Happy 2008.

I rang in the new year standing on the roof of my house, watching fireworks ignite throughout the neighborhood while talking to K who had called me between jobs to wish me a Happy New Year.    And my first thought after things had calmed down a bit was, oh my God, my birthday's in a week.  

Nails are now a rather, um, interesting shade of rainbow glittery graphite.    That's the interesting thing about OPI nail polish: you never know just how a color will look until you put it on. I think I will just go to black after this manicure wears out. Toenails need serious TLC too.

So I've changed out the old hair stuff that I no longer wished to use for the new Restoratives that I'll stick to this year. Tomorrow (or rather later today), I will either do a clarifying wash or a WCC with Restoratives Time Renewal and Suave Green Apple light conditioner. I must also remember to start taking my Hair, Skin & Nails vitamins every day.

Shortly after midnight, I measured my hair and came up with 25 ½." Getting verrrry close to BSL now.

Anyway, short entry for now. It's after 2 AM & I really need to get some shut-eye.

Happy New Year, all. And goodnight.

Trisha: Hey! Happy birthday, sistah! I hope it and your New Year were awesome!  

Lisabelle: I think I tried Pantene Pro-V for the first time wayyy back in high school, and you're right, it was the most expensive S&C in the store. To date me even further, I remember the gold cap series, which I guess was a more luxurious product than the basic line and had separate shampoo & conditioner. I remember "spoiling myself" and buying a set of Pantene gold cap S&C when I was in high school - I kept it hidden in my room so that I was the only one who could use it (expensive stuff!). lol  
   Also, the Clairol product that you're thinking of with the lady on the bottle...that wasn't Herbal Essences, but an earlier line called Herbal Essence. Singular, not plural. I have never seen these, since they were before my time and have since been discontinued, but I have heard that they were green (?) and smelled awesome. They may have been the inspiration for the later Herbal Essences line, but a separate product nonetheless.
   I also remember Leggs pantyhose in the egg containers. Used to play with them in the stores when I was a kid. hehe  

Hair: Fridays call for the WTC (wash, treat, condition) routine, so today was all about Restoratives Time Renewal. Washed my hair once all over with the shampoo, then left the Replenishing Mask in under a shower cap for an hour. Finished with the conditioner, then worked the Breakage Defense leave-in crème through the length. Lots of cool/tepid water rinsing and microfiber towel squeezing in between these steps, of course.    Oh yes, and the links are just to help readers get a visual of what I am using. I don't have an endorsement deal with Pantene or anything. lol (I wish!)  

So hair was dry by the time that my break at work rolled around and when I went to comb it out, ohhhhhh my! I can't say enough good things about Restoratives and what it does for my hair. There's a level of decadent softness there that no other product has ever given it. "Liquid gold" I call it. Just...wow. I'm quite pleased.  

Anyway, it's all braided now. I wish I could take a few hair pix and share them on this forum, but there are a few obstacles. 1.) My camera is broken & in desperate need of repair. 2.) The only digicam I own is the crappy one on my cell phone (I don't care for digicams in general), and 3.) Even if I did take one with my cell, I have no idea how to go about posting it.    But whatever. My hair will have already reached its goal length by the time any of these obstacles are cleared, so it hardly matters.

Other: Had another dinner/movie date with K last night. We saw the new National Treasure movie and I thought it was alright. Kind of cheesy and unbelievable as Disney live action movies are.

Holy crap! The radio is playing Angel by Aerosmith!!! One of my favourite freaking songs ever. Where's my lighter? *rocks* Too bad it's a radio edit though. I might have to play that CD on the way home.  

Where was I? Oh yes, date with K. Went really well. I swear, I'm so bipolar with that guy it's ridiculous. When I'm around him, everything is roses and I want to stay with him forever. The minute we part company, however, it's a very different story.  
   The night was not without kickdown, in typical K fashion.    He gave me probably half a dozen bags of black licorice, 4 candleholders all decorated with black beads & glitter, and a piece of Norwegian milk chocolate (mmmmm!). The former 2 things had come from his work.
   
Alright, it's time to shut down the office and go home. Have a good weekend, all.

Lisabelle: Isn't that the original Olay Beauty Fluid? They still make it.

Hair: WCC today. There seems to be some over-conditioning going on at neck level again. Dunno what's up with that. I wonder if Time Renewal has too much conditioning agents for my hair.    It has never done this before. I guess I'll keep using the S&C until they are gone and then switch to Breakage Defense.

The 'rents were talking crap about my hair again this morning. Not to me directly, but amongst themselves and I just happened to overhear. My father apparently thinks that it looks stringy and my mother blasted me for running my fingers through my hair "all the time." Apparently, she's never heard of finger combing, which I do when my hair is very first air dried or when I don't have a comb handy.
    But I thought, oh brother! What a silly little thing to obsess over! It's my hair anyway! It wouldn't surprise me if they gave me the ultimatum of cutting my hair short or moving out. Yes, they are that controlling.

Other: *sigh* Hate to say this, but I think it's time to just admit it: I'm growing weary of K.    Yes, we do go out sometimes, I do enjoy his company and he does buy me the world....but I am not the kind of person who can be bought. Material crap doesn't make up for a lack of connection. And there are some (extremely important) areas where we don't seem to connect - or even relate - at all. There just seems to be a lack of, well, substance. And depth. There, I've said it.    Sorry, K.

On a happier note, I found the palest foundation that I think I've ever seen today while I was out shopping. It is made by L'Oreal, so it's bloody expensive, but I hope to get my hands on it soon! Foundation is such a sketchy thing for me...but I guess it is for everyone. My problem is that it's very difficult to find a chain store foundation that is pale enough for my skin. Let alone finding one with the right amount of coverage, with neutral undertones, that won't turn 20 shades darker on me throughout the day.
    In any case, I would very much like to give this one a try.

In music news, I still haven't found my bass.    But I have finished listening to all of the electronica CD's that K made for me. And I finally got my new stereo hooked up and working in my chamber. 

This morning, I meditated for the first time in ages. Was having some serious anxiety following a conversation with K and I couldn't get back to sleep. So I turned on my flameless candles and just did some deep breathing...calmness in, worry out. And to my complete surprise, not only did I spend over 20 minutes doing this, it actually worked! I was able to sleep for 3 more hours after that. After turning the candles off, of course.    I should probably make a regular habit of this...just not at 5:00 in the morning, preferably. lol

Oh yes, and I also kiped 14 eyeshadow applicators from Sephora while I was there.    Just the little sample ones that they leave out for free, don't worry! But I won't have to buy any for a long time. hehe