Thursday Chat

 Glad the wedding came off.  I hope the families settled things out in the end.  That poor little kid w/the black eyes!

Yeah, I'm ready for tropical vacations with cooking utensils.  Or something.  I've earned it.

Tomorrow night I have dinner w/some dog friends.  Ladies only, at Mayday's mom's house.  She just scheduled appointments to go visit puppies from the breeders she's interested in (the work together) for the end of this month and wants me to go with her.  PUPPIES!!!

miranadobe

She just scheduled appointments to go visit puppies from the breeders she's interested in (the work together) for the end of this month and wants me to go with her.  PUPPIES!!!

I'm so jealous. :) 

tacran

I have a hair appointment after work.  My stylist wants to try some kind of treatment on my hair -- I think it's like a keratin or something.  The more common treatment is to make hair silky straight, but they have something new for curly hair that's supposed to calm the frizz without taking out all the curl.  He said he'd do the treatment on me for free if I was willing to be the guinea pig.  I told him I'm game, as long as he can promise me my hair won't fall out.  He's a friend, so I trust him.  I hope I don't regret it! 

Tracy, let me know how it turns out. My hair is super curly:

I need to tame the beast ie. my mop! :)

Is it Friday YET?

No Glenda, not yet.  Almost. I was on my way to the post office earlier and driving down a very busy street when out of the corner of my left eye I saw a smallish dog come dashing across the street - right in front of my car.  I jammed on the brakes, certain that I had creamed the poor thing but she was unscathed.  A man walking on the sidewalk stopped to help and her owners came dashing across the street.  Apparently I ran over the leash and the end of it got tangled somehow in the holes in the hubcap.  What in hell-o makes people think that if you have a dog on a leash, it's OK to let go of the other end?? Especially on a super busy street.

I think this newest fire is the closest one yet ... the one in Colusa County.  Not close enough to be a danger bet definitely close enough to get all the smoke if the wind comes from the northwest. I'll really be glad to see the first good rain of the season.

Joyce

 Sweet dreams, Glenda...when you wake up it WILL be Friday!

Weird, I got an electric bill for $79...for August in GA???  They took off $85 credit for something...don't understand, but not complaining too much!  I do think I need to look into that, though.

Joyce, my heart would've been pounding and my legs would've felt wobbly for an hour after that experience!  Thank doG it turned out okay, but talk about making your blood pressure sky-rocket!

Cathy, there are risks with keratin treatments, due to the formaldehyde.  Most of the risks are for the stylists who are exposed to the product on a regular basis, handling and breathing the chemicals, less so for the client in the chair for a couple hours every few months.  Because of the risks, my stylist never offered Brazilian Blow-outs and similar popular services.  But he found a new product line with far less formaldehyde in it, and they have one formula that has NONE, which is what he used on me.

Which leads me to your question, Tiffy --- because formaldehyde is the thing that makes the hair straight and silky, the formula he used on me is aimed at mainly reducing frizz, while retaining curl.  When it's applied, the stylist still uses a flat iron to seal it in your hair, so I came home with stick-straight hair unlike anything I can get with my own flat iron.  Now I have to leave it unwashed for 48 hours (ick).  I'll report back about how it looks when I do my own styling later this weekend.  My hair is very coarse, quite frizzy, and very wavy (not ringlet curls), so I'm hoping this will make it look smooth and wavy.  I'll keep you posted!