Juri: Ahh, but the key term is self-respecting. A woman who allows herself to be taken advantage of in relationships isn't respecting or protecting herself. It sounds as if one of your friends has already figured that out. The other, well...I've been in her situation, and hopefully she'll wake up as well. Sometimes it takes falling into that trap to know how to avoid it in the future.

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hehehe A few bits and pieces, I'm sure.  

Hair: CWC with Suave Daily Clarifying conditioner and Ice Shine S&C. No irritating burn on the back of my neck while I left the latter conditioner in. One difference that I've noticed between Pantene Restoratives and basic line conditioners is that the latter seems to coat my hair better and stay in after much rinsing. Restoratives conditioners will rinse out entirely, which leaves my hair want of moisture and protection. But the basic conditioners linger...perhaps they have a higher concentration of cones or just better conditioning agents. Whatever, it works.  
   Anyway, ran the Silkening crème through the length and air dried as usual. Combed during my break, but did not braid. SOP. But yeah, I'm officially an Ice Shine convert now and it's a very good thing.  

Other: Broke in a new bodywash today as well. Dial with spa minerals & exfoliating beads. Previously, I thought that I had sworn off Dial, but this was refreshing.
   Complexion is...bleh. Stagnant. Perhaps I shall hide under a paper bag for awhile. Or maybe a plastic one, tightly wrapped. heh heh    Absolutely loving my new St. Ives masques though. I hope that they never stop making those! Freeman can kiss my gritz.

So far, there haven't been any more annoying e-mails from Mr. Clueless. Maybe he got the point. hehe Sometimes, I like to imagine a Losers Anonymous meeting with all of my old flames gathered in a room, discussing how "beautiful" and "inspirational" I was, how empty their lives are without me and how much they all still "love" me. The Angel Dumped Me Club. lol Of course, each of them will have been tarred, feathered and dropped into the room by me. And they sit, empty and disheveled, still scraping off tar and spitting out feathers...and now Mr. Clueless is among them. The latest reject and the newest member.
   Aye, this Angel is somewhat notorious for her...erm, imagination.  

However, I'm drawing a blank right now for what else to write about, so I guess I'll just stop. Cheers!

Friday. Payday!    Man, I honestly don't know where the last 2 weeks went. It doesn't seem like it's been that long since last payday, and here's another one.
   Actually, I have only a vague account of where the last 2 months have gone. I can remember some things, but they seem kind of scattered and blurry now, almost blending in with the rest of the year that has flown by. It's not that I'm complaining - I wanted the last 2 months to be over and done with. Especially August and the beginning of this month. And now they are, and...I don't know. I'm rambling.  

Nevertheless, it's Friday. That means the usual WTC. I did a heavy EVOO treatment last night and washed it out with Ice Shine shampoo this morning. Man, that clear formula works wonders. How could I use anything else?
   Left Pantene Fortifying treatment in under a shower cap for an hour while I did laundry, etc. Then rinsed and conditioned with Ice Shine conditioner. I noticed how much softer my hair was as it was air drying. I kept running my fingers through it and separating the damp strands while driving to work. Well not actually while driving, really. But at stoplights and such.

Anyway, as I was rinsing out my treatment, I also exfoliated my hands and elbows with a homemade sugar/salt scrub. My nails are also sporting a nice new coat of pewter polish, which seemed to please my boss.  

As of now, my hair is dry and braided. I'm waiting for 5:00 to roll around so I may start the weekend. There may be another junk food strike in the near future, since the scale has been showing me numbers that I'm not at all comfortable with. Peace out.

Juri: Yeah...unfortunately, until your friend learns to respect herself, no one else is going to respect her.
    And the last time I had Bigfoot over for tea, he claimed no knowledge whatever of the Mothman, so the sleuthing there is yours. 

Hair: 3rd day CWC hair. The usual routine. Tomorrow should be a clarifying day, so I'll do a heavy EVOO treatment tonight. Blegh. I still have a...erm, blemish...on my earlobe from the last overnight EVOO treatment.    Yes, I'm beginning to think of oiling in general as a very bad thing. It both contradicts and counteracts my efforts to lead the most oil-free life possible (within reasonable means)...so I really can't get rid of my EVOO soon enough.
    Trashed the purple shower cap that I'd been using for the past however many months as it was letting lots of water in. I wrote a little reminder on my hand to put a new one in the shower tonight.

Other: I am totally put together today. Don't ask me how I did it, but I managed to get everything done that needed to be this morning. Whoa...

Juke box heroooo
Got stars in his eeeeyes...
*rawk & roll moment*

  Darnit, Angel, how many times must you attempt to type with the radio on?
    So, right, my look is decidedly casual today but very put together. I even tried out the pewter coloured Urban Decay eyeshadow that I bought. It's...ok. I won't waste so much of my hard-earned $$ on eyeshadow next time, sheesh! The designer stuff isn't really any better. Can't say that I'm any more impressed with the mascara that I just bought either. It was both recommended and tried out of curiosity, but ugh! Volumizing mascaras are no good on me...I end up looking like a tarantula. lol I might let my sister try it, if she doesn't mind sharing my eye cooties. hehe
    Anyway, it's after 5:00, so I'm going to find my security code and scram. Wonder which CD's I'll rawk out to on the way home....

Peace.

*SNORT*   

Because you're getting older and more forgetful?  --Oh wait, no; that's me. 

Hair: Same old routine. CWC with Suave Daily Clarifying conditioner and Pantene Ice Shine S&C. The latter conditioner I leave in under my new shower cap while finishing everything else, then rinse out at the end. After squeezing the excess water out of my hair with my microfiber towel, I run Pantene Silkening crème through the length and just let it air dry. When it is totally dry, I detangle with a seamless cellulose comb and put it all back in a braid. That's how it stays most every day, and that's been the routine for the past several months. The Silkening crème makes my hair feel a bit "gummy", so I don't think I'll be buying it again.

Other Stuff: Craving junk food like a fiend now, and I still have 3 days to go before the strike is over.    My body might appreciate it in coming weeks, but my sweet tooth is writhing in agonized withdrawal. I try to appease it with açai bowls from Robeks. 
    Sister's co-worker asked me out again today, so I had to let him have it...and rattled off a few of the countless reasons why the relationship that he longs for with me will never happen. He was bummed, but seemed to understand. We will remain friendly acquaintances. 
    My entire office is buzzing with the usual "month end" talk - another thing that has me psyched for October. On the 1st, I can once again begin consuming mass amounts of all things unhealthy...although I will try not to go too crazy. With the holidays approaching, I will certainly have my fair share. 
    Right now, I'm still 11 lbs. overweight. Not a frightening amount, but not flattering either! I'd like to see just how much of that I can melt away before it gets too cold to power walk. For now, those nocturnal walks are still happening every other night...and to be completely honest, I kind of miss doing them every night! Still doing ab exercises every other night as well, and next month I'll start working on my arms. God, let me be in great shape for my 10 year class reunion!

Hair: Had to wait until mid-afternoon for a shower yesterday, so I had to do a W-CWC. Today was just a regular ol' CWC, thank goodness. Silkening crème, air dry, yada yada. Yesterday, I wore my hair down with just a sleek side part (my hair parts naturally this way) and went out to grab a bite for dinner and do a little necessary shopping. My hair held this style nicely until I had to braid it for my night walk. There were a few short pieces sticking up, but a wee bit of Pantene flex-hold hairspray took care of that. Yes, I do use a teensy amount of hairspray on occasion.    But my hair doesn't seem to suffer for it.
    Today, I left my hair down while dancing in my room - I like to leave my hair down while I dance. It's sort of an extension of the attitude and expression that I'm putting out there. Just kinda compliments the feeling, I guess. The problem is that it tangles mercilessly in the process and working that out is not fun! But it's neat and braided now.

Love? The late-night conversations with my new friend (yes, friend...I'll go that far) continue. We actually text each other all the bloody time now, and I'm not minding that a bit. Last night, we both ended up falling asleep in the middle of the conversation (it was late and we were both really tired!). LOL! And this morning, we just picked up right where we'd left off.
    The urge to see this cat in person is slowly building. Right now, we're pretty much friends from a distance, and I am on the fence about whether I want it to go much further than that. On one hand, I know that I could learn a great deal from this person...for clarity's sake, I'll refer to him as "K". On the other hand, there is one more thing that I must be absolutely certain of before my apprehension dissolves completely. But I'm finding his tenacity, determination and extreme fondness for me to be less and less of a bad thing. God help me, this man is winning me over! 

Last night, I went out to grab a bite for dinner and do a little necessary shopping in the same shopping center that K works in. It was nerve-racking being in his vicinity - I believe the last time that I was that close to him was well over a year ago. And even then, I didn't notice him. But between the recent progress of our relationship and my own social/romantic anxiety, I was freaking out just being across the parking lot from where he works. I'm pathetic.    Lord help me when we actually do get together in person (yes, when, not if).

Life: Mr. Clueless seems to be completely over me. Granted, that's easy to do when you're not committed in the first place, but it still burns me to see even more girls posting messages all over his MySpace. One of which was an ex-gf whom he claimed that he was no longer speaking to. Another lie exposed? Whatever. I need to just stop going there. I feel an "I hate men" rant coming on, so I'll change the subject now! 
    In a few minutes, I'll likely receive another text informing me that K is off of work and interested in getting together. *gulp* Give me strength...

So is K and your sister's co-worker the one and same guy?  Or are we talking 2 temptations here?