I walked 16 miles today. AND it was miserably hot. And a few big hills, one of which was extremely huge ... and we did twice. We started at 5:30 (a few minutes after because one of the girls was late) and we finished at about 11:45. I came home and took a cold shower, and I don't think I have ever voluntarily done that in my life. Tomorrow is 8 miles (which is easy now), next weekend is 18 miles.

And I am pretty much useless the rest of the day. I tried to take a nap but it was just too hot.

How was your Saturday? Is it just here that is obscenely sweltering?

crikey, you did hella more than me.

It's fricken chilly up here right now. It feels like a late September day, around 72 degrees, sunny but cool.

Yesterday we needed hoodies when we were out. HOODIES IN JULY IS WRONG I TELLS YA!

Awesome walking Ginny. I do squat in hot weather.

Canada is sounding pretty good right now. Just keep the gravy off my fries.

It was 102 here today. I went for a nap. When I woke up it was 82 and raining. It wound up all the way at 77. First time I have seen 77 in a while.

I thought this was going to be a thread about The Cure.

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Minnesota was in the mid and lower 60's today.
Overcast.

Perfect for a long walk.

Good job, Ginny!

It was pretty muggy around noon here today but I was out on the boat so, it wasn't too bad.
The wetland I walk past on the way to work is drying out and it stinks like a dead body. Wonderful.

I didn't walk 16 miles but I did lube my butt crack just for funsies.

lol!

How's that dirt pile of yours doing Jiggy?

I will be visiting my beloved dirt pile on the 28th. Pictures shall be posted, oh yes, they shall.

I think if I lubed my ass crack, I would be terrified of sitting on a public toilet seat.

Which, by the way, I drank like a gallon (literally ... I drank 3 liters on the walk, plus a 32 oz gatorade, plus about a liter before I started walking) and didn't pee until like one pm. If you want an idea of the amount of sweat involved. Thank god for moisture wicking.

I had a great day today!

I went to the Surrey Fusion Festival, which is a festival which tries to celebrate all the different cultures around here. I had a vegetable patty from Jamacia, some pumpkin, corn mush from Kenya, and some fried bread stuff from Afghanistan. Plus I got my henna done in India.

Here I am showcasing my henna while drinking a fruit smoothie from Jamacia.



Also.. it's been crazy hot here the last couple of days, today probably maxed out at 25 degrees which was a lovely change.

The festival ended tonight with a concert by Joel Plaskett (canadian dude from Halifax) I like his music, but he actually puts on a REALLY good show. So personable with the crowd. And before that I rocked out to some Bhangra music. All in all, great day.

WTH is on your hand?

Is it one of those fake tat thingies?

Not that it looks bad... I just don't know what it is.. I know it's not the poopy lady :-}

"This is a fun place, but these people will turn on you like a pack of badgers on meth if you're not careful." - big d

That's the Henna that I had done.

Um, henna, it's a plant that they use an extract from in south asian countries (eg. India) that they use to draw on skin, primarily for special occasions such as weddings and what not. It lasts about 4 weeks I believe.

Aurora is getting married!
Who's the lucky guy? David?


Are you actually going to have that on your hand for 4 weeks or did they give you some less permanent variant that lasts just a couple days?

:s Not getting married.

I imagine it probably will last about 4 weeks or so, but it's actually not as dark as in the picture. That was right after it was done. After it dried I got to pick off the paint stuff, and it's just a browny colour that is left underneath.

Looks like you had fun. Cool fake tat.

Wait wait wait. Not getting married?! WTF!?!?

::sad face::

Plaskett just opened for Paul McCartney in Halifax a week ago. He was absolutely freaked right out about that. Good for him.

Beware of henna tats and hair dye Aurora. I won't go off on a tangent but they can muck things up big time.

Henna and hair dye? I know some people use henna to make their hair more red... would it interact that way? Or are you talking just getting henna on your body can interact with hair dye?

My hair isn't dyed, but I've been thinking about it.

the black henna can cause severe allergic reactions.

I believe from what I read awhile back was that it seemed to be just the black henna ink in the temp tattoos.

Google, there is a lot out there on it.

I would just like to take this opportunity to blame Ginny for getting Buster Poindexter stuck in my head all weekend.

I'll get you back.

Jiggy! Glad to help.

Aurora, if I had your hair color I would totally try out the Lush hennas. I am seriously thinking about trying it in the fall, anyway. I'm a little scared because my hair is chemically treated already but I have done strand tests and they came out amazing.

I still think it's wierd that you like your fries and cheese curds without gravy.

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I've never had a cheese curd, so I don't know what I like with them.

But I like cottage cheese with pineapple?

Only not in lasagna...

ALSO, Aurora's post got me thinking about the Orange street fair coming up. Ruby PLEASE BE MY DESIGNATED DRIVER AGAIN! I want to get drunk on $2 beer!

I spent Saturday in a small town west of the Cascade range in southern Washington. Small, as in there was a herd of elk grazing in the middle of it. It was so hot that I was shamelessly drinking boxed blush wine with ice cubes and lemon slices and wearing a flopping sun hat purchased at the local grocery store. Hot enough to go into a swimming pool with a mosh pit of small children in it. Had a blast, actually.

...you seem to abhor have three ingredients:

1.)Fries

2.)Gravy

3.)Cheese curds

It's called Poutine for some reason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

If you have an A&W fast food place anywhere around you, they have fried cheese curds and OMG they are amazingly sinful and good.

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I spent some time in eastern WA once.

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I was in Packwood, which is between Mt Rainier and St Helens. It's always surreal at first to see familiar peaks from a different angle.

Marney

There are no such things as "Canadian gravy fries"

You can have fries with gravy or you can have Poutine. They are two different animals.

I'd say that fries with gravy in Canada are "Canadian Gravy Fries".

But I get your point. I was not aware that Canadians liked their fries with gravy alone. I thought a Mountie would ride up and throw cheese curds on your plate if you tried to eat fries and gravy alone.

You Canadians are wierd like that.

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Even better - "Canadian Gravy" is the gravy you make with the drippings after you have cooked up a mess of Canadians.

MMMMMMMM! Fried Canadians!

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LOL

You are wierd :P

It's W-E-I-R-D people!

Just filling in for Veebs...

I know that and you know that but does Marney know that?

Most boys spell weird wrong. Something I have noticed for a long time.

You sold me Ginny, I"m going to go down to Lush today.

OOOO! Let me know how it works and which one you get! I'm dying to know!

I'm gonna get the Caca noir, I've been contemplating going darker for a while now.

I was just reading through some of the comments on the page... 5 hours with it in my hair? Good thing I have nothing else to do today.

I don't know how you walked that, Ginny. It was hot as Satan's asshole this weekend.

Yeah, you can understand how I drank more than a gallon of water and didn't pee for 8 hours.

That is really impressive. Go Ginny!

It is totally impressive what Ginny is doing. I completely agree.

Did you caca your hair yet?

I did... it's been on for 2.5 hours so far. It is messy and smelly and since I have hardly any experience dying my hair I don't think I did a good job doing my roots, but we'll see.

Would you mind posting the link to your donation page again. I just got paid for doing some work, and would like to make a donation.

LOL @ Ginny

Excuse me Lush? Make something cool for blonds.

Certainly!

http://www.avonwalk.org/goto/Ginnyswalk

If you think you donated but haven't would you mind checking? I think there are some people who think they did but didn't and I'm still 500 bucks short.

Anny - this is something cool for Blondes. I haven't tried it, but Ruby likes it I think.

http://www.lushusa.com/shop/products/hair/hair-treatments/marilyn

And I totally want to use caca maroon on my hair in the fall.

Ginny! You are so full of win, thanks

ETA: The Boo is surfing and was supposed to be back quite awhile ago. Small inner panic. Shopping online!

Retail therapy, sweet.

And thanks, Aurora!

Alright, here are my prelim comments on the caca.

I don't mind the smell, smells like green tea, but others hated it. Told me they couldn't be around me.
It acts exactly as mud would act if you left it to dry in your hair (it flakes everywhere and makes a huge mess) - this problem probably wouldn't be so bad if you are doing one where you wrap your head in cling wrap.

I rinsed out the stuff after just over 6 hours. I didn't shampoo, and right now my hair is really greasy from the product. However, my hair IS darker. I don't think it's black black, but it is a few shades darker than my normal colour.

After I get up tomorrow I'll shampoo and dry and take a look at it in the light. I'll decide then whether I want to mix up the second half of the stuff and try to get a darker look.

it's totally dark enough, no second treatment.

If you don't wash it out completely with shampoo at night, make sure you use an old pillowcase, cause there was still a lot of green on my head.

Um, pictures needed...

Caca? Poo poo?

Awesome, Ginny! See you could totally kick a marathon's butt.

I would also like pictures of the caca head.

Third!

Pics!!!


Here is me being all emo or whatever inside





And then out in the scorching sun




I didn't take any pics of when it was on my head... just think of medussa.


It's not crazy darker, but there is a difference.

Looks very shiny. I like it a lot.

Very pretty

:D

What they say about the shine and that if feels more silky and healthy totally true. The best part is probably that my hair feels thicker now. You'll love it even though it is a pain in the ass.

I LOVE it! You look gorgeous!

Great color. I have to start doing my own hair cuz I'm gonna be a poor, unemployed grey-haired lady pretty soon but I don't want my hair any thicker so no Lush for moi.

Your teeth are pretty friggin perfect too, Aurora.

Ginny, I saw this and thought of you and all your hard training. Marathon running or Squeeze Bacon...



http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/squeez-bacon.html