tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121278072024-02-19T02:43:33.411-05:00Angela's Lock ThoughtsRockin' My Locksaybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-85572782128012607902012-04-14T18:01:00.004-04:002012-04-15T07:58:38.057-04:00This is it<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTAYM1WN2lsqBJjMRHRScXoTYSkbJb5UR-euzkbXtUZ1nKW5UTORhPwop0Cre-CFrXNACUb1KwrjbXzhyphenhyphenrhL6VuZv9sF0pcDPgyZS9Oku4YFcrTl_j8d4nFGb21aTY9THRZxBsA/s1600/DSCN0627.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTAYM1WN2lsqBJjMRHRScXoTYSkbJb5UR-euzkbXtUZ1nKW5UTORhPwop0Cre-CFrXNACUb1KwrjbXzhyphenhyphenrhL6VuZv9sF0pcDPgyZS9Oku4YFcrTl_j8d4nFGb21aTY9THRZxBsA/s320/DSCN0627.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731382601068787490" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT4Ez6Oi9gV5jbSR5ZOYWHwWOP2yoNzwxZyRmnhwVfZTcng65A3ykAqHVVMdE0Wy1uoPTsxnVcJXnPckl8CDCNA41w8vdsxQYG_ZQPbuGX2PCm-freaKNjSSATSsAHOtyBV0i4w/s1600/DSCN0625.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivT4Ez6Oi9gV5jbSR5ZOYWHwWOP2yoNzwxZyRmnhwVfZTcng65A3ykAqHVVMdE0Wy1uoPTsxnVcJXnPckl8CDCNA41w8vdsxQYG_ZQPbuGX2PCm-freaKNjSSATSsAHOtyBV0i4w/s320/DSCN0625.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731382593392802338" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswr0_vR_qqZYGfRF_UDdAbycizmKVTRNDtXoat_kKBQ520ZUg8BquihGcsAb92Vy8kbS9g7MYGVLjP-U1ZO-MHrxuVFUQfTr2pkVO5ccVuWLFY2Qx-baWlfuJHNWWQkQDyXqKeA/s1600/DSCN0629.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswr0_vR_qqZYGfRF_UDdAbycizmKVTRNDtXoat_kKBQ520ZUg8BquihGcsAb92Vy8kbS9g7MYGVLjP-U1ZO-MHrxuVFUQfTr2pkVO5ccVuWLFY2Qx-baWlfuJHNWWQkQDyXqKeA/s320/DSCN0629.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731382626453229218" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TPy9nDCE8TbEBuLxWmFTjqJ928s1lBiT6PSTfQQoCzKgaFpXobWKRGWWH4y-OfQTtg7PnFMotTDKthakb4cXTdg8Zi2rTFpWgkNtvQmEPwISs452kbaX4muAzqePURPEOjF8Yg/s1600/DSCN0628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TPy9nDCE8TbEBuLxWmFTjqJ928s1lBiT6PSTfQQoCzKgaFpXobWKRGWWH4y-OfQTtg7PnFMotTDKthakb4cXTdg8Zi2rTFpWgkNtvQmEPwISs452kbaX4muAzqePURPEOjF8Yg/s320/DSCN0628.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731382610926420914" border="0" /></a><br />After a long time struggling with not being satisfied with my hair, locking and unlocking I finally cut it all off. I love it! I don't know why I didn't do it sooner. I feel great. When I cut it this low many years ago I struggled with feeling unfeminine, but I don't feel like that now at all. Perhaps because I am a little older I have more of an understanding of what it really is to be a woman, and for me right now, my hair length has nothing to do with it.<br /><br />My daughter laughed at me when she saw me. :-) That doesn't bother me. She said I look like a boy wearing girl stuff. That doesn't bother me. She is 6, and through me, she will come to understand that even if she doesn't have long hair, she's still a girl.<br /><br />My husband loves it. My hair was this length when we were first dating, and it reminds him of that time. :-Daybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-13876956136921329682011-10-21T15:35:00.003-04:002011-10-21T15:53:14.946-04:00A few pics for the curiousI just snapped a few pics. I am really not paying much attention to my hair. I can wash and go, which I love. I latch to maintain, which I do sporadically when I'm bored, not all at once. I'm taking it very easy. I don't really remember when I started, but I can see from a previous blog that I said I started in April or May, so this is around 6 months. I moved to North Carolina in September, and I'm still getting used to the differences here, even though it is something I really wanted to do. I miss my friends. I'm studying Spanish constantly, reading, listening, writing or talking in Spanish for much of my free time. I work from home now, instead of going in to an office. I spend a little more time with my daughter now, I'm with her after school, so I'm happy about that, even though sometimes I do want a break. I still want to lose weight. Nothing bad is happening in my life now, but I'm really not in the best of moods these days. I'm just glad that hair is not something I have to worry about.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtE7BPolBPWrh1QXD4CgNmJGp_Oorgnv80bPQfiLQJRcMV7mrnPPOC8XB4k8WWau_LvbmbELaFOvxzOpluhVvbOWXAgUstVcb_fLP1ygPm3tCybmhC6hthp1jdsqEyJSgh3Iubg/s1600/DSCN0398.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtE7BPolBPWrh1QXD4CgNmJGp_Oorgnv80bPQfiLQJRcMV7mrnPPOC8XB4k8WWau_LvbmbELaFOvxzOpluhVvbOWXAgUstVcb_fLP1ygPm3tCybmhC6hthp1jdsqEyJSgh3Iubg/s320/DSCN0398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666032804368363810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZO6eQ72E-64-haOi7fSSV0LKxSkRReXbAefOx8JueXLnh8SNSM95CIMqTmd17iVr7pJpjg_naYW76KxegbCyJ5vVOI92lnZEhq6ZOOgIOEy_a6zKtff83cbe5tuRV1Ab5g8pRQ/s1600/DSCN0395.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkZO6eQ72E-64-haOi7fSSV0LKxSkRReXbAefOx8JueXLnh8SNSM95CIMqTmd17iVr7pJpjg_naYW76KxegbCyJ5vVOI92lnZEhq6ZOOgIOEy_a6zKtff83cbe5tuRV1Ab5g8pRQ/s320/DSCN0395.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666032797101963634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKYVGieVvxv0KC8pZk1EqjlspRh7xaaCU-HSkOJgyTPcWFqEYt1H7rrcmgqoTEfU4qIonztqQES1WvFZgH2M9UGAiMeWWnXBl2vln-wL4OPcK925e7ZB993vfP49Xmfwi8_R04A/s1600/DSCN0394.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKYVGieVvxv0KC8pZk1EqjlspRh7xaaCU-HSkOJgyTPcWFqEYt1H7rrcmgqoTEfU4qIonztqQES1WvFZgH2M9UGAiMeWWnXBl2vln-wL4OPcK925e7ZB993vfP49Xmfwi8_R04A/s320/DSCN0394.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666032789492051634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCz5elQpPeTpisULChdACZ823JPufYecXiHvCRJGCEuqGJDLTUX8pU-YeuPlwqLdljlDZ33G5oXabVMDDCxMTxcSVVh1Th77hFB3g33FGvksB7Nj8IniHk3lluJXs6Q9qaznBkg/s1600/DSCN0401.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCz5elQpPeTpisULChdACZ823JPufYecXiHvCRJGCEuqGJDLTUX8pU-YeuPlwqLdljlDZ33G5oXabVMDDCxMTxcSVVh1Th77hFB3g33FGvksB7Nj8IniHk3lluJXs6Q9qaznBkg/s320/DSCN0401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666032787929608882" border="0" /></a>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-23501357103198969432011-08-05T19:16:00.004-04:002011-08-05T19:28:34.300-04:00She's baaaaaaackHi to all my wonderful followers. I sometimes wonder why you guys follow me -- I don't blog much at all, and I don't think that what I have to say is all that interesting. :-/<br /><br />So I started my locks again. *sheepish grin* I did do the styles I wanted to do, but in the end, I guess loose hair is really not my thing, I found myself not wanting to do anything to my hair other than just wash it, and when your hair is loose, you have to do something to it after you wash it. It's been a few months since I started my locks. I don't even know when I started them exactly, sometime in April or May. I think I'm less uptight this time, I'm not continuously wondering when I'm going to be locked. I'm taking things a lot less seriously. I started with twists, and am latching to maintain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRJ_mWfncW4sJWl4CSx3LNJffJnnqzWobNLIWKH95r5srvPMtA83U32pTIa7OOZP7v9evarnBsy6sMI2dTtWxNJ-IoVoKdhwt8NoaamGZFH2SarWuForQPiDL-AtNpN-vgTht_g/s1600/DSCN0239.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFRJ_mWfncW4sJWl4CSx3LNJffJnnqzWobNLIWKH95r5srvPMtA83U32pTIa7OOZP7v9evarnBsy6sMI2dTtWxNJ-IoVoKdhwt8NoaamGZFH2SarWuForQPiDL-AtNpN-vgTht_g/s320/DSCN0239.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637516968245371554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzqXmDCKwTsrEIwoPu8tIVILJjEd34NTCw08RHCXWs5uYqR59WsE9kMojhI9DlUe19UKEHmADSh2bN0s3HkSDVr4X6ZPEMjVwO6k7d4R9FpEtr9g8FVUMc499xdGga_Ba9qxH8g/s1600/DSCN0234.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEY-2gHh2dkuAW1EIBta802H6UlMnepTY14XUTlNDLSPNOwzM6iQ8ZvVA6ZgHeTMghQ8bfxsAUsaoR6QFov8Jf2Yc1ILRCZPy3-Rn72I_CGu7d-uGwIH2X0PeXwygLPKkGnMJkhA/s320/0907101522-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514259764477759426" border="0" /></a>So I did it ... I took my dreadlocks out. I just knew that I really wanted to take them out, and have been wanting to take them out for months, and those voices just wouldn't go away. It wasn't that I hated my hair. I didn't. I loved my locks. I just wanted something else more. And it feels different this time. I didn't feel this desperation after my hair was out, this feeling of "Why did I do this?" "Not again!" I'm happy with my choice. And I feel I learned so much this time, went through my feelings of dissatisfaction with self, impatience, and caring about what other people thought about me. And it's only been a few days, but I am enjoying my afro. Right now, I'm not sure if I will try to lock again. My original reason for locking is that for me it was a low maintenance way to have long hair, but as my hair got to a length I was happy with, I realized that I'd rather loose long hair. So I will patiently try to get that loose long hair that I want.<br /><br />For some reason, my daughter calls my new hair "rock star" hair. I have no idea what that means. But hey, she's 4. (ETA: I finally found out what rock star hair is. She watches Noggin / Nick Jr. The Roots perform a song on there, lol.). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLtdHQeIZA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mLtdHQeIZA</a><br /><br />Thanks to everyone who supported me in this journey, especially Tam, Q (Kay), QueenLi, and Carmennc. It really meant a lot to me.<br /><br />For more detail on what I did: I started in the back, I cut each lock to about 4 inches, then picked the rest out. I used the end of a lapel pin to pick the locks out. After a certain point, I started wearing a ponytail that gradually started looking thinner as the days went by, lol. I finished everything up this weekend. I had over 180 locks, and it took 3 weeks. I estimate that I spent an average of 20 minutes on each lock, which comes out to 60 hours total. Whew! After I had all the locks removed, I trimmed my own hair so it would be even all over by measuring with my fingers (kinda hard to explain). I now have 6 inches of hair when stretched, which I think is a great length for me right now. It's not too short (I eventually want to cornrow my hair, my technique needs work) but it's not too long to be overwhelming (I haven't combed my hair in almost 3 years).<br /><br />For now I plan to try to grow my hair out. I'd love bra strap length hair if I can take care of it. I also would love to have relatively low maintenance natural hair, we'll see how that works out for me.<br /><br />Please forgive the quality of the pics. They were taken with my phone (my regular camera's battery is kaput, and I can't find the charger).aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-45395181023390464642010-06-09T11:51:00.002-04:002010-06-09T11:54:36.788-04:00Contemplating ...For maybe a month or two I've been really wanting to take out my locks. This is why:<br /><ul><li>My hair always gets in my way (e.g. during certain "activities")</li><li>I want to do cornrows, and because I started my hair by just washing, I don't have nice parts.</li><li>I miss my afro.</li></ul><br />Why I haven't done it yet:<br /><ul><li>My hair is long enough to flip it. I flip it all around when I do pole dancing or floor work.</li><li>I took out two locks. Each lock took around 1 hour to remove, and the resulting hair was only around 6 inches long. Talk about shocking. Why is this? My hair was 10-12 inches when I started my locks.</li><li>I am not adept at styling my hair. I want cornrows, but to do them neatly like I would want them would take forever. And I am allergic to hair stylists.</li><li>I miss my afro, but I do not miss the time taking care of it entails.</li></ul><br />I am really low maintenance. I think this is the real reason I haven't done anything. Maybe I just need to style my hair again. Or try cornrows with my locks. Something exciting that looks good.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-8182421969008112922010-04-19T08:38:00.004-04:002010-04-19T09:03:37.769-04:00More pics, and no longer freeform<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pAvKfXOqmUNUv1WTm8HRdDhcikuoOm6IO8l8Jk_YbVJJYgeyQKgXreHTzowguFA3xuT4-zLJI7i7JHMY9Perg-jj_WFrrS9RE81EGAoRCLdbsyfkwcX0KxJlKm08lDX9j7ssmQ/s1600/P3060548.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pAvKfXOqmUNUv1WTm8HRdDhcikuoOm6IO8l8Jk_YbVJJYgeyQKgXreHTzowguFA3xuT4-zLJI7i7JHMY9Perg-jj_WFrrS9RE81EGAoRCLdbsyfkwcX0KxJlKm08lDX9j7ssmQ/s320/P3060548.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461830532777732498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghFj42V7hOmU38SF-HE9fxoZNCycXOfYrDjoDQ5u2qkpzQUrwhWiz9tl2P-VbDHWCKDLnzDuoLm_Pm8ijyGq4MhWyqoiKCPY-40PyqCoRcp8FxflhvZMcvVYh6Z1GGa_xg6fTvGA/s1600/P3060545.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSXzfJuW8Xm2KUEU1X3mXKxXcuqj4gj5I-UkmSfeANumQZnr_leo9-zKZKR6wj2KVIW5aa9iANnFpxsZFM27R0oIpabmIbbgEiuh5cRwjF43v_2kWYKObrBrWgg7WqcedTch-Iw/s320/P3180646.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461827985574352546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFgEFcnFSiY5ITRltM6YvwAHO6x8iXWrQk694cb9uIu3K1vyrv-e4FI-g9ii-nYBfFneXD9SVLl_siNlMTi8qt0DzNBZBzEFQvaPejRzyKrLKk5vZdKc_r4qA2Tf100w8e4dI3Q/s1600/P3180645.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUFgEFcnFSiY5ITRltM6YvwAHO6x8iXWrQk694cb9uIu3K1vyrv-e4FI-g9ii-nYBfFneXD9SVLl_siNlMTi8qt0DzNBZBzEFQvaPejRzyKrLKk5vZdKc_r4qA2Tf100w8e4dI3Q/s320/P3180645.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461827976892963970" border="0" /></a><br />So, I've latched my hair 3 or so times since November. I no longer consider myself freeform. I did it for a few reasons: boredom with my hair; got tired of separating my hair after every wash, but not wanting my hair to join together; and wanting to see a little more of the length that I have. My hair is still very low maintenance, I just wanted to do a little more to my hair.<br /><br />Also, I had hair that appeared all along the front hairline. I eventually decided to make new baby locks by latching the hair together. That worked fine, and they are on their way. The only thing is that since they are super short compared to the rest of my hair, they stick up at the most inopportune times, lol.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-81160270280479859472010-04-14T09:02:00.004-04:002010-04-14T09:08:24.256-04:00Pipe Cleaner CurlsI did pipe cleaner curls on my hair and decided to share. Trying to stave off the boredom, because I usually don't do anything to my hair. I LOVE it in person, in pics, not so much. Sorry for the picture quality, these pics were taken with my phone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQhEU6340rJE20JezvsUyynB2vEWl3ewWVfdd-3NV-yPaZ1zoGiGNu7Bx2GVYYPLwBTkfs4V_jHyELdHEjXhukl9wIi1CqoYf0GtQ6m_3HXwnQ7RdL0lSFC_XRalAr-Suaa5rVA/s1600/0414100846-02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQhEU6340rJE20JezvsUyynB2vEWl3ewWVfdd-3NV-yPaZ1zoGiGNu7Bx2GVYYPLwBTkfs4V_jHyELdHEjXhukl9wIi1CqoYf0GtQ6m_3HXwnQ7RdL0lSFC_XRalAr-Suaa5rVA/s320/0414100846-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459978539126371250" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA4lE0jKB8-Ehs8E_w8GsPJsseViJgfOt2CImoMvBEyiO5MJuWK-EvMb2SPj-Q_wSoTCPC4uEQRipKbYhvJu1rD4GYl_U_9qKRiUSekC1ZbmbUa8JFEoVBGroFn2oL3LB60yUIA/s1600/0414100846-01.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOFRKlCLP5B-TulPnAEFmiGJeLgC9as10U6f1R-APn7mFIFvMHNrqbp8NLyF-tu6VI36jYboBH1hyphenhyphenL2xQRcEMG6ZvqTMneodDKGhxAavqlQawsqhVCWRWgkMqBBVPju5Ek6yRmA/s320/0413101150-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5459978370976117090" border="0" /></a>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-8851437548990587172009-10-03T12:27:00.003-04:002009-10-03T14:19:32.409-04:002 year anniversary<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvn2GgRRYXkyHdC7gjS7uNthEnsYqIdGb1zDYZ3lGYG6QsPc8eTCi-bIhBRsW4iZO2tNsVqJ2vxgWxZpKdpkOgHey8FUIAfMQilxXD1FZ3zfWSG6pi7hd0j-Jkc6l33TvJdoCZA/s1600-h/month24+%281%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvn2GgRRYXkyHdC7gjS7uNthEnsYqIdGb1zDYZ3lGYG6QsPc8eTCi-bIhBRsW4iZO2tNsVqJ2vxgWxZpKdpkOgHey8FUIAfMQilxXD1FZ3zfWSG6pi7hd0j-Jkc6l33TvJdoCZA/s320/month24+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388412054053501074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaebX10og0rVX4CIvdsyjAcuLZ8bQbchCc57Lms5T0EMH_xSroTMgCTyDqZCo6fzLDC_JlUUVJRhv7oJ_JBHoJHzLWr7msQXJCtb-OjcvMc8eVtGPcCG3L5NwsZ9OWNoK1zCsxQ/s1600-h/month24+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaebX10og0rVX4CIvdsyjAcuLZ8bQbchCc57Lms5T0EMH_xSroTMgCTyDqZCo6fzLDC_JlUUVJRhv7oJ_JBHoJHzLWr7msQXJCtb-OjcvMc8eVtGPcCG3L5NwsZ9OWNoK1zCsxQ/s320/month24+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388412063304442882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLVrYXAOvGvoGJaokrr9jtJGiV8j4cwp45rOCMt82RZ8LK12yF4f0QoXkQ_7glnwgL1JXFmiI36j4WWerrccH5ritrBt1zft91tCtY5FcKVPhKxESGFCp4n7BcQkMGSEatYPjgw/s1600-h/month24+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLVrYXAOvGvoGJaokrr9jtJGiV8j4cwp45rOCMt82RZ8LK12yF4f0QoXkQ_7glnwgL1JXFmiI36j4WWerrccH5ritrBt1zft91tCtY5FcKVPhKxESGFCp4n7BcQkMGSEatYPjgw/s320/month24+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388412065704519410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHrkgfCmEgz31Oi4FMjGIOBFVZl6Sd34RhV0S7w9ZUy-DTToIokE3EnXykg7hyCj7wccMvAxsFriIvXU1lqRNuCTlpKPpqn841lz3-OcsYEmLoQun8iv0VOdJko9fOhj5aXuK4g/s1600-h/month24+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjHrkgfCmEgz31Oi4FMjGIOBFVZl6Sd34RhV0S7w9ZUy-DTToIokE3EnXykg7hyCj7wccMvAxsFriIvXU1lqRNuCTlpKPpqn841lz3-OcsYEmLoQun8iv0VOdJko9fOhj5aXuK4g/s320/month24+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388412076904437298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht48FXLAHXm18MEGhLBwMEX0GKwmoqnVmLxeeHB3zBSHnEs67uBP5a9SPKcDxozmuSK_H4Y5VLw6LavLlHGfaePAgmg8Svz3SGFlLAU1543-uQMQBDVe-GlATgpIHZnrAUwueZ4Q/s1600-h/month24+%288%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht48FXLAHXm18MEGhLBwMEX0GKwmoqnVmLxeeHB3zBSHnEs67uBP5a9SPKcDxozmuSK_H4Y5VLw6LavLlHGfaePAgmg8Svz3SGFlLAU1543-uQMQBDVe-GlATgpIHZnrAUwueZ4Q/s320/month24+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388412083911889250" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lYLeaM-q-s0&hl=es&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lYLeaM-q-s0&hl=es&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So, it's been two years since I stopped combing my hair and let it dreadlock. :-) I meant to have a bunch of nice pictures and style my hair and all that, but I never got around to it. Rather than wait for that (when is that ever going to happen?), I decided to snap a few pictures and a short video to show how my hair is now.<br /><br />I have loose hair around my front hairline from ear to ear. I wanted to take a few pictures of that to show that, I'm not sure if these areas are going to make their own locks, or stay like this. It doesn't bother me either way.<br /><br />Thanks to everyone that signed up to follow my page and my progress, I really appreciate it. I may not update a lot in the future, but I'll always leave this page up for as long as blogger allows it.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-4201757725652939992009-08-10T17:24:00.002-04:002009-08-10T17:33:30.780-04:00Ok, I just have to askI happened to be perusing Google Analytics, seeing what search terms visitors to my blog type in. By far the most popular one is some variation on "free form dreads". (To me, the funniest search is "jamaican men and white women"). Why did someone today search for "free form dreads gross"? What does that mean? What were they looking for? They stayed on my blog for almost 1/2 hour, so they were looking for something. I will probably never know.<br /><br />So, please, whoever did that search term, what were you looking for? Did you find what you were looking for on my blog? You can answer anonymously, I'm just really curious.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-79138950723829948992009-08-08T16:27:00.005-04:002009-08-08T16:35:12.473-04:00ReminiscingJust a few of the styles I've done on my own loose natural hair over the past 10 years. I loved the styles, but I really don't miss spending that much time on my hair on a regular basis.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaTwsJB6Kc5p66C8bnhRIn3cILKHTGEtqMZHCuRqvBpImG-Cd7HD9u9UuusPETrN-6Zu50deg0sjYzDgqFzE_ZrD3s2sG5kxP4OY_VXDb_zMZ1Zrfq6gCWe_uvCXvhbnxiYU20Q/s1600-h/TwistsTopLeft.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaaTwsJB6Kc5p66C8bnhRIn3cILKHTGEtqMZHCuRqvBpImG-Cd7HD9u9UuusPETrN-6Zu50deg0sjYzDgqFzE_ZrD3s2sG5kxP4OY_VXDb_zMZ1Zrfq6gCWe_uvCXvhbnxiYU20Q/s200/TwistsTopLeft.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367693435239331554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWRGRrYoZJK5V7jmco70A82dqDtglkYRJnHapqK6jvnXFDLBiYmJCpVk2E8LpoO5cF22Up6fAA4Bbxbw-VHQq8QofVebnueT8d1hOn1A-g3B4mERm4gpt8iFkQzEESXm2zokahg/s1600-h/PalmRollsDay2Back.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGGVcBHDU2NPmvVIr1m3CRh2ecTSR4FQ2GQd2lKAREKJKHtnWKThbwGTqQzGTZb_OzfypdBocvNSuqDPiPvi2oGda0IkxUk46x6YICx6So75e5oq6r4GbczoOzkIEEFaUX_KqmsA/s200/IMG_7968.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367692924521931490" border="0" /></a>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-79447647545035211802009-07-05T20:53:00.012-04:002010-04-17T11:24:14.945-04:00Random pics and thoughts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8JhTwYFaKMu1FZGE87vmoqROfHLCfIR0hsfNk5sc_jVlhMUpx0Y6QbKu31zdNWKS5eca9p4Hz8M2yVRoqqKcNbMqHmT5a9ax222WfPdTCKyCcz8L5xG_SCs7DFj76CnacccaIw/s1600-h/P5140164.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8JhTwYFaKMu1FZGE87vmoqROfHLCfIR0hsfNk5sc_jVlhMUpx0Y6QbKu31zdNWKS5eca9p4Hz8M2yVRoqqKcNbMqHmT5a9ax222WfPdTCKyCcz8L5xG_SCs7DFj76CnacccaIw/s200/P5140164.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355148120324192914" border="0" /></a>I feel like that pic makes me look so thin. :-)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqqyU0fMb_jFGZ_9f0K24uudRXrf1n5jHoCZXp_WNaTfjEnBGg3p61wqPXuordzTY18k5v-P6rXknIlCWjcysCLOpgrwHvPzynfWBKfWqR85jvQXI12I_56wNBdW3RS0_3HCe8wA/s1600-h/P5220166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLimJ3Hu_rIrToUeHo3KTDcmH4IzWorxcewPPamKkIf554oasa8Q7nVyGJMmchhtOCZquVwfJpF3mtATgbLGXfH2iDm-Gi0G_pNnP0PwU0W_gxXkrZYduN1b0bJZ4upr1EZy96Vg/s200/P5270214.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355146933526904354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsWqNv7nmFtezuTw9GTsaCS2Z_GNeIYKpmV_b5pvQrNFSsp4STW7Q4hR6pv-TJ3MbfpYgtm1ynDPEOfF_tnFcDFtcCcC_GQZuPluOFkaPGnLK3U3k3VTrBg0yv9KfQCyhDCbKhg/s1600-h/P5270217.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCsWqNv7nmFtezuTw9GTsaCS2Z_GNeIYKpmV_b5pvQrNFSsp4STW7Q4hR6pv-TJ3MbfpYgtm1ynDPEOfF_tnFcDFtcCcC_GQZuPluOFkaPGnLK3U3k3VTrBg0yv9KfQCyhDCbKhg/s200/P5270217.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355146928499039586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsm6_7y6RCpyvpIOTC83BdjnHAL11YCvu3ZFMQEExp7CZeYZfJGsBbMxAyr1q_YzgmhrPaqttixdmlSnVfSnAWSq1Z53_mDERRuAn4V6N_zMVIpIsuAP24WMxHzzEhvg5AuXPeQ/s1600-h/P6020231.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKsm6_7y6RCpyvpIOTC83BdjnHAL11YCvu3ZFMQEExp7CZeYZfJGsBbMxAyr1q_YzgmhrPaqttixdmlSnVfSnAWSq1Z53_mDERRuAn4V6N_zMVIpIsuAP24WMxHzzEhvg5AuXPeQ/s200/P6020231.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145898681341746" border="0" /></a><a href="http://tomokastwists.com/">Tomoka's Twists</a>. If you do a search you will find people that wear them much better than I do. I do love them. I've been telling myself I need to make another order, haven't bought any new ones in awhile.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS9vKSkijmZrtNfRUXNUnochxktB9u13orw__GDZkA9mhtuM-bwZcXdSgmpTzV3680E_GrzywZV6JMLKeU9sCp2bj33Qf8yRBYCdiPyaanMSf8dwXVkebQASmD6f75XWkvrBtog/s1600-h/P6010226.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOS9vKSkijmZrtNfRUXNUnochxktB9u13orw__GDZkA9mhtuM-bwZcXdSgmpTzV3680E_GrzywZV6JMLKeU9sCp2bj33Qf8yRBYCdiPyaanMSf8dwXVkebQASmD6f75XWkvrBtog/s200/P6010226.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145896131967874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsIgH0fLTK5RphY3kEHcmf9ankLonBetAx1tdbRWNq2awoDDSAfTYomHvwBMOhOvKxGEI_IRNtHPJcoaUKWRpT1afpSItzByQNDVSOKMtCOtP9a4bNXQxlYGydNCGl35FJzcigg/s1600-h/P6010225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidsIgH0fLTK5RphY3kEHcmf9ankLonBetAx1tdbRWNq2awoDDSAfTYomHvwBMOhOvKxGEI_IRNtHPJcoaUKWRpT1afpSItzByQNDVSOKMtCOtP9a4bNXQxlYGydNCGl35FJzcigg/s200/P6010225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145887436385346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAawrB0GWfzzVY76PBu55OieGLdE7igLN-OnQyKUpujopKGJ5ztbG9ljRhwQNhmj9g1voGRym3H1YV27HUs4FWdJrZ-OZVuyzzuirXfdQR5-7fXXJONCJCRf3XrFTA4rlZiTUCPQ/s1600-h/P5300222.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAawrB0GWfzzVY76PBu55OieGLdE7igLN-OnQyKUpujopKGJ5ztbG9ljRhwQNhmj9g1voGRym3H1YV27HUs4FWdJrZ-OZVuyzzuirXfdQR5-7fXXJONCJCRf3XrFTA4rlZiTUCPQ/s200/P5300222.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145881785677570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWnUCXZmZobi9sclEIPuToGWniKxdp4_6oDFo5ekJSXoHyA6yUjug0cVJP2W7tIvl_W3EgbpC-Q0vWfNWt0Nw27P49Zjo9yRLv1fUDh7pBVtLQlAORumR1SDoQpm3Getx3catZA/s1600-h/P5290220.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWnUCXZmZobi9sclEIPuToGWniKxdp4_6oDFo5ekJSXoHyA6yUjug0cVJP2W7tIvl_W3EgbpC-Q0vWfNWt0Nw27P49Zjo9yRLv1fUDh7pBVtLQlAORumR1SDoQpm3Getx3catZA/s200/P5290220.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145878039474962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VRIzYf8yGtvKjg7HynhL6KCme4M6Hdtyr-W7AMxl6j-bobZE4yQE_OxhTN5rvOSKSWf2GZluI4yFhu9itnsjkcfhbHHQon3lXfysLSdh8RWjq2s6kg7manj2vZYWCke3vFS1SQ/s1600-h/P6030262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6VRIzYf8yGtvKjg7HynhL6KCme4M6Hdtyr-W7AMxl6j-bobZE4yQE_OxhTN5rvOSKSWf2GZluI4yFhu9itnsjkcfhbHHQon3lXfysLSdh8RWjq2s6kg7manj2vZYWCke3vFS1SQ/s200/P6030262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145079190871922" border="0" /></a>My three year old daughter took this pic. She didn't do half bad. My personal photographer in the making.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8qXCrL6g8RTpIfatr_8uvcFm0dOQhnC4hzDcHU1eIcqJ4QhYpuPZpSQrZC299yKD2kNxQnZjvxIr2b_xy5qZFRHr82gM3JtvbEzXv_ekHIy3MAmM11NyqLvRc8FPsMb-WqXwBA/s1600-h/P6030254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw8qXCrL6g8RTpIfatr_8uvcFm0dOQhnC4hzDcHU1eIcqJ4QhYpuPZpSQrZC299yKD2kNxQnZjvxIr2b_xy5qZFRHr82gM3JtvbEzXv_ekHIy3MAmM11NyqLvRc8FPsMb-WqXwBA/s200/P6030254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145076286834690" border="0" /></a>One of my favorite locks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNFJv1ypP3nwDlv0stM_hbLUUYtXuCAest2iktsjH-US1X9bBhWV6cT14C8CyM61lWAQGaRB3RHcWyD8kf13ofZoZmZ6mlFXUnGrUvNko0A8sbmHCmLXeDKszzSSFFxOVcpyHeg/s1600-h/P6030250.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNFJv1ypP3nwDlv0stM_hbLUUYtXuCAest2iktsjH-US1X9bBhWV6cT14C8CyM61lWAQGaRB3RHcWyD8kf13ofZoZmZ6mlFXUnGrUvNko0A8sbmHCmLXeDKszzSSFFxOVcpyHeg/s200/P6030250.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145065889142066" border="0" /></a>Another one of my favorites. This one used to be two locks, and you can't tell anymore by looking, although I can tell by feel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JGvzvGBKv1_P8KZbOMy9trH7LD12Bv9UR3_EAuPUgzP-2LlwL-RXlmkjG94YE_uZvt-AN_-zgTu9DtZxCi1Z-ZxOoo_CCJMnYOHbQ48FwOEs5pGT4MHLRkzKa5glnRO9Jq-bYA/s1600-h/P6030246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3JGvzvGBKv1_P8KZbOMy9trH7LD12Bv9UR3_EAuPUgzP-2LlwL-RXlmkjG94YE_uZvt-AN_-zgTu9DtZxCi1Z-ZxOoo_CCJMnYOHbQ48FwOEs5pGT4MHLRkzKa5glnRO9Jq-bYA/s200/P6030246.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145059593575826" border="0" /></a>A lock that used to be two. I tried to knot it, don't really like how that part turned out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSl-k2LdqGo1SLxVpKetVMSAj9l7rYYYYrZAhLYGGdPfRyeDQRqW8z0Ch3nKFh4mbxp4dt52HXWwd50V-wUflLcSggd1qrmi_T-X4ZhKByyAK2CqEel8M99954WM7V25kIidyDQ/s1600-h/P6030238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSl-k2LdqGo1SLxVpKetVMSAj9l7rYYYYrZAhLYGGdPfRyeDQRqW8z0Ch3nKFh4mbxp4dt52HXWwd50V-wUflLcSggd1qrmi_T-X4ZhKByyAK2CqEel8M99954WM7V25kIidyDQ/s200/P6030238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355145054825945842" border="0" /></a>A two-headed dragon -- one lock towards the root, two at the end.<br /><br /><br />Random thoughts:<br /><br />RIP MJ. It's weird, because I only bought one of his albums (HIStory), and never saw him in concert, but I can't stop thinking about him now. I was so shocked when my husband told me he'd died. I thought he was joking.<br /><br />No, I am not a Rasta. But "Rastafari!!!" and "Guidance" anyway.<br /><br />Yes, I do my own hair. Thanks, but no thanks, I don't want to go to your recommended beautician. You do realize that came out like a diss, right?<br /><br />Yes, I locked my hair without twisting it. Why is that so hard to believe?<br /><br />Miss talking with you, girlie. Hope everything's going well for you. (Como me gusta your style -- "Little Freaky Girl", Concha Buika)<br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-_0c9n-xmpg&hl=es_ES&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-_0c9n-xmpg&hl=es_ES&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />No hablo espa<img src="file:///H:/DCIM/100OLYMP/P6030269.JPG" alt="" /><img src="file:///H:/DCIM/100OLYMP/P6030269.JPG" alt="" />ñol con fluidez ahora, pero estoy mejorando cada dÃa. Un dÃa hablar<span lang="es">é</span> en forma fluida.<br /><br />I really want more piercings. Trying to contain myself. Just an ear cartilage shouldn't be too bad, should it? That's pretty tame.<br /><br />I'm so lazy, I really need to start cooking regularly. Junk food vegetarian is not healthy. And my body's feeling it.<br /><br />I'm really just at peace with my hair. I'm comfortable with it. It doesn't stress me out. I like how it looks. I don't take too much time with it.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-54257013372930421422009-05-17T14:44:00.002-04:002009-05-17T14:49:04.967-04:00Small Youtube VideoI put a short youtube video up, basically because people on youtube were asking for it. :-)<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RHRAi5DtcvY&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RHRAi5DtcvY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-17219089693042700732009-04-11T20:08:00.003-04:002009-04-11T20:13:12.525-04:00Pics of my hair before the JHud ConcertI took a few pics of my hair before I went off to see Robin Thicke / Jennifer Hudson. It's a simple style. The concert was really good, it just didn't last nearly long enough.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFCihjhCtS_XeQu35fAV9nfX3itYhOt_tIPd5pYG_-AobAOuciy5l8MnqI4o1rniRt0CJSbOmfs1pPgsVq92jESN9E17biugV4Ip4-wM_4gV37YYT24fKLO6OB5OZ1lkzZDvA0Q/s1600-h/month+19+%289%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFCihjhCtS_XeQu35fAV9nfX3itYhOt_tIPd5pYG_-AobAOuciy5l8MnqI4o1rniRt0CJSbOmfs1pPgsVq92jESN9E17biugV4Ip4-wM_4gV37YYT24fKLO6OB5OZ1lkzZDvA0Q/s320/month+19+%289%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323590917193050626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIrIPbcOHWMLzyM5y_5uuxFJ1_VUbZz8PkDJOTO-BbzaAdl9TWDyucczeOGvk2Cd0GHKs39_GKdjWQQRo4CjZMXF6ucxRhg_kUqgvpISRRlwkIhbJumHO5T2GUZqU081ELfWf_w/s1600-h/month+19+%288%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIrIPbcOHWMLzyM5y_5uuxFJ1_VUbZz8PkDJOTO-BbzaAdl9TWDyucczeOGvk2Cd0GHKs39_GKdjWQQRo4CjZMXF6ucxRhg_kUqgvpISRRlwkIhbJumHO5T2GUZqU081ELfWf_w/s320/month+19+%288%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323590916554206818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslAMPXx2Y6EHKuldJB7n20oB9x0-m28JEhILBoO6vrsGiB3ugQbkAiWBQirQ7anG07OFAd_ArYpOxcVfpGvOv4hvbVtr3IWDUo7IENqqO9h8ENR4ZqMLgP5z9pA8R0dV9rF5t3g/s1600-h/month+19+%287%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslAMPXx2Y6EHKuldJB7n20oB9x0-m28JEhILBoO6vrsGiB3ugQbkAiWBQirQ7anG07OFAd_ArYpOxcVfpGvOv4hvbVtr3IWDUo7IENqqO9h8ENR4ZqMLgP5z9pA8R0dV9rF5t3g/s320/month+19+%287%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323590910523866834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYkdtSdQd-IM73z7Opn-gqx5Ga92uwXc5lcECFCu2StUVzg-xbac4d_0J-RcVvEGsJ0CGIUQbzwdFbKrtn5scZkW6cIELkYB761iRqk-RRBjDseRrE56-D_i1sLpykPALgR-sHA/s1600-h/month+19+%286%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNYkdtSdQd-IM73z7Opn-gqx5Ga92uwXc5lcECFCu2StUVzg-xbac4d_0J-RcVvEGsJ0CGIUQbzwdFbKrtn5scZkW6cIELkYB761iRqk-RRBjDseRrE56-D_i1sLpykPALgR-sHA/s320/month+19+%286%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323590909191821842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrvK7-n6zZgGsUIUhkYjpTsn_pqy3PSBJ2v4LOVMjvp5YeSwuLJZCqnmz8uoHkM5wAtBbl1NjgDyl-B1Z8oxfvNCIcd1vqgRqnLRc1tKOfYs6DhMt7f1abSo0Is6_j_Bk8LXfsg/s1600-h/month+19+%285%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQrvK7-n6zZgGsUIUhkYjpTsn_pqy3PSBJ2v4LOVMjvp5YeSwuLJZCqnmz8uoHkM5wAtBbl1NjgDyl-B1Z8oxfvNCIcd1vqgRqnLRc1tKOfYs6DhMt7f1abSo0Is6_j_Bk8LXfsg/s320/month+19+%285%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323590902512045986" border="0" /></a>Hmmm ... maybe I should have taken a full length shot. I did like my shirt.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-83787191223164335222009-04-05T19:26:00.007-04:002009-04-06T07:49:02.430-04:00This is not my hair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ-BRoiLRCXJm5f0c0fA5P5vhS5Bw5dLemjAa9jUbf26fPWiZnfBDHSfk_RjrhtBVC3X_MrKuJoUi2IdiptKSuu9s5o5TvNK93xRidATYahkl1KfROrA5lVLqFuiLir8UbIc12A/s1600-h/month+19+%283%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZ-BRoiLRCXJm5f0c0fA5P5vhS5Bw5dLemjAa9jUbf26fPWiZnfBDHSfk_RjrhtBVC3X_MrKuJoUi2IdiptKSuu9s5o5TvNK93xRidATYahkl1KfROrA5lVLqFuiLir8UbIc12A/s320/month+19+%283%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321544023823503410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yQzeUFlOw2JUGs5U5Sai04ppQsVMqemAswf80Y1OFBIdeXpmq6KOmyhPPIgq4OQUsB_PYgU9ddQT3wA-jwl5bQ75VjnQ5puzNxgL56hyphenhyphenZNPUymbaZpDWBoe2oqZozuWJ9dtKgg/s1600-h/month+19+%284%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yQzeUFlOw2JUGs5U5Sai04ppQsVMqemAswf80Y1OFBIdeXpmq6KOmyhPPIgq4OQUsB_PYgU9ddQT3wA-jwl5bQ75VjnQ5puzNxgL56hyphenhyphenZNPUymbaZpDWBoe2oqZozuWJ9dtKgg/s320/month+19+%284%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321371616297558034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDISHg-HhQQovmd_YcaAULYJRCiK5SXExNuqDcG7xW9ZMeYkthPZxYwkZS_tnV-VDiO_2EaXrEZTLBQGafwzWlgDTR7-UDn4KKc0T_LbkBoQgqiXclC-0I1yhyFf7ATQ3uBpkzyw/s1600-h/month+19+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDISHg-HhQQovmd_YcaAULYJRCiK5SXExNuqDcG7xW9ZMeYkthPZxYwkZS_tnV-VDiO_2EaXrEZTLBQGafwzWlgDTR7-UDn4KKc0T_LbkBoQgqiXclC-0I1yhyFf7ATQ3uBpkzyw/s320/month+19+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321371612814928658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB6uFAl6mKwWBJ5nr69N3njqSIAnVeL01UwgGhvSQ_NyOIyG9BL_FBpvgBhWyp1xb6KT47KlZvNhG2I7KbqZ4aOskCco4xyRzBoVLu49vVbWxQkt7S0ME1U66S9H9UBEvadjecA/s1600-h/month+19+%281%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUB6uFAl6mKwWBJ5nr69N3njqSIAnVeL01UwgGhvSQ_NyOIyG9BL_FBpvgBhWyp1xb6KT47KlZvNhG2I7KbqZ4aOskCco4xyRzBoVLu49vVbWxQkt7S0ME1U66S9H9UBEvadjecA/s320/month+19+%281%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321371605849555874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGs0rSVe6n8T-Y191zP2YRLCjnWHaq6gHq3ertnF6WXLW5gW4X8VS-04D-2UIolRcgzdajU1N4bM9ln5DQtM1VLx7qjDhMcubsFUGCTqlOsZ2nU1I_tdRGFqAXQAuueFgaHdL-Q/s1600-h/month+19.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGs0rSVe6n8T-Y191zP2YRLCjnWHaq6gHq3ertnF6WXLW5gW4X8VS-04D-2UIolRcgzdajU1N4bM9ln5DQtM1VLx7qjDhMcubsFUGCTqlOsZ2nU1I_tdRGFqAXQAuueFgaHdL-Q/s320/month+19.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321371601264037586" border="0" /></a><br />The title of this blog post is a play on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Treachery_of_Images">The Treachery of Images</a>, a series of paintings by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte" title="René Magritte">René Magritte</a>. One of the paintings he did in this series was of a pipe, with the caption "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" (English translation: This is not a pipe). His whole point was that the painting is just a painting, however close to the actual object it may seem to be.<br /><br />I gave that boring explanation to say this: This post was inspired by an online friend who I met for the first time (Hi Tam). We met, and one of the first things she said was something like "your hair looks so different in person." LOL. I agree. I don't know what she meant by her statement ("Angela, your hair is even more fabulous than I thought" or "Wow, your hair is <span style="font-style: italic;">interesting</span>"). However I know things that I've noticed about my pics versus my hair in person. In pics, I don't think you can tell that my hair is really frizzy. You can't always tell that my locks are of several different sizes. You can't get a good sense of the texture, and you definitely can't get a sense of how dry (or not) it is, how healthy (or not) it is. I share my pictures and thoughts about my hair, and I'm happy other people are reading it and getting something from it (whether it's entertainment, knowledge, a different perspective, or whatever). However, I do forget to blog things, and I don't take perfect representative pictures, so this is not a complete representative of me or my hair. I've been wanting to say something like this for a while. :-)<br /><br />(Eventually I'll style my hair again, and have more interesting pictures.)aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-68963578900329540972009-03-18T21:22:00.004-04:002009-03-18T22:18:03.810-04:00A few close ups of my hair at a year and a half<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61MQpO7tJV2zi8DebQywHwz_UZGlaff6E6GuDb00nvZJVjVY5bPAqTP6UCb8kzA2l7K2wtDtiftwDCe6qsnu-_3y_Y8YeoAb9YJeosXYsxg4aqPBv8xDac1ulWlg5C1YffnuPZQ/s1600-h/IMG_9631.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314717296900031938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61MQpO7tJV2zi8DebQywHwz_UZGlaff6E6GuDb00nvZJVjVY5bPAqTP6UCb8kzA2l7K2wtDtiftwDCe6qsnu-_3y_Y8YeoAb9YJeosXYsxg4aqPBv8xDac1ulWlg5C1YffnuPZQ/s320/IMG_9631.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E_V7SnyqtcjKGPFdTquUgG4Z-tU2bBl2SMM_3-BxSyG4yELcw0rlBeF_ceKLwWJ0GSWonmodbNwmlz7Q3AQVLF8w_OU5qviObqhqVqkjhV_FmcMvITGjvLWWoCuwdAamIqvQ3w/s1600-h/IMG_9626.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314717290802595234" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEa40drS041UXlyoD5ZJ3MeywmFbVC15aX0I7wDHvOl3398Rpq4iA8wJbEJy4NbuTZJGNXVlnJm0SgUCnaaUJEU47zAl23RHTX76flnVbvQ52yq0zIvMa1JLgXBkQ5DezhCe6MKg/s320/IMG_9612.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FYXzMJV4dsl7I8cGGRuR5TAixZhxCHLEWEuY0-TtJXlOlx7iWETZG-upvpyCMViXxoVJOfEUEeuJlf7UTA1_LMJ8Bg6TyqEDEd46pB8n3VX7ppxgnQDHToFxiAa7vXgEmhCRPg/s1600-h/IMG_9608.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314704497976604338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FYXzMJV4dsl7I8cGGRuR5TAixZhxCHLEWEuY0-TtJXlOlx7iWETZG-upvpyCMViXxoVJOfEUEeuJlf7UTA1_LMJ8Bg6TyqEDEd46pB8n3VX7ppxgnQDHToFxiAa7vXgEmhCRPg/s320/IMG_9608.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9M-9_I5vY047JqkYtS28-rZX3-HAi_C5vtatRmk8KBxb2yfrDhW6K1aeKnHuCZDVIATVi57bD_AmCsku6lhhkVJCO0m1DwWnraeZBVMq3V-hDfk3Xzsmw4cAluAN0RarWAepug/s1600-h/IMG_9601.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314704492458092994" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6we3hUBq0M2fzHmCcXjNONlzRQPGGWCGPYUHBRovaTXjxF35XRCGxFNRFcYJGyNbClXZAtwcMk77gcDsaqrAh6izO4m1eV8R5pN1zIyGCDLPJvPNh_fqAvUZULYIlxEFWeD0Ehw/s320/IMG_9591.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2AJX4mIQBQLDNKWhKODPvHmEoyoKvmJFybi3dfdE_josHnVehhjmkyDy5PtaxgzkgGYtV_1pWlg8JbP0faCsMv3_5OohuhkDD4Z-IuTznA_-up2MKKDJ0-qd7HfgOLkhnE87GA/s1600-h/IMG_9604.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314704051093989426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS2AJX4mIQBQLDNKWhKODPvHmEoyoKvmJFybi3dfdE_josHnVehhjmkyDy5PtaxgzkgGYtV_1pWlg8JbP0faCsMv3_5OohuhkDD4Z-IuTznA_-up2MKKDJ0-qd7HfgOLkhnE87GA/s320/IMG_9604.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Yp4cYL-sLO7A2c1zJPT3NWVrL_ZP9JIIHU03evue2aF2fFLSMhX1uWC24IZWJxobuGJfc0ZyTSN3_NpiDeIdTrImaqQDMx6YrEttWY4pQnLQ7Ednpsg_qBajFXmO74Sd-Mx4bQ/s1600-h/IMG_9615.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314704052067030146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Yp4cYL-sLO7A2c1zJPT3NWVrL_ZP9JIIHU03evue2aF2fFLSMhX1uWC24IZWJxobuGJfc0ZyTSN3_NpiDeIdTrImaqQDMx6YrEttWY4pQnLQ7Ednpsg_qBajFXmO74Sd-Mx4bQ/s320/IMG_9615.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>My hair is frizzy. And me likey.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-89514320281845585862009-02-17T19:21:00.004-05:002009-03-27T15:56:37.732-04:00Look who's wearing a pony tail now<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0z88hdRtxTkkN11LvgPYrOazFhdbKYpEGJos-1Bbz7VIiiRLQFsMYcHndgCN9SJUep4OfEtYfZdqXGQRgeRgoAD1EhQTg4AXrtPfthA20TEfZ-gfoBCx15dT7kvtKt9o4nnG7tg/s1600-h/IMG_9582.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303926269322985778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0z88hdRtxTkkN11LvgPYrOazFhdbKYpEGJos-1Bbz7VIiiRLQFsMYcHndgCN9SJUep4OfEtYfZdqXGQRgeRgoAD1EhQTg4AXrtPfthA20TEfZ-gfoBCx15dT7kvtKt9o4nnG7tg/s320/IMG_9582.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYazl8XhuR2wom_Yz8NSwSglvN9YmWMAm1Ku6SiI-g8uHPPP4FD3SsRt1kIZMQzXntmZppvTbXz2Ub7uY59ti4-P_7KQcK0SgfsIu-FjzDAwlBehyxcbw2juaRr5iudVp-6ov2kA/s1600-h/IMG_9581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303926269138856306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYazl8XhuR2wom_Yz8NSwSglvN9YmWMAm1Ku6SiI-g8uHPPP4FD3SsRt1kIZMQzXntmZppvTbXz2Ub7uY59ti4-P_7KQcK0SgfsIu-FjzDAwlBehyxcbw2juaRr5iudVp-6ov2kA/s320/IMG_9581.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-GwXSxesA2SxhQQzu0UQIjo82cni1Q3ZZ492Xy3Der4oVIa5xw2d9HSwiRfJ3BwHIETOb3Lfpe3JDfFOpJDYvGHBC83J7q9dKeCj-k9icmR9v0xqfCzey-azg75SStQDjSXQZA/s1600-h/IMG_9586.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303926265220182882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-GwXSxesA2SxhQQzu0UQIjo82cni1Q3ZZ492Xy3Der4oVIa5xw2d9HSwiRfJ3BwHIETOb3Lfpe3JDfFOpJDYvGHBC83J7q9dKeCj-k9icmR9v0xqfCzey-azg75SStQDjSXQZA/s320/IMG_9586.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally! I can do a ponytail. A few pieces from the front were about an inch too short, and came out a time or two during the day, but I didn't care. I felt HOT today, LOL. It's funny how something so simple as a change of hairstyle can change a woman's mood. And it's not like it's a sexy hairstyle or anything, so I don't know why it made me feel like this. Oh, and I wore HEELS today (anybody that knows me well would be shocked at that).<br /><div></div><div></div><br /><div>Edited March 21: In the interest of full disclosure, and after a private message from a sweet lady on Napp.com</div><br /><div></div><div>I did do the above ponytail when my hair was wet. My hair in the front doesn't quite reach, and the wet hair probably partially disguised that. Below is what my hair looks when I do a ponytail with dry hair (which is why a ponytail has not yet become a staple hairstyle, lol).</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O4-fyml5encdac9yzTRFI5wRHnNsUQfNYN5SiiYkLfjVLoCjotTys6UxEXRY3075hJ1ksLhQumxhMWd7f8-JzjJfuU-QMRwe6BZQs76CsVO5UiCBt5EAD3laXxyZKg8HzqYpNQ/s1600-h/month+18.5+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315641786000759730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O4-fyml5encdac9yzTRFI5wRHnNsUQfNYN5SiiYkLfjVLoCjotTys6UxEXRY3075hJ1ksLhQumxhMWd7f8-JzjJfuU-QMRwe6BZQs76CsVO5UiCBt5EAD3laXxyZKg8HzqYpNQ/s320/month+18.5+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5-ZktBHOFigatfSNwZI8yrrvPGB4ZqIIdS11aN0WaUqgJCtXn62j6GyJgA6FRPbyEwf9gl6py7w0bRudDsCoK_Gua05H94sVs1pCFCqzsv1RbPQEaUTcufDTDM70DGVHhMv0mw/s1600-h/month+18.5+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315641782343991314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5-ZktBHOFigatfSNwZI8yrrvPGB4ZqIIdS11aN0WaUqgJCtXn62j6GyJgA6FRPbyEwf9gl6py7w0bRudDsCoK_Gua05H94sVs1pCFCqzsv1RbPQEaUTcufDTDM70DGVHhMv0mw/s320/month+18.5+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHddmFqZxk8oVjJu5WORqk3EgcI036qFVGGOQAXJRs2aFYICfa4oOXhBgKK5fuhELQRXvbjrlI1umEDSk35KahFA5gyQLQiqEBMw2jQ3kDbCZtRJrijc-LQqbxJDqLL6HI5Ov8jA/s1600-h/month+18.5+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315641779681676226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHddmFqZxk8oVjJu5WORqk3EgcI036qFVGGOQAXJRs2aFYICfa4oOXhBgKK5fuhELQRXvbjrlI1umEDSk35KahFA5gyQLQiqEBMw2jQ3kDbCZtRJrijc-LQqbxJDqLL6HI5Ov8jA/s320/month+18.5+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-20691340970964094192009-01-23T07:13:00.003-05:002009-01-23T07:24:07.242-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6S1BXe3va4Jq0i3sFgdZmROYRJQdoWkz4MimvNZpJvnhLch8pCqhUt_6kGz7WqI3pzrFVnunIv7fA-K_3Gu4yJyvu1ysOBvmexZVvZ3_G1hyphenhyphenx2eOuItDcBrMw00EzYptAe6RUw/s1600-h/month+16+(5).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294463823671267154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6S1BXe3va4Jq0i3sFgdZmROYRJQdoWkz4MimvNZpJvnhLch8pCqhUt_6kGz7WqI3pzrFVnunIv7fA-K_3Gu4yJyvu1ysOBvmexZVvZ3_G1hyphenhyphenx2eOuItDcBrMw00EzYptAe6RUw/s320/month+16+(5).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWVfoHFfSFbU35Ck-FHdRH_MLc9p-n9GJLGlOkYGjMPwn6QVonhYrpPhKc0SL9N06Jldj6e3p0SgTa7tOuz2BdRGHZ80vA9z2RlWq29_TpmRvTs_vxa0N-l09NjS3Lfg1gdcqUA/s1600-h/month+16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294461803300297394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWVfoHFfSFbU35Ck-FHdRH_MLc9p-n9GJLGlOkYGjMPwn6QVonhYrpPhKc0SL9N06Jldj6e3p0SgTa7tOuz2BdRGHZ80vA9z2RlWq29_TpmRvTs_vxa0N-l09NjS3Lfg1gdcqUA/s320/month+16.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoofsaPKz6MmYoZwtkRxfJCyddu1l_q9_PAhlDUe3TePhRQSO4px155nAZ18wsbYO1aB3H1MdOCWtgr8l7JkX3SiQaXYAEhrgLf1F0FM-SxdXIkUOjjpLEX0cUveLA5NuLAkhgcA/s1600-h/month+16+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294461789606632546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoofsaPKz6MmYoZwtkRxfJCyddu1l_q9_PAhlDUe3TePhRQSO4px155nAZ18wsbYO1aB3H1MdOCWtgr8l7JkX3SiQaXYAEhrgLf1F0FM-SxdXIkUOjjpLEX0cUveLA5NuLAkhgcA/s320/month+16+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eX64DHn9BwDRVoS60N3p3iLmZoubaXzdV4LAF3tzgOZ8ApgzA55nEamXettLyTObh_abBSaSpReb0p5rhxnUAg-guzfX8kog2iyROwXHF1KK0_GPn9VQspZ62Ohi6zFY1PjU9w/s1600-h/month+16+(7).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294461785758069378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2eX64DHn9BwDRVoS60N3p3iLmZoubaXzdV4LAF3tzgOZ8ApgzA55nEamXettLyTObh_abBSaSpReb0p5rhxnUAg-guzfX8kog2iyROwXHF1KK0_GPn9VQspZ62Ohi6zFY1PjU9w/s320/month+16+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Inspired by my friend Tam, I did the above style (I hope she doesn't mind me bitin' her, hers looks better than mine). It was pretty easy to do, took less than 5 minutes. And no pins, so by the end of the work day, it was coming apart at the top, lol (and I have no pics of that!). So I really like this style, next time I will take a little more time with it. I need to get a professional photographer to take pics of me, because I loved this in person, but in photos it's blah.<br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-84746087696379239192009-01-08T23:57:00.008-05:002009-02-10T10:33:32.363-05:00Freeform locks Q & AEverybody wants to say what they think freeform locks are, so I'll add my opinions to the mix. The following are questions I've been asked about my locks, and some other things I think would be good to know. I'll continue to add more questions as I think of them. Anyone else have questions that I should answer? Leave them in the comments section of this post.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: What are freeform locks?<br /><br />A: Freeform locks, are also known as organic locks, natural dreads, dreads, bongo dreads, natty dreads. They're just locks to me. I just consider it to be locks that aren't meticulously maintained, retwisted, palm rolled, latched, or whatever.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: How do you get them?<br /><br />A: Wash your hair. A lot. They'll come eventually. That is all.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: No, really, what do you do to get them?<br /><br />A: Okay. Wash. Washing or wetting the hair often seems to help it lock up in this way. Early on, I washed my hair every day or two or three, and felt that helped . Condition with conditioner and/or oil and/or juices and berries so that your hair won't become too dry. After time, as the hair starts to lock, if you want to control the width of the locks, separate the hair from each other as it starts locking. You'll know what I mean once you start to see it happening on your head. Be patient. You don't need any gel or wax to hold your hair together, but if you want to do that, go ahead.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: How long does it take for your hair to lock in this way?<br /><br />A: That depends on a lot of things. The length of the hair. The texture of the hair. How much you wash it. How tangly your hair was when loose may be an indicator. For me, I started getting tangled places in my hair at 4 weeks, and around 9 months, I feel my hair was recognizeable as locks. Be <a href="http://angieslocks.blogspot.com/2008/01/patience.html">patient</a>. Your hair will lock in its own time. In my opinion, twisting or palm rolling the hair doesn't make it lock faster, it just keeps the hair neater and less tangled as it is trying to lock.<br /><br /><br />Q: If you don't go to the salon, your hair won't turn out right. You have to get your hair twisted every month and wax it every week and don't wash your hair for the first 3 months.<br /><br />A: Was that a question? Sounded more like an unsolicited comment to me. But anyway, do you even have locks? Where did you get those ideas from? Sure, you could lock your hair in that way. I'd hate to see the gooky mess it would be, but hey, whatever floats your boat. What floats my boat is to have clean, hassle-free, low-maintenance hair.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: I want my locks to be perfectly circular / unfrizzy / to lay down / all the same size. Can I do freeform locks?<br /><br />A: If you want to control your hair exactly, freeform locks are probably not for you. Even locks that are meticulously maintained will do things you don't want them to do at times, but with freeform locks, there tends to be even less control. Also, you can start with twists / coils / braids / backcombing and freeform from there if you want, that can control the size more.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: Why would anybody want to do that to their hair?<br /><br />A: Hmmm. Different people do it for different reasons. Spirituality / religion. Political reasons. Aesthetics / style (some people actually like how it looks, can you believe it). Lifestyle reasons. I personally did freeform locks because I wanted long, very low-maintenance natural hair, and for me, this was the way to do it.<br /><br /><br />Q: I don't think I could do that. What would my mom / husband / friends / the gardener think? I have to be neat. I have a professional job, I work in an office. I can't look like a bum.<br /><br />A. LOL. Wow. Try to stop <a href="http://angieslocks.blogspot.com/2008/06/caring-about-what-other-people-think.html">caring so much what other people think</a>. If you're an adult, you can do whatever you want to do. Don't let others control you, make your own decisions. I know it's easier said than done, but it's important. Also, about your job, does your job explicitly say that you can't have locks? Probably not. Did some well-meaning friend, relative, or black coworker tell you you shouldn't do it? Chances are, they don't know what they're talking about, and are just scared for you. If you're confident in your decision, then just ignore them. I know this won't change your mind, but I work in corporate America, and am doing fine. I know of others in different professions who are working as well, without problems about their hair.<br /><br /><br /><br />Q: Your hair is the "real thing". Those other people that lock their hair have fake locks. Your way is the best / most natural / cleanest / way to do it.<br /><br />A: Yes, I have actually gotten that comment. And it's funny because I really don't feel that way. To me, there is no lock hierarchy. I chose this method for me, and others can choose their method for them. Yes, there are methods that I don't really agree with, but people have their own reasons for doing things. And I don't get why some people think freeform or organic locks are some kind of gold standard for locks. Ok, actually I do get it, but I don't agree with it. Put a head of organic locks (a la Bob Marley) next to a head of Sisterlocks, and I think both are absolutely beautiful. I wouldn't wear either for my own reasons, but that's not to say that I think other people shouldn't.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-54278938701906378042009-01-08T23:34:00.004-05:002009-01-08T23:51:14.027-05:00Month 16A very few pics just for you Tam.<br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289149281830658834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFX6vhxeW7nuTFLV-wVI9Yf6ox5uSXL0YSVxVUzn2dJyJqVpecEYt3YApOt6SJIMqYcczVGyXpZZ-i0EKG0nXWSNkYLAN6EQ0989puaiTx_qd0R1HoXBFhic4k6PFiM51rqAvgpA/s320/month16+(1).JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289149287876648482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidtCXbSz4MRGmUExYIrQWqWr7UqBoHxLe9Q4HZkMFs9Yu1rCC7t-wIfgQzOMfiKrcdPt0jr9F_qV5HuP3VX8c1znrAwIwpMZVUQhJAjnFL2lBzCUkGqtSTjz8ERLek4g-o4wkD9A/s320/month16+(2).JPG" border="0" /><br /><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSH9PfS5r9302tnMjsQ9W7HxwK1iHwHWtxkhQuD-s7nu8v19OSbyUw19IrB_K-kGzhnl19amcnwFqac_iZJfb3l7ccD_XB_aCQ8QizHR_iCIy8mqoxtcuBMQQYmqVsHFdg76WCw/s1600-h/month16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289149297070064194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSH9PfS5r9302tnMjsQ9W7HxwK1iHwHWtxkhQuD-s7nu8v19OSbyUw19IrB_K-kGzhnl19amcnwFqac_iZJfb3l7ccD_XB_aCQ8QizHR_iCIy8mqoxtcuBMQQYmqVsHFdg76WCw/s320/month16.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div>I really do like my hair. It's really looking like true locks now. A few dreads in the back get caught in my shirt and annoy me. And I've come a long way from those early days and months. I was looking through pics, and I can now say I don't see how I did it. Some of these pics look kinda crazy to me now. I guess I knew how my hair would look in the end, so I was able to persevere.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>A couple pics of my hair at around 5 months.</div><div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289149304382955666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbEo2kKjXtBRpjELdTIVE8wSMYQ7vvep65BTp0NJ4BBHSet2N98w2dQBbB-Kt3HGPsjFq1iq307EcLcZJe-hTvgVIkMq3m5t2CmiUUXzo_FtxngIIEfQZYZLAgqDkmg3uG3TjtuQ/s320/week18+(5).JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289149312655490146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIrN0UXJ6vBoQuqGN0ytGiX4ZS-ukP_ltpki0ifI9WZ7aBTL-iLOmYmgbCX71KpyUqjBCV5YFJyfQEByCht8PP3hc4RIkHcME2Hu_1IuLfGT-g5UgbRXOh3fnwJ5KVD0DKuKFTw/s320/week18+(7).JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p></p>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-76934580057940891432009-01-01T16:34:00.005-05:002009-01-01T17:19:27.358-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoQVYGrwdN1rFOLcZTFT3MU8wzyjvABm7kZdovrZIGyZyVnMa_rOISvuf2xHpCcEysugf7V8NU74BENOOJu6U3gNs-iQj3mAHc8tjHDksInpmdanqh8PEVsvZx0khN0spx_zvNQ/s1600-h/month15+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286452872103401298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcoQVYGrwdN1rFOLcZTFT3MU8wzyjvABm7kZdovrZIGyZyVnMa_rOISvuf2xHpCcEysugf7V8NU74BENOOJu6U3gNs-iQj3mAHc8tjHDksInpmdanqh8PEVsvZx0khN0spx_zvNQ/s320/month15+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRa-6A3EVhC37LE8UEacHb_ksqpON8YNpoYbCcyRRGPjo0CCmTlhnTvCFdq8_h6iOXg8VJv2OrCiEyv1vZzIRm9gyanFhGUtw2jUKfwcKAIQUthaJi8AfNhJTjgqePFS8M3rEyw/s1600-h/month15+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286452863690928674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivRa-6A3EVhC37LE8UEacHb_ksqpON8YNpoYbCcyRRGPjo0CCmTlhnTvCFdq8_h6iOXg8VJv2OrCiEyv1vZzIRm9gyanFhGUtw2jUKfwcKAIQUthaJi8AfNhJTjgqePFS8M3rEyw/s320/month15+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrp0xOmHY9nSSf9px1P9lL-npZM777Jxo4-aMBPLfD7iO27kAvZd5h0rDJ6X_w37x57pkREoMdP0DrN8E18ORQKDtbsN8LNLkmYf-4txAAw70GLuynQpEfXIF4ADmfOUxyE3_pA/s1600-h/month15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286452852220092418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGrp0xOmHY9nSSf9px1P9lL-npZM777Jxo4-aMBPLfD7iO27kAvZd5h0rDJ6X_w37x57pkREoMdP0DrN8E18ORQKDtbsN8LNLkmYf-4txAAw70GLuynQpEfXIF4ADmfOUxyE3_pA/s320/month15.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div>I had a wonderful holiday vacation. We went to Florida and saw both my husband's and my families. It was nice to get a few weeks off work, and just chill, laugh, and talk with family. I feel rejuvenated, and ready to go back to work.</div><br /><div></div><div>I'm having fleeting thoughts again about taking my hair out. I don't really know why, but sometimes when I see individual braids or cornrows in a cute style, I want to replicate it. Of course, I know that I don't like to comb or style my loose hair, so the thoughts go away eventually. When will I be completely satisfied with my hair? I do love my hair now, but I'm just bored, I guess. And it's still so far away from the length that I want. Trying to ride out the feelings, because I've been so proud of myself for sticking to these locks, and it's not like I feel anything's wrong with my hair. No regrets about the way I started and maintain my hair. I wonder if other locked people have these thoughts at all.</div></div></div>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-84540463144700215002008-11-23T08:36:00.002-05:002008-11-23T09:02:30.183-05:00I'm thankful<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTrSW6TVEMexQMY_x0C0x_FZpOHU3OleYsOc0YRXkr_mGQaXR4qlOYNzdoML3qilzjzPSqjDcCM5325FQPXvXYMem594c-kb6ij-1mIt5Yz_ofA0Du_EFkKdGd7E3JtFSnIjh7A/s1600-h/PA230040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848108017016338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuTrSW6TVEMexQMY_x0C0x_FZpOHU3OleYsOc0YRXkr_mGQaXR4qlOYNzdoML3qilzjzPSqjDcCM5325FQPXvXYMem594c-kb6ij-1mIt5Yz_ofA0Du_EFkKdGd7E3JtFSnIjh7A/s320/PA230040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihQ-jRu73bECWotXZZISlqwkGNpv-SnmcBEg-HyjgAmfv8_xyPi-hxuEa2OJqbMHuw5RsSEb3jezW5CSR4WYyVV9riMM_rh8b6AJTtbq20s_gp-dC5nJ2iGs7xIGffV67nb3vbA/s1600-h/PA230049.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848100065223778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihQ-jRu73bECWotXZZISlqwkGNpv-SnmcBEg-HyjgAmfv8_xyPi-hxuEa2OJqbMHuw5RsSEb3jezW5CSR4WYyVV9riMM_rh8b6AJTtbq20s_gp-dC5nJ2iGs7xIGffV67nb3vbA/s320/PA230049.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJrflzf-oyuq1lqb-5E60RxM7rRlhSG1MRpx3-5dY5czU9cNJFtf-S7SMFjIhadZ_cKH4sioaTss7RF0KoXGUdhz8mhyphenhyphenzLYqCl8do_gdHjGECsuloxSDlzlhav73nYr2zP-0mAA/s1600-h/PA230044.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848091800842482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJrflzf-oyuq1lqb-5E60RxM7rRlhSG1MRpx3-5dY5czU9cNJFtf-S7SMFjIhadZ_cKH4sioaTss7RF0KoXGUdhz8mhyphenhyphenzLYqCl8do_gdHjGECsuloxSDlzlhav73nYr2zP-0mAA/s320/PA230044.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2S1OlUY79mtWUo8xniYDDZhBcQsbprgE7vcxyRumEl3Ur1Va0n5YfHj3dhXj9FxDE98fdbwZuKEe4trmLSCIlCwlB4KZqafRe3FCkIAEq45RTcb9sPbSjSziImaydy1h6wFcbA/s1600-h/PA230056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848335530559378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2S1OlUY79mtWUo8xniYDDZhBcQsbprgE7vcxyRumEl3Ur1Va0n5YfHj3dhXj9FxDE98fdbwZuKEe4trmLSCIlCwlB4KZqafRe3FCkIAEq45RTcb9sPbSjSziImaydy1h6wFcbA/s320/PA230056.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglI9C1TpDukJIyP36GOr1h8B8SPAAhyphenhyphenYrBbRW8ZDV7-tWaBq_l4MfOAxIrxHY7VQJ35cMNO4Mg57O6ia6xD9QVZdbjJCI7_JNPGLCtIQ7fOB1X8ntIrKgIIrmW0uvvXnfIlnCnA/s1600-h/PA230054.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848141266574946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiglI9C1TpDukJIyP36GOr1h8B8SPAAhyphenhyphenYrBbRW8ZDV7-tWaBq_l4MfOAxIrxHY7VQJ35cMNO4Mg57O6ia6xD9QVZdbjJCI7_JNPGLCtIQ7fOB1X8ntIrKgIIrmW0uvvXnfIlnCnA/s320/PA230054.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIbSyHtHjrUxqosfm3VT1LtIUivaSnMEHpKqva7RWOYpk75gUomf7NWjKJKLpQZJWXw5HZwOEQdoo1FdzuKjIFh1UwcgLcGHW0wp0lbTeq8awNNm9jsWBmz31eE3IqBIvq_4ecg/s1600-h/PA230052.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271848111430878754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzIbSyHtHjrUxqosfm3VT1LtIUivaSnMEHpKqva7RWOYpk75gUomf7NWjKJKLpQZJWXw5HZwOEQdoo1FdzuKjIFh1UwcgLcGHW0wp0lbTeq8awNNm9jsWBmz31eE3IqBIvq_4ecg/s320/PA230052.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><p> </p><p>I'm really thankful for lots of things. I have a family that I love, and that loves me. I'm thankful that I have a good amount of vacation left this year, so I'm going to be off work a good bit (lol). But right now, I'm really thankful for my locks, because they represent a change in my life for me. I was with a friend yesterday, and she said to me that she noticed that I "made a turn" that started with my locks. In the past I've never stayed with anything for any length of time, really, but now I've stuck with the locks for over a year. I've been vegetarian for 11 months. I've been exercising at minimum 3 times per week since August (which, for me, is a lifetime). And those small successes give me the confidence that other things I want to improve in my life will happen in time.</p>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-86811033725173284582008-10-20T20:00:00.005-04:002008-10-21T14:35:53.185-04:00A Real FreeformerI've gotten a few personal comments asking me a few questions, and this post is inspired by some of those questions.<br /><br />I don't mean to disappoint. I'm a freeformer, but ...<br /><br />... I'm not spiritual - I didn't start my locks because I believe that they're the ultimate natural hairstyle. I don't believe that locks are Jah antennae. I don't know about the 47 laws of Maat (or however many there are).<br /><br />... I'm not conscious - Sad to say, but I'm not. I'm so not conscious, I don't even know what it means to be conscious. :-( I am a worker bee. I am a sheep. I don't know about politics. I'm voting for Obama just because he's black. I watch BET (Okay, just kidding, I'm not that bad. I DO NOT watch BET).<br /><br />... I'm not afrocentric - I don't know all about dread history. :-( I don't know all about Rastafarians (although I'm not completely ignorant to them). I am not a black power type (although what that has to do with dreads, I don't know). I don't know a lot about black history (although I'm working to learn more). I don't say "ase" or "peace, brother/sister" or call my husband "my king" or wear ankhs or cowry shells.<br /><br />... I care about how I look - Well, okay, I don't wear makeup or arch my eyebrows, so maybe I look (and am) low maintenance, but I'm not totally forsaking personal grooming.<br /><br />... I'm not vegetarian - Well, okay, I AM vegetarian, but not because of the locks.<br /><br />I'm a freeformer, and to me, that just refers to how I do my hair. I started them by just washing and going, and I don't twist to maintain. Anything else that is assumed about me because of how I wear my hair is just that ... an assumption.<br /><br />Note: Okay, I am being a little silly here at times, I was just trying to make a point.aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-30033115084070240892008-10-13T20:44:00.001-04:002008-10-13T20:44:44.087-04:001 year - video<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tmgQUYXfDHA"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tmgQUYXfDHA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-89622241939017596022008-09-30T20:53:00.008-04:002009-02-17T20:01:18.295-05:00Do you know what today is?<div>It's my anniversary. My locks anniversary.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiiBRCOkoCxVEE0oKsaLqMaZd4YBCwhiMe9lhzBLUZ6TF27KM9yIq-Uxb3rAzzd3ll8aEus8GcXopWkCPUJ2Pjk_uAGu1sDnlw1U3hANvoxWBH2JHohsDX9C_gwGXBl6aKzDstUA/s1600-h/collage.jpg"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303936089329220706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk2D3ReuN6wANR5lzMVohgn-h7y3j_CfD3YXXbRpfjNxs-q5KDG3kuLnn-I5KqITl9b5_0qdpYLY1rkAb3sF_iNigULXtE2sNIyQ00Ijdzpt74asf-SsDHQCi00SgFw44fRFYnYA/s320/collage1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />It's been a year. I made it, lol. I was one of those who started locks over and over again, and never made it past a few months. This time, however, my mind frame was different, and I was ready to make things work. Cutting or combing out my hair was not an option, so I had no other choice but to try to analyze my thoughts. Thus, this blog, of course. After the first few months, everything was so easy for me. And now it's still so easy. I just wash, condition, separate, and oil. I really don't style my hair. I thought I was going to do something for this occasion, but I really didn't feel like it. Anyway, I don't seem to have anything else to say, so here are a few pics.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqWorLy2_yWVewK7uEDYxXkgYRHrL1LJKAb9CVaQ7o2IlQ22pite8poHDNxdURdOTcQ-UmHsVbIwkACbXYGPfgsIkDiX6vAGtNcE16YVcAmi5EeeYn4UrF0aTWOCWS5LaRbcnvg/s1600-h/month12+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251983935403391858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqWorLy2_yWVewK7uEDYxXkgYRHrL1LJKAb9CVaQ7o2IlQ22pite8poHDNxdURdOTcQ-UmHsVbIwkACbXYGPfgsIkDiX6vAGtNcE16YVcAmi5EeeYn4UrF0aTWOCWS5LaRbcnvg/s320/month12+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfUmSPCmOiS8srt-i4ttpz723RBxvq2xjtwuOVcQp0jgAu_yUu98Br1cLVxWrS9f1e8uQ5c6aG2MOSlJmc4k5hdFRyAGb0p76nqnPLpGQ1tJJDLejFddwWA1VDtylaAX1LT1LXw/s1600-h/month12+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251983942876202866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfUmSPCmOiS8srt-i4ttpz723RBxvq2xjtwuOVcQp0jgAu_yUu98Br1cLVxWrS9f1e8uQ5c6aG2MOSlJmc4k5hdFRyAGb0p76nqnPLpGQ1tJJDLejFddwWA1VDtylaAX1LT1LXw/s320/month12+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjma0ymSLUpy3dU-u8cJf4oaHr2JDYMpBQcEgtY9pTAOtVmpX1Sd5F5QaLCH0GM1PwqowS28dhP5GHcZhMZpeGD5ZiTZwRVmS8POaYN95WfbpY-gosxJ7RMLSejzg9Sp65WCeeg/s1600-h/month12+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251983940680987682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMjma0ymSLUpy3dU-u8cJf4oaHr2JDYMpBQcEgtY9pTAOtVmpX1Sd5F5QaLCH0GM1PwqowS28dhP5GHcZhMZpeGD5ZiTZwRVmS8POaYN95WfbpY-gosxJ7RMLSejzg9Sp65WCeeg/s320/month12+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Me being silly.</div><br /><div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252000580335026338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAlnaOwo2Ze3q5lRLdfW0HqaEknKNLW8BArKjUul9jmqbsLiKIvqD4xuyQlhuaXi3IdOwCHP05EvnuBjrH01llBH0zHG1xVnpsbI_O6WxFq7ZXqrNf0BrjxhHrCgTxAutFnSSI_Q/s400/collage.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12127807.post-56110810740015178852008-08-03T14:00:00.009-04:002008-08-16T09:11:00.592-04:00Meet the Fam(Note: I've updated this post a couple times with a few more pictures).<br /><br />It's been 10 months for me. :-) So close to a year. I thought I'd show off a few of my special locks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7gNqTLG4-zlrNVLB4WNYVqCj3atj39b4Pek5KhCPa1nkqwVtEhJkl2U0wiUT__JerEcuY__-OtQBQ5cRoJkdQxmbO6GLyJrr_ojOOdJof5uthIoLDcKc2Dij-4RLQfoHd0Xl9Q/s1600-h/month10+(10).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230354243042017698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7gNqTLG4-zlrNVLB4WNYVqCj3atj39b4Pek5KhCPa1nkqwVtEhJkl2U0wiUT__JerEcuY__-OtQBQ5cRoJkdQxmbO6GLyJrr_ojOOdJof5uthIoLDcKc2Dij-4RLQfoHd0Xl9Q/s320/month10+(10).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYpm7A1DVBYSjD2skKJtVHJOBAk9XkKWsqCQskdGdRhWQnCQMyCVkRkTJ101Dxpp2IB5YvygVyXDdIFv6SikkUNzHcYtOUdLYpHF6MNKhfNTqPSjNtSpUM9pnc_PFK5Thu5GQRA/s1600-h/month10+(11).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230354241884507730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYpm7A1DVBYSjD2skKJtVHJOBAk9XkKWsqCQskdGdRhWQnCQMyCVkRkTJ101Dxpp2IB5YvygVyXDdIFv6SikkUNzHcYtOUdLYpHF6MNKhfNTqPSjNtSpUM9pnc_PFK5Thu5GQRA/s320/month10+(11).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5UEKJGuS5aqtgqM_BtJWq-iPr8JCl6a_4hm_NACWKVKr4i3yEfCZcj5A8KQnL-n-wsGJN38EQJnY12J2W2hAiH_2ruRgLADyuouMb0VMrdCRk2BDJ0tKoSLUMTFjUOTf0Ts-1A/s1600-h/month10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230354247429082050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5UEKJGuS5aqtgqM_BtJWq-iPr8JCl6a_4hm_NACWKVKr4i3yEfCZcj5A8KQnL-n-wsGJN38EQJnY12J2W2hAiH_2ruRgLADyuouMb0VMrdCRk2BDJ0tKoSLUMTFjUOTf0Ts-1A/s320/month10.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There's stumpy there on the right. I have no idea how he got that short, when every lock around him is twice his height. He's at the crown of my head.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IryF_YLBR3zPaeglmchukr4usBdBivy3J3tdp6gcbgVDutQQQUj8k3qaE3ZOn_LI5OEFFa5U7Bty-hWYmQT9UZnbOsVbOeOVfjX4IfPVyGasDJER096XImR_xJ5XMmHvAb4P8A/s1600-h/month10+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230353915289584274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IryF_YLBR3zPaeglmchukr4usBdBivy3J3tdp6gcbgVDutQQQUj8k3qaE3ZOn_LI5OEFFa5U7Bty-hWYmQT9UZnbOsVbOeOVfjX4IfPVyGasDJER096XImR_xJ5XMmHvAb4P8A/s320/month10+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a lock that was originally two locks. I'm thinking I joined them at around 3 months, although I really can't remember. However, now, you can't really tell that they were originally separate. This one is one of my favorites.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKpaVvYRKzaJytYZYqS92kSDqnM2bb1qnguSejo7F71ybMVVbVKe8a_GzuXx_S3w-TIDsl9JAHbvNnuqiWIq3WdXqdpfpueh8L-xVnppi69JgcQM8iJ53YMFzrNU3rD_yl6v_Aw/s1600-h/month10+(5).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230353917020706802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKpaVvYRKzaJytYZYqS92kSDqnM2bb1qnguSejo7F71ybMVVbVKe8a_GzuXx_S3w-TIDsl9JAHbvNnuqiWIq3WdXqdpfpueh8L-xVnppi69JgcQM8iJ53YMFzrNU3rD_yl6v_Aw/s320/month10+(5).JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here are a few of the largest locks on my head. They aren't huge, of course. I like the size of these best.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzWuQODNxt6E0p9pHUPWPs8HHiGdhQu6YY75GOmZZyskQL4S1DwLv2CaU4RgkFBR0qe6_NJxD9DgxSC1H56FACpoKIzYAok5rPcsu62SmqO33i6Dn6CyO9ZCPNCVowhUPKo9Oig/s1600-h/month10+(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230353925215511778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzWuQODNxt6E0p9pHUPWPs8HHiGdhQu6YY75GOmZZyskQL4S1DwLv2CaU4RgkFBR0qe6_NJxD9DgxSC1H56FACpoKIzYAok5rPcsu62SmqO33i6Dn6CyO9ZCPNCVowhUPKo9Oig/s320/month10+(9).JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p></p><p>And here are a couple of the really small ones on my head. These I think I will eventually join to some other lock close to them.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6huu4Tc1ghhVHbP3WmSNJ2wokdH-jhJJ162pm2nCChxCs8-8_vhudpU_09uwP3p4FkiPUjRlUNhIQjbTlrXvXaV7djwb7IoPvkyrfoWGOgIT6lmLM60dfzriOd-izt0oLfRScrg/s1600-h/month10+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230353927699865234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6huu4Tc1ghhVHbP3WmSNJ2wokdH-jhJJ162pm2nCChxCs8-8_vhudpU_09uwP3p4FkiPUjRlUNhIQjbTlrXvXaV7djwb7IoPvkyrfoWGOgIT6lmLM60dfzriOd-izt0oLfRScrg/s320/month10+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now, I estimate that my hair is locked halfway up each lock for most of them, although there are a few that are still locked only very close to the end. I always heard that freeform locks lock faster than other types of locks, but now I don't believe it. Maybe if I started with shorter hair, that would have been the case, though. Who knows. </p><p>And here are a few locks that are quite weird to me. Closer to the root, the lock is thick/regular. In the middle the locks are ultra thin. Then they get thicker again at the ends of the hair. I have no idea how they got this way. I'm trying to fight cutting the thinner parts off, and just see how they develop.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235101008889798722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEpC_2a5sxMSTsboC_JUSBSVARlIaoFYpFz3AIspBEDOJbLm_bKXiZiZZ0_VzLyvi1Fwuw_P5M1lGmId_GhLRUFkT7hsCmNZRMZyvupPhCkAsQaFqcXFPSORQEkidWRIJFtv08Q/s320/month10+(18).JPG" border="0" /><br />And a few days later, decided to join a few locks that were too small for my taste. Now I have around 5-7 more two-headed dragons. I did it by latching the new growth of both together, and twisting together the locked portion. When I got to the last one, I remembered about wrapping the loose hairs around the locks, and I did that towards the end of my hair, and that worked well. I'm showing a pic of one that I joined.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdaa_H-yXVaHLz49KLlmRZqIJP30Rvmk4Sdy98xngHNgAJppwOIMjIMa8mXDwrkOKlwAkiB1dyJrXI2lIJKmhT2mg-fXx5vJoI73Tvszfmt-DPjEs2kPmnQ7o0X6L6tZWo63b0Q/s1600-h/month10+(13).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231946514263082210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdaa_H-yXVaHLz49KLlmRZqIJP30Rvmk4Sdy98xngHNgAJppwOIMjIMa8mXDwrkOKlwAkiB1dyJrXI2lIJKmhT2mg-fXx5vJoI73Tvszfmt-DPjEs2kPmnQ7o0X6L6tZWo63b0Q/s320/month10+(13).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuubCef-6evKtmMyE1uiWEuXr5Cg8NXPhXFDuZJlkGjuUwqkkHL-I18-4SJYZrKoy4r5-CS3q4f0Eq2QxUgMSiA5RX8ml8DitZFJ5OPyntBNhGXdY2U4D489Q1yVZDoZ71kHZKZg/s1600-h/month10+(14).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231946518504346866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuubCef-6evKtmMyE1uiWEuXr5Cg8NXPhXFDuZJlkGjuUwqkkHL-I18-4SJYZrKoy4r5-CS3q4f0Eq2QxUgMSiA5RX8ml8DitZFJ5OPyntBNhGXdY2U4D489Q1yVZDoZ71kHZKZg/s320/month10+(14).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQHMDX_0JiVtd6VSSp02hClH8jPlQREkZP2qClk3TeUd1nbfTzKRPG4g_Qrw5XwCrlCJq0i6kwm9kOYPUh89PZ6oL3TrjYaASm4BEVkrjjpmftphei2DYZWlIs8mQf_AHui_0ZA/s1600-h/month10+(15).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231946520936277298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGQHMDX_0JiVtd6VSSp02hClH8jPlQREkZP2qClk3TeUd1nbfTzKRPG4g_Qrw5XwCrlCJq0i6kwm9kOYPUh89PZ6oL3TrjYaASm4BEVkrjjpmftphei2DYZWlIs8mQf_AHui_0ZA/s320/month10+(15).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQLL7VG0SHBv3Br6juvLDI_sg4RUI9Ap-epsOw2yyZar9v3sijSn9O3JNcqMVfGxzOuyLOfLL4zH6WotGOMzNhUoPGffsPJKho2MBZ_CcJqMgX_kDrQeQXe-7SlwnzhRwZuXzmw/s1600-h/month10+(16).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5231946522709786258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZQLL7VG0SHBv3Br6juvLDI_sg4RUI9Ap-epsOw2yyZar9v3sijSn9O3JNcqMVfGxzOuyLOfLL4zH6WotGOMzNhUoPGffsPJKho2MBZ_CcJqMgX_kDrQeQXe-7SlwnzhRwZuXzmw/s320/month10+(16).JPG" border="0" /></a></p>aybee77http://www.blogger.com/profile/05922008983265845016noreply@blogger.com8