Thanks, both! I'm feeling a bit better already. The promised autumn storm (they say it's the last remnants of hurricane Maria) is here though, it's windy and raining and definitely not the weather to go out if it can be avoided. I don't need to shop even groceries today, so I'm staying at home. I took yesterday a couple of books from Department library, so I might do some thinking work on epistemology later. Right now, though, I feel more like thinking some lighter subjects like hair. 

I did another experiment. Lately I haven't enjoyed my night braid as much as before- the tail has become long enough to start feeling like I had a rope attached to my head. So, last night I tried good old scarf bun for sleeping.
  It was different from braid -of course- but not more uncomfortable. If I want to sleep on my back, I just need to support my neck more and less the head and voila! It's quite comfortable though the bun is in the back of my head instead of top. A promising style for sure.

Now I'm back with cinnabun with Ficcare. My medium Maximas seem to be a bit too small for the job, but large Primavera is just right. Can't help thinking that I should own more than one large Ficcare... I'll see how much hairtoy budget I have left after paying to Mamacat. Anais Satin has posted pictures of her Mamacat hairsticks, and I'm bouncing with anticipation to see how my sticks will look like. But, it seems that she's really drowned in orders...patience is a virtue, and one I need to work with.

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  I agree - we all deserve to have beautiful hair even though our noses are red and our eyes are puffy!  I'm glad you found something cheerful while you're sick. 

I hope your fever goes down soon, and that you feel better!

Cynde

Hair goodies that arrive in the mail always make me feel better on yucky days.  Congrats!

Feel better and enjoy your new sticks! 

I was right- by Friday evening my hair was just yuck (not much unlike the rest of me...) I washed it with Honey Beer& Egg, ACV'd and finished with deep conditioning with XZ.

Yesterday, we went to search wedding rings. I wanted something unusual- yet even in Helsinki I got to see almost similar solitaires and diamond row rings in every store. Pfft... My old favorite- Illusioni from Kalevala Jewelry in gold and with a diamond was a clear winner no matter that it costs only 1/4 of the money we've reserved for the ring. T said though, that he'd like me to wear two rings every day (a bit difficult with Illusioni...) so we agreed that besides the gorgeous Illusioni we'll buy a nice golden band that I don't mind dipping in dough bowls and flowerpots  . Gets complicated...but I suppose that we just are complicated people. Now, I get the practical golden band for everyday use, T gets a wife who wears her both rings at all times and we both get to buy that "necessary" gorgeous Illusioni ring  . ( T was super cute when I told him that I'd probably be totally happy with a plain golden band. He looked at me solemnly and said: but I want to buy you something really gorgeous too!).
   Though we haven't ordered rings yet, the matter is now solved well enough so that we can proceed to arrange other stuff. Like what on Earth I'm going to wear in the wedding...

Today, hair is still clean and seems happy. Right now I'm wearing it in a bun with Amish pins- I'm still trying to figure out how to insert the pins so that they won't start wiggling out. Right now it seems that I haven't figured it out yet. Neverthless, they're wonderful pins. For lunch in a restaurant, I'll suppose that I'd better switch to hairsticks though...

The ring is different. Nothing what you would see everyday as a wedding ring.  It looks very pretty.

I agree, it looks elvish  (though the manufacturer claims that it has been inspired by Art Deco period). I'll post a picture of golden ring once it arrives (they don't officially make it in gold- it needs to be special ordered and they have made only a couple of golden ones before my ring). Seeing some of other jewelry of that product family in gold, I'm sure that it will look a hundred times better than that silver one in picture (and even that looks quite good).  I'm sooooo excited! *bounces*

The hair: Hair is doing fairly good- a bit poofy until I applied a little Three butter lotion to ponytail, but otherwise quite good- not too dirty and not too clean. I started the day with a French braid, but got annoyed with the "tail" and switched to a bun with Butterfly Meadow pair that is so perfect in a sunny autumn day.

Still waiting: Mamacat hairsticks and Winter bonnet.

Wooohooo! The winter bonnet is here!  *does a happy dance* It works and it's perfect! I don't look silly in it- I look pretty. And I can even fit my hairsticks under it very comfortably and without them bulging! Photos coming soon...

But  meanwhile, here's my review from Products forum.

http://www.longlocks.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=products;action=display;num...;

Sock news: I've finished two pairs of socks made of the funny yarn I mentioned some time ago. Green pair is for me, and violet is for my best friend who just had a birthday. I have to find a digicam (guess that T has taken it...) and take pictures before I meet my friend again.

Hair: I'll wash it this evening. Still have the flu, so it will be just a quick wash. For the day, I guess it's the good ol' bun again.