busy day

[cornerofmadness]

Went to bed bath and beyond to get a salad spinner (for the times when just patting that lettuce dry isn't enough) then got my meds then hit borders and found that they skipped the manga entirely for darker than black and just put out the omnibus.

From there it was casino time. I doubled my money! (which is less exciting than it sounds when you realize i started with 20$)

In the meantime Dad went with Lucky Uncle to work on his lake house and on the way stopped at our cousin's greenhouse to get a tomato plant. he came home with a tree.

As many of you know, I have PCOS. I have almost no hair from my hairline to the center of my head on top (the sides and back are still fine) and my hair is frizzy and useless especially in this heat. I went to a salon today and said what can I do, short of wearing a wig, to hide the fact I'm half bald. She cut it, gave some suggestions (moroccan oil to help with the frizzy) and flat ironed it...one problem we forsee with this. It's not easy to flat iron your own hair and they're pricey.

somebody understands my disappointment with the final moments of Roy/Riza in FMA

Rogue not where he belongs

me with the tomato tree

the new hair

between mom's lack of photography skills and my face we combine to take lousy pictures

did i mention i bought really cool sandals the other day?

Comments

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

I like your hair!

And the sandals!

Rogue, Rogue. Bad cat.

[marynachaotica.livejournal.com]

Oh man I WISH I could wear sandals like that! I have a weird problem with my two little toes on each foot.

Huh....I have a wee bit of problem with the thinning hair in about the same area. What were her suggestions for combating that?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

learn how to comb it up right and over the spot, root boost (a sculpting spray) was used

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

Rogue was trying to look out the window or something

[chaos-by-design.livejournal.com]

That's a shame about PCOS and losing your hair, but it looks like you've managed to camouflage it pretty well.

[salomesensei.livejournal.com]

Great picspam! Love the hair and the sandals and the Roy/Riza comic and all of it!

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. well the beautician did. On my own I kinda suck at it

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[enemytosleep]

http://i44.tinypic.com/jfg3yb.jpg

And you have nice feet put some socks on, dammit.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that is cute. wtf is Ed spilling on Roy?

no socks. those are for winter months

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

My flat iron was less then $50 at Target (I think it may have been less than $40, but I've had it a few years now and can't remember for sure) -- a Revlon wide one with adjustable heat and ceramic ironing plates. My travel one is narrower, with only one setting, and got it super cheap at Tuesday Morning ($20).

I love the Revlon one; it's been worth every cent I paid for it; it's the reason my hair looks so nice and smooth in our wedding pictures.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

the one good thing is mom still has her beauty license so i can buy at hairdresser rates

the real question is how hard is this to do yourself? the hair dresser made it sound difficult

[lyrangalia]

I picked up a ConAir ceramic flatiron at Target for $20, and it works pretty well. Might want to try it?

The caveats here is (obviously) I don't flat iron my hair every day. I can usually be assed to do it once a month. And I already have pretty straight hair already, so it doesn't take much. I always section my hair off with clips/rubber bands and work on one section at a time, then tying it loosely back and work on the next section. I start from near the root, draw the flat iron along slowly outward, and move on to the next section. Took me a while to figure out a good setting to straighten in one pass without scorching my hair though.

It's not really difficult, just time consuming.

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

So at first I thought it was bangers and mash (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangers_and_mash) but on looking at the close up I've revised that to chops, mash and gravy. I love Al doing absolutely nothing to help. That's entirely deliberate, I bet.

Whose wedding? That's the question. This is obviously pre-Promised Day.

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

My partner used to have PCOS and I know from her what an arse it can be.

The new hair is looking awesome, very glam. Hair straighteners are not cheap but I've always found them pretty easy and very quick to use, plus they heat up almost instantly. I like the new sandals too.

[rain-oubliette.livejournal.com]

Like the hair. :)

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

Mine is wanting to be petted.

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

The new hair looks good. Do you have scarves and things to hide bad hair days? Probably a lot less hassle than using an iron.

[wildrider.livejournal.com]

Well, there are good ones for reasonable prices at Target, definitely.

I don't find it difficult at all -- some mornings when I tame the wild curls maybe ten minutes? But my hair isn't as delicate as yours, so I would guess you'd have to use a lower setting and more care so it wouldn't burn or break. But I don't find it difficult, and I have poor circulation in my arms (which makes holding them above my head for any length of time sort of annoying).

[0-mother-0.livejournal.com]

Oooooooooo SANDALS!! *grabs, runs away*

[enemytosleep]

Havoc and Rebecca's off-page marriage?

[havocmangawip.livejournal.com]

Flat ironing hair isn't too bad. What I have found that I LOVE for my bangs, near the roots and doing Mom's short hair on the sides is a 1/2 inch wide "mini" iron from Conair.

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=199892&catid=29113

I got it at Wally World. :)

AND I found a new and awesome thing. My hair had been frizzing in the humidity like WHOA... but so many products make my hair feel greasy by the end of the day. BLECH.

THIS styling milk from Garnier is great... and fool proof.
http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=162663&catid=3562

With practice, even I can straighten my hair. Though usually I am lazy and put it up into Odango buns. I HATE sweating and I hate having my hair on my neck when it can touch my skin. I know... why have long hair? I like it straightened in the winter.

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

But they got together post-Promised Day?

It's seriously eerie that you said this today, though.

[enemytosleep]

Why eerie today? What did I miss? XD

It could also be Armstrong and Garfiel. :3

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

i'll go to the beauty supply store and get a good iron (mom's a beautician so i get breaks others can't)

I'll keep that garnier in mind. I like t heir products

my hair's to thin to pull up. I might look for a brown wig to do Christmas nex time

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

Macy's on sale

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

that's good know. i'll get it next week sometime and see how many times i burn myself with it

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks. i do not. I'm terrible at using those and they're far too hot for me

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

thanks

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it really is a pain in the ass.

thanks. I hate fussing with my hair. We shall see how well i handle this.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

it looked like a hot dog and onion rings to me (which is preferrable to bangers and mash since well i like neither of those)

probably some random general's wedding

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

time consuming is a real issue for me. Sectioning it off is a good idea though thanks

[enemytosleep]

I bought this milk tonight to try out. My hair goes wild in this humidity, so hopefully this will work for me. :D

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

good luck. I know just what you mean

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Plotting.

Armstrong and Garfiel would have an AMAZING wedding. Even you could not possibly be bored. Blinded by glitter, possibly, but not bored.

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Nom nom bangers and mash

But I want to matchmake random minor characters?

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

go nuts

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

boy isn't that true

[bob_fish.livejournal.com]

Grumman and Christmas? My brain doesn't want it, but she'd be First Lady of Amestris? Although frankly out of the two of them, she's the one you'd want running the country.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

hahaha yes that is a scary pairing but Chris would do a good job

[enemytosleep]

I used it last night and my hair has been very nice all day today. Very silky and smooth, no grease or frizz.

[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

oh cool