Hurricane Ida

Oh yea, side note my ceiling and walls were leaking after 54 hours of rain (according to ABC news) that doesn't seem to be going away any time soon. There are puddles on my floor.

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11/13/09 :(((((

I haven't been posting lately I was at the ER for 15, count 'em, 15 hours. My roomie wasn't feeling well, so I took her down there and stayed for the whole time. We got there at 1:30pm and left at 5:00am. And I missed 2 classes and a test. I have been wearing a hat the last couple days because of all the chaos.

I have just been washing my hair every other day and after detangling with my fingers putting a part down the center of my head and doing really loose twists and curling the ends. Most of the hair isn't dry in the morning, but I just put it in a high bun or a hat anyways. Since I have a lot more growth this month I am mainly focused on keeping it detangled. I have also been focusing on not messing with my scalp that much, because certain parts still hurt from the bantu knots that I did WAY too tightly. At least I know for next time.

New Growth 2 and weather

With my hair growing like a weed now (loving it) I am starting to see the real texture come out. It is REALLY strange. One part on the top of my head will be really tight like a pen spring, and another part will be loose about 3c and not curly but wavy. I can't wait until my hair really grows out and I can cut off the relaxed ends and see what it looks like.

this is my attempt at a bonnet, cause I don't got one.

hatting it!!!

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My hair today ( a mess) but I have no patience or energy lately (PMS )

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Bantu knots..... :(

I did my bantu knots WAY too tight, so I took them out only minutes ago, and most aren't dry. The front looks OK so I think I will hat most of it since it's cold out side and my hair is damp. I am glad I tried them because I like the way they look. Next time I will know to

• Leave more time for them to dry
• Use a heavy butter or locing cream so they will set better
• Do more and curl the ends tighter around the knot.
• Twist the hair more loosely so my head isn't throbbing in the morning. lol
• Do the knots on damp hair, not wet hair.

I'm gonna try again later on today and they will have all/most of Tuesday to dry. Hopefully by then my furlippin hood dryer will get here and make these processes a lot easier.

Bantu Knots!!

I'm a firstie when it comes to bantu knots, so i'm hoping they turn out well so I continue to tweak and improve.

Now here are the pics of my bantu knot process. The front was pretty easy and came out even, but the back kinda fell apart part-wise. As you will see they are pretty uneven. I will try and pre-part and then twist next time. I am SOOO excited to see how these will turn out. I've wanted to see how they look on me for a while.

I an EXTREME procrastinator. I have a paper due tomorrow at 11:59pm. I should get on it.

I didn't realize how tight I had made them until after and my head is starting to hurt. Nothing a motrin or two can't fix. Again I am SOOO excited to see how they turn out. I will put pics of the result up tomorrow or Tuesday depending on when they are as dry as possible.

Now on to my paper. . .ughhhhh

The Mayor of Frizztown

Today my hair was a total frizztown pageant finalist.

Next bantu knots!

The Usual

BnC. With glasses and my H&M flower clip. The flash makes my edges look a mess, but they are healthier than ever now that relaxers are out of my life.

I am going to try bantu knots either on Tuesday or Thursday. I hope they dry quickly, cause I only have 7-8 hours for my hair to dry after I do it. But hopefully my hood dryer gets here soon.

I just bought Push by Sapphire. I read the first couple pages on amazon and I MUST read the rest. I really really really want a kindle, but they damn thing is too expensive. Cause I also want a Zune Music pass, a Zune HD, and a guitar so. . . priorities. . .

I have been dying to see the movie Precious. I can't wait until it comes out in my city. Nothing further. Until next time. . .

Umm. . .

So I have been "neglecting: my hair and just doing 2 french twist-braids at night on wet hair and bunning because I've been pretty uninspired on the styling front. So in light of Curly Nikki's Butters-N-Bars challenge I will force myself to be less lazy and try some new styles. My topic page on Curly Nikki's forum is here.

I am addicted to Curly Nikki's forum. It makes my PJ go crazy seeing all the product reviews and suggestions. And seeing all the beautiful natural hair makes me wish I had never gotten a perm in the first place. Ugghh. I feel like my hair would be at least waist length, or a HUGE fro. I would love to have either. But I can't keep dwelling on the past so I just have to worry about keeping my hair healthy.

That's all I got. Ta-ta for now!

IT'S MAH BIRTHDAY!!!!!

19 yrs over.

Countdown: Still 1 day until my birthday, but I got presents!

My cousin delivered her first sermon today and is now a licensed reverend. Her sermon was amazing! It was called "Who am I?" (Her hair is natural and cut in a short fade)

My mom, grandmother, grandfather and aunt came down for her sermon and my birthday. I got most of my presents today. Pictures!

BIKE!!!! 26" Schwinn Cimarron!!!!

Colorful BIG umbrella!

Heath bars and Reese's!

Low-top converse!! (now all I need is my sister to send back those shoes she stole from me)

(L-R) 500GB (yay!) Seagate external hard drive, Schwinn foot pump, bike lock!!

Logitech Speaker system, pic on the right is the woofer (BANGIN BASS!!!)

and some cold hard cash!