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One might even call this entry "out of order," since it's not Friday. I prefer "special," as in: just in time for Seattle's Holiday on Ice!
READING: Still with the Cloud's End by Sean Stewart, yadda yadda. It's an engaging story, just slow going for me since I only really read it right before I fall asleep at night. It materializes that whole "nightstand reading" trope.
WATCHING: Doctor Who, just barely digging into Series 3. No more Rose. :::sniff:::
WEARING: OK, this bit makes a brief reappearance. Jeans, green long-sleeved tee, black cardigan what I knitted, and green scarf what also I knitted.
PLANNING: Tomorrow is the 4th annual Crest theater extravaganza for![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
glaucon and me. Weird mix of movies this year (in order): The Secret Life of Bees, Body of Lies, High School Musical III (which should be interesting, since we've never seen the first two), and finally Tell No One. They actually have 6 movies playing this year, so there's no way we can see all of them unfortunately.
KNITTING: I finished the knitting on my mom's cardigan. Just need to wash it, block it, and sew on some kind of closure (either pewter clasps or snaps, since I didn't make button holes), which I also have to go select and purchase. Monday night at Purlygirls I cast on for my first NaKniSweMoDo sweater: a heavily modified rendition of A Cardigan for Arwen (scroll down--it's the second project listed). I'm calling it "A Cardigan for St. Patrick" because I'm knitting it with some Cascade 220 Wool, the colorway of which is called "Ireland." My modifications will include knitting it seamless (Elizabeth Zimmerman style), changing the arm and shoulder construction, lengthening the body, and losing the hood. I'm giving it a wide collar instead, which will still show off the awesomeness of that ingenious reversible cable.
HAIR & SKIN REPORT: I'm back on the baking soda & vinegar regimen, but I'm doing it a bit differently. Instead of mixing the baking soda into a cup of water in the shower, I'm pouring about half of it into my hand and making a paste instead, using the rest only if I feel like a certain spot needs more. This gives me more control over where it goes, so I can apply it just to my roots (it seemed to be drying out my ends, before). Also, I'm using white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar. It leaves less of a smell in my hair, to my nose. I follow that with a small shot of conditioner--still using Bumble & Bumble thickening conditioner, but I think I might switch to this Kiehl's conditioner as soon as I can procure a bottle--and a final rinse with cold water. (Sorry for that truly ugly sentence.) I'm still using the oil cleansing method for my face, with an occasional baking soda scrub or pore cleansing mask, and I'm still loving the results. My skin doesn't miss soap or foaming cleansers at all. Oh, I also started using Strivectin as my moisturizer, twice per day. I tried this stuff once before, but I was only using it once per day and wasn't particularly impressed. This time it is really helping my skin--apparently twice per day is the charm. My skin feels much softer and smoother to the touch, and it looks a little bit more evenly toned to me too...though I doubt that it looks any different to anyone else.
That's it for today. Happy holidays!
READING: Still with the Cloud's End by Sean Stewart, yadda yadda. It's an engaging story, just slow going for me since I only really read it right before I fall asleep at night. It materializes that whole "nightstand reading" trope.
WATCHING: Doctor Who, just barely digging into Series 3. No more Rose. :::sniff:::
WEARING: OK, this bit makes a brief reappearance. Jeans, green long-sleeved tee, black cardigan what I knitted, and green scarf what also I knitted.
PLANNING: Tomorrow is the 4th annual Crest theater extravaganza for
glaucon and me. Weird mix of movies this year (in order): The Secret Life of Bees, Body of Lies, High School Musical III (which should be interesting, since we've never seen the first two), and finally Tell No One. They actually have 6 movies playing this year, so there's no way we can see all of them unfortunately.KNITTING: I finished the knitting on my mom's cardigan. Just need to wash it, block it, and sew on some kind of closure (either pewter clasps or snaps, since I didn't make button holes), which I also have to go select and purchase. Monday night at Purlygirls I cast on for my first NaKniSweMoDo sweater: a heavily modified rendition of A Cardigan for Arwen (scroll down--it's the second project listed). I'm calling it "A Cardigan for St. Patrick" because I'm knitting it with some Cascade 220 Wool, the colorway of which is called "Ireland." My modifications will include knitting it seamless (Elizabeth Zimmerman style), changing the arm and shoulder construction, lengthening the body, and losing the hood. I'm giving it a wide collar instead, which will still show off the awesomeness of that ingenious reversible cable.
HAIR & SKIN REPORT: I'm back on the baking soda & vinegar regimen, but I'm doing it a bit differently. Instead of mixing the baking soda into a cup of water in the shower, I'm pouring about half of it into my hand and making a paste instead, using the rest only if I feel like a certain spot needs more. This gives me more control over where it goes, so I can apply it just to my roots (it seemed to be drying out my ends, before). Also, I'm using white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar. It leaves less of a smell in my hair, to my nose. I follow that with a small shot of conditioner--still using Bumble & Bumble thickening conditioner, but I think I might switch to this Kiehl's conditioner as soon as I can procure a bottle--and a final rinse with cold water. (Sorry for that truly ugly sentence.) I'm still using the oil cleansing method for my face, with an occasional baking soda scrub or pore cleansing mask, and I'm still loving the results. My skin doesn't miss soap or foaming cleansers at all. Oh, I also started using Strivectin as my moisturizer, twice per day. I tried this stuff once before, but I was only using it once per day and wasn't particularly impressed. This time it is really helping my skin--apparently twice per day is the charm. My skin feels much softer and smoother to the touch, and it looks a little bit more evenly toned to me too...though I doubt that it looks any different to anyone else.
That's it for today. Happy holidays!
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