Magz: lol Yeah it would probably be a bit disheartening for my Scissor Lady if she found out that you and your scissor lady took her job. But I understand that she's a busy woman, and she'd probably understand if I asked someone else.

Vegas is cool. It's only a 6 hour drive for me, so I've been there many times. That's where my wedding was. There's definitely a lot to see & do there.

hehehe I love Reba. She's certainly the queen of sassy songs, isn't she? 

Nancy: It's true, I do sing along with Sarah Brightman albums. I also read that you listen to Evanescence...and I must confess that they're kind of a guilty pleasure of mine as well. I also sing along with them, but then, I do that with most anything. Like anything else, to keep the pipes in top form, you must exercise them often. Or in my case, constantly. 

And you're right, there are no words in Bilitis-Generique.

Hair: Started my hair day off with a dry combing and then a scalp massage, which I haven't done in a long while. My Beethoven piano cd was playing the entire time. Ahhhh....

After detangling a 2nd time, I began reading the instructions for my hot oil. It said that it needed to be applied to wet hair, so I took a shower with my hair in a cap, then rinsed my hair in cold water for about 2 minutes and 13 seconds. 13 is my lucky number, so...ya know. 
    After squeezing the water out, I applied the hot oil, which had been sitting in a cup of very hot tap water, to the length of my hair. Then capped my hair again and just let it sit there for an hour. It says it works in only one minute, but come on now...what kind of "hair miracle" happens in just one minute??
    Funny thing is, when I went to rinse it out, I only found that my hair had absorbed it all and there really wasn't much to rinse out. Strange.
    Anyhow, I then washed & conditioned with Suave Humectant S & C. Hair felt ok when wet...not slick & soft as it did when I was using Herbal Essences and Pantene Restoratives, but it was definitely "nourished." And the coconut scent is charming, sweet and summery.

When the mental reservations about using Suave set in, I reminded myself how expensive (and harsh) other brands are. And that with a car payment, I could no longer afford anything "luxurious." Time for me to start living more economically. Besides, if I oil the ends all the time, treat my hair gently and just leave it in a bun all day long anyway, it shouldn't really matter which S & C I'm using. Healthy hair is more about good habits than expensive products, isn't it?
    I can always go back to the more expensive stuff when I'm making ungodly amounts of money and rolling about in my own independent wealth. Right? 

Anywho, had a bit of trouble when I applied the Humectant conditioner. It burned the back of my neck.  I'm not sure whether the fragrances in it caused this or if it was from the earlier burns I suffered from Pantene Restoratives. I'll keep putting Curél lotion on the dry skin & see if it doesn't go away.

Used TRESemmé Detangle leave-in conditioner today instead of Pantene. I'm pretty well done with Pantene. They made my hair look horrible for my grandmother's funeral and I can hold that against them as long as I want, darnit! 

Detangled with my broken RS #45, then oiled the ends while my hair was still damp. I totally overdid it, so I ended up putting my hair into one of those looped ponytails that were so popular in jr. high.    Which was fine, because it was bloody hotter than Hades today. Especially out east!

Life: Well it is the 15th of July...today would have been my grandmother's 70th birthday.    I said a prayer for her this morning, and for my grandfather and my aunt, who will no doubt be missing her the most.
    I also prayed for my former husband's complete recovery. Everyone I know is now hoping for the same.
    I actually did a lot of praying today.

This afternoon, I actually got a call from the friend who said she would call earlier in the week, and we arranged to get together tomorrow afternoon. Woohoo!    Picture it...two twenty-somethings pacing about the mall and gabbing like teenagers. Just like we used to do when we were teenagers. Same mall, in fact. 
    This is actually the same gal who hosted the Halloween party where I met my boyfriend. lol You know you're goth when you meet your significant other at a Halloween party...   

Speaking of the boy, he finally got his long awaited first ride in my brand new car today. I took him to the outlet center where I once worked at his request, because he needed a new pair of flip-flops and sunglasses for his new pool cleaning job.
    It was miserably hot and bright...perfect sunburn weather. But I tried to stay in the shade as much as possible, and he bought me an iced chai tea latté. 

Whoa got the "too long" message & had to shorten this entry. heh I suppose this is a good point to stop typing!

I second the cocoa butter thing, that stuff works great on cantankerous skin. 

I hope you and your girlfriend have (or had) an awesome time, I can't even remember the last time I had a "girl's" day...probably high school.    I'm surrounded by so many guys in my life (not that way, filthy, filthy!) that I don't know if I'd remember how to "be" a girl!    I've always been considered one of the guys and was always welcomed on "guy's nights out" with my husband, I was usually the only chick amongst all the other guys, that's just the way it happened & it was fun. 

As for Suave, I don't know, I personally have had nothing but icky results with their stuff.  You're right about the scents though, they'd alway lure me in, and the .99 cent price tag, who could resist?  I learned to eventually, what good was a fab price tag doing me if it was only to sit in my closet among all the other tried and turned down products?  Hope it works better on you, cuz you really can't beat the scents and the price, that's for sure.  I'm in total limbo with my brands, I'm just not happy with anything anymore, maybe I'm just too picky?

Hey, yeah, you're right.  Who am I to argue with what my hair wants, it has needs too!

To quote "Little Shop of Horrors":

FEEEEEEEEEEED MEEEEEEEEEE!!!

I vote Mask... Snowy's stuff is like the nectar of the gods for hair.. 

I hear ya about the heat! My new apartment is in El Cajon which is always 10 degrees hotter than everywhere else (except maybe Santee) Do you work downtown? I'm just excited that the wedding is in Clairemont where it's much cooler.
Meg

Maggie: You know, I've been thinking about trying Ice Shine for awhile now. It was originally a British product. I remember reading about it on Pantene's British website & thinking "huh." I might have to give it a shot one of these days. Right now I'm still hooked on Restoratives Breakage Defense. I like the fragrance better than that of the regular lines. 

Wishing4longhair: How funny. I'm actually an East County gal, myself. Born in La Mesa, grew up in Santee, lived in El Cajon for 4 years before moving back to Santee.    It's hotter than Hades out there. And it only gets worse if you go further east.
    These days, I reside in the inner city, but I work in Clairemont. Not too far from the chapel where your wedding will take place, actually.

Trisha: My summer goth regalia is just a lighter take on the "usual." Different, lighter materials & accessories, mostly. Much less makeup...and lots of high SPF sunblock! 

Novusfemina: Nectar of the gods...yup, that's about right.    I did end up doing the Snowy's Treatment.

Alright...the past few days have been so hectic that I didn't even have the strength to write about them. 

I'm housesitting and ridiculously busy. Plus, I keep having to drive between the house and work and my apartment. Ugh! Putting a lot of miles on my poor car.    But at least I get to get all of my laundry done...for free.

There's no food here......I don't remember the last time I actually had 3 meals in a day. It's mostly just a little something here and there when I can grab it. *sigh*

Ended up not washing my hair at all yesterday.    Didn't even get into the shower until 8 pm. At that point, why bother? Just rinsed my hair with cold water.

Washed twice today, however, with Pantene Restoratives Breakage Defense shampoo. At the moment, I have the Deep Fortifying Treatment in, and will rinse it out...eh, in awhile. Then follow with Breakage Defense conditioner. And maybe with my aunt's Suave Fresh Mountain Strawberry conditioner after that. We'll see.

Still haven't heard from Scissor Lady. Think I'm going to call her this weekend and say WTF?

Nothing else to report today. Thank goodness. Hope everyone else is well.

hehe Thanx, Novusfemina. Though I've learned a long time ago that my hair absolutely needs cones. Can't just leave these little spiderwebs to fend for themselves against the elements. 

Anyway, it's been awhile since my last entry. I've been very busy and just haven't felt like writing. Really, I just haven't had the energy. Days have been crazy and the nights aren't much better.

On Saturday night (well technically, it was very early Sunday morning), I discovered that my boyfriend was still using drugs, and probably had been the whole time that we were together. Our whole relationship had been a lie. After everything I'd gone through with him, this was the proverbial straw that finally broke the camel's back. So everyone here will probably be relieved to know that we are no longer together. Every day since Sunday, I've been dropping by my old apartment and loading up my car with stuff to take to my parents' house in East County.

My hair isn't suffering too much for the stress or the utter lack of time. I'm still using Restoratives S & C, still treating with my Deep Fortifying Treatment whenever possible. I have it in right now, as a matter of fact. Need to rinse it out in about 10 minutes.

Work is going really well, also. The Area Vice President has already asked about me this morning....I'll be meeting with him today to discuss my impending "promotion."    I'm a bit nervous. It gets worse if I think about it, so I'll try not to.

Been shopping somewhat unenthusiastically lately, but not without success. Yesterday, I bought 2 Radiohead albums: Pablo Honey and The Bends. Both are incredible and I'm taking the latter around with me today in my car's CD player.    It just seems to match my mood best of late.

That's pretty much it. Or at least all I can fit in in the next 2 minutes. I'm still housesitting, of course. Been cleaning the place up, trying to make it as though my now ex-boyfriend was never here. Just for peace of mind.

Anywho...time to get ready for work. *sigh* It's gonna be this crazy for awhile yet.