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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #255 - Jun 13^th, 2008 at 7:16pm

Trisha: Thanx.  
    Well, I didn't find it at Lizard's place last night during practice - everybody in the band helped look for my folder, but no one found it.    So, I've decided to call off the search. If it turns up, it turns up. Otherwise, I'm SOL. In the mean time, I'll just hope and pray that no one has seen what's inside.    *sigh*
    I have also decided to record all future personal notes in a small composition notebook, which I can keep ever so discreetly in my purse.

Hair: On the way to band practice yesterday, my father ripped me about my long, skinny braid, asking how long I planned to keep the Chinese laundry worker look.   He then suggested that I have my hair cut short and styled, like in a shag. A shag! Like the Beatles used to wear. Because that's so flattering on a woman pushing 30??    He also said to keep my hair just the way it is, if the Hop Sing look was the one that I was going for. I pretty much just laughed...and joked that he was no one to talk about having thin hair...and made a reference to Homer Simpson.    Yup, if he's gonna dish it out, he'd better be able to take it! haha

Today was the usual WTC. Treated for over an hour. Detangling crème was my only leave-in again. And yes, the whiplike braid is in place...dad.  
    No need to worry, my long-haired sisters, I have no intentions of abandoning you. I know far too many people who would lynch me if I ever went short.  

Music: Last night was indeed the last practice before a 2-week hiatus. Lizard is vacationing in Europe, so the rest of us are free! Woohoo! Perhaps now, I can finally lose some weight!

Other: Today is lucky. Not only is it payday, and not only have I already paid all of the bills, but I also seem to have a little green left over.    I've decided to splurge on a little goth couture...it's been so long since I've gotten myself something nice. But I'm having a bit of a time choosing between clothing and jewelry. Oh, and shoes.    Women, eh?

Happy Friday the 13th!

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #256 - Jun 13^th, 2008 at 11:21pm Quote: He then suggested that I have my hair cut short and styled, like in a shag. A shag! Like the Beatles used to wear. Because that's so flattering on a woman pushing 30?? Never take fashion advice from your father! It's nice that you two have such a cool relationship though.
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #257 - Jun 16^th, 2008 at 5:28pm

La Diosa: lol That's good advice!    I don't take fashion advice from anyone in my immediate family because they all want me to be mundane and colorful like everyone else. Bah! 
    As for my father's & my relationship, it's improved since I joined the rock opera project. And we've both mellowed out/grown up over time. 10 years ago, we were tearing each other's heads off.  

Father's Day: Nothin' terribly special. Dad had another church gig in north county - he's not religious or anything, just was invited because they needed a bass player and he knew a few of the other guys who were playing there. So I waited for him to come home, then gave him the 2 cards that I bought him. He got a kick out of them. 

Health: Power walked last night and Friday night. And I am on day 3 of another junk food strike. Weight is down to 116.6, and I'm still drinking AOX tea and taking supplements. 

Hair: Clarified this morning. Ahhh...clean hair rox.
    Tried calling my scissor lady yesterday, but she still wasn't home. All I can do is keep trying...while my poor ends get worse and worse.    When I finally do go in for a trim, I think I might as well lose an inch. Or more.

Other: Bless my guy friends...my brothers, my homeys. Saturday morning, when I got out of the shower, I heard a familiar voice in my backyard: that of ex-Marine friend R. So I threw myself together and went out to greet him. He had brought over his new puppy - a blue nose pitbull named Bella. No more than 5 weeks old. So we spent all day playing in the backyard with her, then she came in and slept for hours on my bed. I have a few pix of her on my phone - I wish I could post them here! Normally, I'm not a fan of pitbulls, but she's a little cutie.  
    Sunday afternoon, R called me from the place where he's housesitting and asked me to get a phone number for a truck that he's interested in. He then told me about a possible job prospect at his favorite brewery in north county. *crosses fingers* Hope it works out for him. He's been having a heck of a time trying to find work since he's been back.

Saturday night, my best guy friend, T, told me to check my e-mail. He'd been acting curiously prior to that, so I anticipated something. So, I checked it out and found that he'd gotten me a $25 giftcard for Amazon.com.    He called it a very belated b-day present.    Very belated...like 1 more month, and it would have been a half birthday present. lol 
    So Sunday morning, I was finally able to decide what to do with my extra $$$. A little of it, coupled with my Amazon giftcard, went into buying all 4 studio albums by The Smiths. The rest went to a beautiful intaglio necklace and a pair of earrings from 1928. I'll post a pic of the necklace: 
So anyway, hope everybody had a good weekend. I'm off to chat it up on AIM now. Oh! Which reminds me...anyone here with AIM is welcome to add me if they wish. My screen name is Noise Electric.
Cheers!

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #258 - Jun 16^th, 2008 at 9:48pm Love the necklace!!!
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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #259 - Jun 16^th, 2008 at 9:55pm That is a pretty necklace. I have 2 bracelets with charms like that. I hooked up the two charm bracelets and made an ankle chain to wear around my black leather boots.
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AmandaC

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #260 - Jun 17^th, 2008 at 6:10am

That necklace is gorgeous!! And do you mean the necklace was from the year or the brand? At first I though they were antiques, but then I remembered the brand so I'm not sure...Either way gorgeous!

I really hope R gets that job, and you're only about 6 pounds heavier than I am! And you undoubtedly tallet than I am, everyone is...so perhaps I should try laying off the junkfood myself! Roll Eyes

Hahaha...impossible for me.

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Lisabelle Stardust Offline Kami wa onna no inochi - A womens hair is her life Posts: 2797 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #261 - Jun 17^th, 2008 at 6:23am Wow! Love the necklace girl!
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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #262 - Jun 17^th, 2008 at 12:57pm I love 1928 jewelry, and that necklace rocks, sistah!
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roomtogrow Emerald Offline Posts: 379 Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #263 - Jun 17^th, 2008 at 4:27pm ooh, shiny!
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #264 - Jun 17^th, 2008 at 5:42pm

Everybody: Thanx! I hope it arrives soon.  

AmandaC: 1928 is the company. They specialize in vintage designs, but they do make some funky, modern pieces as well. 
    And my maximum weight used to be about 110 (until some evil medication had its way with me), so that's my goal weight now. I'm 5'3"...how 'bout you?
    And thanx for wishing R luck. Shouldn't be too long before I hear from him again.

Health: Argh! I am so sick of being stuck in the 116-117 range. The last 5 or 10 lbs. are the most difficult to lose and I hope that once I finally do lose them, they stay gone for good!
    Day 4 of the junk food strike and I'm happy to report that I've not had one single hypoglycemic attack in all this time.  
    Power walking is still going strong. I no longer carry a pedometer since mine was telling me that I was walking between 1.5 and 1.8 miles and burning between 114 and 136 calories every night. I know it's more than that, so my pedometer has been rendered useless.

Hair: Definitely not the main (or is that mane?) focus of my day. I didn't get into the shower until after 10 this morning as other activities consumed my attention. Today was just the usual CWC routine anyway. Just leave-in crème, no shine spray. Hair still feels rather dry, so I'll either need to work some extra conditioning or oiling into the routine somehow.
    And guess what?? I finally made an appointment with my scissor lady for this coming Saturday!    These nasty dry ends are coming off! Now I must remember to measure my hair Friday night because I'm pretty sure that my hair has grown since the 1st. Even though I'm staying at BSL for awhile, I still like to keep track of what I gain and lose.

Other: Finally, I was able to wash my electric blanket as I've been meaning to for months.    I'm going to put it back on my bed. Yes, in the middle of June. Yes, in southern California. Yes, I am insane. But we knew this already.  
    Fact is I still live in desert country and nights have been pretty cold. So I'd rather have the option of turning my blanket on than not having it there at all. Plus, having it on my bed frees up some storage space in the closet.  

In other news, 2 of my 3 Amazon shipments are on their way. Woohoo! 

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #265 - Jun 18^th, 2008 at 11:03am Quote: Yes, I am insane. But we knew this already. SNORT
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #266 - Jun 18^th, 2008 at 12:29pm

Hair: Still feels very dry. Ugh! Tonight, I guess I'll do a heavy EVOO treatment, then wash it out tomorrow morning and do a deep conditioning treatment mixed with aloe gel, honey and EVOO. 
    I've been misting the ends this morning with a fresh solution of spring water, aloe gel, conditioner and a few drops of EVOO, but it hasn't helped.    Hair needs to be drenched with something very moisturizing.

But tonight, it shan't be so lucky. My sister's bf has invited my parents and me to his apartment for dinner and I'm planning to put my hair in the usual double bun updo. Maybe with a few black rose barrettes. After that, I'll probably weave it into a braid before my nightly power walk. Busy day for my hair, I guess...

Health: Weight thinks it's being sneaky by only creeping up by tenths of a pound. But I'm onto it. I know all too well which evil red-headed auntie is behind it and I'm not about to let her win, oh no. I'm going to chug water and not allow her to murder my bank account for a trip to the Godiva boutique this month. Nope, she'll have to settle for good ol' tropical Starburst.    So there.

Work: Busy, busy, busy. And a morning shift to boot.  
Plus, I'm working on another big project for Cylinder Control...even though it's totally not my job. WTF?! 
    And it looks like I may also be taking another file back to the storage shed...across the back parking lot...where I dread going because I know that I might pass drummer boy.    Oh, I wish that I was totally over him. But every day when I clock in or out, I glance out the back window of my building and look for his big, red truck. Then, I scan the back parking lot, wondering if I'll see him. And I already know that if I do, it will tear my freaking heart out. Yet, I do it anyway. *sigh*  
Other: I don't think I will ever buy Chapstick Ultra SPF 30 again. Every time I put it on, I can literally taste the sunblock chemicals in my mouth. Nasty!    Reckon I'll just stick with my little, fruity, tropical Blistexes with SPF 15.  

And once again, I'm in dire need of a manicure. 2 guys at the office have already given me crap for not sporting my signature dark nail polish.    Oy.
    No, I'm not doing it for them, lovelies. I'm doing it for me. 

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #267 - Jun 19^th, 2008 at 1:27pm Try Burt's Bees lip balm. --A little more expensive than Blistex but absolutely worth it.
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #268 - Jun 19^th, 2008 at 5:04pm

Trisha: I've heard good things about Burt's Bees. And I may well give them a try right after I've gone through the other 72,000+ lip balms & glosses, etc. in my makeup box.  

Hair: Well, I didn't get to do the heavy EVOO treatment. By the time I retired to my chamber for the night, it was too darn late and I was too darn tired to do anything but crash.    Well ok, I played a few games of online bingo, but that's beside the point.  
    This morning, I remembered that it was Thursday - my father's day off. So hair treatments of any kind would be impossible as I must get through my shower quickly. Well, quickly for me.    So today, I just did another CWC. My poor hair.  
    I brought my bottle of EVOO to work again so I can do a little dry oiling during my break. Hoping this might help to relieve some of the dryness. 

Health: Well, no power walk last night either. But dinner was good.    My sister's bf made grilled salmon with lemon & herbs, asparagus, salad and some seriously tricked out baked potatoes with garlic, onions and melted cheese. 
    While we were there, I learned that I was not the only one opposed to my sister's egg donations. Her bf and my father are against it as well. In all honesty, I find it very disturbing. Very disturbing.

Today is day 6 of the junk food strike. I already have a bag of tropical Starbursts sitting in my armoire, just waiting to celebrate the 1-week mark.  

Faaashion, Dahling: My 1928 jewelry arrived yesterday and I excitedly opened and recycled all of the packaging. The earrings are much larger than I'd expected and crowd my other piercings. So I can't wear them.    But since I've already tried them on and recycled their packaging, I can't return them either. Bugger.    Good thing they were only $12.
    The necklace, on the other hand, is much smaller than I'd expected, which is actually kind of a good thing. It will go smashingly with the collared shirts that I wear at the office and will likely garner a few compliments there as well.  

This morning, I did a last minute manicure and tried out a shade called OPI Ink - a sparkly indigo that looks purple under regular lighting and blue in the sun. I wish I'd had more time to do a better job - a color like this deserves proper representation. But I'll probably just slick on another clear coat and forget about it.

Other: 2 of my Smiths CD's have already arrived.    I wish the hairstix that I ordered almost 3 months ago would do the same.  

And I'm once again becoming disenchanted with Dial bodywash. I love the fragrances and I love that some of them are antibacterial, but over time, it does dry my skin out and we can't have that!    So I'll probably begin alternating between moisturizing bodywash one day, antibacterial the next, and so on...but eventually, I think I'll end up switching back to Softsoap. 

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AmandaC Ruby Offline Long Hair isn't just for hippies!! Posts: 94 Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #269 - Jun 19^th, 2008 at 9:36pm Hahaha, you're 2 whole inches taller than I am! (maybe slightly less or more, I haven't measured to the exact centimeters) And that sounds like a very pretty nail color! It's a shame about your earrings though.
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