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Dictator Samamtha, So Badass She Typos her LJ Name
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| Faux Dreadhawk |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|04:46 pm] |
Wow, I'm on a posting streak! Are you sick of me yet? =D
I decided to try a faux dreadhawk since I'm going out tonight and it actually worked semi-decently. I had tried once before but the dreadlings were too short.
( More! )
I'm so glad they're starting to get long enough to do fun things with! ♥ |
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| Almost? Never. |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|02:00 pm] |
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I almost decided to get rid of my dreads last week. All the loose hairs, the itchies, the dandruff, the stress of not being able to find a job and wondering if my hair had anything to do with it- it was all getting to me. But not trying to be impulsive, I walked my dog to help me think and rationalize the situation. I talked with some friends about it and all of them pretty much said "No! They fit your face. They look so good on you. Don't!" My boyfriend also reminded me of all the time he has put into palm rolling my dreads. They're almost as much mine, as they are his, and the girl who spent hours with me watching Dexter and smoking bowls and backcombing these babies into existence..
I kinda think of her as the mother seahorse, and I am the father, carrying our babies around on my head.
Everyone's approval of me keeping my dreads, plus remembering they are not even 4 months yet (4 more days til they are!) made me realize that giving up now would be almost stupid. They're still youngin's, forming and locking up. I can't blame them for all the loose hairs. And I'm trying stuff out for the dandruff like apple cider vinegar. I'm about to go buy some essential oils whenever my sister gets back with my bike..
Anyways, I'm kinda just rambling now. But I love my dreads I really do. And I love all the lovely dreadies in this community.. all are an inspiration for me to keep on dreadin' on.
I had some guy come up to me and say he loved my dreads. He himself had beautiful, long skinny tight dreads. I felt really flattered for someone with such beautiful hair to notice mine. And two days ago in a liquor store, some lady called me a "rasta Shirley Temple". She absolutely adored my dreads.
( Honey in the bath )
Everyone: love yourself and your dreads for who/they you are. There's absolutely no reason why you shouldn't! |
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| dreading my friend's head |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|04:48 pm] |
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so a good friend and i decided i would dread her head (which is my first time caring for someone else's for once). no wax, just backcombing and using embroidery floss. it took me about 4 hours, so we watched boondock saints and family guy. my dudefriend in the pic had dreads at one time too so we were all of the same mind pretty much.
( passin on the love ) |
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| On tone of voice and word choice |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|03:21 pm] |
In the last 2 days I've been accused by several different people of taking what they said to me the wrong way. And I'm going to talk real general rather than specifics because I'm not trying to get up in arms about this. I just sort of want a second opinion.
If I'm talking to someone just to talk, and we're talking about a knitting project for example (which I picked because I don't knit so I would never be having this sort of conversation, so its not a specific example, you see?). And let's say you make a really neat pink scarf. Everyone who's been around for awhile knows that I don't like pink. Its likely my comment on your scarf for just talking about it, would go something like: What a cool looking scarf. I wouldn't have used the pink, but I really like the material. (or the softness or the awesome zig zag). Basically, an acknowledgement of what I like about this, and an acknowledgement that I would've done it differently.
So, to continue the example from above, my communication issue would be if I were the one knitting. So the comment that was made to me was "you used too much pink". I've also been dealing with a reverse of that. Where I'm asked how I got the zig zag pattern. So I explain my process of using two different sized needles. Then I'm told "That doesn't work.". In both cases I get instantly offended and defensive. Because to me it seems like I'm being told I'm doing something wrong. And in both cases my answer is pretty much the same "do it yourself then" followed by me feeling hurt and the other person being mad at me for taking what they said the wrong way.
So, am I being overly sensitive?
Also, if I'm the one who is hurt by what you said, then shouldn't I be the one apologized to, rather than being angerly told that I'm taking things the wrong way?
And the final bonus question, isn't telling me that I was wrong in overreacting to taking what you said the wrong way and I need to work on that just reaffirming that you think I'm wrong?
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[Nov. 10th, 2009|01:55 pm] |
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Coincidental RP is awesome. ♥ |
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[Nov. 10th, 2009|10:58 am] |
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( i dont really know how old they are. oldest are maybe two months, youngest are maybe a month. )
things i have learned, thus far, about my dreads:
-they stick to velcro. and it hurts to get them unstuck.
-dont let small children show interest in them. their parents will not be happy (at least the ones ive run into...)
-its nice to be able to wear my hair up in a ponytail using a dread to tie it together vs. a rubberband.
im getting a lot of attention because of my hair these days. not all of it is good, but more often than not, it is. i recently graduated high school, this last june, and i cannot explain how nice it is to go back and visit and have people who never even talked to me come up and tell me how great my hair looks.
i feel like having dreads has opened me up in a way that other things have not. for so long, i put off getting them because my parents explaining that i would not be allowed to remain living with them, if i did such a god awful thing to my hair. but, now that theyre over the initial pissed-off-ness, even they are starting to see that dreads were a good choice. i feel like im FINALLY starting to fit into the mold of the person im supposed to be. well. at least my hair is. =]
so, thanks GUDU. without you, i wouldve had no idea how to do this and probably wouldve ended up with some sticky, nasty dreads.
<3
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| {2nd} |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|01:06 pm] |
So, I have been pondering a second set for a long time... and I can't really come up with a good reason not to do so.
... Dread my hair, that is.
I have been so unhealthy for the past year. After the hormones and the short menopause, I have suffered an enormous weight gain. ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) rassilonmc andlemonraspberry have been so supportive throughout all this- you guys really are so amazing.
So. I guess a large part of all this has been trying to figure out what I want to do with my body... how I can feel better about the way it looks- how I can feel better about myself... in general? I can't remember ever being so happy about the way I looked- as I did when I had locks.
Oh my gosh, I loved them. They were beautiful and thick... and loopy, and fun...
People complimented them all the time-- men stopped me on the street to tell me how sexy they were...
women stopped me on the street to compliment my technique...
It just made me feel good.
I felt good about doing something for my body. I stopped smoking when we did my hair. I didn't want my hair to hold in all that smokeyness...and I figured if I was going to be doing something so good-- why do something so bad?
I don't really like smoking-- but stress induces vices.. and sometimes I am just really weak.
Right now I am working on my literature review for my Learning class (PSY 340). It's my first cognitive psychology class- and I feel like I am doing pretty well. I am on page 5 of 10- and I am still going strong. My goal is to finish by tonight. I think I will!
Also, I want to start the pre-dreading process tomorrow. that will give me two weeks to strip my hair and start using a soap without preservatives, sodium laureth sulfates...residues, etc. I will use that for the next two weeks... (switching off between 2)...
Then, after finals- Mike and I will dread. it will be awesome.
Also, my friend Kate and I are taking an interim class (3 days- but still, worth 1.0) ... "The Other Museums of Chicago"... I am VERY excited.
-B |
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[Nov. 10th, 2009|10:45 am] |
they are exactly 2 months, 3 weeks, 1 day old and they have going crazy. this past week i've noticed that a few have been growing tentacles. i find it rather awesome. i can't even describe how much in love i am with my dreads today.
( uno mas ) |
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| Pineapple Head |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|12:17 am] |
In nearly three years of being dreadlocked I have never once taken a "pineapple head" picture. I figured it was about time I did.
♥
P.S. This older lady on Intervention tonight (it's a rerun) has some epic grey dreads. I hope mine are like that one day. |
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| Act 3 |
[Nov. 10th, 2009|12:26 am] |
Rules | Available/Held Characters | Taken Characters | Canon Character Histories | Application | Out of Character Comm
For almost three decades Lord Voldemort threatened the Wizarding World and Muggle World alike. He went from being one of the most powerful Dark Lords ever to almost being defeated by a baby before rising once again. He spent much of his time recruiting the other races to assist him in the destruction of the Wizarding World. Harry Potter and his friends put a kink in his plan however and defeated him, saving their world.
Or so they thought.
With the absence of Voldemort, some of the other races have been biding their time, building their own armies so as to rise up and declare wars of their own. Will the Wizarding World be ready for another attack? Will an unfamiliar foe succeed where Voldemort failed? Only time will tell….
The year is 2019, it's been twenty-one years since the Battle of Hogwarts when Harry Potter defeated The Dark Lord. Life has gone back to normal for the survivors; if being a Wizard was normal to begin with. But then again has life really gone back to normal for everyone? The Trio and their friends have children of their own now. Have they taken after their parents? Are they the complete opposite? It's now their turn to create their own stories.
This is a Third Generation, Canon based game. It picks up two years after the Deathly Hallows Epilogue. Didn't like the Epilogue? That's ok, neither did I, but here's your chance to create your own Epilogue.
Most Wanted Characters: Ron Weasley, Hugo Weasley, Neville & Hannah Longbottom, Longbottom children, Werewolves (Canon or OC), Viktor Krum, Lucy Weasley, Audrey Weasley, Hogwarts Graduates. |
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| Almost 5 years! |
[Nov. 9th, 2009|11:13 pm] |
My dreads are a few weeks shy of 5 years (their b-day is December 5th), and I've been looking forward to doing my big timeline post! Too bad I'm too impatient to wait : )
( 5 years of dreadlocks ) |
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| ilu bargains |
[Nov. 9th, 2009|09:18 pm] |
Obtained: One Excel Saga DVD box set. \o/
I really want to sell my old Yu-Gi-Oh cards (and most of the Pokemon ones) but I'm not sure how to go about it so that 1) someone'll actually buy them and 2) I won't pay more listing/shipping them than I'd actually get for them. It doesn't help that I have a lot of 3-star and below cards that are basically just vendor trash. :|
Thinking of friends-locking my journal. I guess I don't really need to since I don't put private, personal stuff on here, but it probably can't hurt.
Edit: this probably won't end well. |
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| New Color |
[Nov. 9th, 2009|09:54 pm] |
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it's kind of hard to tell, but it's a darker brown, and we added a few red ones
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| Weird Question |
[Nov. 9th, 2009|02:32 pm] |
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I didnt see anything about this in the memories...How do you wash your hair with a bar of soap? I'm confused about the actual process haha. I probably sound so dumb! |
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