I triple dog dare you...

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by chunkyfrog » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:49 pm

Those are traditional earrings from Ukraine--about 40 years old.
They have little hinged loops that lock onto the wires, which are heavier than usual.
I rarely have them catch on anything.

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by the_nap_ster » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:26 pm

Chunkyfrog, wow! I love those homemade Elan loops!

There are clearly some people worried about posting pictures due to public humiliation. I am willing to continue to break this ice. Here is me, in a liberty hybrid, my hair in rag curlers. Come on, people. It doesn't get much sillier than this.

(For what it's worth, the Liberty is pretty small, even though it looks like I have a ton of stuff on my face. I just like lots of soft fluff with this mask, so you are looking at Padacheeks and a RemZzzzs liner.)

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And now it's your turn!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by AbbyNormal » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:43 pm

Nap_ster and ChunkyFrog, great pictures!! Rag curls, bitchin'!! Lordie I haven't done rag curls in ages! I love the silly pics! I think I need to start a thread this week and have people show the mods they've done to their masks, machines, etc. It would be neat to get some fresh ideas on how to make this more comfy!! You guys rock and I think we should totally do a costume mask post at Halloween!!

Sending hugs out to all of you Hoseheads!! I wuvs you! <3 xoxo, Angela

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Starlette » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:56 pm

I just came up with an idea for my picture. If I can get up early enough and get ready soon tomorrow morning, I'll have DH shoot a couple of shots for the forum.
Provided he wakes up in a good mood. Of course, my hair has to be sexy and looking great quickly tomorrow morning. Rigggght Starlette, only in my dreams

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by the_nap_ster » Wed Aug 08, 2012 11:03 pm

Starlette wrote:I just came up with an idea for my picture. If I can get up early enough and get ready soon tomorrow morning, I'll have DH shoot a couple of shots for the forum.
Provided he wakes up in a good mood. Of course, my hair has to be sexy and looking great quickly tomorrow morning. Rigggght Starlette, only in my dreams

Starlette
I would like to point out that I just appeared on the internet in RAG CURLS!!!

Your hair will look better than mine, no matter what you do (or don't do) to it! I can't wait for your morning post!!!


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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by AbbyNormal » Thu Aug 09, 2012 6:09 am

It will give you that J.B.F.H. look, so no worries. >:) *cough cough*

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by notyorz » Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:53 am

As promised, and I CANNOT BELIEVE I'm doing this LOL!

Me at my 1st sleep study:
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Me with my Mirage Liberty mask (homemade tights band to keep nasal pillows in place when I sleep and fleece headgear strap covers):
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What I look like with 2 months of APAP therapy going well, but not perfect (yet). That's due to oxygen desat issues that should be resolved soon. Doc suggested an oxygen tank connected through APAP machine. I'm waiting for the latest test results to see if it's needed:

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I can tell a HUGE difference between the sleep study pic taken in May and the one above taken this morning.

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Starlette » Thu Aug 09, 2012 7:37 pm

OK, here I am. Yes, that is a jersey I'm wearing for the first preseason game. Bet you don't know for who!
3 photos are as follows:

1) Sabu - I also included a picture of the real family dog, Sabu, from this past Christmas. You can surely see the resemblance.
1) Me
2) Up-close photo of me and the family dog look-a-like, Sabu (I'm wearing my Hybrid FFM & Sabu is wearing my Aloha)

The only thing I forgot to add was my black tights strap around my pillows.
I did it!!! Wasn’t so hard after all

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Xney » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:59 pm

Hahaha the aloha on the "dog". That made me laugh out loud!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Tino2You » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:24 pm

Starlette wrote: Yes, that is a jersey I'm wearing for the first preseason game. Bet you don't know for who!
Starlette,
Does this mean you're a Jet fan now or were you the first one to get a Mark Dell jersey.
-tino

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by Starlette » Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:34 pm

When Tim Tebow was our quarterback. I have this thing now, I like getting the jersey of the Denver Broncos quarterback.
Soon it will be Peyton Manning #18

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by the_nap_ster » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:03 pm

Starlette and Notyourz, you two are beautiful! Thanks for those pictures!

Notyourz, I can definitely see the difference. You look like you've gotten younger!

And Starlette, the Aloha set-up is hilarious. I should have taken a pic in one of my jerseys, to honor the upcoming football season! But in this house, we are strictly black and gold (Go Steelers!).

My hubby is STILL thinking of getting a black and gold skin for his S9! But that would be slightly less hilarious than our matching pink ones, so he's held off.

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by lazer » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:25 pm

the_nap_ster wrote:...... But in this house, we are strictly black and gold (Go Steelers!).

My hubby is STILL thinking of getting a black and gold skin for his S9! But that would be slightly less hilarious than our matching pink ones, so he's held off.
Yes! .............................. Go Steelers!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by brucifer » Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:48 pm

Lazer....wrong Black and Gold! This is the right one! Who Dat!

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Re: I triple dog dare you...

Post by robysue » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:09 am

It's dark and it's grainy, but here's a web cam shot of me in the new bella loops with a padacheek barrel cozy, padacheek strap pads and a exhaust flow diffuser modeled after one HoseCrusher designed and sent me a year ago. But it doesn't have my John Lennon granny glasses since I don't sleep with them on my nose

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