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Locs

So, I was glancing through some photos on Facebook from the Hannah/Alex wedding this summer (where the back of my head was camera-happy, evidently), and I realized that my locs are kinda awesome. I've done a pretty good job of weaning myself off of being all hair-ful and stuff, ...

Locs, part deux

About a month ago, I started down the journey to locs again. The comb coils from a couple of months back hadn't worked, but this time I tried a technique I hadn't seen on the internet: I just rubber-banded my hair into sections. They looked like little puffs ...

“Hair Wars”

Dre posted this a little while back, but since her journal is friends-only, I figured I'd point this out. It's an interesting and friendly discussion on black hair, particularly talking about natural vs. chemically/heat processed. The "friendly" part is the second most important aspect of the video -- ...

Scrub, scrub, scrub

So the comb coils weren't working for me. They were too delicate to wash/rinse with the frequency that I need to, given how often I workout. So, I'm fro'ing it again. I'll let it grow another inch or two, until I can plait it, then start the ...

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...