After reading about the no-poo shampoo thing in a couple of blogs, I’ve decided to give it a shot. Everything I’ve looked at says that it takes a little while for your hair to adjust, so the summertime is a good time for me to try it out. (This way, if it makes my hair disgusting, I can throw it up in a ponytail…unlike during the school year, when I have to look presentable every day.)
I have to say, I am very dubious about this. My hair has been on the oily side for as long as I can remember. Occasionally I’ll see something in a magazine or a blog where some hairstylist dork or nutritionist yahoo is begging women to not wash their hair every day, it’s not good for your hair, your hair will be so much healthier, blah blah blah. And I look at my thin, fine hair a full 24 hours after having shampooed, and it is on the verge of becoming a complete grease pit, and I say fuck you to the so-called experts, because if I were to go more than a day without washing my hair, I would look like a homeless person.
So. Baking soda and water, and maybe a vinegar rinse every so often. Come on, crunchy granola hippie stuff, make me a believer. 10 hours ago
I feel, as a musician myself, that the best way to engender an appreciation for the arts is to involve people in performance. The school musical, for example. Or an “American Idol” style competition at the high school level.
Even as a musician, I am not a fan of certain music. I can appreciate the work that goes into it, but that doesn’t mean I want to sit through it as an audience member. Bach’s B Minor mass springs to mind. Also, anything Schoenberg.
I think it’s important to tie “classical” music education to what students already know. 11 hours ago
1) Getting two major hassles out of the way in one day.
2) Good sleep last night.
3) A Man who loves me unconditionally.
4) Epic Rap Battles of History, Stalin vs. Rasputin
5) Clean sheets on a freshly made bed.
6) A gorgeous day outside, and a walk in the sunshine. 18 hours ago
Hug to you. You seem to be doing all right in the other three categories though. 18 hours ago
Credit card paid off. Waiting for next month’s paycheck (including the second half of my extra duty stipend), and then the student loan is going to be toast.
CANNOT WAIT. 1 day ago
1) Making the decision to sleep in and not go to yoga.
2) A heartfelt email from a parent of one of my students.
3) A week’s worth of dinners planned and shopped for.
4) Giving myself a paddy-cure. Glitter abounds.
5) A very lazy day around the house. I can accomplish tomorrow (ugh, DMV).
6) Plaque taken to trophy shop!
7) Postcrossing cards in the mail. 1 day ago
are the more ambiguous titles, like “a sweet treat” or “city limits” or something like that where there are many interpretations that people can have. Some of the scavenger hunts have had a theme, like book titles, song titles, summer, alphabetical, etc. 1 day ago
are the more ambiguous titles, like “a sweet treat” or “city limits” or something like that where there are many interpretations that people can have. Some of the scavenger hunts have had a theme, like book titles, song titles, summer, alphabetical, etc. 1 day ago
are the more ambiguous titles, like “a sweet treat” or “city limits” or something like that where there are many interpretations that people can have. Some of the scavenger hunts have had a theme, like book titles, song titles, summer, alphabetical, etc. 1 day ago
1) Vocal charts for next year’s competition set: DONE.
2) I have absolutely NOTHING planned for tomorrow, except yoga.
3) Half the grocery shopping is done.
4) Turning off my alarm.
5) Celebrating Father’s Day yesterday, which left today open to spend with the Man. Who is most emphatically NOT a father.
6) Repairing my sweater, all bah mahself. 2 days ago
I’ll be making it a point to try several different styles of yoga with different instructors this week. Here’s hoping that at least a few of them will be a good fit for me.
SUNDAY
4:00-5:30p
Yin yoga – Tami
MONDAY
10:20-11:50a
Gentle yoga – Rosanne
TUESDAY
7:30-9:00p
Yoga Deep Stretch – Cheryl
WEDNESDAY
7:30-9:00p
Vinyasa Flow – Jennifer
THURSDAY
10:30-12:00p
Yoga I/II – Andrea
FRIDAY
4:00-5:15p
Yin yoga – Thea
SATURDAY
No yoga – going to see The Muffs play! 2 days ago
1) Spending time with the fambly today.
2) Knocking out a bunch of little dumb errands, and scheduling more for next week.
3) Sleeping till noon.
4) Looking forward to eating the rest of last night’s prime rib dinner.
5) Postcrossing cards in the mail!
6) Making a really stupid joke that made my sister laugh.
7) Making some more progress on last month’s goal of automating my finances. 3 days ago
nowhere did you say what you want. Maybe that’s a good place to start? It’s much easier to hit the target when you know what the target looks like :) 3 days ago
My discovery has been that I may be able to be friends with an ex eventually, but not until many years have passed with pretty much no contact whatsoever. I’m the kind of person who clings, who hangs on, who can’t let go. So I’ve learned that I can’t have any contact at all…otherwise I will jeopardize my chance of building anything new.
Some people may be able to be friends with an ex and still build a new life. I’m not one of them. If you’re not either, then bollix to whether or not he wants you in his life – you do what’s best for YOU. 3 days ago
1) Being a dumbass and forgetting my hair appointment, and then being able to reschedule for not-too-far-in-the-future.
2) Chopped up all the useless set pieces in the sea container!
3) Mi padre helping me out today.
4) Looking forward to celebratory dinner with the Man tonight, complete with ice cream (courtesy of gift cards from students).
5) Making plans for summer travels (or is it travails? We’ll find out). 4 days ago
Today my father, myself, and a portable circular saw dragged a bunch of old set pieces out of the sea container and turned them into lumber. There is more room in there now, even though I didn’t finish doing everything that needs doing.
I have also gotten rid of a TON of crappy old costumes, which has made a massive difference in the amount of space available.
I might be able to finish the sea containers by the end of this summer! 4 days ago
they’re allowed to say what they want, ‘cause this is AMURRKA!
Unless they incite lawless action, they’re technically still protected under the First Amendment. It’s their Constitutional right to be bass-ackwards fringe loonies, goldurnit. 5 days ago
The German deli is Mattern Sausage and their main bidness is curing and selling delicious meat products. They ALSO make badass sandwiches from the meat that they sell.
It’s family owned and operated, and I never knew there were so many honest-to-God Germans in the OC until I came here and saw how many people come in and yak with each other in the Muttersprache. I’ve been going there sporadically for about a decade now :) 5 days ago
1) LAST DAY!
2) Going to the German Deli for lunch.
3) Having the owner of the German Deli recognize me and ask where I’ve been, since I haven’t been there in eons.
4) Successful performance by the show choir today. Lots of compliments.
5) Signing up for a professional development that I’m hoping will actually be useful.
6) Couch nap with the cat. 5 days ago
1) ONE. MORE. DAY.
2) Making my students laugh, even though I was really frustrated at the time.
3) A cat on my lap, purring away like a rusty outboard motor.
4) Making dinner with the Man this evening – we have both been so tired lately that we’ve been falling asleep without supper.
5) End-of-year thank-you notes and gifts.
6) BOGO candles.
7) Making decisions for next year’s competition set.
8) Doing massive clean-outs at work, which will hopefully make life easier in the long run. 6 days ago
because I am out. Congrats on taking the opportunity to leave a crummy situation! Here’s hoping the next few months have amazing things in store for you. 6 days ago
If you a) don’t have anyone close to you that is gay, and b) grew up in any kind of religious environment at all, I’m not surprised you feel this way. Most people have an innate instinct to feel weird about “the other,” or people whose lifestyles run counter to theirs.
As long as you’re not actively trying to oppress someone, I think you’re probably doing okay :) 1 week ago
Your bio teacher is wrong – fat cells generally stop generating after puberty. They can expand, but you’re not growing new ones unless you do something really ridiculous to yourself.
I don’t buy this idea of women moving out of their “prime.” Sure, maybe you’ll never again have the body you had in high school, but who wants to date a dude who wants to fuck high school bodies only? As men mature, they value things other than just skinny thighs. At least, the good ones do, and why would you want to give up the goods to a loser who thinks your body is inferior in some way? Fuck that (proverbial) dude.
That article blows, but quite frankly, a person predisposed to cheating will cheat no matter what he’s got waiting for him at home. See: Tiger Woods. Even if you have a tan and bolt-on tits and laser treatment, it’s not generally about how hot the other girl is, it’s about the conquest…or, to put it another way, “because I can.” 1 week ago
that the way you develop confidence is to do scary shit and live through it. This is where a lot of your self-esteem comes from as you get older. You go through a bunch of bullshit, you survive, you learn from it (hopefully) and you thrive. You get a sense of “big picture,” and the stupid shit doesn’t bother you as much.
I won’t lie, I had a full-on hyperventilating crying breakdown when I found my first stretch mark a few years ago. But guess what? I lived, AND I found a Man who makes me feel like I’m the sexiest thing that ever walked the earth.
For me anyway, being in a good relationship has been huge for my self-esteem. Because it doesn’t matter how many amazing things you accomplish – if the person you love is belittling you and constantly pointing out ways you can improve, you will NEVER feel good enough. 1 week ago
I didn’t make it to any other yoga classes this week, but I did catch yin yoga this afternoon. It is still awesome.
One more week of work, and then I can attend classes at any time of day. The hard part is going to be making myself roll out of bed before noon. 1 week ago
if you went to a major hospital in a metropolitan area, the standard of care would be equal to what you would receive in the US, if not better. For instance, Johns Hopkins apparently has a bang-up oncology center in Singapore.
Many of these countries even have large English-speaking population centers, so that would probably assuage a lot of your fears and doubts.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/medical-tourism 1 week ago
Okay, either you are SUPER sensitive about this, or your fiancé is a dude who brings up other women being sexy WAY more than he should. Either way, if it makes you uncomfortable, you need to tell him.
If he keeps doing it, then either he can’t control himself or he doesn’t care that it bothers you. Both of these are red flags.
Quite frankly, if you don’t feel that this is something you can address and work out, he may not be the guy for you, regardless of your engagement (after only four months of knowing each other? Really?). It’s not going to get better, it’s only going to get more intense after you’re married. And call me crazy, but I don’t imagine that starting your married life by doing something you totally don’t want to do (building a hotel in a foreign country) is going to bode well for your marriage either. 1 week ago
