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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #45 - May 19^th, 2007 at 11:20pm

My, what a graceful figure you'll be...with your long hair and long nails and your harp. Wink

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Kiraela

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #46 - May 20^th, 2007 at 12:52am

I conditioned it afterwards, but didn't rinse all that long because I kinda... ran out of hot water... I'm not very good at cold water tolerance. Cool water, I love. Past a certain point, I will shriek like a mouse and hide under a blanket / towel / radiator.

And yep, I can't wait. I don't know that I'll have THAT long of nails though... my current length is already starting to get agitating. I have scratches all up and down my fingers from braiding and clawing myself. Sad

who knew these cursed things were so unwieldy Huh

Anyway, my dream is to build harps, and I doubt nails would be that useful. A space to do so, however, would. So that may take a few years, unfortunately. Sad

Meh, the ACV rinse has made my hair happy and shiny, and cleared up the thin layer of gunk building up on my scalp. I like what cones do to my hair, but I am seriously considering going cone free, because I also don't like the potential damage that the shiny, healthy look could be hiding(or causing!). Undecided

And if we don't get my guy's cat spayed soon, I think it might be damaging to my hair. I am

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to tearing my hair out!!! I can't stop her from peeing on everything and anything she can get her little paws on. I'd lock her in the bathroom for weeks at a time, but that would keep my kitty from the litterbox. Not to mention his cat has a habit of getting on top of the cabinets and jumping down onto people's heads. I swear, she is small, furry, black doom. DOOM I SAY!
sorry. this has me frustratered, as well as the fact that my harp will have to wait another week and a half before shipping.

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #47 - May 20^th, 2007 at 11:19am

You'll get used to your nails! Its kind of funny, I have the opposite issue. I was born with long nails-they had to be cut right after I came out. If I just let them go without paying attention, I wind up really hurting myself getting dressed or accidentally hurting hubby! Now that I'm learning guitar and ukulele I have to keep my nails short. I have to address them about every 2 days or they have to be cut back almost to the quick.

I guess we'll both adjust, and then make beautiful music, eh?? Grin

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #48 - May 20^th, 2007 at 11:27am

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Instead, I took a more digital route, and I'm quite pleased with how it came out. Actually, I can only hope my hair will be that pretty in however many years it takes to reach classic.

Looks good ! How about knee length in a gently widening fan shape ? Wink

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Arcadian Sapphire Offline Posts: 155	Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows Reply #49 - May 20^th, 2007 at 11:37am Quote: Now that I'm learning guitar and ukulele I have to keep my nails short. Hi Sakina Are you eventually going to grow the nails on your picking hand for the guitar ?
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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #50 - May 20^th, 2007 at 3:02pm

as soon as I can find a picture of me that I can work on, I think I shall try that, Cadie. That'd be pretty!

EEk, Sakina. I can't even find the nail clippers, half the time. Every other day, you say? I mostly gave up on guitar when they got so long I couldn't hold the strings down properly. When the BF lowers the action on my electric, I think I'll pick it back up. He doesn't understand why I can't do it properly. "Well Nat can play just fine and her nails are twice as long as yours!" *rolls eyes* well I'm just not that skilled, I suppose. In actuality, her hand position is even worse off than mine. anyway.

But yep, we'll get it settled out, and as you said, make beautiful musics. What styles do you play? (rock, metal, classical, etc.)

And, yay. My stepdad was ebay browsing(his favorite hobby, I think) and ordered a CD with plans to build 29 string celtic harps. He's going to send it out as soon as he gets it in. I can't wait until I have a space to actually build one. It might be a few years, though. Right now we're looking at getting a small studio apartment in the middle of town. We're even going to have to get a climate controlled storage unit for all his stuff that won't fit in the appt. I say his because I can fit everything I own in the back of a ford taurus. So that leaves little room for woodwork Cry

I'm sure I'll figure something out. Maybe one of our friends will let me borrow space in their garage. Undecided

Anyway, spent most of the morning out doing yard work, mostly moving chunks of steel and the anvil to let my guy mow around them, so the hair was in a bun, covered by a scarf in a unique manner (tie one side around the hair line, and swirl the remaining ends up and over the bun) it was seriously hot though, so I ended up soaking the scarf to keep my head cool.

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #51 - May 20^th, 2007 at 6:01pm

I may let my nails grow a bit longer for finger picking, however I have a very high natural arch to my nails so they turn into "claws" very quickly. Right now I'm playing an a/e classical style guitar. I have a steel string accoutstic-I had to have the action lowered on it 'cause I could hardly keep the strings down. I have narrow fingers that are tapered on the ends. Do you too, K?

I listen to anything but country. I'm just trying to learn how to play the thing, so not really playing any styles yet. I suppose I'll be playing mostly Hawaiian songs on my uke. Oh, I love to play Christmas music on my guitar. I love finger picking, too. The lessons I'm taking now are teaching me how to play individual notes. Someday, I'm going to compose music to accompany my yoga teaching.

Good luck finding that appartment!!

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #52 - May 21^st, 2007 at 12:29pm

Nope, my fingers are short, stubby, and barely rounded. That's one of the reasons I put aside my guitar - I don't have the capability for the reach needed to do some of the chords. I like finger picking too, but my guy/guitar teacher is trying to make me use a pick for everything, and I simply don't have the coordination. My nails grow out straight and catch on everything unless I taper the edges almost to a sharp point. I actually trimmed them for the first time, ever, yesterday. Landmark occasion? for me anyway.
Yeah, I got sick of country fast when my mom married my stepdad. I didn't like it before then. Now, *shudders*. I'm not a big fan of hip-hop, rap, or anything like that either. Some is tolerable, but not my preference, anyway. I'm sort of weird in my preferences... Celtic music, industrial, and metal are my favorites. I love christmas music too, to the point that I have ben caught listening to trans-siberian orchestra in june.
If you ever produce a CD of your yoga compositions, I officially request a signed copy! (and hey, if you would like harp accompaniment...) Grin

And thanks! The appt might take a few months, though.

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Reply #53 - May 24^th, 2007 at 4:30am

Yargh. I would like to go on record as saying that smoking is one of the filthiest, dangerousest habitses ever thought up. No offense to any smokers that read this, but.... what on earth are you thinking???? The only point of smoking is to feed a nicotene addiction caused by smoking. it's... a self defeating self-abuse cycle.

And I'm not just saying this because the satin pillowcase it took me three days to make now has a burn hole from my gentleman dropping a lit cigarette on it when he fell asleep while smoking. Luckily I was coming back from the bathroom at the time and could rescue it, and him from certain doom. The least he could have done is burn his OWN pillowcase.... Angry

Almost all of the sheets have at least one charred hole. *shakes head* when we move, there is to be no smoking in the apartment. At all. And 'Civility-of-language' laws... I.E. If I wouldn't say it in front of my mother, I'd rather people didn't say it in front of me. Hey, speaking of which, we're going to check out a nice studio apartment in the building we wanted next week. Wish us luck (we will need it)!

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #54 - May 24^th, 2007 at 11:59am

Kiraela wrote on May 21^st, 2007 at 12:29pm:

Nope, my fingers are short, stubby, and barely rounded. That's one of the reasons I put aside my guitar - I don't have the capability for the reach needed to do some of the chords. I like finger picking too, but my guy/guitar teacher is trying to make me use a pick for everything, and I simply don't have the coordination. My nails grow out straight and catch on everything unless I taper the edges almost to a sharp point. I actually trimmed them for the first time, ever, yesterday. Landmark occasion? for me anyway.
Yeah, I got sick of country fast when my mom married my stepdad. I didn't like it before then. Now, *shudders*. I'm not a big fan of hip-hop, rap, or anything like that either. Some is tolerable, but not my preference, anyway. I'm sort of weird in my preferences... Celtic music, industrial, and metal are my favorites. I love christmas music too, to the point that I have ben caught listening to trans-siberian orchestra in june.
If you ever produce a CD of your yoga compositions, I officially request a signed copy! (and hey, if you would like harp accompaniment...) Grin

And thanks! The appt might take a few months, though.

Hey, K, at first I thought I might be incapable of learning to play guitar. Now I know its just really hard and really different from any other instrument I've played (including didjeridoo, sakuhachi, native american flute, harmonium, and varius drums) so its really trying my patience!!! I don't much care for hip hop or rap either, although some songs are ok. I'm not very familiar with industrial music-who do you suggest? I love metal music, I think its what started the desire to learn guitar. Currently I listen to a lot of chanting and then whatever else I'm in the mood for. Hee hee-Trans-Siberian Orchestra-I'm guilty of that, too!

Weeelll, I think it may be a really long time (totally dragging my feet on this) before I get anything recorded. However, I'd be happy to collaborate and of course you can have a signed copy. That's sweet of you to ask!

Don't give up on guitar-it might make your harp playing better Grin

Forgot to add: look for a glass nail file. They're for natural nails and they don't leave the edges ragged like other files can. I love mine, I actually keep a small one in my guitar case, purse, nail kit, bathroom...I find it makes a real difference! If you can't find one where you are, let me know and I'll send you one.

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #55 - May 24^th, 2007 at 5:14pm

Oh geeze...asking me to offer suggestions on music.... this could take a while Wink

for now, I shall just list ones i know of on myspace, because the music is there to listen to freely, so you can decide if you like it. if you like metal, you'll probably like Industrial though. (for an easier list, just go to myspace.com/blackened_bloody_roses and check out the friends list... almost anything not harp is either female fronted metal or industrial) anyway, for a quick list, >>
Fallz, Starlit, Collide, Riothead, Torrent Vaccine, Chemlab, Pgface, Ministry, and More Machine Than Man, to start off with. There's a ton more in mine and my guy's cd cases that I just can't think of at the moment. (and yes, I'm rather big on female fronted projects in all genres, simply because there aren't as many out there, but they're usually at least as good as the boys, if not better!)

And I am doing a little research on glass nail files, and what I've seen so far prompts this: *hug*thank you !!!! I am going to start looking hard for one of those. And *grin* Sarajevo 12/24, off TSO's christmas eve and other stories, is one of my all time favorite songs. *nods* I've only ever met one other person who could successfully play a didjeridoo.

Hair: as usual, wierdly wavy due to dual french braids over night, and pouffy due to high humidity and brushing said waves. In my defense I wasn't quite awake yet. Wink

anyway, I ran out of conditioner, and right now money is... tight, so I can't get anymore for a few days. Cry

so no washings for me, I think. Perhaps I can scrounge up some more hotel conditioner (preferably some kind that doesn't leave my hair smelling like my grandmother). I tend to dislike hotel conditioners, unless they're pantene in a minibottle, but they are DEFINATELY better than nothing.

Also, my guy is interviewing at another company as I type this. The first shop would be perfectly glad to hire him... at 9.00$ an hour. For the work he does, that's frankly... insulting. And he flat out told the owner, "look, I pay neighborhood kids more than that to rake leaves. Cut the joke, what's the real offer?" the joke of it is, there was no joke. Angry

This new place only pays 80% rather than 100% of the health insurance, but at a minimum possible starting pay of 12$ an hour (more likely higher because P. can do curved iron stair rails (trust me, they're..... not.. easy...) I'm thinking that this is the better choice. (and the owners called HIM back asking him to come work for them. Grin

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And with going to check out that apartment tuesday(i think) things are definately looking up.

blog, hair journal, is there a line between the two?

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Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows
Reply #56 - May 24^th, 2007 at 11:33pm

He got the job! Grin

! yes!! and theyr'e paying more than we'd expected - I probably won't need to get a job now! I probably still will, just to have my own income, but it's a relief that I don't have to. Unless gas prices keep rising, in which case i might have to get a SECOND theoretical job to pay for gas!

And today, I learned to make basic chain mail. I can do a box chain, a byzantine chain, or basic european mail. I'll take pictures when the euromail ... whatever it will be... is done.

Today has definately been a good day.

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows Reply #57 - May 25^th, 2007 at 8:22am Congrats on your good day Kiraela!
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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows Reply #58 - May 25^th, 2007 at 12:37pm Yay-rah for the BF's new job--congrats!
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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: Kiraela - Rose In The Shadows Reply #59 - May 25^th, 2007 at 1:45pm Congrats to your bf, Kiraela. You learned how to make chainmail? Goodness, that must be sooooo time consuming! It seems like an awful lot of work would go into that.
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