I was appalled at seeing shades named "Manic" (dark red) and "Psycho" (true red) in a Vice palette. However, it inspired me to think of some new shades. Who wants Urban Decay to make these a reality?
Anhedonia-A pale pinky nude that will make your lips look as dull as a lack of pleasure
Confused-Is it a plum? Or a fuchsia? Is it matte? Cream? Demi-matte? This lip color will baffle you and is universally unflattering.
High-Functioning-A true red that projects the confidence you wish you (still) truly had
Mindfire-An orange as fiery as what your head feels like with a million things swarming through it each and every day
Rolling Girl-A rather innocent-looking pearly pink to disguise all the inner turmoil
Heartbroken-The blue undertones of this red make it resemble blood...and the tinge of sadness now present in your life.
Irrational-A galaxy vamp shade (purple, gold metallic streaks in a dark brown matte base) that makes absolutely no sense, just like your current state
Fear of Failure-Vivid coral as fun, refreshing, and invigorating as everything you want to be, but can't
Not Just-This demi-matte brick red shade is not just a cream or not just a matte, just like how your illness is not just a bad mood.
Sheer Exhaustion-A sheer peachy shade which is more of a tint than a stick that will hide the fact that you're exhausted
Useless-Metallic brown/white swirl that looks pretty in the palette, but is utterly useless in reality
Internal Screaming-A very dark and matte metallic red to color your lips before releasing your tornado of problems
Alienated-A very out of place lavender demi-matte for this collection, the odd one out in the bunch
I Hate Myself-A deep satiny plum for the days when you want to look as unrecognizable to yourself as you feel
Diversion-A sheer, shimmery fuchsia for distracting you from your inner demons
Recovery-A fun, shimmery warmer-toned pink for good days
Showing posts with label Serious Issues. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 2, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Why My Band Teacher Lets Us Unzip In the Stands
My band teacher lets us take off our coats and shakos in the stands during football games for health and safety reasons. Your director may not allow it or you may disagree with this policy. That is perfectly fine unless wearing unnecessary layers is posing a health hazard to the ensemble. We are allowed to not have our coats and shakos on both before and after we perform as a marching band.
As mentioned before, my band teacher is primarily concerned about our safety rather than our appearance. Wearing excess clothing in 90 degree (Fahrenheit system) weather leads, not only to discomfort and lowered morale, but to serious health issues. The symptoms of heat exhaustion are confusion, fatigue, headache, dark-colored urine, fainting, headache, muscle and abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pale skin, profuse sweating, and rapid heartbeat. The symptoms of heatstroke are a core body temperature over 105 degrees, nausea, seizures, confusion, rapid, sometimes weak heartbeat, rapid, shallow breathing, disorientation, and sometimes loss of consciousness or coma. (But you don't let anyone get to that point, right? RIGHT?!)
Taking off the jackets detracts somewhat from our appearance. So does irritability from heat exhaustion. You might worry about dirt stains on the band uniforms. Well, would you rather have vomit stains? Sometimes, things just happen, but heat illness is VERY preventable if you are willing to make a few small sacrifices. If you notice that a band member is more irritable than usual, encourage them to unzip and get them a sports drink or Pedialyte (Water will worsen salt depletion.). Alert the director or a section leader of what is going on.
I am not a doctor. I am just a concerned student. Safety is the first step to a fluteiful performance. If you are concerned about your band's performance in the stands on hot days, please PLEASE allow them to unzip. Try establishing a "temperature policy." For example, allow the band to take off their coats and shakos in the stands when the temperature is consistently 95˚F. Allow them to take off their jacket if they are feeling the symptoms of heat exhaustion. Demanding a certain appearance is, to a degree, necessary for performance, but it should never come at the expense of students' health.
As mentioned before, my band teacher is primarily concerned about our safety rather than our appearance. Wearing excess clothing in 90 degree (Fahrenheit system) weather leads, not only to discomfort and lowered morale, but to serious health issues. The symptoms of heat exhaustion are confusion, fatigue, headache, dark-colored urine, fainting, headache, muscle and abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, pale skin, profuse sweating, and rapid heartbeat. The symptoms of heatstroke are a core body temperature over 105 degrees, nausea, seizures, confusion, rapid, sometimes weak heartbeat, rapid, shallow breathing, disorientation, and sometimes loss of consciousness or coma. (But you don't let anyone get to that point, right? RIGHT?!)
Taking off the jackets detracts somewhat from our appearance. So does irritability from heat exhaustion. You might worry about dirt stains on the band uniforms. Well, would you rather have vomit stains? Sometimes, things just happen, but heat illness is VERY preventable if you are willing to make a few small sacrifices. If you notice that a band member is more irritable than usual, encourage them to unzip and get them a sports drink or Pedialyte (Water will worsen salt depletion.). Alert the director or a section leader of what is going on.
I am not a doctor. I am just a concerned student. Safety is the first step to a fluteiful performance. If you are concerned about your band's performance in the stands on hot days, please PLEASE allow them to unzip. Try establishing a "temperature policy." For example, allow the band to take off their coats and shakos in the stands when the temperature is consistently 95˚F. Allow them to take off their jacket if they are feeling the symptoms of heat exhaustion. Demanding a certain appearance is, to a degree, necessary for performance, but it should never come at the expense of students' health.
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