For Hec

Who's a Sassy Bug? Supercute.

Oh juliana! I am sorry that you are going through this.

Great cut, vw!

Jilli, look what Jill Tracy has been up to:

On to mind-melding activities of a completely different nature-- this month saw the return of the elaborate and notorious hush hush Absinthe Party hosted by Unkle Paul and Random. I love the events that you cannot promote for whatever legal reasons, so you create a whisper campaign, sell tickets online only the day of the event...and still a few hundred people turn up! Never underestimate the power of the underground. I performed two full sets during the lavish all-night affair with members of The Malcontent Orchestra: Randy Odell (drums) and Alex Nahas (Chapman Stick.) The night was an endless array of sophisticates and absinthe connoisseurs from all over the world. Just check out the menu and you'll see this is the serious deal! I was thrilled just to partake in most of these I'd never come across before. Ahhh, I must say, I did a remarkable job of "pacing myself"--after all, I had TWO full musical sets to perform... Author Barnaby Conrad III (Absinthe: History in a Bottle) is one of the leading authorities on the subject. I had not seen Barnaby since we did another absinthe event some time ago filmed for NBC. He was on hand for discussion in the finer points of preparation and the history of the elixir. My favorite by far was the German brewed Taboo! It had a distinctive chocolate tone and slight creaminess. Impresario RJ Owens prepared mine igniting a cube of turbinado sugar so it caramelized as it touched the absinthe. The great discovery of these top shelf varieties of absinthe is that sugar is not really necessary; in fact, I preferred most of the others unsweetened. The Philippe Lasala with just a little cool water was so smooth, perfect in its natural state. If you research the history, sugar was added (certainly for the sweet tooth and ritual), but sometimes merely to mask the taste of cheaper absinthe, later even being put into the bottles themselves. There is more on this fascinating and little known part of history at the Virtual Absinthe Museum. The entertainment was as entrancing as the liqueur--including Ukrainian illusionist Voronin (the fascinating star of Teatro ZinZanni), magician Paul Nathan, The Indra, and the seductive trio Kitty Kitty Bang Bang.

Oh, juliana. I wish I could do something, *anything.* But I'm here if you need me.

vw, cute hair! Did you get it colored, too?

The first couple of days are always so fun

Hah. Tell that to my alfalfa head.

Tell that to my alfalfa head.

I think it takes curly hair a couple days to settle into a new cut.

Jilli, look what Jill Tracy has been up to:

Ooooh. Do you have a link to that? I want to see if there are links to where I can buy some of the absinthes listed. Especially the German-brewed one she mentions.

vw! Supercute hair!

I think it takes curly hair a couple days to settle into a new cut.

It's never curly when it's this short. Not enough length to curl. It's just actively cowlicking.

{{juliana}} I'm so sorry you are going through this. Loving thoughts and all the ~ma in the world headed your way.

vw has pretty shiny hair.

eta: identical time stamp with SailAweigh!

{{juliana}} All the ~ma in the world, hon.

vw, very good cut! I'll bet it swings as well as it bounces. I love the feel of fresh cut hair swinging against my face. About the only time I do like it, but it feels so different for just those few days.