Modified Gibson today, BUT I took a too-small bun cover and used it on the inner bun, then coiled the rest of the hair around it.  Not bad.  A little odd, but I like it.  Usually I stick a pair of sticks into the outer coil on the left to accent it--they stick up like antennae.  I like that.  I think that's why I like the lentil lampwork beads so much; they're big and look even more like antennae.  Anyway, that didn't look quite right to me so I got a 6" VK Designs hairstick (the steel ones with a glass marble in a cage on top) and stuck it through the inner bun.  I like!  The outer coil hides any polyp tendencies of the cover, plus I can use a cover and still get the volume of the MG style.  Now I can make smaller bun covers which is a good because my lateral epicondylitis is acting up (aka "tennis elbow" but since I don't exercise it's a little embarassing to call it tennis elbow and no one knows what I mean if I call it "crochet elbow".  Overuse syndrome sounds nice and official and it's easier to spell, but people start to wonder exactly how your elbow got overused and by the way, don't you go through a lot of batteries, and what is that buzzing noise?) so crocheting becoming difficult.  I think it's about time to switch my time-wasting efforts back to origami or embroidering again.

Well, I didn't use the Lipton tea last night because it's gone.  I wonder if I dreamed it, but though my dreams can be odd I've never dreamed about finding a plastic bag full of Lipton teabags.  If a dream is a wish my heart makes I don't think the two are communicating effectively because I don't really want Lipton teabags and if I did I can readily buy some just about anywhere so it's not like there's any longing for the unattainable going on. 

Mata Hari today.  Ehhh.  Not terrible, but I don't think this is going to be a big bottle order.  I may use the imp, but it's probably destined for the swap pile.  I'm saving Rage for my dentist appointment next week.   

The cats are in a holding pattern.  They're annoying but not escalating.  I have a wooden stand for crochet cotton; it looks like a toilet paper holder and it keeps the ball of thread from rolling away.  I was using it to crochet my red snood (estimated time to finish:  slightly after the sun implodes) and Rumpole almost lost his mind.  I really haven't crocheted since he's been in the house (4 years and counting) so he's never seen this.  His pupils dilated and his legs stiffened, he jumped up next to the holder and went "Oh, my GOD, this is the best toy EVER!!"  He attacked and chewed every milimeter of thread before it was incorportated into the snood and became quite put out if I stopped crocheting and the thread stopped moving.  He's decided that the crochet thread is even better than the occasional bats that wander inside.

The nephew had his first ride on a Ferris Wheel and loved it.  I'm sorry I missed it.  He also stomped every mud puddle at the fair dry.  I'm not sorry I missed that.   My dad actually taught the child how to stomp mud puddles.    And my parents wonder why I'm child-free.  8)

Yoga, you say?  Is there a yoga that my arm can do on its own, maybe while I"m asleep?  I'm not bendy at all.

Found the tea!  I'd tossed it upstairs so I wouldn't forget about it.    Sometimes I wish international spies would search my house for microfilm so I could ask them what else they'd run across. (Like my red shirt.  Or my black jeans, or the TITLE TO MY CAR which was on the loveseat and now isn't anywhere.  Actually my house would be a great place to hide microfilm because no one would ever find it ever no matter what.  I'm firmly convinced my property is harboring a small black hole somewhere that sucks in my posessions and spits out cats.  Not a fair deal IMO.  )

I was rummaging about looking for the title to the car and found my ID from a job I had 10 years ago, which is completely useless and probably why the black hole regurgitated it.

Gory's ears look a little better, but he was in a fight and the wounds are ulcerating.  He's getting better; he's decided that I won't hurt him, but he's still a long way from letting me take him to the vet without slipping him a mickey first.

Aizen-Myoo today.  I like it, maybe enough to get a big bottle.  A little floral, a little fruity, lasts 3/4 of the day.  I'll try it again and see if I fall in love with it.

French twist today held with my spider slide from the Bronze Jewelers.  It won't hold if I double my hair over, so I brought the tail down behind the slide and tucked it in the seam, securing it with a couple of magic grip hair pins.  It's held all day and looks pretty good.

Since I use tea tree oil on my face twice a day I'm no longer putting it in my oil for facewashing.  Now I'm using lavender, rosemary, and grapefruit eos and I like it.  It smells much nicer than with the tea tree oil.  I'm using grapeseed oil with a touch of shea butter this time.  Last time I used apricot kernel oil which was very nice.  Macadamia and sweet almond oil works well, too, and all of them double as hair oil in a pinch.  I ordered some salicylic acid, which is oil and alcohol soluble, and I'lll put some in the facewash oil when it arrives.

I thinned some Burt's Bees avacado hair treatment with sweet almond oil and oiled my hair with it on Saturday, then used some aloe butter (aloe infused into coconut oil) on Sunday.  Hair is nice and soft today.  I did use the Lipton's tea in my herbal rinse.  With the tea, rosemary, sage, catnip, and hibiscus, the rinse is getting very dark, and so is my turbi towel.

"Mammoth ivory"?

Anais

Double buns today held with 2 pairs ML sticks--tiger's eye roses and brown crystals topped with a rhinestone-studded gold ball.  I parted wrong and the bottom bun is a bit bigger so my hair looks a little like a pyramid so I wore my BPAL Nuit today.  Not bad; I don't really like musk, but white musk seems to go with my chemistry.  It doesn't last very long, though.  I need to break out my scent lockets.

Bogie was playing with some curling ribbon last night.  The last time he did that he nearly choked on it, so I took it away from him.  He gave me that irritated eye-roll perfected by cats and 13-year-old girls, gave me a "Whatever" tail flick and stalked off.  I'm sure I"ll pay for this somehow.

Gory was hungry today and came right up to the food while I was standing there.  If I'd straightened out my fingers I'd have poked him in the nose.  I hope I can get the little thing to the vet soon, though he is looking much better than when he first showed up in February.  It's amazing what a little kindness, food, and worm medicine will do.

Dentist tomorrow.

AAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm almost 100% sure I'm getting a root canal.  I"m such a wimp.  On the plus side I'll get a nice gold tooth.  I told my brother I'm getting a gold tooth and he called me a skanky ghetto 'ho.  Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!  I'll try to cling to my sense of humor to get through tomorrow. 

Good luck at the dentist, and wishes for speedy recovery.  Stock up on the applesauce (mmm wish I had some right now.)

Cynde

Modified Gibson, only I divided each part into 2 and twisted them together.  It makes it look more elaborate, but it also pulls my hair back more, so it's not as poofy in front.  Ah, well, it's a nice option anyway.  I'm wearing my Sparkling Heart Gemstix.  Those go with everything.

Petted little Gorey again today.  He was happy for about a minute, then "thanks, but I need to eat now."  Just like a man.  8)

I got some red palm oil and rubbed a bit on my braid tassel before bed last night.  Wow!!    My ends were so soft today.  I also rubbed some on my feet.  It turned them the color of iodine (briefly) but it got rid of the dry skin.  I think I like this, even though I find the color slightly nauseating. (Pale orange, nothing bad but it makes me slightly sick to my stomach.  Odd.  ???)

Also got some salycylic acid and put a pinch in my face washing oil.  It seems to be working.  I take off my eye makeup with a different oil and rub some of the plain oil on my lips to protect them.  I used Meadowfoam seed oil last night and found it to be slippery, almost like broccoli seed oil.  I'll have to try it on my hair.  I also bought a tiny bottle of Amla oil.  It smells funny, but I'm going to try it on my greys next deep treatment weekend.

I was wondering - are there any cat pictures  8).

The stories are already great - but, you know, us visual types 

Take heart and do good at the, well, you know ...g