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[Sep. 24th, 2009|11:15 am] |
Things I Have Learned About My Dreads
Even though my dreads have been backcombed, twisting at the root of the dread helps tighten them up, especially if you put them up in a ponytail so it stays twisted longer.
I need to decide in the shower if I want my hair up or down for the next couple of days. When wet, they will conform to being up or down, but not both.
Rubbing the outsides of the dreads will not get rid of the fuzzies. I wasted two days furiously rubbing those shits for naught.
Having fuzzy dreads is kind of the norm. They aren't absolutely perfect nor are they expected to be.
Dread Head Dread Wax is easier to work with after buzzing it in the microwave for a couple of minutes. I find it easier to control the amount I take out and easier to spread on the dread.
Half up/half down is much more fun now that I can tie my hair together. :D It is also the perfect compromise. I can wear my hair down and keep those pesky short dreads out of my face.
Cover the head when out in the woods. I was feeling squirrely one day and took a walk in the woods. Well, I ended up getting turned around and spent a lot of time fighting my way back out. I finally got back to the house where my grandma promptly laughed herself silly at the amount of crap I'd gotten caught up in my hair. She had to pick me clean like an ape. Cover the head when out in the woods.
I can't wait for the two short 'bang' dreads to grow out. When I take my ponytail down, they flop forward and I look something like Larxene. Can't wait for that madness to find its end. (Why are they so stiff anyway?)
Buy beads from a craft store. I bought a little package of fifteen wooden beads for three bucks. Made a little bracelet to match my hair. Subnote here: I once put all fifteen of the beads in my hair; not a good idea.
I have a friend who smokes in her house. While this is delightful in the wintertimes as we aren't forced to tromp outside and freeze to death, the after-smell can be a bit overwhelming. I carry around Febreeze in my car and have been known to spray it not only on my clothes but in my hair as well. Makes it right as rain.
That's all for now. Fair well. |
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| Oh my |
[Sep. 24th, 2009|11:14 am] |
It's been a while, man. My mother is graciously buying me a new car. But because of that she took away the costly internet. I've been a lonely wanderer for a month now. I actually picked up a real book and, y'know, read it. It was surreal.
Anyway, back at school. Turns out I'll be staying until the spring. Woo hoo! I'm a super senior! Glad to be back with the girls. Especially glad to see C. Sort of dating C? We're so stupid and backwards about it that we don't know what to call it. I'm sure it will work itelf out once one of us grows a pair.
Will try to update more often now that I have internet. Muchos amores, amigos! |
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[Jul. 19th, 2009|10:42 am] |
1. Pick 15 of your favorite movies.
2. Find a quote from each movie.
3. Post them here for everyone to guess.
4. Strike it out when someone guesses correctly, and put who guessed it and the movie.
5. NO GOOGLING/using IMDb search or other search functions.
1. Pass the parcel. That's sometimes all you can do. Take it, feel it and pass it on. Not for me, not for you, but for someone, somewhere, one day. Pass it on, boys. That's the game I want you to learn. Pass it on.
2. You cannot leave everything to Fate, boy. She's got a lot to do. Sometimes you must give her a hand.
3. Voilà! In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran, cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished.
4. A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... ”Do the stars gaze back?" Now that's a question.
5. Wandering child, so lost, so helpless, yearning for my guidance.
6. There was more than one lobster present at the birth of Jesus?
7. I am a leaf on the wind - watch how I soar.
8. Too many guys think I'm a concept, or I complete them, or I'm gonna make them alive. But I'm just a fucked-up girl who's lookin' for my own peace of mind; don't assign me yours.
9. Ahhh! Woooh! What's happening? Who am I? Why am I here? What's my purpose in life? What do I mean by who am I? Okay okay, calm down calm down get a grip now. Ooh, this is an interesting sensation. What is it? Its a sort of tingling in my... well I suppose I better start finding names for things. Lets call it a... tail! Yeah! Tail! And hey, what's this roaring sound, whooshing past what I'm suddenly gonna call my head? Wind! Is that a good name? It'll do. Yeah, this is really exciting. I'm dizzy with anticipation! Or is it the wind? There's an awful lot of that now isn't it? And what's this thing coming toward me very fast? So big and flat and round, it needs a big wide sounding name like 'Ow', 'Ownge', 'Round', 'Ground'! That's it! Ground! Ha! I wonder if it'll be friends with me? Hello Ground! Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, talking_apple
10. The world changes; we do not. There lies the irony that finally kills us.
11. Ten oughta do it, don't you think? You think we need one more? You think we need one more. All right, we'll get one more.
12. Tell me what you cherish most. Give me the pleasure of taking it away.
13. I'd like to thank you all for coming to my wedding. But first I'd better go in there and propose to the girl. Beauty and the Beast, Savage Napper
14. You've got tigers and elephants in India, but you've not got skipping ropes? The Secret Garden, Savage Napper
15. Some years ago, I was on my way to the theater. I saw a little girl weeping by the Sunagawa. I stopped to buy her a cup of sweet ice. Memoirs of a Geisha, Savage Napper |
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[Jul. 14th, 2009|04:16 pm] |
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ADKFNHASOIFKJHF OMG IS IT HARRY POTTER TONIGHT?@!! THE ONE WE'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE NOVEMBER?!11! ONE AND THE SAME!1!! *runs around madly clutching tickets* |
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| Self help really is crap |
[Jul. 5th, 2009|03:40 pm] |
I would really like some feedback on this. I found it extremely interesting to think about and it raised some questions of my own. Supposing you have low self esteem, would you accept or believe positive praise from another person? Can an outside person influence your self esteem? Can a person raise your self esteem? How?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132857.stm |
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| The 56-Page Meme |
[Jun. 6th, 2009|05:19 pm] |
* Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
* Turn to page 56.
* Find the fifth sentence.
* Post that sentence along with these instructions on your LJ.
* Don't dig for your favourite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST
One man blamed "the Mexican Exclusion Laws" for his imprisonment. |
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[Jun. 6th, 2009|04:49 pm] |
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Why "The Clash"? Why "Deathcab for Cutie"? Why "Foo Fighters"? Find out here! I blew an hour reading through all of it! |
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[Jun. 5th, 2009|11:34 pm] |
An oldie but a goodie. |
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| Illusion=wahahay rockin |
[Jun. 4th, 2009|09:37 am] |
http://www.moillusions.com/2006/03/shimmering-dots-magical-illusion.html
This whole website is cool. I keep it open in a tab and when I get bored, I pop over there and surf. What I like about it is that it isn't just patterns and nerdy stuff. There's all kinds of optical illusions to be found. There was a cool one a few entries back of Munch's Scream. |
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| Meme! |
[May. 14th, 2009|11:21 am] |
1. First thing you wash in the shower?
Torso.
2. What color is your favorite hoodie?
It's light brown with a dove on the front, orange and yellow streaks behind it, with "Peace" written underneath.
3. Would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
Definitely. I love my pretend husband.
4. Do you plan outfits?
Yes and no. I don't plan outfits ahead of time unless it's for some event. I tend to dress accordingly to how I feel when getting dressed. So with that in mind, I put together something.
5. How are you feeling RIGHT now?
A little shaky - been moving shit out to my car. Which I should probably move off the hill but am too busy with this very important meme.
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[May. 11th, 2009|10:29 pm] |
Just a little book meme. Write down fifteen books that will always stay with you. it's meant to be done quickly, but I kinda of sat down at the computer sporadically today so I wrote a couple of books down at a time. Technically it's more than fifteen because I'm including all of the Harry Potters and all seven or eight of the vampire novels by Anne Rice. Anyway, here's my list:
Spindle’s End - Robin McKinley
Beauty - Robin McKinley
Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling
The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
1984 - George Orwell
The Warrior Woman - Maxine Hong Kingston
Hamlet - William Shakespeare
Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
Moab is My Washpot - Stephen Fry
Where the Wild Things Are - Maurice Sendak
Beauty and the Beast - Madame Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
The Vampire Chronicles - Anne Rice
Middlesex - Jeffrey Eugenides |
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[May. 11th, 2009|05:41 pm] |
It's old, but probably some of the funniest shit. I love you, Russell Brand.
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[May. 9th, 2009|02:41 am] |
I love this kid. I really effing do.
Once you watch that (and if you like it, even a little bit), check this out: http://www.yooouuutuuube.com/v/?rows=36&cols=20&id=RbI7cCp0v6w&startZoom=1
It's really fun to zoom this one out and watch it all cascade down. |
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