Silly girl -- you don't *owe* me a response!

Well, but I kind of feel like I *do*. Because this is all shit that I'm stewing over and agonizing about, and the experiences and perspectives of peeps I love and respect who've lived the stepfamily life in the kid's shoes are hugely valuable to me. Really. A couple of y'all have written things that I go back to again and again, and it took thought and effort for you to revisit your histories and find the words to speak them in. So, mwah, and probably a maundering, rambly email at a later date.

that is odd -- I looked at the stony field page - and the light has more carbs than the fat free.... for black cherry.

JZ - I'm not sure if Special Effects is responsible corporate-wise, but I do know it treated my hair wonderfully. Here's a page with swatches on actual humans. Only problem is that it is a semi-perm and therefore will come off on your pillow. Hence, I have black bedsheets. But it's lovely, it stays for two-three weeks, and it's nice to my hair.

Plei, nope. Have as yet tried none of the others.

IIRC, they work a little better than the one that stopped working on you, but I only used the one that stopped working on you when I was in my second tri, before saying "screw it" and going back to uncrunchy.

Raq, how much is it to ship small packages to you? I can keep an eye out at my consignment haunts for 12-18 month Robeez, if you'd like. I can usually find them in good shape for under $10.

Ooh, juliana, thanks. The woman on the right in this link for the Blood Red is closest to the color I long for. Happily, I work in a place that doesn't care a bit what color my hair is so long as it's clean and reasonably groomed.

I lurve Special Effects. (But second the caveat that you'd do well to invest in some dark colored sheets if you use it. And don't wear a white turtleneck the day after dyeing.)

From COMM:

Erin discusses her self-defense strategy:

Basically, so that if I ever have to break up any fights at my school I won't have to scream "Fuck you all! STOP!" and get hit anyway. The little gangbangers at my school would laugh at my Spork O' Doom.

which they shouldn't, btw. Death by spork is slow and humiliating.

If the most recent Questionable Content didn't inspire that spork comment, then it's an amazing coincidence.

It's a coincidence, Erin's been assulting people with sporks for years. In fact, I hear that she once sporked a man in Reno just to watch him die.

The woman on the right in this link for the Blood Red is closest to the color I long for.

That's what I had when I used it. It'll look great on you.

And don't wear a white turtleneck the day after dyeing.)

Also, don't exercise to a sweat in white workout clothes for a couple days after dyeing. Signed, now has pink-striped workout clothes.

The only ones that really sing for me are the cherry ones,

I love the cherry ones -they are the cutest. I'll have to go back and look at the rest. I've gone a little nuts with the Robeez lately. I bought Ellie a pair of 6-12 months but they are huge on her so I ordered two of the smaller size to compensate.

Nora, sorry to hear you are having such a crappy day. I hope things let up soon and your plans form themselves smoothly.