Hair experiment

Yesterday I went without washing my hair because I was away from home in the morning. I put my hair up in braids and it seems really, really greasy all day. I spent some time brushing with a boar's hair brush to try and get the oil distributed reasonably, which helped somewhat, but it was still rather gross. I'm told this will pass.

Last night, I trimmed the last inch or so off my hair to get rid of the rampaging split ends I've built up over the last few months, and while it's probably not completely even in the back, I can now drag a comb through the last five inches of my hair without having to stop and tear out knots. I'm calling it a win.

Washed this morning with the usual baking soda and vinegar- I'm finding it really does matter how thoroughly I get the baking soda mix through my hair. I'd been missing the back of my head to a certain extent and I'm going to make a better effort for that now. Trimming the ends really seems to have helped to get my hair under control- the vinegar does seem to make my hair softer and happier, but it did not do a whole lot for helping keep the damaged ends smooth. I'll probably hit up a salon or a friend with a decent set of eyes after the end of the quarter.

Waiting for Deliveries...

has a certain anticipatory charm to it.

Currently, I am waiting for:

Greg Rucka's No Man's Land novelization- I've read this before, and it's a lovely, complex read that gives depth and scope to the characters in the Batman-centric crossover, No Man's Land. Great Two-Face characterization and really interesting look at Jim Gordon's brain. I keep meaning to read the trade paperbacks of NML that preceded the writing of this, but I'm content at the moment to wait for this plain-text version.

Handmade soap- I bought a very large lump of handmade soap from an online vendor with a startlingly barebones site (we're talking geocities-level, here). I will post more on it when it arrives, but it should be here this week or early next.

Matcha- The last year I was at my undergrad, Swelles (not the real name), I got a free canister of decent powdered matcha green tea, which is incredibly strong and yet has no unfortunate aftereffects like jitteriness. I've been missing it recently, so I decided to buy some. That will probably show up sometime after finals ends, but that's okay, really.

Huh. I just realized that I start work in a week, only I'm kind of too busy at the moment to be scared or freaking out. Huh. Kind of nice. We'll see how long that lasts.