I was thinking about adding some tongue twisters in to my voice training routine, since they'll have different sets of sounds than what I normally use in conversation. Here's one for each day of the next week.
Monday
To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock,
In a pestilential prison, with a lifelong lock,
Awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock,
From a cheap and chippy chopper on a big black block
Tuesday
Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks
Wednesday
Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread
Thursday
A blanched black bug bleeds black blood but what color blood does a bland blue bug bleed?
Friday
The great Greek grape growers grow great Greek grapes
Saturday
If you must cross a coarse cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully
Sunday
Luke's duck likes lakes. Luke Luck licks lakes. Luke's duck licks lakes. Duck takes licks in lakes Luke Luck likes
If you want something normal sounding to say instead, try the Harvard Sentences. Or read a book to someone!
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Laser clinic wants >150 euros per session for lasering my face. They predict 8 or more sessions. I don't know who they think I am that I could possibly afford this.
I am going to be the bearer of bad news here: it could easily be more like 16 sessions. I don't know how much of it you have, but facial hair tends to be very resilient. 150 EUR/session sounds like a lot though - look for other laser locations.
I will say that I've done 7 sessions and there's barely any dark hairs left. Just some lighter ones that I'll have to get with electrolysis. It's highly variable and different for everyone
At 16 sessions I'd have to stay behind for summer and empty out my entire budget.
Is there anywhere else you could go for laser, or any sort of package deal if you pay for multiple sessions at once?
Uh ... well, I'm not sure. I'd have to do some research, and I'm not exactly sure where to start, which assumes I get some time off.
But still, assuming 16 sessions changes the calculation a lot. That adds up to a major expense and disruption.
As for research, I started by doing searches like "laser hair removal [city]". Do that for whatever cities are within a semi-reasonable travel distance for you, and make a list of prices for full face and neck, if that information is available (often you will have to call or schedule a consult in order to get a price quote, it's a pain).
Well it might not take that many, it just does for some people. But you also don't have to do them on a strict schedule. I don't think anything bad happens if you take a break for a few months, so don't worry about that too much.
Where I got my first intake and HRT prescription was this little trans health centre and they had subsidized laser. I had it so good and didnt even know it. Like $30 a session lol.
Wow $30 would make it accessible to so many more people; that's fantastic.