Lisabelle--I know what you mean about finding nice geta. It seems like all of the really nice ones are only sold in Japan. Have you looked at the ones on eBay? I can't remember who the seller is, but some one has pretty, black lacquered ones.

Panpeus--Thanks for the hint about the toothpaste! I was wondering if I'm supposed to slather it on or use it like regular zit cream. There're some sites that sell processed nightingale poop as a beauty treatment, so the tip about using deodorant doesn't sound weird at all.

Kimono
Yay, I won one juban! But I ended up getting it for $16 over the starting price because someone decided to snipe me 2 minutes before the auction ended and I wasn't having any of that. A frantic bidding war ensued and I put in my last bid 30 seconds before the end of the auction. To my surprise the other person didn't put in another bid, but I'm not at all pleased about what happened. Still, I'm happy to have a juban so I can finally start to put together an outfit. Now all I have to get is an obi, obiage, obijime, tabi, zori.......

Onee san--Yes, snipers are a pain!   I know people can bid anytime they want until the end of the auction, but it seems really rude to wait until the very last minute and try to "steal" the item out from under someone's nose. I saw the editorial on IG and I was tempted to try the droppings, but I'm hesitant to put bird waste on my face. Still, I wonder who was the first decided to try nightingale poo and what made him/her think it might be a good idea. ???

'Nee san--I didn't know that about the droppings! Very intersting history indeed. I know the droppings from Chidoriya are supposed to be pasturized (or sanitized in some way) so maybe it would be okay? ???

Computer--The main house computer is being reformated so right now I have to use the laptop my mom's BF set up for us a couple of days ago. It's okay, for now, but I think I prefer regular desktops. Still, at least I have internet access now.

Kimono--Since I didn't have access to a working computer when the second juban auction ended, I didn't win the furisode juban. (I was disappointed, especially when I discovered the ending price was less than the other juban I bid on). On the bright side, I have to send in payment for my dental and vision plans at the end of the month, so it was probably better that I didn't win the second auction.

Hair--It's getting longer! When I looked in the mirror yesterday, I discovered that the longest ends are past my elbows and the shorter ends are past my waist. Woo! Even so, although my hair is now elbow length, I still don't feel like I have long hair. Sheesh

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That's very true.

Hair
I finally managed to do a nice figure 8 bun yesterday! I guess all the different layers in my hair are finally long enough to go into a figure 8 without tons of little hairs sticking out all over the place. Since a hairstick would have fallen out after a couple of hours, I used three little claw clips to secure the bun and it held up very nicely for the whole day. I think others have said this before, but figure 8s really do evenly distribute the weight of the bun. I'll definately do this style more often in the future.

Washed and did an ACV rinse last night. This time I used the ACV after I conditioned and my hair feels a bit softer compared to when I do it the other way.

I'm probably going to join the ficcare order on the LHC. I know I want a medium maxima in tortise and a large maxima in border lime green, but I can't decide if I should order both of them or just the green one. ???

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Good luck on your interview - it sounds like an interesting job!

Good Luck Juri!

You deserve the best

How many times have I logged on today (still Monday in my neck of the woods)? I guess I'm feeling rather chatty.

Hair
I've been doing a sleep tail at night for about a week. The lack of major tangles in the morning are great. But I'm a little paranoid about developing traction alopecia years down the road so I guess I'll rotate between sleep tails, single braids, and pigtail braids. Maybe I'll get a sleep cap from the drug store one day...

Kimono
Yay, my juban arrived today! It's rather pretty; the color fluctuates between really pale pink and a somewhat darker pink with flowers woven into the fabric. Okay, now that I have that, I can...I can think about the other things I need to buy but can't because I'm trying not to go crazy buying things over the internet.

Olypmics Pairs Skating
*spoilers if you didn't watch the pairs competition or go to news sites*








OMG, Zhag/Zhag totally blew me away tonight! As someone who has fallen on both knees and could barely walk right after, I was so incredibly proud of Zhag Dan. I can't believe that she had the courage to finish the program, and despite the fall, she and Zhag Hao got the silver medal. I was so happy for them that I got teary eyed when their program was over and the audience gave them a standing ovation.

Oh, and Shen/Zhao were really great as well! If I remember correctly, the guy (Zhao?) tore his achilles tendon and only had about 6 months to recover before the start of the Olympics. I'm so glad they were able to win a medal.

And the Russian couple that won first place were super! According to the backstory on NBC, in 2004 the guy dropped her during a lift and she was unconscious for a few minutes. Yeek. Considering how something like that can hurt someone's confidence, it's really cool that they both continued to skate and remained partners.

Okay, enough waxing poetic about the Olympics, but it's really amazing to see how people can push themselves despite tremendous set backs.