no boys allowed in the room!!!!

my hair is really thick, and i realized that there are things that I can't get away with with a wig (because the hair is thinner/there is less of it) than w/my natural hair.

Are you gonna try to do anything like that again?

is that a question for me or LL?

the project i got the beehive wig for was kinda a commentary/reaction to the way some guys in electronic music/noise "rock out" with their laptops, which has always struck me as kinda funny, because I associate laptops with white collar labor, and a bit at odds with the classically working class/blue collar performance of "rocking out"

LL - sorry; iPhone doesn't warn you of x-posts!

I'm going to see what happens. I don't do well if I plan too much because I am contrary and hate being told what to do, even by myself.

Best to not make too many plans, lest I grow sick of them long before the time comes to execute the plan.

I've got a serious problem applying hair dye, I can't seem to get it even all over. Does it get easier with practice? Or is there a dye out there that I can apply in the same way as shampoo?

Another x-post but sarahel that sounds awesome and actually v funny - rocking out w laptop is always deeply strange

most of the permanent dyes can be applied like shampoo.

CGLDI there are, at least in London I've seen them, mousse hairdyes you apply like a shampoo. I haven't tried one yet cause I like streaky dyejobs.

I don't use permanent dye, though.

it's not really that hard if you approach methodically and in sections. divide the hair, use a comb with a pointy handle to create thin layers on which to apply dye, then massage in at the end. i guess it's harder if your hair is really thick, but i don't have any experience with that. i've been dyeing my hair myself on and off since i was 15.

I would love to try wigs but I think I have too much hair to fit under them. My only experience is cheapo Halloween wigs so maybe it would work better with higher quality wigs.

My hair is very, very thin, and I've only been dying my hair for about three months.

xp LL - with really thick hair, the process is the same, you just have more layers and you end up using more of the dye. I'd use this cheap-o beauty supply store brush to make sure i got a decent amount of dye on the lower layers.

I figured, I'm just saying that it might be a little more time consuming the more hair you have.
Anyway, the directions on the box are pretty easy to follow. A little practice and it'll be second nature although it will always be a pain in the ass.

Assuming that your ass is located on top of your head, like mine is.

iirc - the thickness of one's hair isn't the biggest challenge, but rather, the length. It's easier to miss a spot with long hair

did anyone else on here ever have a Manic Panic blue disaster?

I had a Manic Panic Deep Tulip disaster, does that count?

probably, if it involved the dye demonstrating how you physically inhabit your living space: there was a blue spot where I'd lean my head against the wall in bed while reading, a blue spot on the earpiece of the phone, a blue spot on the closet door where i'd lean to put on tights ...

i think i was in some class where we were reading a bunch of gothic/romantic fiction and the blue spots felt like the proverbial stain or scarlet letter, though they were blue.

Permanent dye is actually kind of good for thin hair because the ammonia and etc swell the hair shaft (at least for a while) so your hair looks thicker and glossier for a week or so.

surely if it's a temporary dye you can just mix it with conditioner and then apply as if it were conditioner? more volume of stuff to put in your hair = more chance of getting coverage all over.

admittedly in my years of dying i was never very methodical - i was v proud of one look, where as the pink faded out to reveal shonky blonde there became visible slightly greenish patches, the whole thing something akin to an unripe white peach, i thought.

I had a couple manic panic disasters but the most memorable was when I thought it would be a good idea if my best friend died mine for me while we were both stoned and I sat in the bath tub. The entire bathtub was stained fuchsia and my hair was horribly two-toned for about a week until I could find some more.

Oh and my parents were not pleased about either the state of the bathtub or my hair iirc.

I am trying to decide what to do with mine. I want to go red but I think I'm just bored and the upkeep is hard work. I think I'll probably just leave it as is. I haven't had color in it in over a year but it turns out that my natural color sort of looks like highlights anyway. I'd been dying it for so long I really didn't know what it was anymore.

dyed not died, obv

I'd love to go back to all red, as well, but i'd have to grow it out heaps as its all black and stripping black dye out is REALLY bad for ones hair and a PITA to boot (took 2 hours last time I had it done and hurt like hell).

Maybe I'll just start dying my roots red and have weird half-tone hair for six months lol

Christine, what sort of applicator does the dye come with? A bottle with a pointed tip? Most semis I've used have that type, I just use the point to section my hair, always starting at the front. Pro tip: apply moisturizer or vaseline etc to your ears, nape of the neck, face near the hairline (being careful not to get it on your hair) - it'll prevent staining of your skin. And I always put on a disposable shower cap while it processes.

Wigs are great, I had a blue one I liked to wear during ~~altered consciousness~~. It just makes everything more performative & fun so the two together were a good fit.

I have been dying my hair almost-black with a weird bronze finish. It doesn't make a lick of goddamn sense and I love it. I am trying to embrace being eccentric in safe ways.

OTHER NEWS OF FUN:
• I decided birthday party #29 is going to be occult themed. I stole the idea from someone else. Tarot readings and a cake shaped like Baphomet.
• Bought some good-looking underwears (good-looking = doesn't have holes eaten in it from low pH vaginal discharge, THAT'S RIGHT "THIS" IS HOW "WOMEN" "TALK")
• Bought tickets to a JOhn Hodgman show and got invited to a sculpture party the same night. I hope that doesn't mean I am going to get REVERSE WINTER'S TALED.

good-looking = doesn't have holes eaten in it from low pH vaginal discharge

i never knew about this! thank you for solving my eternal mystery of where the holes come from, for reals!

One more thing, I bought some flowers for myself to celebrate how awesome I am solo (everyone seems to be worried I will have Valentine's blues so I am preempting it). The flowers are the worst garish Minnesota Vikings colors. I did my new evening routine of a vigorous stroll to a library (a library in the middle of the park!) to return a book. I had forgotten I had bought the flowers and when I opened my door, there they were clashing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC_6gtTd9Rg
"Hey, me, I'm the right man for you."

Everyone should by flowers for themselves all the time imo.

How long are you guys keeping these underwear? I have some holey pairs but that's because I have a small monster named Benson so seems to think that stealing and then chewing on underwear is the best game ever. :/

BUY

dammit

One of the pairs was like seven years old. *_*
But most a 1-2 years old.

4-5 yrs? i honestly don't "rc"

I usually get the VS 5 for $25 deal a couple times a year so they don't get too worn out looking.

Or because the dog has chewed through like 1/2 of them by then. lol.

The ones that really fall apart fast (1-2 years) are the cheap cotton ones from Target. They are also cute and affordable so I keep buying them. Not sure there's really some kind of craftsmanship investment underwear I could buy even if I did have the money, so this works for me. I think my parents' garments hold together forever but that's because polyester + sacred.

MAGIC UNDERWEAR!!

The VS ones are cheap cotton and I'm sure by 1-2 years they'd be pretty much disintegrated.

garments are made of polyester?!!

i always figured they were cotton or lol, silk

good-looking = doesn't have holes eaten in it from low pH vaginal discharge

i never knew about this! thank you for solving my eternal mystery of where the holes come from, for reals!

I did always wonder about this too! In my case its bleached out black fabric rather than always holes, but still! WTF causes it? I feel like some kind of acidic superhero. CAUSTIC GAL.

Its also embarrasing when you fling off yr jocks around a guy and it looks like something weird exploded in your pants :/ ITS JUST THE FABRIC DYE I SWEAR.

silk garments! I'd might still be Mormon. SOunds luxurious (disregarding silk's powerful insulation properties).