Hair
I tried the braiding thing again last night.  But this time I did it correctly.  I first washed and conditioned my hair.  I did a good old fashioned sink wash in the kitchen.     And you know what?  It was really nice being able to actually see my hair as I was cleansing it!  It brought back memories of my childhood, when my mother would wash my hair.     I squeezed out as much water as I could, towel dried, and then commenced to braid, head upside down (it just seemed easier that way).  I still ended up with three braids on each side of my head.  Went to bed with the braids still very damp, hoping that the drying fairy would visit me in the night and make all well. 

Woke up this morning with all braids dry and intact, thank you drying fairy.  Showered with braids tucked safely in a shower cap, ate breakfast, got dressed, etc.  Held my breath as I unraveled the twists...pretty, pretty, genle waves!     Finger combed hair into place and viola!  I'm delighting in telling coworkers that, no, this is not a perm; simply wet, slept-on, braided hair.     This is definitely something I'll repeat. 

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Second-day hair today and, amazingly, it looks so good that I'm wearing it down.  Nothing new happening in my hair world.  Still using Giovanni s+c, oil only occasionally...*shrug*  Nothing new to report. 

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Our area is finally getting some much needed rain, but I fear it's too late to help the crops.  Last summer we were in a moderate drought condition and I don't believe we fully recovered.  So we were already behind in the moisture department when summer hit this year. 

Things are...quiet.

20 days, BB? Really? My goodness! Oh boo-friggety-hoo. lol Try living in the southwest sometime.     

Enjoy your rain while it lasts. Oh and....send some this way, if you can! 

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Our rain didn't last - it was listed as a "trace" of moisture. 

I know 20 days of being rain free sounds piddly short compared to the more arid areas, but our economy (agriculture) depends on the rain to produce the crops.  If the crops fail, the price of meat and many other foods go up.  Farmers go bankrupt and the Japanese buy up our farms.

I'd share our "rain" if only we had some to share. 

Sarah Brightman!!  Are you a fan,too??  I love her duet with Andrea Buccelli (sp?)  Time to Say Good-Bye!  Talk about chills!!  the Italian version is just as good as the English version.

oh yes(re: her hair!)  but minus that tiara I saw her wearing a few years ago when she did a concert appearance with Andrea!  I thought it looked kind of ridiculous.  
I think I have her Classics on DVD,gotta check and play it more often if I do have it.
I wonder how long her hair is now?  And for that matter,what about Chrystal Gayle's hair,wonder if she still has it long?  hmmmmmm

Hair
Should have been a no-wash day.  But since I knew I was going to have a new photo taken for my university id card, I wanted clean hair.  The past couple of days I've combed out my hair after showering, and it seems to have a positive effect.  Usually I just finger comb my hair into place and let it dry that way.  But it seems to dry much quicker when I comb it...I wonder why?  It also looks smoother, sleeker.  So I guess I'll be a comber from now on.    

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As mentioned, all of us here at the university where I work MUST be issued a new ID card.  Everybody--students, faculty, staff.  That's a side effect of the new operating system.  Yay.  We can either use the existing photo that's on file for us, or have a new image captured before August 1.  Since my ID card is about 15 years old, I decided an update was in order.  Now I have to wait two weeks to see my new card.  I hope my hair looks good...   

It's hotter than....insert your own simile.  Yes, Maggie, too much rain is just as bad for crops as too little.  Farming is always a gamble and I don't know how my ancestors did it full time...I'd keel over from the stress of constant worry! 

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Yep, she still has long hair!!     At least she did the last time I checked the web!

And curlies get tons of frizz when we comb