Okay, I think it's too hot today. I've been doing laundry all day, which entails leaving from my door, walking around the house to the other side with a full load of laundry and the huge thing of laundry soap, and going into Paul's father's half of the house... making sure that both doors stay locked at all times, of course... fun trying to juggle four hands' worth of objects with my two... but every time I open the door to our half of the house, at least one dragonfly, usually two or three, come flying in the door. I'm starting to think the dragonflies are coming in to get out of the heat.    Of course, now that means there's dead dragonfly parts littering the floor - two cats practicing hunting skills.


In other news, I'm thinking that next time I go to the store I'm going to try a different brand of product... maybe herbal essences.. maybe tresemme... I don't know what yet. All I know is that my hair started rebelling against Pantene, and it's not taking to Imatat-ene much better. Worse, in fact... which is... bad. "hiding-my-hair-in-a-scarf" bad. Almost to the point of being "Leave-in-a-french-braid-for-three-days-because-I-don't-want-to-deal-with-it" bad. I don't want to have to do that to my precious locks. Tonight I'm going to do a last ditch EVOO treatment...  if that doesn't work, it may be scissors time.

Scissors,Kiraela?!?!?!    nooooooo,not yet!!!!!  Have you tried to clarify yet? ACV?  Maybe also just a deep conditioner left on for a few hours???  There's got to be an answer to your "hide your hair before something crawls in it and wants to die"   Let us know if your solution of EVOO works tonight,ok?

K,

I will save you the touble of looking for AG.  It is only at hair salons.  Good luck finding something you like...and let me know if you do.

JD

Sounds exciting Kiraela!  Good luck with the  building of your harp!  I know it'll look as good as you make it sound!  If I could build a piano as you build your harp,then we'd be in business!!!!  I think that's so cool......building a harp!

Hope your back is feeling better,too!  When you're feeling up to it and want to try Vipakarani(Legs Up the Wall pose) let me know and I'll give you details.  It will help release your back and hips and be totally relaxing.  I use to teach this pose to a pregnant yoga student of mine.  She found it very beneficial for her back and hips.

it will take a few weeks to get the tools I'll need (must wait for the next major stair rail to be finished, get the money, and go to harbor freight tools, to buy my new "toys")
Although I'm not going to buy a bandsaw just yet... I'll stick to the "things I need that are less than 100.00$ each" category, and borrow Paul's uncle Steve's shop for the rest.

I'm leaning towards making the first model out of Luon plywood, as it is strong and has no open voids, so it should conduct sound well. Frankly, we have about 50 times as much luon in the shop as cherry, it's easier to work, we already have it(so no putting money out on oak!)... and if i screw up horribly, we haven't lost too much and I can start over.
I got your PMs Joeydog, and replied...

Oh, I forgot to mention, I had a pair of pretty long hair sightings today.
Yesterday when I said I wasn't going out on Installations anymore.. well, Technically that is true, but apparently I'm still needed for my touch up painting skills. *shrugs* as long as I have a pair of 1 quart bottles full of water, and a nice breeze, I am okay, I guess. 
Anyway, on to the hair! The first one was in a gas station this morning... a girl waiting in line had waist length black hair (it looked natural, even!) I complimented her on how pretty, long and shiny it was, and she responded "thanks! Everyone in my family has long hair! My mom's a few inches longer than mine, and my aunt is down to here*motions to tailbone*"  That must be an incredible sight, when they're all together!

The second was in Harbor Freight Tools, while we waited for the balcony's paint to dry so we could put it back in place(it seems that one side of one of the balcony panels... didn't get sprayed ( air spray gun, like a typical auto painter would use, provides a perfect finish)
Anyway, one of the guys working there had hair the same color as mine is naturally, in a pony tail that reached about halfway between BSL and Waist. I have problems talking to strange males, so I didn't say anything 

Paul was there to buy a hammer drill.. thing. Me, I was there to scout out the prices on some of the tools I'll need for my harp. *is well on her way to becoming a powertool junkie*

Of course, we had to leave because my blood sugar was getting too low and I had to find food before I collapsed.
I've never been diagnosed as Hypoglycemic, but I'm pretty sure that's my problem. If I'm not very careful about what and when I eat, and make sure I get enough carbs/sugar, I get shaky, sick to my stomach, and if I don't do something about it, I've passed out in class before(teachers with their"no eating in class" rule, punishable by detention or suspention)

Of course, the side effect of eating an order of fries, a cheeseburger, and a large chocolate malt( love sonic's malts)... a drastic upswing in sugar(and a HYPER kiraela)
I am still balancing myself out hours later... this sucks royally. Normally I don't get that bad that fast.

And I never got around to doing the EVOO on my hair last night... Too busy discussing the skills I'll need to learn to make harps... 

Geez,I hope you feel better soon!!!  Maybe the heat is messing with you?