18 Month Update

Well Ladies,
These are my SLs post big chop @ 18 months(for relaxed ends). For the most part, I have had no surprises, no missed retightenings, and no attempts at learning to retighten my own locs.

Grad school is just about finished for me and life is, well, just life. Loc exposure wise, it seems as though family and friends have finally learned to understand the meaning of "permanency". Initially when I got SLs, everyone seemed to think of my SLs as a style I was just trying out until something more captivating came along. Well, nothing has peaked my interest more than SLs. I respect "relaxation" (if you know what I mean) and everything else in between, but no, nothing is more captivating!

As for blogging, well, those who visit and lurk know I am probably among the worst. I have somewhat lost interest in taking photos of my hair, mainly because I have been hit with the symptoms of the "no/slow growth" illusion. Many SLers have attested to this illusion. I know this may be temporary and I probably just need to stop being lazy and do a photo comparison to definitevly prove/disprove my conclusion.

On to health, well, you probably can't notice facial wise, but since September, I have lost 35lbs. I found myself on a fast path to self-destruction during the latter part of last year. I was eating out daily, not exercising, and basically not giving a crap about my health. As a result, the pounds crept north. I mean, literally, I went to a gyno appointment and happened to look at my charts recorded weight and nearly died. I could not believe, (actually I could) the numbers. Since then, I have managed to get myself a new wardrobe in the process.

This may be completely wrong, and I know it probably is, but per ayankha, I need to list 5 things you don't know about me.
Like Ayankha,
1. I never match clothes according to color. As a matter of fact,my shoes almost never match what I am wearing. Does that mean I look like a complete idiot, no. I just can't comprehend the need to have a red shirt with matching red shoes..

2. As mentioned before, I wear boots year around. Notwithstanding,Texas weather. Don't bother, its a Texas thing....

3. I still have my first car. It was driven for 7 years by me alone and has north of 200,000 miles. And yes, it still runs.(not like new though)


4. I could not watch America's Most Wanted alone up until 2 years ago, in spite of the fact that I loved the show. My solution, Tivo and watch in the daytime, schedule permitting.


5. I surreptiously visist stormfront.org and aryan-nations.org to leave anonymosus and outrageous comments for the idiots to quarrel about. It is interesting, believe it or not, the thoughts some of this people have.


In my natural, nappy, locked, low maintenance glory. I would never go back, start over, yes, revert to relaxtion, NEVER!!









I screwed this pic up contrasting and soft bubbling percentages...














Me at some night spot here in D-town...Oh, and boots, yes, I wear them year around, notwithstanding, Texas smeltering temps or incoordination of colors.











Don't ask, I think I was just waking up, or probably on my way to sleep, evidently!!
















Side shot, early morning bed head, for sure!!!










I thought I would try on some contacts on for the heck of it. No, I would prefer my low maintenance eyes over this horrendous maintenance anyday!!!!!











Maybe you can see my SLs through the huge blur"















Only some side action. I believe I was in Ft. Worth at a swingers club.... No, not that type of swing, swinging the dance stlye, people........ (R. Kelly comes to mind). This swinging dance style invloves a lot of tiring footwork. A lot of older women and men seem to be attracted to this dance style.











Another long day!!!!!












More high maintenance, false eyes.......















My cousin, in Ft. Benning, GA... On his way back to Iraq. He will be home in May of all goes well!!!!









Another bed head pic!!!!







More texture shots. I love combined SL life.







Combind SL life= 200 SLs.








Thickness+low maintenance=SLs











I love these, I have no regrets and no desire to return to the once known world of relaxing/perming/strightening!!!!!!!!





Antique------Ghost face pic.