Yes! It's looking vibrant today. I asked her last time what the brand was. let's see if I can find where I put it...

Found it: Pulp Riot. It did fade a lot in the 7 weeks since last application, but I did not take any kind of care of it. It's hot enough to make washing my hair with cold water appealing again, and I found some ancient color-preserving shampoo in my bathroom, probably that doesn't go bad? We'll see how the colour does under those circumstances.

Timelies all!

Yay Scrappy!

Today's been a shitshow of a day. N needed a physical for camp but we didn't know far enough in advance so we ended up at a minute clinic. G had surgery but then it got cancelled 90 minutes after it was supposed to start because the anesthesiologist was a jackass. And my GYN called me to tell me that yes, I'm in menopause, which I'm not super sad at but to think these are the only kids I'll get makes me a little wistful (though honest, I don't want more kids).

It did fade a lot in the 7 weeks since last application, but I did not take any kind of care of it.

Overtone conditioner. It really really really works. (And L'Oreal has a line of sulfate-free shampoos that aren't salon-brand expensive. I think the one that my hair likes is called Eversleek, but there are a bunch for different hair types.)

Tommy, congrats! Scrappy, congrats!

Gentle hugs/waves/hairpats to all the ailing Buffistas.

Kat, did you do a test? I would like some idea if what my stupid body is doing is actually menopause or not.

I had my annual and my GYN asked me when my last period was. I said, August 4. And she was like, "August 4 2016?" Then she ordered a blood test (estradiol and FSH). Then called me with the results.

Yay?

It did fade a lot in the 7 weeks since last application, but I did not take any kind of care of it.

Overtone conditioner.

Orrrrrr if you have a conditioner you really like, mix a tablespoon or so of your (deposit-only, nothing mixed with developer) color into your conditioner. From everything I've read, there's nothing super-fancy about Overtone, it's just that it's premixed.

Sorry about the shitshow of a day, Kat. It sounds the best that the surgery was cancelled. I know it has to be rescheduled, but perhaps the next time everyone will be less anxious and the anesthesiologist will be a normal professional.

My PCP checked my hormone levels when I was 42 and curious as to whether I might have another child since Bobby was 2 at that point. Results showed it highly unlikely without intervention. That was 5 years before my official menopause.

Tennis coverage thoughts:

Why the hell are you interviewing a golf player? I mean, he's got the green jacket, so he won something big I don't remember the name of, but come on. Show the flipping tennis.

Stop making this poor guy talk about his father's death every time you talk to him. Of course he's having a hard time dealing with it because you ask him about it every day.

Each kid took one AP test this year and they both got 4s. Feeling pretty proud of them.