I've been so busy lately that hair has not been the first thing on the agenda.

Regarding that fabulous guy B whom I wrote about earlier. He and I painted a house together on Saturday for a community service project. It was a great bonding experience not just because it gave the opportunity for a lot of small talk, but I also got to observe his work ethic, discipline, and attitude towards life. I learned so much about him that afternoon. He also looks great holding a hammer and tape measure.

And he likes Enya!!!!! *ahem* Just a random thought.

Then we went to a dinner party together (we sat with Boss #4's entire family) B loved Boss #4's kids.

Had a very long talk with Boss #4 yesterday about cultural issues, identity, modernism, politics, family history, and other topics of concern. I also brought up B in conversation. Boss #4, as said earlier, really thinks highly of B and has even encouraged me to take the initiative. It was totally bizarre, having Boss #4 tell me "I think you should pursue him" Imagine your boss telling YOU that and it would wake you up in the middle of the night too!

I'm compiling a family history project, starting with my own history, in order to let go of all the things I want to remember.. but things that I don't necessarily want to be burdened with.

Hair. Been CO'ing again with ACV rinse, the same CCC that I'd been doing for the past year except this time without Giovanni Direct Leave-in.

Well, I don't want to push but, yeah, I second what BB wrote!  I've been keeping my fingers crossed for you and B--as in, for a relationship to develop, whatever kind of relationship you want it to be.  You're a wonderful person, Anais, and you deserve great things in your life.  *Hugs*   

...so I ...

Asked B out / scored a date with B, we're going out for coffee or going for a walk on Monday afternoon.

Staff dinner party. I just got back from a dinner party with Boss #4 and Dear Editor (the one from last year or so), Dear Editor's girlfriend, and some new people on staff. We had stuffed pasta shells with ricotta, caesar salad, Italian garlic bread, and each person got a huge bowl of strawberry shortcake. It was my first strawberry shortcake experience. and apparently Dear Editor knows B.

Then Boss #4 gave me a lift, and I miss talking to him already. I totally love my boss, though not in an inappropriate way. He's so awesome.

Good for you!  I hope your "date" goes well and is the beginning of a wonderful relationship.

I guess my prayers paid off......you have a date with B!!! Good for you Anais!  I hope you have a wonderful time

Postponed date with B for Wednesday, meeting at a nearby coffeeshop then "we can go from there," he said. Monday he was totally fried, so I asked if he still wanted to do something (he began by telling me his schedule for the week) And he said there is a park near the coffeeshop. I just looked it up and it has a playground complete with swing set. I'm so excited! A SWING SET!!!!

Hair. Yesterday was Beltaine and I measured, only to get 36" which doesn't make any sense. My hair was also too wavy to take a good measure. I didn't think I'd cut off that much at the last trim, but apparently so. Either that, or I haven't been measuring correctly. I don't get much practice, after all. At this point I'm okay with keeping this length for awhile if necessary.

This week i'm expecting a shipment of body art quality henna from Zaftig, in exchange for a Ficcare (yes, another Ficcare that I just couldn't manage to use comfortably). I plan to henna before next week, as was my promise to henna the entire length when reaching tailbone. I want to go to my Memorial Weekend HS reunion with hennaed hair.

How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. I just discovered music from U2 last week, and absolutely love it. It's social justice music, and on top of that, it sounds liberating. Perfect when you are looking into a wide open sky, standing on a hill and looking to the horizon, looking for something greater, looking for God, Goddess, Yahweh, Allah, Ultimate Reality, finding it in your finite self and being secure in your own finite power.

Speaking of which, I think that's the key. That's the end of marcellian negotiation. That's enlightenment. That's one of the end results of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the great religions of the world. It is ontological humility, a humility and submission that is not degrading, not base, but liberating as to say YES I HAVE WITNESSED A SENSE OF GREATNESS and it frees me by revealing the finiteness of my own abilities, telling me I have a task to fulfill regardless, that it is within me to fulfill it despite the fact that I am finite.

Therefore
I surrender to greatness.
I surrender to God, Goddess, Yahweh, Allah
I surrender to Ultimate Reality
I surrender to Ubuntu
That is my prayer.

Sorry there were no sparks with B, but at least it was not an unpleasant experience and "Now you know".  If you hadn't gone out, you would always wonder if he might have been "the one".

As you said...... "next"! 

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lol   ...Next.