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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2010-08-29 08:56 am

This is just a run-down of my Saturday, which ran me down

This is my last Sunday morning before KCRF starts. Selfishly, I am happy that [livejournal.com profile] mckitterick isn't awake yet, and I've had over an hour to myself. Just me, and the internet, and coffee, and silence.

I am very much appreciating the calm. Yesterday was crazy busy. [livejournal.com profile] miischelle's Bellydance Salon from nine to noon was fantastic and ass-kicky. I think I mentioned last time she did a salon that it could have been a little more intense. This one was. Especially the Back To Basics portion, which just about made my arms fall off. I was feeling all hot shit about my Fantastic Arms until then. During and after, I just felt like a big pussy. Good God, my deltoids and lats hate me today.

Fortunately for me, I have a good friend in [livejournal.com profile] roya_spirit who graciously offered up use of the hottub before my afternoon appointment. That was a lifesaver. I think it's entirely likely that I wouldn't have use of my arms today were it not for that hour-long soak. She also made and delivered to me an amazing chicken that convinced [livejournal.com profile] mckitterick to buy me a little oven for making such things. Woohoo!

My afternoon appointment was: A Haircut! I returned to my old stylist who cut my hair when it was an inch short, and has seen the grow-out progression at the three trim-ups I've gotten since I stopped keeping it short. She did a faboo job with the cut, and once it was finished, she showed me how it looked just blow-dried and then curled with a curling iron. Very thoughtful, in my opinion. It'll be interesting to see how it air-dries--which is, probably, how I'll be wearing it most of the time.

The curled version looks fantastic (very 70s-era Jacklyn Smith) and I would like to do that style often, but I am not dealing with a curling iron. I think I can manage hot-rollers. I don't suppose anyone on my f-list has a set of hot rollers they don't want anymore?

Photo of hair tomorrow, when I can get the pic off the camera.

After haircut, I ran some errands, including getting non-poison eggs from the Merc, some new food storage containers from Kohl's, and a tube of Too Faced eyeshadow primer because my eyelids are not what they used to be, and even if they were, my eyemakeup always takes a beating on hot days at KCRF.

I tried out the Shadow Insurance (and showed off the new hair) at a friend's going away party that evening. The hair got rave reviews. I was very happy. And it doesn't look bad this morning, even! There's still a lot of bounce and curl and if I finger-comb it, it doesn't get all frizzy. Awesome. I'm so glad I didn't let her use hairspray on it. It's been a long time since I've had to deal with next-morning hair-spray hair. I'd like to continue that trend.

There are just a few errands I have to run today, but most of my last free Sunday is going to be spent lounging and cuddling and maybe begging for a couple back/arm rubs.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2010-08-30 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)

It's the same with steaks.. you'll see places saying to salt a steak before grilling it, but all that does is pull the moisture out. I figured out that it would do the same to bird.