Archive for August, 2009

Jen & Accutane: Not all generics are created equal.

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Hi everyone!
STATS:
Time on Accutane: 5 months + 1 month hiatus + 15 days
Time left to go: Only fifteen days, yay!
Total ingested: 8,700 mg
Target amount: 9,900 mg
Active blemishes: ZERO!
Evil spots lurking under the surface: One by my left eyebrow (and it has been hiding for MONTHS!)

Sorry to tease you by hinting at this topic the other [...]

Who needs a laugh?

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009
She's supposed to be in high school?! She looks 37!

Accutane often gets us down, and we all probably need a laugh, so I wanted to share this ad I found in a 1957 issue of Life magazine and scanned in at work the other day:
The text says, “Meet Jeanmarie Lussier and a group typical of her lively teen-age friends. She’s a budding artist, writer [...]

Jen & Accutane: Stats, scars, photos, and stuff!

Friday, August 7th, 2009
Yes, my mouth really IS that raw! Ouch.

I LOVE Sparks’ statistics. I’m shamelessly copying her because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Total time on Accutane: 5 months, 6 days (with a one month hiatus after 5 months)
Total ingested: 7,980 mg
Target total: 9,900
Percentage of target total ingested: 80.6%
Number of horrible active blemishes: 0
Number of secret evil blemishes waiting to surface: 1 (and [...]