LD: Ah, then you probably wouldn't want to use shampoo as it can be quite harsh on skin. Especially the cheap brands because of their ammonia content. But they're great for cleaning things.

Trisha: Maggie, yes. Oh boy...more on her later!
    And the Russian singer needs a proper nickname if she's going to stay with the band. All of us have them...some of us even have 2. That's kind of our shtick. It's usually something quirky and related to our personas.

Skyfire: It's rather nice. I'm not big on vanilla like sooo many girls are, but I enjoy it once in awhile. It just seemed to best compliment the fragrances of other products I bought at the same time.

Music: As it happened, there was no practice yesterday. Apparently, the band practices only on Tuesdays now. Fine by me.

Maggie: Yup, she did it. Her hair is short. Just above the base of her neck, and it appears to be layered. She sent me a pic this morning.
    It looks fuller and healthier...and you know what, guys? It actually looks kinda cute. Not something I'd try with my own hair, but it looks good on her. Of course, she'd look good even with no hair at all.

It was a big deal for her. Those who have had long hair and then cut it short know the feeling. Myself included. And if she decides to grow it out again, I know she'll have all of our support.

As For My Own Hair: Today was the usual Friday WTC routine. Afterwards, I used leave-in crème and some of my sister's Enjoy spray conditioner on the length & ends. The latter smells heavenly, but shoots out in small streams rather than a mist and there's no real way to fix it.

After using the Enjoy cone serum yesterday and waking up this morning with no dried out, nasty ends, I concluded that serums are perfectly suitable for my hair. Better than oils, in fact.

As yet, I haven't braided or done any sort of style, but it won't be long now. I brought a hairtie to work with me and my break is coming up in half an hour.

In Other News: Yesterday, I finally got the 25K mile service done on my car and even though I had the cabin filter replaced, the whole process didn't cost half of what I expected.
    This afternoon, I filled up her gas tank and I'll probably wash her over the weekend. Then we can cruise around town safely and stylishly.

But on a not-so-stylish note, the other night, I had another spectacular spill inside my purse. Hot chocolate this time. That sweet, dark sludge that sits at the bottom, ya know? Yeah, all over my keys, my wallet, my purse comb...ugh. Smelled great though.
    So for the past couple of days, I've been washing my purse and everything in it (my wallet is still drying in my backyard), and I think I've actually learned my lesson this time.

Anyway, hope everybody has a good weekend.

Hey, we all have to do what's best for us at the time.  Even I cut my hair this year, and I'm still dumbfounded that I did it.  I'm sure Miss Maggie has been busy and that's why she hasn't been on LL for a while--hopefully she knows that she's welcome here, short hair or long.   

Tanai: Ewww, melted gum! How on earth did you manage to clean that out?! And I've never heard of nail polish randomly exploding on everything. Whoa.

Trisha: Maggie's busy & overwhelmed as usual, but I'm sure she knows she's always welcome.
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Not true. It's better if you see the big picture and the long-term effects/consequences/outcome of your decisions before you act.

Skyfire: hehe Thanx.
My hair demands to be washed every day. It absolutely will not have it any other way. I've tried. In a pinch, I can do COW's if need be, so long as I do a real wash soon after. My scalp gets very oily like the rest of my skin, so washing daily is mandatory. I also have an intense clarifying routine once a week. That's just how it has to be.

Hair: Yesterday finished off my diluted Restoratives Time Renewal shampoo, so I got to introduce Full & Thick shampoo into my CWC today. It's nice to be back on the basic line again. The regular shampoos lather up quicker than their Restoratives counterparts.
    My leave-in crème seems bent on lasting until the end of the year. It will be the last of my Restoratives products to go. I'm actually quite surprised that it's lasted this long. So anyway, I used that in the length today and my sister's Enjoy serum on the very ends. Hair was content, but I forgot to bring a hairtie to work with me (sound familiar?) so it's now up in the bookish pencil bun. Sexy.

Skin: Ugh! Freaking out this time of the month as usual. I had to paint my face like a showgirl last night just to make my blemishes less noticeable. My father couldn't stop glaring at me all night and I could only guess that he was mad at my makeup. He loathes the fact that I'm goth, so trivial things like that set him off. Whatever.

Nails: I now have a matching mani/pedi in an OPI shade called Eiffel For This Color. It started out as sort of a pretty dark plum shade, but then set to a very dark raisin that I'm not especially fond of. That seems to be a chronic flaw with OPI polish and frankly, I'm tired of wasting my $$ on colours that don't stay true. I'll either have to start picking lighter colours or go back to drugstore brands.
    Whyyyy, Revlon, whyyyy did you have to discontinue your Dark Pleasures line?!

Other Stuff: Yesterday was my cousin's 17th b-day and my aunt invited my family & I to dinner (hence why I bothered putting on makeup last night). First, I forgot my cell phone, which had the name & address of the restaurant on it. My sister's bf said that he knew where it was, so my parents & I followed him...to the wrong restaurant. I remembered the name of the place and my father said that he thought he knew where it was. Long story short, the 5 of us ended up driving around lost for a bit before my mother called my aunt for directions. Oy! But we made it.
    But the drama wasn't over. During dinner, my mother humiliated my sister in front of everyone at the table (12 in all) and she ran off to the restroom to cry. I was unaware of this until after dinner was over, but was pretty furious when I found out.
    My sister recently dropped out of nursing school and my parents view her as a quitter and a failure. My father especially isn't happy about wasting so much $$$$ to put her through a program that she ultimately decided against. And that was what my mother's comment was about...in front of everyone. My parents are the type who will say anything to anyone at anytime without regard. Gets pretty trying.
   
Over the weekend, I exchanged e-mails and chatted a bit with an old flame from several years back. A veteran of The Angel Dumped Me Club. God only knows why I indulged him again. Each time I have, it's garnered the same results and this time was no exception. Despite being a bit older and more isolated, he's still the same immature jerk that he always was. People usually don't change...lesson learned.
    Now, I only wonder whether I'll politely inform him that it's not in my best interest to be friends (or anything at all!) or whether I'll do to him what too many others have done to me and just end all communication entirely.

Exactly what is this flipped ponytail that you two keep speaking of?  I'm done trying to figure it out on my own.


I hope your co worker turns out okay.