Orange Hair

I wanted to try a new formula of hair color.  Maybe you've seen it, the "mousse" formula by L'Oreal?  Supposed to be quicker, easier, less messy.  Okay, cool.  I've been coloring my hair for about 30 years, and quicker and easier sounds good!  I purchased the color that appeared to be the closest to my "normal" shade (which is Nice 'N Easy #108, Reddish Blond).  This L'Oreal color was designated Dark Copper Blond.  Judging by the name, and the color on the box, I expected it to be darker than my usual shade.  What I got was orange-er.  I'm not kidding--it looks like carrot juice.  I've put up pictures, you can judge for yourself.  What I got was NOT the color on the box!  And the mousse formula was only marginally faster and not really easier.  So when this fades out I'll be going back to my #108!

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Valentine's Day sentiment

Trivia

Pearls dissolve in vinegar.

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eBay Anniversary

Woo hoo!  I got this message in my email inbox today:

Congratulations!

It's your 13-year eBay anniversary


starjewelr8,


We want to say thanks and let you know how much we value having you as an eBay community member. All of us at eBay wish you the very best in the year to come.


Thank you!
John Donahoe
President and CEO, eBay Inc.
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King of Hearts Trivia

The king of hearts is the only one who doesn't have a moustache.

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An Irony of Aging

It's my son's birthday today.  The night he was born I didn't sleep at all.  I had just gotten into bed when my water broke at around midnight.  I was in labor just over 5 hours, he was born at 5:19 a.m. 

Flash forward to now.  It's hell getting old(er).  These days I find myself waking up at least once each night to go to the bathroom and get a drink.  Like clockwork.  Every night.  Except last night.  I find it ironic that on the anniversary of the night I didn't sleep at all, I didn't wake up to go to the bathroom! 

Tonight I'll probably be up twice.

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Thumbtack.com

I just discovered an interesting service site called Thumbtack.com.  Seems like a great addition to my arsenal of ways to get myself noticed!  Their tagline is "find and book trustworthy local services".  I'm all for finding and using small businesses whenever I can, aren't you?  Check out their listings!  You can find ME here: Handcrafted Gold or Silver Wirewrap Jewelry

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Going Dark on January 18th

I've censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet--a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. Join me and many other sites like Wikipedia and Reddit and "go dark" on January 18th for 24 hours.  To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/39442/uncensor




██████████ █████--█████ it! The ████████ isn't ███████ but it's ██████ ████ ████ the way it is. For ██████'t ████ let's ████ ████████ the ████ OUT of it!




 
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