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Whatever Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

How to Put VERY Temporary Streaks in Your Hair

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:27:00 +0000

Don't ask me why but I've always wanted blue hair. Ideally, I would want to have just the tips be a very bright, torquise blue but when it comes to my hair I have serious commitment problem and I am not terribly experimental.

However, since I'm a natural redhead, their are some people in my life who have threatened me with violence if I ever dyed my hair. I'm content to enjoy the natural shade of my hair (while I can) and I plan to become much more experimental when the gray starts showing up.

I've been looking for a way to add color (ok MORE color) to my hair for parties and concerts and other events that would wash out. I am a teacher so I need to look proffessional during the week and I've always been a bit nervous about the sprays and dyes that promise to be temporary.

SO I was thrilled when I saw the idea on Pintrest to use pastels on your hair with a curling iron. I bought pastels, I tested it and I was dissapointed. I ended up with big, albeit colorful, snarls in my hair and even after the color washed out the texture of the pastel made my hair static-y, clumpy and gross.

I've been reading about the new colored hair powders that you can buy to add to your hair and although I was intrigued I wasn't $25 worth of interested. So I had an idea! Eye shadow! The Internet confirms that this is not a new idea but it was new to me.

I grabbed the cheapest, bluest eye shadow I could find and set about to add some blue streaks. It worked like a dream.

Dirty-ish hair or hair with product works best. I used an old blush brush, loaded it up with eyesahdow and streaked it along my hair wherever I wanted it. Try not to brush it or touch it when you are done. I didn't notice any blue showing up on my clothes or face so it doesn't shake out the way the expensive powdered stuff does.

Red hair is weird because even though it doesn't look dark it is very colorful on it's own so this would definitely be brighter on a blonde and have more contrast on a brunette.

With eyeshadow in a million crazy colors you can go wild for cheap!

The best part? It washed out easy as pie.

She's Crafty

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000

Manly quilt that I made B for his birthday out of flannel and suit fabrics.

Whatever Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000

Pintricks

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:42:00 +0000

Have you ever seen something on Pinterest, like glow in the dark Mountain Dew, and gotten really excited only to discover that it's a fraud?

I see crafts, DIYs and intructables on there all the time that don't have any hope of success. There's even a whole section of CraftFail devoted to it now.

So, I coined a term. And I Googled it so I'd know I was the first to do it!

Watch out for Pintricks my dears!

What High School Kids are Watching

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:14:00 +0000

Peeta I love Katniss Everdeen....

I wa-aa-a-ant to bake you a ca-a-ake.

Have you read the Hunger Games? No? Get off the internet. You're fired. JKLOLZ but you should go read it.

Hey Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:11:00 +0000

"Hey Girl, I'm a baby and my best friend is Justin Timberlake."

"Hey Girl, I'm in a mini van with Christina and Britney. I hope this isn't creepy for you."

Whatever Wednesday

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0000

Your First Computer

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:19:00 +0000

Ben Wilson recently had a FB status up asking his friends to list their first computer.

At first I thought that ours was the Commodore 64. I thought that we had one of those because when I went to school and used one I already knew how to control the "turtle" and get it to draw things. High tech. Plus I could play Oregon Trail at home like a boss.

But then I remembered that my brother had a game he would play on this beige and brown box that looked like a tape player.

I called my mom and had her ask my dad what our first computer was and he came back with, "HP." I laughed. "Compaq?" he tried again. No....no...

So I texted my brother and we got started on a trip down nerdy memory lane.

Turns out we had an Atari 800!

For the younguns...it was basically a typewriter that plugged into your TV. We used to have to unplug the computer so we could watch the Muppet Show. Or decide whether or not to plug in the Atari 800, Atari OR Colecovision. What? You've never heard of Colecovision. How did you play Cabbage Patch Kids in Babyland General without it?

This is the only video game I've ever been really interested in. I played The Sims for a while in college before I realized that the characters led more interesting lives then I did and then I got depressed and quit.

My brother had a grown up job when he was in high school where he drew graphics for video games. (My brother is awesome. He also designed t-shirts, worked at a costume warehouse and did radio commercials.) Because his job was so high tech he had a Commodore Amiga in his room.

My dad worked for Dupont and so he had access to Apples at work that would be at our house for long periods of time. They were so little and cute and had their own padded carrying case. Those Macs were when I really started to get good with computers. One of my favorite things was to make really bad music.

Yeah...it was just like that. I could also make animated movies with clip art.

In high school we had some sort of Mac at home that I would use to write school papers and mess around with the free software that we would get. And when I graduated high school I got an HP with...AOL. Hooooooottttt damnnnnnn.....

I had this too:

I really have a lot of respect for my parents for making an effort to get us onto computers when the technology was new. I've always been confident with computers and part of that is because I have broken them spectacularly in so many ways.* But then I would figure out how to fix them real quick before I got in trouble. Always a good skill.

*Once I figured out how system sounds worked and had access to freeware with bonus system sounds it was all over. When you ejected a disk it made a barf noise. When you got a system error Indiana Jones would say, "Snakes. Why does it always have to be snakes?" But at one point I had so many sounds loaded on the computer that it crashed. LOL. The good thing about old Macs, like Windows machines was that restarting almost always worked.

Dominique Young Unique

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:16:00 +0000

One part Beyonce + one part you in front of your bedroom mirror = Awesome

Come Back Kid

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:32:00 +0000

Get More: Sleigh Bells, Comeback Kid, Music, More Music Videos

I love Sleigh Bells and I'm so excited that they are coming out with a new album. I just watched this a few times and I've got to say...I love the song but it's hard to hear it over the sound of how jealous I am. Damn, I wish I was THAT COOL. She's so cool. She makes it look so effortless. If I wore any of those outfits and danced like that I'd look ridiculous. Chickie has swagger for days.

music is my boyfriend: Lolla

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:42:00 +0000

This video is pretty much a commercial for the fest, but it still shows some really great reasons why i love lolla. I'm blessed to live near chicago where lolla has been for the past 5years or so. i've been to 3 of the past 5 and plan to go again this summer.

if you don't look very close, i'm the sweaty looking lady in the hat in the back dancing :)

sh$t no one says

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000

Music is my boyfriend: MGMT

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:32:00 +0000

I totally got the lyrics on this song WRONG. i hope whoever made this video has the right lyrics, cuz they don't make much sense at all. but it's still a good song to listen to.

She's Crafty

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:36:00 +0000

Quilt I made my future step mother in law for Christmas.

Music is my boyfriend: Best Coast

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:18:00 +0000

makes me wish i lived by the beach in california...not sure about the clown though...not a big fan of clowns.

GLITTER NAIL POLISH

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:13:00 +0000

Dear Geologist,
How do you get glitter nail polish off. That sh!t is a b!tch.
Glittery in Galveston

So the holidays are officially over, you're back at work and it's time to take off the Rainbow Connection Muppet glitter nail polish that you've been sporting all break. I know it, dawg. It's just time.

I <3 glitter nail polish but I hate scrubbing that ish off when it gets all chippy. I can never seem to MAKE it chip on purpose. So I asked the all knowing interwebs and apparently a bunch of girls already knew how to do this and didn't tell me. It's really simple. You just need to make some some Dr. Claw fingers.

Take some cotton balls/squares/boles and soak them in nail polish removal. Place the wet cotton thingy on your nail and wrap your finger in foil. Try to be patient. Wait as long as you can and then twist it off until voila glitter free nails!! If you need to scrub a lil go ahead and do it.

Pics of Your Fridge

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:12:00 +0000

You know how it seems like everyone is doing blogs on purse contents?

Purse pics!
Indie girl purse pics!

Errbodies purse pics!

I want to know what is in your fridge.

Open it up, take a pic, write a paragraph and send it to me at juliehoover at gmail dot com and I will post it on my blog and you will get fame and fortune.*

*Fame and fortune not guaranteed in all areas.

winter isn't so bad

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:36:00 +0000

The weather has been terrific lately, today it's 50f and that's pretty nuts for January in Illinois.

but this morning's sunrise was pretty great. I'm holding onto this image for a while so that Spring won't seem so far away.

Music is my Boyfriend: GIRLS

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Sirius XM has been playing a lot of Girls lately...not as in females but as in the band named 'Girls'.
The first song i heard by them was called Vomit...not at all what i expected, i don't recall there being any lyrics about vomit or vomit sounds so anything was an improvement over my expectations.

I bet you forgot about this

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:25:00 +0000

My New Years Resolutions 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:09:00 +0000

1. Walk a 1/2 Marathon. Aw jeah!

2. Learn to drive stick.
i.And then rally cross in our Subaru station wagon.
ii. And then put hot pink hub caps on the Suby too.

3. Ride in/ drive a convertible

4. Swim in a roof top pool.

Music is my boyfriend: Aquarium Drunkard

noreply@blogger.com (Teresa) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:00:00 +0000

I have XM/Sirius in my car and between 11am - 1pm cst they play blog radio, which is some pretty weird stuff. But i like this guy as long as he's not talking too much. He plays some good music and i've learned about some new bands from him.

Check out his year in review post and enjoy one of my choices from his list.
http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com/2011/12/12/aquarium-drunkard-2011-year-in-review/

Holiday Shopping

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:43:00 +0000

Ask a Geologist's Best Friend from High School About Baby Stuff

noreply@blogger.com (Julie) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:53:00 +0000

How do I get my three year old to sleep in his own bed and not come get in mine at 2am?

I'm kind of unqualified to answer this question because my child was five when I met him. I don't mean that he burst forth from my loins at age five, it’s just that he is my step-son. I feel like I needed to ask someone else about this because even though I have some ideas they are as yet untested. So I turned to one of the best mom’s I know! Leslie Heindselman!

Leslie was my best friend in high school and she has always wanted to be a mom. She has three kids and she always has the most impressive, sane approach to deal with any kid problem. Not to mention she has her MS in Education. She’s seriously awesome. I knew she was the gal for the job and she did not disappoint.

Here’s her advice:

“If they haven't all ready done this, I would take them right back up to their bed--every time for a week or two-be consistent and do it without any talking.

If it's been that long and still no results I've only got one option. Keep a pillow and blanket under your bed and when they come in to get in your bed, pull out the pillow and blanket and have them sleep on the floor. Maybe sleeping on the floor will be uncomfortable enough that they want to stay in their own bed.

Good luck to your friend.”

Um yeah. That is such a good idea! Tough love is tough to pull off but sleep is so important that you have to be firm. In any household it’s important that everyone get a good night’s sleep. It’s important for sanity, harmony, development and health of the family. It’s worth being tough about even though I bet those first few nights will be hard on your heartstrings.