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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #60 - Jan 29^th, 2008 at 1:17pm

waiting4longlocks wrote on Jan 28th, 2008 at 7:03pm:
4 days to BSL? You're so lucky.. I'm about 4 MONTHS!  
Can't wait to see a pic hopefully! & an early congrats on BSL!!!! 

Hey, thanx, Waiting4longlocks.  
3 days now. Can it be?? 
Don't get discouraged. When I first joined these forums, my hair was 20" long (just below shoulder length) and BSL was too far off to even worry about. You'll get there.  
    And I bloody wish that I could post a pic! But I have camera issues for the moment.  

So, today I have the morning shift again. Bleh.   The only good thing about it is that I'll have the rest of the day to clean my car since it's no longer raining. The storm over the weekend interrupted my progress there, but I'm not complaining. Rain is one of my favorite things on Earth.

Hair got the usual CWC routine. It badly needs a trim - the ends are really dried out.    I know that I've made the right decision in holding at BSL, but I want my waist length hair back!! I've waited 8 years now!  
    Long and healthy must go hand in hand, not compete with each other. *sigh* I was just hoping to be at waist length by age 30. By the time I actually reach it, I'll probably start going gray.    Such is life.

Went on an online shopping spree last night. Woohoo! Ordered more lingerie from Victoria's Secret, 2 shirts from Newport News and a necklace from Target. The latter place also has a garnet & marcasite pendant that I am absolutely in looove with! It would be a perfect replacement for the enormous fake garnet necklace that I already own (garnet is my birthstone), but it will have to wait at least until my next paycheck. 

In other news, I pity anyone who is both curious about the goth culture and unwise enough to rely on search engine results for guidance. They're only about 50% accurate, if that. hehe Such a mystifying little "subculture" that I belong to.    But please, people, if you're curious about it, consult a real goth. Be not misled by ignorant assumptions and mainstream ideas.  

Yeah. Anyway, I've just acquiesced to the fact that my new purse is too small. Bother. I had hopes. But much like the perfect man or the perfect S&C, the perfect handbag is either hard to find or not out there at all. 

Ta!

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #61 - Jan 29^th, 2008 at 1:30pm You should put on a Goth 101 class for us, Angel. I'd be the first to sign up! ...is there such a thing as a 46 year old goth?!
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Kiraela Diamond Offline Posts: 825 Southern Louisiana Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #62 - Jan 29^th, 2008 at 6:14pm I'd sign up for the sheer heck of seeing what big sis has to teach... and Trish.. you can be whatever you want, at whatever age you want.
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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #63 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 10:14am cool
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #64 - Jan 30^th, 2008 at 5:28pm

Trisha wrote on Jan 29th, 2008 at 1:30pm:
 ...is there such a thing as a 46 year old goth?!   

Oh, absolutely. In fact, the vast majority of real goths are in their 30's and 40's now. However, most of them have also been part of the movement since the '70's and '80's. It's not very common for a person to start looking into it at that age.

Kiraela wrote on Jan 29th, 2008 at 6:14pm:
I'd sign up for the sheer heck of seeing what big sis has to teach... and Trish.. you can be whatever you want, at whatever age you want.  

Ahh, Kiraela. Dear, sweet, young Kiraela.    I think what you really mean is that it's never too late to start doing something. I have a saying: "It's only too late when you're dead."    But as far as being whatever you want, there are most definitely some age restrictions there and with good reason!! 

hehehe Goth 101...    Anyway...

Hair: Another CWC day. Dad had the day off, so I couldn't take too long in the shower. Didn't even get to exfoliate.  
    I haven't detangled at all yet and I just know that I forgot to bring a hairtie to work, so my hair will be combed during my break and will probably stay down for the rest of the day. If I'm lucky, I might be able to get my natural side part to cooperate.  
    And still seeeriously considering haircolor.  

Other: Waiting as always. Waiting for the stuff that I ordered to arrive, waiting for an official BSL measurement, waiting to start my nocturnal power walks again, waiting for my piercings to heal, waiting for my ship to come in and Mr. Right to come along.    The biggest thing that I'm waiting for though? The big move to WA. I thought that I would have made it 8 years ago. Everyone including me is wondering why I haven't gone yet - it's not like there's anything holding me here in SoCal. I'm to the point where I no longer care about the things that I was going to take care of before I left, like finishing school. I need to save up and just do it before 8 years turns into 10. 
    Pardon me, I'm just thinking out loud. 

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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #65 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 12:22pm

Shaken. Again.  K has been texting me this morning. Empty stomach + anxiety = almost tossing my cookies at work.  

I did tell him that it would be best if we didn't talk anymore. Only time will tell if he listens, but I know I cannot continue allowing him to shoot me down when I only want to stand up. Not that he's deliberately trying.

Hair had a WCC routine today. It's soft and the air has dried it already. I'll leave it down until I get home. After that, it goes into a braid so I can finish cleaning/disinfecting my car's interior. 

Tonight, I might go to the mountains. I want to revisit the places where I went with K. Not in the interest of sentiment, but of healing. And the mountains sometimes help when I'm feeling down anyway. 

May grace return my enthusiasm tomorrow.

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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 #66 - Jan 31^st, 2008 at 1:29pm ((hugs)) Tell K to piss off! It's over anf that's that! If he won't stop get a restaining order. I had to do it once and it works.
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #67 - Feb 1^st, 2008 at 5:41pm

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Tell K to piss off! 

lol I kinda did.    I love the way you put things, Lisabelle.  

Hair: Washed once (and for the last time) with Time Renewal shampoo, then left a blended conditioning treatment in for an hour. Emptied my bottle of aloe vera gel in the process, and my EVOO is almost gone. After rinsing the treatment out, I finished with Time Renewal conditioner. Leave-in crème and air dry as usual, but I'm not braiding today - it's measure day.    No kinks allowed. I'll measure when I get home from work, but today I am officially BSL. My 2nd hair goal is reached.  

Other Stuff: My trip to the mountains was quite helpful, as it turns out. I drove a bit, cried a bit, sang a bit, and mostly walked around in the cold air. Cleared my head up nicely. As I walked through the outlet center, retracing the steps that K and I had taken together just a month before, I noticed that the area itself seemed to mirror and incarnate what I was feeling. 
    The stores had replaced their luxe, festive holiday merch with the new arrivals of spring. Both the ice rink and giant Christmas tree in the courtyard had been ripped out, leaving naught but empty space and gaping holes in the ground. The specialness of the holidays is gone - now it's back to real life. The exact same things can be said for my now bygone holiday romance with K. Back to life. Turn the page.

There's a new desk in my room now where my mother's old hope chest used to be. I had to rearrange practically everything to accomodate it, but gives permanent residence to my laptop and makeup box. 

My nails are also a very dark shade of purple called Who Are You Wearing? Another OPI concoction that looks great in the bottle, but not on. You can't even tell that it's a metallic. Blah. I am not a fan.  

One of my mail orders has supposedly been delivered. I say supposedly because it claims to have been delivered before I left for work and...there was nothing there.    My emotions about this are mixed. If it has been delivered, then I'm happy that it's here, but also worried because my parents have been opening my mail again, and I can only imagine the grilling I'd get if they saw what I'd bought. *sigh* God, I wish I lived alone. 

Anyway, new month, new measurement, new length, new avatar, new ticker, new sig, new stuff, new Angel.

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roomtogrow

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #68 - Feb 3^rd, 2008 at 9:46am

i second trisha re: k!

yeah for BSL! i've explained those acronyms to my husband and told him to expect the BSL happy dance when i reach it in several months, but you can do it now! so you better-happy dance for all of us still growing to BSL!!! *fyi-my happy dance is similar to the dance the muppets do, arms straight feet kind of irish jigging and head from side to side with mouth open in ecstatic grin*.

as for the items not yet delivered (mr. right and online purchases), go to the mountains and forget about them for a while. they will show up eventually! Wink

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #69 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 3:58pm Congrats on reaching BSL, my love Now move forward with the non-hair goal of moving to WA, yes?
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #70 - Feb 4^th, 2008 at 5:52pm

RTG: LOL @ the Muppet happy dance!    Would a Snoopy dance also be acceptable? Or how about Elaine from Seinfeld?    Better yet...
       Get down, everyone.

Trisha: Thank you! Oh, thank you all so much! This is truly a momentous occasion, and I could never have done it without the support of everyone here at LongLocks! I'd like to thank God and Mother Nature, everybody at Pantene and last but certainly not least, all the fans! God bless you all! LOL    Yeah, anyway...

Hair: Did the clarifying routine today. Products currently used for this process are: Pantene Purity shampoo, distilled white vinegar, Pantene Restoratives Time Renewal conditioner, and of course, lots of tepid water.
    Right now, hair is down, dried and awaiting a braid.

Other: Brought dark chocolate and cherry cordial Kisses into work today. Both get Angel's goth stamp of approval.  
    
Spent the entire weekend cleaning and re-vamp-ing my chamber. hehe I also bought electric tealights, placed them in little ivy bowls and scattered them around for "mood lighting." Très romantique!    Especially when you consider that my chamber is quite Victorian anyway. 

My Target and Newport News orders finally arrived. Woohoo! More gothly additions to my wardrobe. I think it's safe to say that K's loss is the next guy's gain. Big time. lol And I'm not even referring to myself. 

Everything is getting cleaned, sterilized, spruced up and refreshed. I'll greet life's next adventure anew, whatever and wherever it may be.

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Diary of a Dark Angel Reply #71 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 12:19pm Congrats on reaching BSL... and your new outlook on life!
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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #72 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 7:13pm

hehe Thanx, LD.  

Hair: Did the usual CWC routine today. Products that I'm currently using for this are:Suave  Tropical Coconut conditioner
Pantene Restoratives Breakage Defense shampoo
Pantene Restoratives Time Renewal conditioner
Pantene Restoratives Breakage Defense detangling leave-in crème

Braided as usual. I'm noticing, though, that my hair is becoming more difficult to detangle. The ends are really dry and I actually found my first split end in over 10 years a few days ago.    Not good. So I'm scheduling a trim close to the 1st of March.

Good Things: The 2 seamless combs that I use most often have been cleaned after much neglect. And I got a hair compliment from my sister a few nights ago.  
    I was leaning over the bathroom sink and she came up beside me, eyed my braid and cooed, "Preeetty hair." She has always been a fan.  

Piercings: Are healing nicely. No adverse reactions whatever. Apparently, the surgical steel that they used is a high enough grade that it doesn't bother my ears. I'm allergic to surgical steel most of the time. I don't even die anymore if a little bit of pressure is applied to them, though my work is still interesting. I have to aim the phone receiver away from my piercings while talking into it at the same time. 
    The saltwater soaks are a pain in the neck though. Literally.    And if I don't remember to tie my hair back first, the saline solution gets all over it. I can't wait for these 2 months to be over!

Other: The perfect way to get rid of K? Talk about something serious.    Dude just can't handle it; and that's a big part of why I broke things off with him. My men need a backbone - sissies and shallow thinkers need not apply. 

My sister is working as a Bacardi girl downtown tonight for Mardi Gras. And tomorrow is her birthday (24). And I'm beginning to suspect that one of my guy friends might have a crush on me. Egad to all 3.  

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Lisabelle

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #73 - Feb 5^th, 2008 at 10:21pm

I have an idea regarding using the phone at work. Try asking them for a little headset. I use to use one in the days I did front desk and it was alot easyer. Luckly I never had any real piercings problems. When I got my nose done it didn't even bleed! And she used an ear gun to boot! To clean my nose I used a shot glass with warm salt water, put my nose in and blew bubbles! Cheesy

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Angel Spun

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Re: Diary of a Dark Angel
Reply #74 - Feb 6^th, 2008 at 4:50pm

Lisabelle: LOL What a visual!    You crack me up, sister. 
    As for headsets, yech! Can't stand them. The foam part of the earpiece would sit right on my new piercings. And being that I'm only in the office for half a day and have to share the phone with someone else, it wouldn't exactly be convenient.    I'm cool with a receiver - it's just funny how I have to hold it now.  

Hair: Another CWC routine. The usual. 

Work: Insanely busy. Just finished cataloguing and labeling term files for '06. Now there's a big shredding project to do, and every moron in town has been calling in with more than the usual amount of cluelessness. Phone is often flooded. And now, mother wants me to create an entire document for a list that will sit in a drawer in our desk and never see the light of day. Oy.  

Health: Back to walking every other night. I notice an immediate difference in the way I feel. I've also finished the "exfoliating my entire body" project. Between the walking, sweating, drinking, meditating and other ritual cleansing, it shouldn't be long before K is flushed out of my system.

Other Stuff: Today is my little sister's b-day. She had a lot of fun as a "Bacardi Gras girl" last night and made $200. This morning, she showed me the "battle scars" left behind from her costume. 
    
Once again, I'm in need of a manicure, so I'm thinking Lincoln Park After Dark this time.    Ta!

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