Thanks ladies - feel free to take the 120 pixel idea. It's also "safer" for various reasons.

Hair. Did a usual wash, CC-CC, with a lighter vinegar rinse than usual. I also accidentally got some Villainess Mudslide soap on my hair so it will be interesting to see how that changes the final product. I used some Villainess Mudslide to wash my non-hair, instead of using body wash.

New favorite spaghetti sauce: Classico's Vodka Sauce. I find it hard to write down recipes because I cook everything by habit. I'll have a handful of this, a smidge of that, and obviously the measurements are subject to change because of how much I'm making. Here's the particular way I did it this past weekend.

3 cups dried pasta, preferably fusilli, bowties, or shells.
1/4 tsp salt
Classico's "Vodka Sauce" in the normal sized jar
smashed garlic 6-10 cloves
1/2 pound ground beef
dashes of salt to taste
pepper to taste
2-3 dashes spicy spaghetti seasoning (Presti's)
dried sweet basil
dried oregano.
cajun spices optional (I put it in everything)

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Boil pasta with salt until al dente and drain. Set aside.

Fry the smashed garlic in oil until golden brown
Add ground beef and stir fry well
Add all necessary spices
Add a few tablespoons of sauce for color (I used Prego for this)
Set meat aside

Serve with heated Classico's Vodka Sauce (sauce contains tomatoes, cheese, and vodka all blended together into a thick orange substance, perfect for seafood) It is okay to use a microwave.

Crossposting from Maggie's fabulous thread
I'm going to elaborate and use complete sentences later.

Before LL: daily shower with daily Pert Plus, no conditioner. later I moved on to Suave Coconut shampoo + Suave Coconut conditioner (coneless). Dry with towel the normal way, possibly rubbing, or usually going outside with wet hair. Wore it in a bobpixie with no frills, no hair toys, nothing.
Washing post-LL: weekly CO with PAT Green Tea, Suave CS, Kirkand (cone), Giovanni Direct Leave-in, clarifying for each wash. Dry by squeezing in microfiber towel, detangle and wet-comb until dry, apply Giovanni and sock curl for bed. Today I wear buns, braids, loose hair, the occasional half-up. More confidence and femininity in general, more attentiveness to natural body care.

Anais I think it's great that you had the charity event   This is a subject that boils my blood!   Thank you for the links, expeially the one one how to detect humantraifficking. In my area I know there are brothels in people houses and young girls are at risk.  I live next to a highschool and men always drive around leering at the girls.  I go out there and give them a peice of my mind! Most girls are good and get on there cells phones and call the police if there harrassed.  Again thanks for the info!

It's so sad that things like this go on.  I'm glad you are bringing awareness about it.

On a similar note, I read this article a couple days ago - that might be of interest:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/5302937/detail.html

Cynde

Thank you ladies Human trafficking is so horrible.

Hair. My wash schedule is all caddywompus. Ever since event week, it's been thrown off by a few days. The last time I washed my hair was on Thursday of this past week. I was able to take some hair pictures the other day without freezing the digicam. (Lately, it's been so cold here that technology malfunctions when you go outdoors. I talk on the phone less lately when outdoors, and keep my 35mm wrapped up between my coat and chest. Locals with iPods tend to get covers for them, and put them in a pocket that benefits from body heat. (B and L have these really cute knitted iPod covers)) These photos had to be taken quickly because I could feel my hair getting stiff from its natural moisture freezing. It got stiff and tangly pretty quick. Or it could also be stiffened cold sebum. Either way, I took the photos quickly in the morning when nobody saw me, pretending I was inspecting the stones on the wall for defects.

The official length photo turned out better than those indoor shots with flash. I make it a point to take "official length photos" in natural light only, and the early November pics never officially turned out. So here we go.



So.. I'm going to borrow Khrome's fabulous idea of making a "skinny" avatar with right and left colorblocks.

Went to the fabric store yesterday. I bought an "aged-linen" style cotton, a black cotton twill (both for my new tribal fish purse), and then a 1/2 yard black anti-pill fleece, 1 yard aqua anti-pill fleece. Last night I spent time hatmaking and came up with a hat for my hobbit. Today I'll be making one for myself that has the colors inverted.

Secret Santa buddy clues: I bought something non-hair related for a my Secret Santa buddy. Though not hair-related, it is very very useful and it matches one of the colors specified by my SSB. This gift is actually a "set" and not a single object. My SSB has hair that is not curly, hair that is at least medium thick, and not completely virgin (if I recall correctly), and she is under the age of 40.

I really like your new hair picture(s). It looks great.
Are you serious about this hair-freezing thing? OMG
I would have never thought this would be possible 

Thanks ladies

Moonchild, hair does freeze if it is damp or wet and you go out into super cold weather. In my area, it gets well below the freezing point... even at this "too early to be winter" phase. I've had icicles form in my hair before. This was the winter before last. Theoretically, microscopic ice crystals can form inside your hair shaft and make the hair shaft "burst" in multiple spots.

Not to be an alarmist or anything!!!

The best thing to do is get thick fleece hats (which can be made at home). If you buy anti-pill fleece from any fabric store (JoAnn, Hancock) and I didn't use it but this pattern is awesome you can make 2-3 double or triple-layer hats with a yard's worth of fleece. And if you measure carefully beforehand, you can spare yourself a 6 feet x 8 inch scarf.

More Secret Santa clues. I have my SSB gift all wrapped up and ready to ship. My SSB lives in the continental U.S., has good work ethic, and is a really sweet lady. She does not post enough hair pictures. She is obsessed with hair. She is a member of Longlocks. Bwhahaha I'm not giving many good clues am I?

It's actually a good idea to ship early. This is the time of the year when the whole world is sending gifts, and the rush might cause longer shipping times than usual.