Hec is too funny.

The less hair you have, the easier the back of the head thing is. I highly recommend it.

Lee, I'd guess they meant give them until end of business of that current week.

Lemon question -- what's the difference between Meyer lemons and normal? I bought a bunch of Meyers on an impulse, and am now wondering -- do I just use them in normal lemon stuff recipes for added loveliness, or are they just different and are best used in Meyer-specific recipes?

I have perfected my hair dye system to maximize saturation and minimize purple neck.

Firstly, I wash my hair in clarifying shampoo and towel dry. Then, I pull my hair back into two pony tails, one with the top half of my hair, the other the bottom half, clipped up in a bun.

THEN! Slath Vaseline all over my ears, neck, forehead, edges of my face around the hairline, arms and hands.

Put on my gloves, remove top pony tail, use a brush to dye around the hairline, glop tons more on the rest of the top, comb through, clip up in loose bun.

Then I do the bottom half, same way, clip up. Then I put a cap on, run the blowdryer over it.

Put on fresh gloves, rinse until water runs clear, comb conditioner through. Put hot towel on hair, use baby wipes to clean off all Vaseline. (Jilli taught me about the baby wipes getting hair dye off skin, but I found shaving cream also works surprisingly well).

Rinse conditioner out, blow dry, shiny shiny hair!

I still get purple neck the next time I shower, though. I havent been able to plan that better.

Lee, I'd guess they meant give them until end of business of that current week.

That's what I thought too. I think I need to send an email tomorrow.

What does clarifying shampoo do? I've been trying to work out what the best state for my hair pre-bleach is. And the best state for my scalp. Usually I skip a wash before I bleach, so my scalp is less likely to be nekkid. But I'm just guessing.

Clarifying shampoo strips the fuck out of your hair. It's harsh, detergent-wise, and gets all the product, pollution, and oil out of your hair and scalp, leaving it at its most porus, so it soaks up the dye.

I don't know that I'd recommend that for your hair, ita, because you're bleaching which is stripping on its own. You want your hair "dirty" for a permanent hair color because it protects the scalp.

Kat and I are just doing a demi, sort of like a water color on the hair. It gets soaked into porus spots which is why the ends of most people's hair holds color longer, they tend to be split and dryer.

When you're bleaching, it's better if you don't wash it for a couple of days, if you wash it at all.

Also, I am not a hairdresser or aesthetician, but perhaps should have been. So grain o' salt me.

Is it sad that I am enjoying my day o' nothingness enough that I almost don't want to have to leave the house for my massage?

Your guesses sound like mine, Allyson. So I'll keep on keeping on.

I'm also going to try going without shampoo in general. Just condition (no -cones) and rinse.

Lee, you're the laziest ever.

Not sad, it's nice, Lee. I am happy because I had a productive weekend. Bought new underwear at Target, refilled prescriptions, visited friends I haven't seen in months, saw two movies, did laundry, and am now off to clean the bathroom. I enjoy feeling like I am getting ahead of all the little tasks which can pile up and become overwhelming. Little accomplishments are sometimes more satisfying than big ones, I find.