Dish #54 - Day 6.

The Dish: It's getting easier each day. I have either gotten used to the feeling of dried lips or my lips are actually getting better. I really can't tell anymore. Rehab sucks.

Dish #54 - Day 3 of a Lipbalmoholic's Life.

The Dish: This is seriously difficult and it's only lip balm I'm dealing with. This is why it's so hard for people to quit cigarettes and drugs. Anyway, there seems to be improvement. My lips aren't drying up as much there is some plumpness in my lips again. But they became really red, like hot-1020s-pin-up-dolls-lipstick red..but it wasn't nearly as sexy. But I will not give in. I have a new trick. I put on a layer of lip gloss and I pat off the excess 5 minutes after; gotta have my quick fix.

Dish #53 - Day 2: Cold Turkey?

The Dish: I have an addiction. It's not immediately life threatening. I began my "rehab" process yesterday. Here's to Day 2. Oh, what am I addicted to?

Lip balm: Holy crap it sounds silly. But it is true. I was putting that stuff on at least 8-9 times a day, if not more. Apparently, here are 3 ingredients in common lip balm that can make your lips even drier as they are meant to cure cold sores: menthol, camphor and phenol. I have been putting this stuff on for years!!! My lips are so dependant on it to the point where, recently, even when I put it on, my lips remains irritated, red and dry. I feel temporary relief but it's drying my lips up one application at a time...

Goal: I'm trying to stick to lip gloss instead which is purely cosmetic. As Meg coined it, "lip gloss is the nicotine patch of lip care." It obviously doesn't give me the nice tingly feeling I normally get. I'm also trying to lower my application times to twice a day and eventually going cold turkey. Maybe tomorrow...but I can't possibly do it...my lips get so dry by the evening...they do not naturally retain moisture anymore. Another reason to quit.

Dish #47 - True or False.

The Dish: A lot has been cooking up lately and I do not just mean in my kitchen!

Bradgelina: They are so together. Those tabloids who are getting sued for spreading slander about their false breakup, suckers! What's great is that they show up at the Super Bowl, make out passionately, then goes home to issue the legal actions. Most "heartfelt" moment goes to Jennifer Aniston...all those false stories popping up about her forgiving Brad and getting back together...who am I kidding - nobody cares.

Lil' bro: Seems like Beyonce might possibly have a baby half-brother. Her dad, Matthew Knowles, apparently has been getting busy with a certain Alexsandra Wright (once a guest star on 'Scrubs'). She's filing a paternity suit again Mr. Knowles, claiming he has not paid a cent in child support. She also says that they were together for 18 months and decided together to name their child Nixon. Oh boy. Give that name a rest already - it's scandal after scandal. Also, who spells their name with both an "x" and a "s"? Seriously.

Propaganda? There has been a new wave of beliefs in 'third-hand' smoke ("Lingering residue from tobacco smoke which clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releas[ing] cancer-causing agents, work in PNAS journal shows" - BBC World News). The main victims of third-hand smoke is claimed to be babies, toddlers and young children as they are generally the ones sniffing carpet and upholstery, biting and licking such surfaces and exposed to long-term close contact with smoking parents. There has been strong opponents to this theory since it is not backed up by solid scientific studies and proof. I say better safe than sorry. These are children we're talking about; they don't know any better but adults should.

Oh by the way: 'Dear John' has beaten 'Avatar' for the top spot at the box office this weekend, proving that the world was spinning on the right orbit last weekend. We can never underestimate the power of little teenie-boppers.