Thanks Cynde! By the way, I love your new avatar.

Hair. Took photos this afternoon and they turned out better than I thought. I braid so often that I've really stopped liking having straight hair. With so much wave, I get away with a lot more grease. I also notice that my braid tassel has hit lower waist length. These days it's been so cold that I've been consistently stuffing my hair into hats before going outdoors. Other than that, there's not much else on the hair front, except that I love this length and it's still so manageable. I have so little to say about my hair except that I LOVE it right now. The best Yule and Christmas present ever.

Someone's going to ask. my avatar says Ubuntu. The new Medusa design says Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is the spirit of community in South African social philosophy. This philosophy's equivalents can be "I am because we are", "We are One", "All is One", "universal human bond". It is the union of "I am excellence" and the fact that we are part of ONE excellence. From Archbishop Desmond Tutu (I believe this is from his book No Future Without Forgiveness)

"A person with ubuntu is open and available to others,
affirming of others,
does not feel threatened that others are able and good,
for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing
that he or she belongs in a greater whole
and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished,
when others are tortured or oppressed."

Ubuntu was the philosophy behind the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after Apartheid in South Africa, which held hearings where victims could sit down with the perpetrators. Anyone having committed a human rights violation could apply for amnesty. The conditions for amnesty were (1) full disclosure and acceptance of all crimes committed and (2) proof that the crimes were politically motivated.

For more information on ubuntu, please visit here

Heehee

Godot is toast!

I've got this fabulous recipe for scalloped potatoes that I need to share.

and other than that,

Hair. Last night I opted out of sock curling and decided to braid with a SUE instead. This morning it's so incredibly thick and I have curly ends. I've been getting hair compliments from RL friends. Other than that, June is doing well. Last night was a wash day, and I did a COW-CC instead of a CO. I didn't feel like using vinegar because it was really late, really cold, and today's a busy day. The shampoo upped the shower shedding but lessened the drying time by about half. Recent hairdos: single braid, infinity bun, low ponytail.

Naked men! I've joined a group order for little silver men that are meant to be "ear bands", to attach to my corkscrew hairsticks. They look like the little men from the Kamagong sticks at ArgusDesigns, except Argus is closed for the season. I ordered four little guys, which means deciding whether to "man" both singles in a pair of hairsticks, or to "man" only one from each pair... bwhahahah . This is what they look like (work safe photo of Argus hair stick)

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Thanks!  I was experimenting with the setting sun. 

Those little men are so cool!  They remind me of Cirque du Soleil.

Cynde

Hair. I've been doing nothing besides single-braid it and infinity-bun it. I braid it for bed, bun it when I'm eating, and braid it for the daytime when working, etc. I feel like I have no need for embellishment or further complication in my hairdos. Sometimes I do feel like I need variety in my hair, but it often relates to texture rather than the do. When I change something, I change the amount of wave. At this point there are four different ways I could potentially do my texture:
- sock curl, then straighten length with a bubbatail
- sock curl then leave curly
- leave loose for bed
- braid with a socked up end (SUE)
If anything, I think varying my hairstyles will balance my hair's shedding pattern and put stress on other parts of the head, and not the same ones all the time. When it comes to practicality, I tend to boil it down to one bun and one braid for practical reasons.

I miss K. but like h*ll I'm going to tell him that Luckily he doesn't know I keep this journal I miss cuddling and talking about old films. I miss discussions about applied ethics. I miss his warm hugs, vacuum kisses, and scratchy voice in my ear. This is like quitting smoking, and I thought it was going to be easier than quitting smoking, but apparently it comes pretty darned close.

sCara shipped my perfumes. FeMaleDictions has great customer service I can't wait to get the scents. I kind of regret not getting Nightcap, which is something like vanilla liquor and aged oak. I ordered a sample pack (five 3mL vials for $10):
Fulsome: rich buttery vanilla
Pewter: blackberries, vanilla, musk, white roses
Tac: blackberries, Black Tea & Vanilla
Merry Hallowe'en: spiced oranges, clove, tangerine, cinnamon, vanilla
Pumpkinhead: pumpkin, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, etc.


Gingerbread Spice holiday tea from Celestial Seasonings: spicy, mostly cinnamon and chicory, with some "bite" as I reached the bottom of the mug. I think it works better when paired with some sort of flavorless or mildly-sweet baked good. Croissants, sweet rolls, and other similar foods might go well with this tea, instead of cookies or muffins that are blatantly sweet.

Hi Beesan

Thanks for the hug. ((((Here's one back))))! 

Unfortunately I haven't gotten the book back yet. To heck with it, I'm just going to buy a new one and put all 50 post-it notes and hundreds of notations in there, all over again.

I've been doing some housecleaning. There are a lot of posts that I will archive in my Livejournal memories and I'll post when everything is done. My Longlocks journal will still be active but I need a place to keep stuff in categories. I'll organize all the material into the Keyword categories under this Memories page. It's still under construction, but the key idea is to have structural organization and easy access to "like" information. All monthly updates will be under "Updates", measurement logs, records of possible do's evolution, product reviews will be under "Product Reviews", etc.. and best of all, there will be a hair routine evolution page with a long bulleted list of what I tried during what season. Basically, everything will be very organized.

The Memories page is viewable by all public surfers just like on Longlocks. It'll be more real-life related than here. If it says Error, just refresh until it works. Sometimes it takes a couple tries.

All the text from this thread's deleted posts have been noted or saved. I'll be working on this Livejournal archive entry-by-entry this week. This Longlocks journal will remain with everyday crosspostings from my Word journal as usual, and as a conversation thread.

Blessings
Anais

Thanks Moonchild

Today is the Winter Solstice - I hope everyone has had a blessed day. (It's time to start fresh. This next year will mark the beginning of my healing...) For all of us, I hope the following year will be one of fast hair growth, good friends, good food, and more successes than you all can count.

Hair. Took a very long leisurely shower with CCC, complete with ACV rinse (I skipped it last week). Right now I have a bubbtail with socked up end.



Recipe for my special Prime Rib Roast You will need the following:

marinade
1 tsp ground thyme
2 tsp black pepper
4 tsp salt
5 tablespoons of soy sauce
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 tsp cajun spices

other
1 Prime Rib roast 7-10 pounds (I can't estimate meat weight)
peeled whole garlic cloves, about three bulbs worth.
4 Russet Idaho potatoes, de-knotted and chunked
4 carrots, peeled and chunked
1/4 cup olive oil (could use less...)
1 roasting pan, at least 9 x 13 inches size

Marinate roast with everything except "other"
Add garlic inserts (make long slits with knife and insert garlic cloves). The garlic inserts are crucial to this recipe's success.
Marinade for 2 hours in fridge, covered in plastic wrap.
Baste every 1/2 hour or so.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

Add vegetable chunks around the roast
Drizzle the olive oil onto the roast. (and the veggies)
Cover roasting pan with foil and put into preheated oven in the middle rack

Roast at 400 degrees for one full hour.

Then remove foil, decrease heat to 325 degrees F,  and roast for 45 minutes.
Wait 30 minutes before slicing.



Serve with the veggies that are in the roast. You can also include corn, a salad, French bread, all of the above, etc.

drool........

Can I come over for dinner?