Friday, May 11, 2007 @ 12:55 am
Firsts (#1)4
The other day I made an appointment to have a facial.
I have a thing about having my face touched by people. I don’t know exactly what it is about – but I think it’s connected to the same part of me that absolutely hates massages. Before I hear a collective “WHAAAAAT?” from the masses – I don’t even care that people don’t get that. Hearing how insane it is that I don’t want people’s hands on my body massaging me doesn’t make me want to change my mind. I just have a thing about having my body touched that intimately outside of sex. And yes – I can be touched intimately during sex – as long as it isn’t in some massage type manner.
My last boyfriend use to do that to my head. I HATED it. It was the weirdest thing. I would be sitting there and his hand – his whole hand would be on my head – and his fingers would be like scratching my head. I hated it. I don’t mind people TOUCHING my head – but it was that massage type thing that just had me thinking about nails running up and down a chalkboard. Come to think of it – THAT would have been better than the sensation of nails against my head. It was just all scratchy like. And the sound echoed thru my skull – scratch scratch scratch. Ugh. I have issues.
Where was I? Oh – yeah – so My last boyfriend use to do that to my head. And it wasn’t cool. I would sit there and allow it though – because I sensed that it was more about him than it was about me. I literally remember thinking while he was scratching my head that somehow he needed that contact more than I did. I felt like if he had asked me if I liked it just once – I would have been able to tell him that no in fact – I HATED it. But it wasn’t about me and my need to have my head scratched. It WAS about him and his need to scratch it. LOL. I finally said something. It was during an argument though – when most of those things come out. Great comedy sketches are made from such moments, right? Wife to husband: And another thing, honey – why oh why in all that is good and holy do you insist on licking your fingers after EVERY handful of popcorn you eat? Husband to wife: And the way your tongue licks your top lip when you think just irritates the hell out of me! Boyfriend to Girlfriend: I hate those granny panties you wear during certain times of the month. Is that really necessary? Girlfriend to Boyfriend: The way you lift up your left ass cheek when you’re getting ready to fart is so god damn juvenile. ETC ETC ETC.
So I hate massages. And basically hate being touched intimately in a form of a massage by anyone anytime outside of sex. Having someone stand behind me and touch my shoulders is by far the worst thing you could ever do to me. You’re trying to relax me – but really you should just pour me a nice refreshing diet coke with lots of ice and lightly touch my thigh. Shoulders are off limits. I’m sort of ticklish. And I will scrunch up my shoulders faster than you can say, “where’s the hot oil?”
I don’t know why I decided to get a facial. I think I figured that my face was an okay place to touch. I had never had one – and I really wanted to start taking care of my face. I see photographs (untouched I’m assuming) of beautiful actresses and I want to have skin like that. They have facials – so I figured maybe that was the secret. And facials at the beauty place down the way were 40 bucks. 1 hour facials for 40 bucks can not be beat in southern California. At least not by professionals.
When I walked in they led me to this room in the back. The lights were off and some drippy guitar and flute music was playing over the loud speaker. I thought “oh oh”. There was a rose on the bed – and a mint – and a towel. I looked at the attendant with what can only be described as complete and utter panic. She seemed disinterested with my facial exercises. “Put this on” she said pointing to the towel. Alrighty then. I quickly took off my shirt and bra and wondered if I had to take off my shorts and panties, too. I wasn’t going to go there. Denzel Washington could have been giving me a facial and asked me to disrobe completely and I wouldn’t of done it. I’m serious about that. maybe.
I crawled under the covers and the lady came back in and started my facial. There were periods of time when she placed a warm towel over my face and left – and I allowed myself a moment to really sink into the table and relax. She would come back and pat my face dry and apply the next layer of whatever she would later try to sell me – then leave again while steam blew into my face. She’d come back again and tell me she was going to do extractions. Positive that no pulling of teeth were involved I would relax. Her fingers prying into my skin and extracting the bumps that made my face look – I don’t know – bumpy (?) were delightful. I enjoyed the little stings – and the release that would come after her fingers left the area. More cream – more warm towels and then the towel moved down my body. Her hands – reached up and started to massage my shoulders. I tensed up and gave her a moment or two to retreat. She did not. Her fingers kept up their massage – reaching into my shoulders and upper chest and neck and back of neck and as far down my shoulder blades as she could reach with out disrupting my comfortable sprawl on the table. I almost started to relax. ALMOST. And then it was over.
I stayed in the position for about 20 minutes. I allowed my shoulders to bury themselves into the sheet beneath me – and I took long deep breaths and allowed myself to relax. My skin felt – delicious. Smooth. Moist. Clean.
As I got dressed I realized I was hooked. It had been 2 whole hours of “just about me” time. I didn’t have to worry about anyone else – I didn’t have to worry about pleasing her or letting her do something that I wasn’t comfortable with. I had just been officially PHYSICALLY pampered by someone who I paid (lol) and I felt … well cared for. It is indeed a luxury that I will factor into my budget. I just might work my way up to the full body massage by the end of the year, too. I figure 100 bucks is cheap for a massage.
I may be able to write it off as some much needed sexual therapy while I’m at it.
My next boyfriend will be appreciative of my progress….



