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So im playing with making videos using my camera and the newly discovered imovies on my macbook. Im not yet sure how to open the .avi files to imovie to edit, add texts and etc. Imovie is saving movies in .m4v format and camera is .avi format. I can upload both formats to youtube with no problem but i did notice that the .avi movies are loading way faster.

Skin:

So i took pics of my face..its been about 1.5 months of using retin-a and finacea. I dont see a big difference…yet. Im bad at this but i remembered my lactic acid peel so i dug it out and used. I have added entries into my calender for every thursday so i can remember to use it. I have it on my face right now so i will leave it on for 5 mins today, 6 mins next thursday and then 7 mins after that. I have some random break outs and im still bad wit touching my face and picking. gross i know.

So this is what my schedule will be like:

Sunday: Retin-a

Monday: Finacea

Tuesday: Finacea

Wednesday: Retin-a

Thursday: Lactic acid 40%

Friday: Finacea

Saturday: Finacea

I will skip one of these days every once in a while just to give my skin some rest.

Hair:

So I’m at the 1 month post relaxer point. the past few months, i have been relaxing at this point gasp. Well the main problem has been my edges so i have found what to do. Instead of relaxing, i will try to stretch 6 weeks. I honestly dont know the exact date i relaxed but i think it was either end of september or early october. Im going to say Oct. 1. If i make it past 6 weeks, ill shoot for 8 weeks and on and on like that. Maximum time i plan to stretch is 10 weeks. Today, i laid my edges with a little water and castor oil then i brushed and tied with a scarf.

 Also, i tried to cut layers in my hair. I "think" i did. I know im supposed to wash and blow dry before but i didnt. I had my hair in cornrows so i just took it down and cut. I had been contemplating doing the layers for a while but i dont have the time and i reall dont trust any stylists with scissors and my hair. I asked around real quick and found this video on youtube

 It was really helpful and easy and she’s gorgeous so i subscribed to her videos. This is what i cut off:

 I also did my bangs like she did but not so drastic. All the hair is from the top section, the back section, the bangs and then i grabbed some hair from the front left and front right sides and also cut that upwards. I do not know what my hair looks like because i did not wash it. I am being lazy and i know im playing with fire but i dont care. If doesnt come out right, at least i got the much needed trim! LOL

So as soon as I got the money, i went ahead and ordered taz, retin-a, 3 tubes of finacea and differin. I wasnt sure which to start with. I started with finacea for a few days but i was scared of purging and it stung so BAD. So being a chicken, i got on retin a. 2 weeks later, i added differin so ive been alternating with retin-a and differin. I dont think differin is doing anything so im going to get back on finacea. I did some more research on MUA skin board and tried applying it 30 mins after wahsing my face and making sure my face is completely dry. Then i applied a VERY thin layer.

I also got off my BCP so ill be expecting to break out sometime soon. I will start using retin a maybe on sundays and thursdays then use finacea every other day.

Oh i changed my driver’s license address today. Ive never changed it and ive moved like 5 times. Also, i took a new pic and they didnt charge me. YAY

So i flatironed after a loong time. I use my regular products….kiehls heat protectant cream and the silk groom serum. I didnt do anything dramatic and it was back up in a ponytail the next day. 

My ends obviously needs to be trimmed and i need to shape it. I dont know who to trust with cutting it that also charges a good price.

I relaxed yesterday. I had only a tiny amount in my silk elements jar so i got lost trying to find the Sallys in Kennesaw. I did find it and it was 5.49!! I bought my last jar for 3.99. Anyhoo, i applied bag balm on my ends and hair, applied with my hands and no glove, left it on for a few minutes(dont know how many. wasnt counting). I rinsed it out then shampooed twice with elasta qp neutralizing shampoo. i then followed with kenra clarifying shampoo. I rinsed out and applied porosity control. Left on for a few minutes and it melted out the tangles. I didnt rinse out the porosity control before applying giovanni tea tree shampoo. rinsed out then applied kenra mc. put on shower cap and left on for a few minutes.

After i got out of the shower, i applied kiehls leave in and went to class with wet hair. LOL

I have been shopping for makeup lately. I acquired some more MAC eyeshadows and there is one that is my favorite. I dont know the name but i will find out and post it. I bought the MUFE HD foundation in 177. I picked it because i have yellow undertones. Well i wore it 2 days ago and i didnt like the way it looked. I exchanged it for the 175 which has redder tones but it works for me. Then i splurged and bought LORAC brow powder in dark brown. I have never used a brow powder and dont know wtf to do with it. 

I now live in the dorms at University place. Im older than my roomies but i dont care. We have to walk to class which is cool. I ordered a GPS with bluetooth(garmin nuvi 360) and hope this one doesnt get stolen. Its small so i will just throw it in my purse. I plan to buy a mount that is detacheable so thieves wont know i have a GPS and break into my car.

BTW, i believe my hair is now fully APL and i have some strands that are grazing my bra strap. Im waiting for tomorrow when i see the boy so he can take pics. lol

So last relaxer is June 8th…new growth is unbearable and i havent used MT in 1 week because ive been stressed out

So i got admitted to KSU and i will be starting this fall which is like next month!! I have so much stuff to do in such a short time. I need to move to Kennesaw, i need to start packing, i need to get money for a deposit, get my car registration renewed, register for classes and some other stuff. im so overwhelmed. Oh, my parents and possibly my brother are moving to Illinois 

My hair is out of control….especially the new growth. I just over a month post relaxer and im trying my best to stretch it. This wash, i Co washed, mixed PM the detangler and PC, brushed with denman brush and rinsed out. Then i applied Kenra MC. Towel dried, added the liquid leave in mix, kiehls leave in then sealed with castor oil. Will add MT to scalp later.

I plan to use the PM and PC to detangle every wash and i hope it works.

I used the lactic acid again today. I left it on for 4 minutes. Felt a sting at first but it abated after a few secs. I washed and toned with my ACV mix.

CO-washed my hair. I over moisturized before so it was kinda greasy. I co washed, did an ACV rinse (1 bowl of water with 3 caps of acv), applied capilo sole & cinnamon conditioner then topped with kenra MC.

I was too lazy to apply leave in so i took a nap. I noticed that my hair was very lightweight and not too tangled when i woke up. It was still damp so i applied my half vitapro/half water mix then added castor oil on ends.

Im experimenting with my own liquid leave in:

I mixed added a dime sized amount of kiehls and same amount of redken anti snap(or whatever its called) to the vitapro/water mix so we’ll see how that goes.

So today i exactly one month after my last relaxer. I have not flat ironed since then. I took this pic on the day of my relaxer….im getting to full APL..

I CO wash every 2 days
Have shampoo’ed only once.
have done one protein treatment with joico(today)
I dont believe i have clarified yet.
still use rebuilder daily
I bought John frieda clear glaze and used it 1 week ago
I purchased porosity control and have been using either alone or with kenra mc
I have been airdrying with hair in ponytail and i have started baggying
Its been about 3 years since i last baggied but i wanted to give it a try. I had a few split ends so i dusted the splits but i wasnt satisfied so i trimmed. Just made blunt cuts and evened it out a little. Had to cut off more than an inch in some tiny sections but i dont notice a big difference in my length. Those parts looks dead and scraggly so i had to let them go.
My hair is 90% dry so i dug out my denman D3 and brushed out the shed hair. I brushed a few more times and when i pull on my ends, no hair gets on my hands.

What i do(washing)
CO wash with V05 kiwi and lime
follow with kenra mc
follow with PC
Towel dry
Apply rebuilder on scalp
Apply diluted giovanni vitapro
Kiehls leave in
Seal with castor oil


For daily moisturizing:
Apply rebuilder
Apply seyani hair butter
tie shower cap on ends and go to bed!!
I have not used elasta qp moisturizer in weeks!! I wasnt too eager to use the seyani as a daily moisturizer cos i read somewhere that
butters and oils only seal moisture but its working.

Now my skin:
UGH. The right side of my face is NASTY and the left side is smooth and perfect. Not breaking out a whole lot lately but i got back on Nature’s cure. Im trying to keep my hands off my face. Maxipeel is not working…well kinda. The surrounding area of the dark spot is lighter but not the spot itself
I went back to using Avene Diacneal. I will use it daily and finish the tube I wash my face with the acne.org cleanser, tone with my ACV/lemon juice/water misture, wait an hour then apply diacneal.

I still have my MUAC 40% Lactic acid peel sample. I will start using it once a week till it’s finished then will upgrade tp 55% if i still need it. Did 2 mins tonight and will do 3 next time.

I received my MT rebuilder in the mail today….i mixed half and half of castor oil and lenzi’s request then added to the rebuilder so i have 2/3 or the rebuilder and the rest is the oil. I will apply on my scalp daily and use as a rinse out conditioner then follow with kenra mc because it has protein in it. I hope it works for me….and oops….i slipped with the no-flat ironing till no touch up rule. I had a meet up so i needed my hair to look good…I used the Giovanni tea tree triple treat shampoo and i love it so im getting rid of my Nioxin silk reflective shampoo…i have about 5 new, never used bottles.

Ok, i think my last relaxer was around Valentine’s day….the new growth is now unmanageable…Im going to stop blowdrying and flatironing till the next relaxer because i have been overdoing it for the past month. My last 4 relaxers have been with silk elements regular lye and ill stick with it. Here are the products in my rotation

Shampoo: Nioxin and kenra for clariying
Moisturizing Conditioners: V05 for CO washing, Kenra MC for rinse out and DC, Paul Mitchell the detangler, Capilo Sole and Cinnamon conditioner, Biolage Ultra hydrating balm
Protein conditioners: Motions silk protein
Protein treatments: Nexxus emergencee, Joico K-Pak reconstructor
Heat protectants: Kiehls straightening heat protectant creme, Giovanni vita pro leave in, kiehls silk groom serum
Daily moisturizers: Elasta QP oil recovery, Jane Carter Nourish & Shine(this is for laying down my edges. i mix with recovery, brush and tie a scarf), Dudleys PCA
Leave in conditioners: Kiehls leave in, Bumble and bumble leave in(rinse out) conditioner, Redken anti-snap leave in, Ashas silk rose elixir, Giovanni vitapro, Dudley’s PCA
Oils and butters: castor oil, lenzi’s request(liquid), camellia oil, Nadia for Seyani Hair Butter, Nadia For Eve Avocado Oil, Nadia For Deshani Scalp Elixir.

Now these are my staples that i rotate but i still have some products like nexxus heat protexx, silicon mix and some products im not using..or some that im trying to get rid of.

Now that its getting warm, i will use this oppurtunity to get to full APL…i hit APL months ago but my ends were jacked up so i trimmed viciously. The Chi flat iron destroyed my hair even though i used it like 5 times ever. It doesnt have heat control and even when i turned if on and off, my ends would be full of splits a day after flat ironing. I sold it on craigslist for $66 and bought a FHI for $70 on folica.com.
I have used it more than 10 times in a month with no split ends and believe me i have been searching. I also made sure i got the right heat protectants. What i usually do is to apply kielhs leave in, kiehls heat protectant cream, spray with giovanni vita pro if i feel like it, blowdry, apply Ashas, blowdry some more then section hair into 4 sections. I then apply a pump of kiehls silk groom serum on each section then i pass the iron ONCE on the sectioned sections. I set the temp of the iron to 350 degrees. 

This was on easter:



Anyhoo, so now, i will:

co-wash a few times a week
shampoo once a month
clarify every 2 months
protein when i feel like i need it


Nightly routine:
ashas silk rose
elasta qp recovery
seyani hair butter
for edges, mix recovery with jane carter nourish and tie scarf.

My next relaxer will be May 31…..I can do this

I forgot to add an entry about my new phone. Its the SE W910i….ill post pics later!!

1. La Roche Posay Anthelios XL Spf 60 Fluide extreme – for summer. I am still using shiseido so i dont plan to purchase till i have used it up.
Productville reviews

2. La Roche Posay Hydraphase Spf 30 – for fall/winter
Productville reviews

3. Oscar Blandi Alla Crema Shampoo For Chemically Treated Hair

4. A new GPS….im looking at the Garmin Nuvi 200. Last week, someone went in my car and stole my streetpilot c330. I believe it was at work

5. Joico K-PAK RECONSTRUCT Leave-In Protectant. Its like a 2n1. Ok, i know i have a good leave in and protectant that works for me but i am interested in trying this.

6. Giovanni tea tree triple treat shampoo

7. Porosity control

8. citric acid to smooth out my ends.

9. John Frieda Luminous Clear Glaze ($9.99 at any drug store)

10. Porosity control

11. A clear rinse for shine….im looking at either John Frieda glaze or Color showers clear cellophane
http://www.roundbrushhair.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=128

12. French Perm Stabilizer Plus..i will try this 1st before porosity control

This is for my own reference because ive used so many and i buy new ones cos ive forgotten how the old ones worked. Example, beyond the zone turn up the heat is sitting in my closet and i dont remember if i liked it or not. Probably not cos im not using it. lol. Will add reviews later

So i have been looking for the Kate Spade Kristen since like, november. I have the grey Kamerons and love them and the Kristen was definitely more versatile. I have looked EVERYWHERE including ebay. Someone finally put them on sale on ebay so i definitely grabbed them. I also got my phone last week and got the Pikolinos Delhi finally


SE P1i


I decided to invest in my skin so i bought the green cream and diacneal. I used the green cream for a week and i just started the diacneal today. I hope i dont get a really bad purging cos a lot of people have experienced it. So far so good, i like the Kinerase skin moisture light and the Dudleys moisturizer for hair.

Here are the specs:
Hardware Overview:

Model Name:MacBook
Model Identifier:MacBook3,1
Processor Name:Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:2 GHz
Number Of Processors:1
Total Number Of Cores:2
L2 Cache:4 MB
Memory:1 GB
Bus Speed:800 MHz





I like this bag!

On impulse, while shopping at Lenox, i dropped by the Apple store and ended up getting a Macbook. It was only 100 more than the used ones were going for on ebay. The student discount definitely helped. One problem though….i got home and the charger wouldnt work so i have to take it back 
tomorrow to see if they can replace or just do something about it! I also bought these things:

1. P1i:

cant wait to get it in the mail
2. Avene diacneal
3. Kinerase skin care moisture light
4. Green cream
I plan to alternate between the diacneal and green cream. Ive heard about people purging from the
diacneal and no, i cant let that happen because i dont want to risk getting spots. The green cream is more expensive though so i hope the diacneal works. lol
5. These circa joan and david shoes. Im not sure if i will keep them. Im still looking for either the Kate
Spade Kristen or Kameron..



I will take pics of the Macbook when i get back from there tomorrow.

ETA: Just ordered the cleanser, BP and moisturizer from acne.org

Hopefully, i will be posting more pics of goodies like this within the next few days. I got these Burberry ballerina flats today and i cant wait to break them in

I also bought a Px foundation powder because i hate my Dior….Its the Prescriptives ‘AnyWear’ Multi-Finish Compact Foundation SPF 12. Its nice that it has spf. I hope it doesnt turn red or ashy or pasty but we shall see. I dont really need a powder but i kinda because i dont like wearing liquid fdn to class and i want sth i can take everywhere with me.
Here’s the description:
Wear it your way. Customize your look for every occasion with this multi-finish powder foundation. Wear it wet for a sheer velvety finish or dry for a fuller, natural matte finish. Use a little for medium coverage, a little more for full. Long-wearing yet light on the skin, it hides imperfections, stays color-true, wears comfortably all day long. Oil-controlling.


I also caved and ordered these from shescentit.com

Nadia for Seyani Hair Butter
Nadia For Eve Avocado Oil
Nadia For Deshani Scalp Elixir

More pics of the flats as promised:

T650
P1i
Kinerase clear skin moisture light
FHI flat iron
Avene diacneal
Green cream
Qhemet Biologics Burdock Root Butter Cream
Qhemet Biologics Karkady Tea Replenishing Mist
Nadia for Seyani Hair Butter
Nadia For Deshani Scalp Elixir

This phone deserves a post of its own:

Sony ericsson will not tell me when it will be available or how much it will be. From the description, im guessing it will be expensive so i will go ahead and order the black and silver one

Specs from SE

Things slowed down a lot at work until someone quit last week so now we have to pick her shift! It snowed yesterday I didnt take pics because i was worried about getting home safely. Im taking 16 hours of classes and that includes Statistics, Accounting and History classes so im kinda reaching my limit. I hadnt bought make up in a while so i bought 2 MAC glitters from the Originals collection. The transparent teal and antique gold. I was going to buy parrot eyeshadow but it was sold out so i will wait for the manager of the counter to see if she has any at home. I might end up buying 2 from her since its so popular.

I have been trying to buy at least one piece of clothing every week so my wardrobe has increased a little bit. I did get rid of about 20 pairs of jeans a month ago!

My hair has been giving me problems. I know i caused it….with all the 
flat ironing with my chi that doesnt have a temp control and relaxing 
every month *cringes*. So i guess its pay back time. I was so mad 
last night and decided to chop off the dead ends. Last trim was 
before i got braids last year so this time, i cut off the ends with 
no worries about retaining length. It feels better now and 
no breakage so far. I will probably do an emergencee treatment 
and which reminds me, i need to stock up on joice k-pak and V05
conditioners for CO—washing (yep, still doing that).

My skin also went psycho on me. Like today, i had 3 huge zits on
my chin and it was sooo painful. I slathered on Aztec healing clay,
left for an hour, dug up Paula’s choice 2% BHA liquid and applied on
the whole chin area then applied clearasil 10% BP. No mo pain!! I
have been using Ambi even and clear moisturizer with sunscreen
but i dont think its doing anything so i did some more research and
will be trying Kinerase. After reading reviews on productville, i got
a sample of the clear skin moisture light from work. Ill use it for a
week and get the bottle if i like the results. My lancome teint idole
ultra is nearly finished. That is the first time i have ever hit bottom
on a foundation and i will definitely buy another one.

I think its time to re-vamp my skin regimen

Morning:
Wash with purpose cleanser
Tone with witch hazel
Apply Paula’s choise 2% BHA
Apply moisturizer mixed with shiseido spf 33 lotion


Evening:
Wash with purpose
Tone
Apply whatever treatment im in the mood for. either BP, maxi peel or jan marini gel.

Im still using nature’s cure pills btw.

I have not bought shoes in a LONG time because i was waiting for the transition. I have found what i want though:


And a pair of black patent burberry flats from last year.

So im tired of my s500i. I will still keep it for now as a spare phone cos i sold the dash like a month ago. These are the phones im looking at.

t650 – 350
Specifications


P1i – 450
Specifications


k630 – 300
Specifications

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/click/movie-1186993/



The Great Debaters
By
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

Noble, brilliant suit-wearing Negros fight for equality in racist Texas circa 1935. All the white people are toothless, evil pig farmers. Denzel insults his white audience with caricatures.

I wasn’t going to review “The Great Debaters” knowing full well the ugly emails I would get. If I don’t like a movie made by or about black people, I’m a racist; I didn’t like “Rent,” so I’m homophobic; and only the Lord and I know what happens when I don’t like the “underdog team makes good” sports movie.

But no group out-ranks the LOTR army.

DISCLAIMER: I leave for my 7th trip to the continent of Africa next week. And, just so you know, I don’t do Africa behind a big white air-conditioned bus. I camp out with the people. I know more about African culture from first-hand, feet on the ground experience then all my black neighbors and friends put together.

While I hope to go to Central Africa (Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso) next year, I must pass up visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rebel factions are notorious for attacking Western tourists. In 1998, foreigners were kidnapped and in 1999, a group of Western tourists was kidnapped and savagely hatched to death by rebels. Tourism to DRC is ill-advised.

This now said, let me also say that my critic colleagues encouraged me to write what they are afraid to write about “The Great Debaters,” even though they agree with me.

You’d think that when a top star directs, he’s got all the right support staff behind him. He’s watched and learned from great directors, he knows all about pacing and structure. He should know how to direct actors. “The Great Debaters” is poorly directed. All the acting is over-the-top. I’ve never seen a film with more sanctimonious, flaring nostrils, noble-faced actors. This is high school drama class directing. Everybody in “The Great debaters” is playing to the back row.

If you forgotten the cruel fight for equality, director and star Denzel Washington wants to shove it right back in your face. Denzel’s huge fan base might have either not known or forgotten America’s ugly past, so here it is. There is even a lynching.

What is Denzel Washington so bitter about? Julie Roberts, in her Vanity Fair cover story, continues to lust after him. He’s one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Why the grudge? Get some therapy!

Its 1935 and Wiley College’s Professor Melvin B. Tolson is the coach of the debating team. He’s also a poet and secret union organizer. When does he teach? A classroom full of students want to join the debating team, so Professor Tolson must whittle down all the top students to a four-member team. He chooses Hamilton Burgess (Jermaine Williams) and arrogant Henry Lowe (Nate Parker). The two alternates are fiery feminist Samantha (Jurnee Smollett) and 14-year-old James Farmer Jr. (Denzel Whitaker).

Tolson is a fire-and-brimstone coach. Young James is the son of a strict preacher (Forest Whitaker) and, even though he is a brilliant student, he is given no slack. James Farmer Jr. grew up and founded the Congress of Racial Equality.

Tolson, dressed as a sharecropper and organizing the poor folk, comes to the attention of the mean town sheriff (John Heard). James follows Tolson to a union meeting and sees a lynching.

This is Texas in 1935 from director Washington’s point of view: Barely dressed, cud-chewing white pig farmers, racist sheriffs and deputies, and snotty, elite Harvard.

Tolson keeps applying and finally gets an invitation from Harvard to debate! Because of his union-organizing activities, he is unable to go with his team to Boston. The Wiley Debating Team suddenly loses Hamilton when his father questions Tolson alleged communist sympathies. At Harvard, the man who serves the trio their meals and attends to them is a classically trained, highly educated, well-dressed Negro.

I had no idea that college debating was so boring. You will agree with me.

How can one criticize “The Great Debaters” without looking like a mean-spirited racist? I also know how popular attending debating teams are with the movie-going public, so let me suggest you see the movie first before emailing me.

Victoria’s weekly column, “The Devil’s Hammer,” is posted every Monday. The Devil’s Hammer on FTB. If you would like to be included on my distribution list for a weekly preview, just email me at masauu@aol.com.

I went home for Christmas and it was fun. Then we went to see I am Legend. When i was leaving, my mom packed food and sent me back to my place. lol. She also wrote me a check to buy a space heater .

I havent on here in a while. Busy with work and still busy. The Men’s half yearly sale starts tomorrow and i have to be at work early.

Here’s my wishlist for January:

L-glutathione supplements for my skin
New sony ericsson cell phone
Macbook or any other Mac laptop
Rosance X20 for skin if what im using stops working or if i take a break from it
Kinerase Clear skin moisture light – $75

Eh so i took my last final of the year yesterday. yay. Ive been busy with work and next week will be really really busy because my department will be having a sale. That will keep my mind occupied while making money. Not sure what i’ll be doing for christmas. Maybe go to the family’s place again or somewhere else. I dont really care. Newyears ill be the big celebration. Oh i moved out. I now live in the Cascade area. A couple is renting out some rooms in their big house and the rent and arrangement is a good deal.