but more wary as this was the site of a rather large and famous perfume house. It seems some people get kicks out of being annoying. I once made a nail oilAngela Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261754187289326772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59481516524585438452011-04-16T17:20:34.803+01:002011-04-16T17:20:34.803+01:00Another ridge-nailed miscreant here - vertical lin...Another ridge-nailed miscreant here - vertical lines only, nothing dignified with a proper name.<br /><br />Being generally deficient in all things, I just thought it was another manifestation of the divine's disappointment with me!<br /><br />Weirdly, when I saw an NHS dermatologist recently, she and her student were fascinated with my titchy fingernails and tiny fingers ... but didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-28457441825421009442011-04-16T13:18:52.395+01:002011-04-16T13:18:52.395+01:00Hi Aubrey,
Thanks for dropping by! Appreciate yo...Hi Aubrey,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by! Appreciate your support and happy you like Bonkers.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-86116335772247423922011-04-16T13:11:29.046+01:002011-04-16T13:11:29.046+01:00Hi Marie,
Slight flaws give an item its unique ch...Hi Marie,<br /><br />Slight flaws give an item its unique character, like diamonds or - if the label is to be believed - those handknit Icelandic sweaters...<br /><br />: - )Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-12546782065278433272011-04-16T12:50:05.221+01:002011-04-16T12:50:05.221+01:00Vanessa -
I think it's incredibly brave to wr...Vanessa -<br /><br />I think it's incredibly brave to write on the internet (there are so many trolls!) and I love your site. Really. Keep up the good work.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497120596994685307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-33855958269829788752011-04-16T12:14:19.207+01:002011-04-16T12:14:19.207+01:00Vanessa, I already feel less stressed knowing that...Vanessa, I already feel less stressed knowing that I'm not alone with my flawed nails. And my flawed being in general. <br /><br />I commend you for turning a drab thing into an amuzing one. Way to go! While I can definitely see the point in ignoring such remarks and cutting off the air supply to negativity, there's also the other route, the one you've taken today. <br /><br />If I Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79560198414961221192011-04-16T11:32:04.754+01:002011-04-16T11:32:04.754+01:00By the way, if anyone would like to send me a cont...By the way, if anyone would like to send me a contact sheet in modelspeak ie "digital photos" of their offending body parts I could create a gallery of thumbnails (quite literally) and feature it in a special follow up post here on Bonkers. But if you don't fancy doing a "centre nailfold", as it were, that is also absolutely fine!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.com