i'm pale as shit, and i'm leaving for the caribbean in a couple of weeks...i need to get some level of base tan so i don't fry and look like this the entire trip...any recommendations? also, the cheaper the better...

5/1/2006 11:40:03 AM

did you go to western or just ncsu?

and you are a dude - wtf are you going to tan - be a man

5/1/2006 11:47:06 AM

Pretty sure the sun still works, and I think that it is free.

5/1/2006 11:51:50 AM

put on sunscreen before you go outside when you are in the caribbean.
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5/1/2006 11:53:39 AM

i went to ncsu...western? where'd you get that?

i know, i hate the "cancer bed"...but i really don't want to be fried to a crisp for pictures and the trip (i'm getting married in st. lucia)...it isn't sunny enough yet for me to get a tan from running outside...traditional laying out is just a waste of time that i don't have right now...soooo, still looking for suggestions...

5/1/2006 11:55:37 AM

yeah, but i'd like to be fairly tan for pictures...we'll arrive there on the 13th and the wedding is on the 18th...that's a lot of tanning in 5 days...

5/1/2006 11:58:47 AM

do spray tan. Tanning beds are cancer beds.

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5/1/2006 11:59:34 AM

I don't think there are any in Cameron Village, at least I've never been to one.

http://triangle.citysearch.com/yellowpages/results/27605/tanning_bed/page1.html?miles=10&query=tanning%20bed&search_select=on&store_where_for_comparison=27605&x=13&y=8&context=generic&radius_forced=10&sorted=dist

5/1/2006 12:10:34 PM

Pretty sure the sun still works, and I think that it is free.

5/1/2006 12:25:34 PM

i meant western as in wku - bremen is close to bowling green isn't it

5/1/2006 12:26:10 PM

I know i'm beating a dead horse, but you really should avoid tanning. You don't need a base tan! Just use sunblock, use 45, reapply every 2 hours and you won't burn. I mean even if you don't care about skin cancer, you seem to care about looking good, why would you want sun spots and wrinkles?

As for tanning, i broke down and tried St. Tropez, it's a bottle tan you can get at Sephora or Ulta, and it works great. It's really natural, not orange at all, no one can tell! If you get it, get the starter kit that comes with exfoliant and lotion, as well as instructions. As for price, the starter kit is about 30 if you get it find it online, or about 50 in the stores.

5/1/2006 2:28:58 PM

play some sports or something

5/1/2006 2:38:09 PM

seriously

lay out in the sun one side for 15 minutes, the other side for 15 minutes every day untill you leave

you'll be golden

5/1/2006 2:39:04 PM

I hate these threads.

The fact that this one was started by a male ("man" is inappropriate) is devastatingly sad.

5/1/2006 2:41:08 PM

don't do a spray tan, ew. if you don't get those right they look like crap.

there's a place by packbacker's that's pretty cheap. i don't know about any real close to cameron village. this one is like $5 a time, which is good.

laying out is still the best, though. it's supposed to get really warm, why not just hang out outside for an hour each day? i know you said you didn't have time.. but driving/running to the tanning bed, laying in one for 10-15 minutes, going back.. you might as well just lay out. and it looks better.

5/1/2006 2:49:20 PM

http://www.realpages.com

5/1/2006 2:53:23 PM

doesnt want to have pale balls the first time that he is naked around a woman.

5/1/2006 2:56:28 PM

("man" is inappropriate)

5/1/2006 3:03:43 PM

I mean, male tanning is gay and all, but it's not like he's going to be doing this every other day. he just wants to get a base tan and not look pale. I don't really see anything wrong with that. Now, the dudes who are dark brown in the winter are the ones you should worry about.

5/1/2006 3:45:52 PM

the term "base tan" in and of itself is kinda gay.

5/1/2006 3:49:19 PM

just fucking go outside

5/1/2006 3:49:23 PM

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"the term "base tan" in and of itself is kinda gay"

5/1/2006 3:54:46 PM

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"I mean, male tanning is gay and all, but it's not like he's going to be doing this every other day. he just wants to get a base tan and not look pale. I don't really see anything wrong with that. Now, the dudes who are dark brown in the winter are the ones you should worry about. "

exactly

i'm just going to see if lay out a little between now and the 13th...then probably go w/ a spf 30 in the caribbean...

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"play some sports or something"

are you fucking serious?!!!

5/1/2006 4:08:00 PM

try dipping your body in mcdonalds grease vat

5/1/2006 4:11:07 PM

come on, mr. swann. I see you on a regular basis when we're both out running (usually at the track), and you don't look the least bit pale to me. If anyone needs a tan, it's yours truly.

However, if you still feel the need, I noticed there is a place over at mission valley, like directly beside kerr drug and that pizza/bar place. I don't know the names of anything over there, but just drive by the next time you get a chance.

5/1/2006 4:26:22 PM

run with shirt off



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5/1/2006 5:06:02 PM