Ooh thanx for the tip, 13. Those are very pretty....but I'm looking for something a little darker. 

Ahem. Yesterday, after a whopping 3 hours' sleep, I got up for the morning shift at work (UGH!) and decided, stupidly, to wash with Pantene DMR shampoo (UGH! UGH!) and follow with the matching conditioner. My hair was instantly coated in a thick layer of waxy, disgusting polish and looked like I hadn't washed it in days.
    Oh Angel, when will you ever learn?! Just let it go, girl. It's not going to get better. 

So I spent the day with greaseball hair. 

Today, I washed twice with Herbal Essences Clarifying shampoo, and used a 1L vinegar rinse in between. Followed with Herbal Essences Clean-Rinsing conditioner. No leave-in's today either.
    My hair smells great (I already miss the old Herbal Essences), but is STILL coated with the gross, waxy, greasy remnants of Pantene. 

I'm not sure what to do now. It looks like I'll just have to clarify every day until the greasy roots are gone. 

Oy, I don't think I'll ever buy Pantene again. Even if they change their formulas yet again. Especially not the crème shampoos. They have caused me way too much strife over time and in important situations. I should not have had to go to my grandmother's funeral looking like I'd washed my hair with motor oil.    I should not have to compensate with 2 days of clarifying for just one wash with DMR!    I should not have to shell out that much of my hard-earned $$$ for crap that doesn't work!    OH, I hate them!


I am now avoiding anything distributed by Procter & Gamble whenever possible. They are an evil corporate empire with dual diabolical missions to screw me over personally and maim innocent lab animals. 

I rather wish that Softsoap made hair products. Wouldn't that be cool? 

Until then, I will just continue to use what I have until it's all gone.

Yesterday, I took my boyfriend to the locally famous Casa de Pico for dinner. I had my usual Tacos Victoriosos, which is 2 tacos with lightly fried shells, shredded beef, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, etc. etc. plus 3 salsas in separate bowls and a concha of pico beans. hehe My boyfriend said that he wished he'd gotten what I had.    It was his first visit to Casa de Pico (such a gorgeous place!) and I'll bet he can't wait to go back. Especailly after that giant raspberry margarita he sucked down.   

After that, we went to the Target across the parking lot and got a bunch of stuff. I got both of Softsoap's Pure Cashmere bodywashes and like them a lot! Softsoap & Dial are my favourites... now if only I could find hair stuff that I was as happy with. *sigh!*

Alright, I figured I should make an entry now before today becomes tomorrow.

Sadly, I waited way too long before washing my hair today, so I had to clarify. Pantene Purity shampoo, twice, with a vinegar rinse in between. Same as always. But on a good note, I was able to finish off my other 13.5 oz. bottle of Pantene DMR conditioner. One more bottle down! Yes!  

Tomorrow, I'll go back to using Suave Daily Moisture shampoo, and break out my 25.4 oz. bottle of Pantene DMR conditioner. It's the last bottle of DMR conditioner that I have, and I will use it as a regular conditioner until my bottle of Suave shampoo is gone. Then I will switch over to the remains of my old Herbal Essences, and use the rest of the Pantene DMR conditioner for Snowy's Moisture Treatments only.

Still haven't called my trim lady. Man! What's wrong with me?! I haven't really done anything today! I hate that!!    It's like I completely let one whole day of my limited life go to waste. UGH! What the heck, man?!  

Tomorrow, I must do a lot to make up for it. Well, I did a load of laundry tonight...does that count?  ???

My boyfriend is out at the pier fishing with his idiot cousin. And has been there for the past, oh...3 ½ hours? It's totally dark outside, but nevermind that...  
   *shrug* He's been kind of a jerk for awhile yet anyway. This morning, he was all moody, just throwing things around, so naturally, I asked him what was wrong.
   "Nothing," was his reply. "Or at least nothing that I care to talk about."  *eye-freaking-roll* God, what a chick!    I just shrugged and walked away. What else can one do at that point? If he wants to kill whatever is left of the relationship by lack of communication, so be it. If it's going to die, then let it die.
   Besides, if it was more of his faithless Doom's Day anti-American, anti-Christian, alien conspiracy bs, I don't want to hear it anyway.    He's been really big on that lately & it's all driving me up the wall. In addition to all of his other wonderful habits.  

I realized today that a relationship should never get to the point of "I don't want to hear it." Oh, I know it happens. But it shouldn't. If your lover has something to say, you'd better listen, darnit! And if you would seriously rather not listen (or rather that they not talk) because you think they're a lunatic, there's a problem.

I've been thinking an awful lot today (and writing an awful lot) about someone I should no longer be thinking about. Certain ghosts from the past belong in the past. And yet this ghost has been crossing my mind often. God help me, I'm going crazy....crazier.  

I think really I'm just bored. My life is in the same boring rut that it was when this "ghost from the past" first wandered in and shook things up. I remain grateful to this person for doing so, but maybe I wish I had someone like him - no, someone far better - to shake things up again.

Anyway, no leave-in's today. My hair feels thin as ever, but soft. Like spiderweb.
   Speaking of spiderweb...don't you hate that awful snapping sound in your ears when you walk into one?! Not to mention that feeling that something's on you and you have to do a boogie dance to get it off.
   Oy! That happened to me last night as I was looking for a place to hang the floormats for my car after washing them. I figured I'd just hang them on the fence on the side of the house as usual. I even swung one of the mats in front of me to break down any invisible spiderwebs that might have been there. But of course, I walked right into one anyway. And the spastic hokey pokey followed naturally. Along with some girly shrieks. lol

Alright, I'm going to put my laundry in the dryer and get some shut-eye. Lord only knows when Bozo The Clown will be home. But he shall not sink my Cheerio, oh no. My hair will not suffer! Yeah, ok. Goodnight.

Ack, ack ack!! Bug bites suck!    Hope yours goes away soon, Lisabelle.

Man, is it hot today!    Few things I hate more than SoCal in the summer. Ugh! But July will be here soon. Very soon. Wow, as in next weekend! And the quicker it goes by, the quicker August will arrive. Ahhh. What in August could possibly have a heliophobic goth all riled up? Well....everything, not counting the sweltering heat.
   
August marks several important events for goths. For one, all of the autumn/Halloween goodies come out at Michaels! And what goth couldn't spend an entire day in the air conditioning, surrounded by Halloween goods?
    For two, many clothing companies start getting their black velvet and lace-laden frocks in for the fall/winter seasons. All hail bebe's ultra-gawthy fall lineup!
    For three, Bats Day falls on the 20th this year, and I am definitely going to try to make it! I have an annual pass and a working vehicle. There's just no excuse for missing it this time.

But yeah....that's August.

Today, I washed with Suave Daily Moisture shampoo and left a Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment in for an hour. Then rinsed out and followed with Pantene Daily Moisture Renewal conditioner. Ahhhhh...
    My only leave-in so far has been TRESemmé Detangle. My hair always dries before I can oil it these days - it's nuts! Maybe I'll use the dreaded dry oiling technique later on.

I tried calling the scissor lady today. She wasn't home.    That's not good seeing as she'll need advanced notice and I want to schedule a trim as close to the 1st as possible. Oy. I'll try back later, I think.

The onyx and marcasite brooch that I ordered last week arrived on Friday! Woohoo! It's lovely. I think the next thing I order from Target.com will be a bedframe. haha

Tonight, I'm going to my parents' place to pick up the floormats that I left drying on their back fence and try and clean the spilt mocha mess out of my car.    It has no cupholders, so if I have a drink in the car and have to hit the brakes really fast because some idiot almost runs into me at an intersection when I have the bloody right of way, then it's a fiasco. But I digress. 

Anyway, that's all for now. I'm off to browse JMC to see if they have anything new.

"I tried bodysurfing once, but how often do you find a corpse?"

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I must know; what IS Bats Day?? 

Also, I've been meaning to ask...if I'm drawn to the "dark side" of things, so to speak, but would probably never have the guts to go 100% Goth--does that make mean I'm, like, a closet Goth??   

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hehehe Trisha....could be.    Though it probably just means that you're "darkly inclined."

And to answer your question, Bats Day In The Fun Park is an annual goth event held in and around the Disneyland Park and Resort area. You can find out more about it at http://www.batsday.net

Only 13 more days of glutes training left. I may just be delusional, but I think I've noticed something of a difference. Ah well. What I really need is cardio. I must try to make it to the beach as often as possible this summer.

Now...hair. 3 bottles down! Woohoo! Yesterday I finished up my Suave Daily Moisture shampoo, and went out with a bang. Did a Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment for an hour, then rinsed and followed with Pantene DMR conditioner. Actually had time to oil yesterday, so all was good.

Today, I used the last of my Herbal Essences Clarifying shampoo and Clean-Rinsing conditioner. Used the old Herbal Essences leave-in, but didn't have time to oil. I was late to work as it was, after putting on my typical summer goth regalia...only to have it rain today.  

Pantene has 2 new lines that I'm interested in: Ice Shine and Restoratives Time Renewal. But I'm not sure. I'm still apprehensive about shelling out that kind of $$ for Pantene when they messed up my DMR line so badly. Maybe I'm just being childish and vindictive and holding a grudge. I understand that companies change and renew their products at will, so getting too attached to something seems like a mistake almost. If I'd taken Pantene Restoratives with me to WA instead of DMR, my hair would have been perfect for my grandmother's funeral. So...we'll see. It will be at least another month before I have to worry about buying new hair stuff again.

For quite awhile, I've been wanting to make my own gawthy hairtoys. Just start with some basic, hair-friendly accessories and add dark flowers, ribbons, strips of black lace, etc. to them. Then see what kinds of different, messy, tragic updos I can make with them. Man, I need a digicam!

I'm still flirting with the idea of colouring my hair.    Perhaps I'll experiment with different semi-permanent (level 1) colours - the kind that last about a week and only coat the hair, but don't penetrate it. Just to see which colour I like best.

Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with my fawnish light brown. I think that light brown hair in general is beautiful in its own right, and I love the red tint that my Celtic heritage has given to mine.
   Light brown has an innocent, natural and universal appeal about it...but does it readily scream, "GOTH!" Not really. Certain hair colours just lend themselves to the look better than others do. I don't know why.

Just an entirely hypothetical idea, of course. I don't know if I would ever colour my hair again after swearing  it off so long ago. Lord knows there's certainly more important things to spend my hard-earned $$ on...like fall shopping sprees!  

Well, that's all for now. Peace!

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Yeah, but why do they insist on fixin' what ain't broken??  And they ALL do it--from shampoo to the food industry.  Why can't good enough be good enough?!   

3 more bottles down.  

Yesterday I finished off the Fruit Fusions Hydrating shampoo and my Pantene Intensive Restoration Treatment. Today I finished the Fruit Fusions Hydrating conditioner. Thank goodness, too - it's been burning the back of my neck. But it shall burn me no longer...begone!!

Today, I had some time as I was waiting for the washer & dryer to be freed up....so I decided to give my hair some extra TLC.
   Washed twice with Herbal Essences Replenishing shampoo, then did a Snowy's Deep Moisture Treatment (made with Pantene DMR conditioner & extra aloe, as always). Left it in for over an hour, rinsed, then followed with the last of my Fruit Fusions Hydrating conditioner. Then used the Herbal Essences Replenishing conditioner. Lastly, I finished with a milk & honey rinse, which was rinsed out.

I spritzed my hair down with Herbal Essences Leave-In Conditioner before detangling with my broken RS #45. That's when I first noticed trouble. My hair was rather difficult to detangle...there was unusual resistance. I knew it had to be caused by the milk & honey rinse.  

With the insufferable heat, I ended up falling asleep before my hair dried. I made sure not to lay on it, and it was still straight when I woke up.

Once my senses were recovered, it was time to measure. 22 ¼ inches was the grand total for this month. What?! That couldn't be right! I measured again.
   Sure enough, 22 ¼! What the heck, man?! A quarter inch of growth in a month? In the middle of the summer, no less! And after getting ½" last month....how could this happen??
   Maybe that milk & honey rinse was a bad idea. Maybe my hair was wavier than I thought after sleeping. Maybe all of this light & heat is actually causing the growth rate to slow?? Too weird. I'll measure again tomorrow.

Just got off the phone with my scissor lady. FINALLY!! I have a trim scheduled for Friday morning at 9:00.  8)  Woohoo!!
   My last trim of the year. After that, I can readjust my ticker & find out whether I will reach my short-term goal this year. *fingers crossed*

"Karma police, arrest this man..."
   Well it seems that life hasn't gotten any better for the dæmon ex-roommate. Apparently, all of the months he invested in massage therapy school have amounted to nothing. I'm not sure what became of the business that he shared with his accupuncturist roommate....especially after discovering that his gf and said roommate were having an affair.
   In any case, he's now working at a local gas station for $8/hr. *chuckle....giggle* LOL!!!
   I know I shouldn't laugh at another's misfortune....but I like to think of this as karmic retribution.
"This is what you get when you mess with us"  Bwahahahahahaaaaaa!!!

Anyway, so....Friday. I must do all that I can to have my hair in tip top shape by then.

Oh yes, and things are much happier on the homefront. My boyfriend has stopped being a drama queen long enough for us to work things out. lol I swear, that guy is more of a chick than I am.  

Nothing else to report. 'Til next time.

(quotes courtesy of "Karma Police" by Radiohead) 

Today's routine was simple enough. Washed once with Herbal Essences Replenishing shampoo, conditioned twice with the matching conditioner.
    Sprayed in Herbal Essences Leave-In Conditioner before detangling, as usual, with my broken RS #45. Just left my hair down to air dry...more like get blown around by all of the fans in the apartment.

When my hair was mostly dry, I experimented with a double bun updo, and added my first homemade gothic hairtoys - black roses on barrettes. Didn't turn out so well.    But that's why it's called an experiment, right?
    If my hair had been drier and my hands not recently moisturized, it may have been neater. But the barrettes didn't turn out the way I wanted, either. I'll see about making them with a different type of barrette.

I will have to learn how to make various kinds of slightly messy updo's. See what I can come up with...

My parents had bought me a ticket for the county fair & called me early this morning, asking if I wanted to go with them. I wanted to, but couldn't.    I was nowhere near ready & still had laundry to do. So I won't get to go this year.    *sigh*  But it's alright, I guess. It will only be running for a few more days, so everything I would want to see is probably gone already. Besides, walking through 90° heat on the black pavement, whilst wearing all black isn't my idea of fun anyway. 

God, what a boring day! I mean, I did absolutely nothing, and I hate that!! It's like losing a day from life. What's the point of the gift if you don't use it? It's depressing...and coincidentally, my music of choice for the moment seems to fit the feeling perfectly: "Let Down" by Radiohead. 

Anyway, tomorrow should be more eventful. I'll do a Snowy's Treatment...and maybe go all out in full summer goth mode for work. Actually look like I made the effort instead of like I just rolled out of bed & threw on yesterday's clothes (which I sometimes do).

Friday is my trim...I have to pamper my hair until then.

Oh yes, I measured again this morning, and still find the length at 22 ¼ inches.    Yes, I suppose ¼" of growth is better than nothing, but I was hoping for at least twice that. *sigh* Yet another let down. *Plays the song again* Something is wrong. I should have gotten at least ½ inch! Alright, Angel, just....let it go. No point.

Disappointing day. Maybe some online shopping will cheer me up (doubt it). Peace, people.