La Diosa: The color scheme is traditional Victorian: burgundy, pink, off white, gold, dark wood. Not my choice, but...not my house either. The cool thing about traditional Victorian décor is that it can very easily be adapted to mimic a haunted mansion or castle.  

Hair: The usual CWC routine. Not sure if I can even call it that anymore with the water behaving so curiously. Pressure and temperature were a joke this morning. I'm sure my hair appreciated the cold water, but on a 50° morning, the rest of me sure didn't! And the lack of pressure meant that I had to stand in the cold water longer. Took forever to warm up after that. Perhaps I'll speak with my father about running the bloody sprinklers at 6 am instead of 5.    So long as I'm paying the bill, I deserve a say, right?

Music: Desperately trying to learn at least 4 more songs before tonight since there may be a practice. If the lead guitarist/writer shows up, I might not have to sing much. But if he doesn't, the focus may be on the vocals and I'll need to step up.

Fashion: Presently working on a new dark manicure since the last one wore off in 4 days.    Which reminds me, I haven't checked OPI's website in awhile.

Dating? Yeah Right: Drummer boy is still MIA. *sigh* "That time" is definitely drawing near.

Other: I got nothin'.


See I've already waited too long
And all my hope is gone

I am human and I need to be loved
Just like everybody else does
               -The Smiths, How Soon Is Now?

hehe Thanx, Trisha. 

Hair: The usual Friday WTC routine. Hair seems to be in fairly decent shape, though I would like to do a few overnight EVOO treatments next week. Hmm... *adds a bottle of EVOO to the shopping list*
    I already need to pick up another bottle of Breakage Defense conditioner & another jar of Time Renewal Replenishing Mask.
    Hair is just down for today because wouldn't you know it? I forgot to bring a hairtie to work with me. 

Music: No practice last night, thank goodness. Neither dad nor I were prepared and would have been embarrassed to show up. He told me that he hasn't touched a guitar since last Tuesday    and I need to learn at least 2 more songs. There are 16 songs in the rock opera and I know the harmonies to only 6 of them. 

Faaashion: Nails are redone in OPI's Who Are You Wearing? A vampy, dark, royal purple. If the money gods allow, I might be able to get a new Urban Decay eyeshadow soon. I'd really like to pick up the matte white shade called Yeyo.

Dating: Has it really been 8 days since I heard from drummer boy? It has been 11 days since I last saw him.    He has his priorities and I am obviously not one of them.
    To make matters worse, his b-day is in 5 days. What to do, what to do...?

Other Stuff: With practice cancelled last night, I cleaned up, gothed out and drove down to the local bookstore. Not a cute guy in sight, but classic hardcover novels were only $8! There was also a leatherbound hardcover collection of 7 Jane Austen novels! *faint* I could totally stock up my ever-growing little library. 
   
Oh yeah, and it's payday, BTW. Woohoo! 

Hair: Today was a much-needed clarifying day. Not so much because my hair had a lot of build-up (which it didn't), but because clarifying = clean slate. A chance to start all over again, which is where I'm at with both hair & life right now. Moreover, I rather like the idea of washing something or someone right out of the picture...and my hair.
   So, yes. Clarifying day. The usual routine. No leave-in's. Single braid.

Last night, I did a heavy EVOO treatment with the EVOO that I just bought...and the oil soaked through my sleep cap & smeared onto my pillowcase.    Not cool. So the cap & the pillowcases got an extensive washing this morning as well.

Since SoCal is now in summer mode, I find myself looking forward to the next hair wash. With temps in the 100's, driving or doing anything outside for even a few seconds = sweat city. It's going to be like this through September. Oh joy.  

Health: Back on the wagon. I've power walked the last 2 nights in a row and tonight will make the 3rd. I also began another junk food strike inadvertently yesterday, so we'll see how long I can go this time. Weight is up to a staggering 118.4.    But it will come down. I'll make it!

Dating: On indefinite hold while I get over drummer boy. Good news is it shouldn't take long.  

Other: Yet another idiot guy p!$$ed me off over the weekend.    Thus, I'm no longer on speaking terms with my now former best guy friend. It's my own fault, really, because I knew better than to trust a negative misogynist such as him. "Friends" like these should be kept at a distance.

Like I said, summer is here. California has no regard for solstices, equinoxes or whatever the calendar says. It has only 2 seasons: summer and not. And it decides when either will happen.
   Already, people are getting sick from heat exhaustion, roses are frying before they even open - the scorched petals mar their beauty, so it's no use picking them. And the sun doesn't set until after 7:30. Soon, it will be after 8:30.    The air is dense and heavy...gah. I have no idea why so many people like summer. The most miserable and eternal season of the year.
   However, the sooner it arrives, the sooner we'll start seeing Halloween stuff and acceptable fashions returning. At least hopefully. I wasn't too impressed with last year's turnout.    And with that, the hottest days phase into cooler ones. Now, if only I can find enough cold, dark places to hide for the next 5 months...

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Thanx, Amanda.    It's actually easier than you think once you get used to it.

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I never wish for warm weather. Ever. SoCal gets beaten to death with it 10 months out of the year, so the cold is such a relief!

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Aww, how cute. She made a goth joke. 

Hair: The usual CWC routine. Hair is not yet braided, but at least I managed to not roll it up in the window of my car today. 

Health: Missed my walk last night. But it ended up being ok because I washed my car instead, then walked this morning. 

Music: Practice tonight. Still having trouble with the 7th song, so I plan to ask the writers about it. Aside from that, I mostly have half of the opera down.

Dating: Cleansing the palate.

Other: Dang, I need a new manicure. And dang, why did we have to get a promo booklet at the office from the place where drummer boy & I had our first date?    And dang, why did it just have to have a picture on the back of a place where we hung out and talked? Dang. 

Thanx, Trisha. Onward & upward indeed. 

Yesterday, I was feelin' pretty down, so I didn't post much. But today is a whole 'nother story! My shower this morning cheered me up a lot, even though the water kept fluctuating like crazy.    I got to use a little bit of the coconut lime body scrub that I bought yesterday and was amazed at how silky my legs felt afterwards.    So much better than my homemade sugar scrubs! The consistency was quite similar to coarse beach sand.

Today's hair routine was a CWC + leave-in crème on the length + VO5 shine spray on the ends. Tomorrow is treatment day. 

After work, I get to wash all of my bedding and whatever else I can get my hands on. Clean, clean, clean! Everything has cooties! 

No band practice for me tonight, meaning I get to stay home and watch the premier of So You Think You Can Dance. Yippee!
    There is a practice tonight, but it's only for the guitars & keys.

Still rockin' the tropical theme & it seems to be lifting my spirits. In addition to the fabulous coconut lime body scrub, I also bought new shower poofs (in different shades of island blue), another facewash, another Breakage Defense conditioner, Secret Tropical Tango deodorant and...junk food. Yup, the strike is over. It actually ended a few days ago & I'm not proud of it, but...life goes on. 
    Anyway, on the way home from the store, I noticed a new Hawaiian restaurant that has just opened up. Might just have to check that out.

Yesterday was drummer boy's 34th birthday. And that was on my mind all day until...

Around 7:45 pm or so, an old family friend called the house yesterday and spoke to my mother & sister & I. This is a fellow whom I met in my sophomore year of high school (he was a grade below me), whom I often hung out with, had mutual friends with and who soon became close friends with my little sis. The two of them were in high school together for a year after I left.
    Anyway, after graduation, this fellow joined the Marines and was almost immediately shipped out to Okinawa where he met the girl whom he would later marry. After his military tenure was over, he returned briefly to the states with his Okinawan gf. The 2 married, but she didn't care for the states, so they returned to Okinawa and stayed for about 4 years. We didn't hear from the guy at all since...until last night.
    It seems he has separated from his wife and returned to SoCal in hope of securing a job. My family is hosting a sort of reunion for him on Saturday at the bar where my father's band plays.

In any case, after speaking with this friend (who is really like a brother to my sis & I), I became so excited about his return that I forgot about everything else. I can't wait until Saturday!    My sister's bf is also having his own graduation party that day - he now has a BA in Sociology (?) and will enroll in the Police Academy this summer (at just 22 years of age).

So anyway, lots going on just yet. I'll let everyone know how I survived.

Aloha!

Trisha wrote on May 23^rd, 2008 at 10:50am:

Where in the world did you ever hear that??    Goths love fruit.    And as a matter of fact, my favorite painter is Christian Riese Lassen, who is famous for vivid tropical imagery.    I also have a Hawaiian calendar in my room and I often wear a silver hibiscus ring - both of which were presents that my sister brought back for me after her trip to The Big Island (she also got me some mango herbal tea).
   
It's actually quite common for goths to be taken with ethnic cultures of any sort, whether Asian, European, Middle Eastern, Polynesian or even African.

Hair: The "usual" Friday WTC. I use quotes because today's deep conditioning treatment went for an hour and a half instead of the usual hour.  And I left the final conditioning on for a little longer than usual as well.
   On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I did CWC's and the length had been getting really soft. But I think there may have been too much conditioner build-up. At least that's how it seemed when I washed it this morning.
   Anyway, hair is braided now with the usual leave-in crème in the length. It's still just a teensy bit damp, which is good, I guess.

Pray For Rain: It's really coming down today.    Sux that I have to be stuck in the office for another 2 hours, but I have the blinds on the windows pulled back so I can see the weather. I also can't resist dashing outside for a few seconds during the heaviest parts.
   It's supposed to pour down tomorrow. Man, I hope this lasts all weekend so I can have all 3 days to play in it. hehe I'm so Seattle.  

Other: Dismissed former guy friend is now begging for forgiveness. But he won't find any here. Not now that I know what he really thinks of me.  
   Been feeling pretty burned out on guys in general. The devil take all of them, bloody knaves!

hehehe

Oh really? 

Hair: Clarified yesterday. Thank goodness the 'rents were gone.
    Today was the typical CWC routine, but no braid as yet. I might braid before band practice tonight if I have time. Otherwise...meh.
    The ends are getting noticeably dry and prone to tangles. I seem to be in dire need of a trim, so I'll probably call my scissor lady tomorrow. This Sunday is the 1st of June.    Wow. This year is going by quickly!

Health: Yesterday and into this afternoon, I had a dreadful ringing in my ears. It was a loud, constant hum on at least 3 different frequencies and was worst when my immediate surroundings were quiet. All outside sounds were muted. And there was tiredness and vertigo attached. No idea what caused it, though my mother suspected malnutrition. So today, I've been careful with my diet. Don't need to go into diabetic shock. 

Other: Patched things up (sorta) with my buddy, who swears that his insinuations were unintentional. But my guard is up with him again, as I suppose it should be. He'll have to work to regain my trust...if my trust is willing to be regained.
   
Friday night brought the long-awaited reunion for my ex-Marine friend and my family. Ohhhh man, did he have stories and ohhh man, can that boy talk!    My mother & I talked with him for over 6 hours!
    He has a few more piercings and tattoos than when I last saw him - a scene from a Japanese ghost story covers his entire back...and his bottom lip is pierced 3 times. My parents weren't fond of that...but I didn't mind in the least. 
   
He called a few times this morning, but I didn't answer since I didn't recognize the number.    Oops. The only reason I knew it was him was because I called the "mystery number" back after about the 3rd time...I had a slight suspicion that it might have been him.
    He'd wanted to get together for coffee or something this morning before I had to leave for work. Aww.    And again, oops.    There will be other times, no doubt. He says he'll be around for a long time.

Anyway, the office is now closed down, so off I go to band practice. Ciao!

Of course I forgot to call Scissor Lady last night. Of course. *smacks forehead*
Maybe tonight before practice.

Thursday = morning shift. Bleh. 
Hair got the usual CWC routine + leave-in crème + shine spray. Once again, it's down.
And once again, praises go to VO5 shine spray. It gives my ends remarkable slip, which is especially critical when they're in need of a trim.
    When I first applied the shine spray, my ends looked a bit greasy, but they seem to have absorbed it all over time. I guess they're still thirsty even after much conditioning.

One of my break people is a fan of my hair, and when she arrived to relieve me this morning, she asked if I trimmed my hair myself or went to "the shop." I told her about my scissor lady who has trimmed my hair since I was a child.
    My break person said that she liked how even my ends always seem to be. She's so sweet.    She is definitely one of the reasons I'm keeping my hair long!

Not an hour later, I got a fashion compliment from another co-worker who said that I looked "fantastic today." In particular, he mentioned the mesh scarf that I'm wearing. lol He's such a flirt. 

Anyway, Thursday also = band practice. I sincerely hope that tonight will be less stressful than Tuesday. Egad.

Thursday also means a job interview for my ex-Marine friend, whom I will refer to as "R." I sincerely hope that things work out for him. *crosses fingers*

Oh yes, and yesterday brought yet more tax returns in the mail, which means that all of the bills get paid this month. Yay.