It must have been terrified.  Mice are usually super fast, I can't believe you were able to catch it by hand.

Drear: No, this is a different guy. The original bassist for the band, actually. He left several years ago, but has agreed to do an accoustic show this weekend with my dad and a few others.

Melusine: Nope, no nickel allergies. The majority of earrings that were bothering me were the nickel-free "sensitive solutions" kind. They are made from very low quality surgical steel, which irritates any skin type.

And yes, honey, I know how most jewelry is made. My former in-laws were jewelers.
I also do not wear conventional earring backs as my piercings are too close together. And fish hook style earrings are among the worst things you can put in your ears.

Speaking Of Earrings: This morning, I had much difficulty with the new hoops (whomever designed their posts is an utter moron who has never had a piercing) and ended up dropping them in the swap meet box. Decent hoops can be a pain in the keister to find.

Hair: Same routine for the past 2 days: CWC + Detangling spray + serum + forget a hairtie & have to make a pencil bun at work. Yeah, it's "one of those weeks." You know, the kind where absolutely nothing goes right.

As for products, they're pretty much all the same. I'm using Suave Mountain Strawberry as a light conditioner. Yes, it's pink, happy and vaguely reminiscent of Smarties or some other type of candy. No, I don't know what the #&$% I was thinking. It does its job.

It's Bug Season: Summer has really been dragging its heels here, but it is finally beginning to rear its ugly head...and with it come all the usual trappings. Mainly bugs. 3 nights ago, a small flying insect got stuck in my slumber cap as I was doing a heavy EVOO treatment. The night after that, a poisonous spider (presumably) bit me about 5 times in my sleep, leaving big, red welts. So my entire left side is basically covered in Caladryl...I fully expect to see this look on next season's runways.
   As a disclaimer for all you southerners, there are no brown reculse spiders in California, so you may put away your wagging fingers and tongues. We also don't have chiggers. Ask any native SoCalian what a chigger is and 99% of them won't know.
   
Anyway, after waging a (most necessary) full scale cleaning attack on my room, I ended up having to spend last night in one of our guest rooms, where (naturally) I was attacked by more bugs! My arms look like a topographic map - who needs tattoos? There's even a huge, swollen bite on my left palm, which makes writing a bit awkward. Time to stock up on cintronella candles.

Other Stuff: The 'rents and I went to my sister's place last night for fajitas. Her bf just got a new grill, so there was chicken everywhere. Later, he & I compared bug bites...I won.
   We all took turns playing with (and getting sliced up by) Chloe, who seems to be getting bigger every day. She has already learned a few tricks. My sister chases her with a camera, determined to get as many shots as possible while she's still a puppy.

So I have the early shift this morning and figured I would try to get another journal entry in since I'll be insanely busy after I get home, ridding my room of bugginess.

And to tie in the bug/hair subjects, it rather dismays me to be aware that my hair is the exact same colour as crane flies and daddy longlegs spiders. That's reason enough to justify colouring it, right?

Final thought: People are idiots. Seriously.

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I completely agree.   People should be creative enough to come out with something wonderful and original.   I wish they'd just leave classic movies alone.  I'm not a Star Trek fan.  I've never seen an episode, but I know how you feel about remaking classics.  "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" is one that comes to mind. I didn't even entertain the thought of seeing the modern day version.

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Didn't know you were a Hero's fan.  I love that show.

La Diosa: Quote:

They should, but very few people are capable of this.

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I'm not. I'm a Zachary Quinto fan.

Tanai: Too true. That was one of the biggest factors in my decision not to have children.

Hair: Yesterday: CWC + Detangling spray + flipped pony braid.
Today: WCC + Detangling spray + EVOO + single braid.
Not sure what I'll do with it tomorrow. Maybe another flipped pony braid, if I have the time.

Goth Gloss: Over the weekend, I've bought 4 of those little travel size plastic pots with the screw-on tops from Wally World and filled them with lipgloss. Mostly random and rarely-used lip products that were doing much of nothing in my makeup box. One of them is an assortment of clear balms and glosses that have been sitting around for...probably a few years now. One is filled entirely with glittery lipgloss that I got from Victoria's Secret however long ago. Another is a combination of Urban Decay's Love Junkie and B&BW's Liplicious in black cherry.
   The last one was an experiment. I melted 2 dark lipsticks together and added the last of a few dark glosses that were hanging around and a little petroleum jelly. Plus a sprinkling of sparkly eyeshadow...not sure if it really did anything though. It came out this incredibly dark concoction with a strong black cherry scent. Even after wiping it off, it leaves a nice stain.
   In any case, I got to toss out many tubes of lipgloss in exchange for these 4 little pots. Best things about them are 1. they're this awesomely dark, almost blacklight bulb, purple; 2. just over $2 for all 4 of them.

Other Stuff: So, how's everybody enjoying this 3-day weekend, eh? I'm so bored, it ain't funny.
Tomorrow, the 'rents and I are going to the zoo. Mum had a ticket for me, so I couldn't turn it down, and it should be fun. I haven't been to our zoo in years.
Time to break out the sunblock again.

Hair: CWC + Detangling spray the last 2 days. Yesterday I used EVOO on the ends. Today I didn't.
Measure day tomorrow - woohoo! I have the morning shift at work tomorrow, which means finding out a little earlier than usual how much my hair has grown this month.

My scalp has finally reached the attractive flaking stage of its sunburn. But the redness has gone down.

Etc.: It's been a weekend, eh? What sort of fabulous trouble have y'all been getting into?
I just got back from Del Taco with dinner. Mmm, tacos...

Yesterday, my father's band played the city street fair. The sound was horrendous (as it always is when my dad isn't the one in charge of it) but they were still the best band that played that day.


The band (with good ol' Boscoe subbing on lead guitar, far right). My father is the dark figure in the black hat, 2nd from left.


Dad schmoozing with the fans after the set (probably discussing the horrible sound quality ).

While there, my mother and I ran into several familiar faces, including members of my band, neighborly fans of my band, a co-worker and a few old friends of mine. The event had quite the turnout for its first year.

Today's been slightly less eventful. The 'rents are out of town, so I have the house to myself. Peace and quiet while I get some last minute chores done before a new workweek begins.
Happily, I've resumed my daily reading. Oh, and I've discovered that I can make simulated kettle corn with my air popper. Heh.