The announcements, which were supposed to be done yesterday, are now in. Now that I am slounging instead of when I was out erranding.

ooh, maybe i'll start by trying the shampoo bar and silicone-free conditioner and see how that works. i do worry about turning into a stinky oil slick.

For Hil:

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Also, feel better!

Heh. My thought at the first title on the list was, "Oh, that sounds interesting."

Thanks.

erin_O I don't use shampoo. Just conditioner and h2O. In the summer I sometimes do -- and when I used to dye my hair i did - just before dying. I have shampoo and the last time i used it was when the cat landed on my head with all claws extended.

Liese, your memories of the house of your childhood are lovely. I'm so glad you shared them here.

Jars, I've done that, luckily I had a roommate saying, "WTF, I never have to remind you, but rent is due".

Barb, I dunno what to say, but I am sooooooo sorely tempted to look up her new book and give a one-star review at Amazon et al.

I went up to Leeds to see friends for the evening. I'm going back there again tomorrow. I felt going twice in a week was not excessive given my serious need for vodka and venting. They are lovely friends. And I'm going to see The Girl in Geneva on Friday and we're coming home again together on Monday. My only goal at the moment, you may have noticed, is distraction. And vodka. And chocolate. And for a long-term goal, Buffista Island University.

Maybe it would be better to have a separate library-pool - where we would have special water-proof editions of various and sundry classics for watery lounging pleasure.

We can have a lot of them. I want my own personal library. With a bar in it.

Sorry to hear about your cold, Vortex, and that you can't get the meds you need. Frustrating. Hope you feel better.

Health~ma to you too, Hil.

Eek - hope your grown-up fail is easily rectified, Jars.

erin_O I don't use shampoo. Just conditioner and h2O. In the summer I sometimes do -- and when I used to dye my hair i did - just before dying. I have shampoo and the last time i used it was when the cat landed on my head with all claws extended.

I don't use shampoo and rarely use conditioner. I do a once a week or so 50/50 mix of shikakai and baking soda for cleaning, and oil the ends with olive oil. Were I not so lazy, I'd do weekly deep oilings, but as it is, I manage them every two months or so.

Plei, what do you do in the deep oilings? S. has crazy coarse dry hair, worse now that it's completely gray. Regular conditioner ain't cutting it at all.

Have you tried Moraccan oil, Amy?

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