Over the weekend I spent some time with some friends in their late 40's and early 50's. To my surprise, the conversation steered towards their frequent Botox and collagen injections. I don't know why, but despite living in Los Angeles, I am totally oblivious of this cultural phenomenon. I couldn't tell you who has had worked done, (unless they look like Michael Jackson), or who freezes their facial muscles. I just thought that older women tended to be more mature, able to take life in stride, and, therefore, less prone to strong emotional reactions. I've known people who respond stoically to life, but then again, now that I think about it, they were usually high...

It made me sad because these are both beautiful women, who would probably, if anything, look more gorgeous were they to let their faces follow the course of nature. Then again, I'm no one to judge, as I haven't reached the Botox age. In ten years, surrounded by unlined stoic faces, who knows how I'll feel...

Just for today, I want to age naturally.