tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post7559923401677018240..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: complexityRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91830211102718830382010-02-09T06:02:00.817-05:002010-02-09T06:02:00.817-05:00Oh, and rauf, I LOVE the 710-OIL story.Oh, and <b>rauf</b>, I LOVE the 710-OIL story.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-69887280976498877032010-02-09T06:01:35.441-05:002010-02-09T06:01:35.441-05:00Oh dear, rauf, it is there. Where was it before? N...Oh dear, <b>rauf</b>, it <i>is</i> there. Where was it before? Now you left it twice because I told you the first time was not there. I so sorry. But I will not remove the second one because a) I like very much the mic testing and b) you said the comment is there and I don't want to make you a liar. Thank you for reposting what I thought was missing, but wasn't. <br /><br />:D (This is a sheepish toothy smile.)<br /><br />So, should I respond to the first or second one?<br /><br />:D<br /><br />I burned up a hair iron in Paris with Nancy, <b>rauf</b>. And a hotel bedspread too. I had the iron lying on the bed heating up. It was supposed to be a convertible one - not like a convertible top car - it could be switched from 110 to 220. But that little gizmo got very very hot. And it scorched the bedspread - nice V shaped scorch. (I don't think I even offered to pay for it, how terrible.) And the iron was done for, kaput. The heating element just couldn't take all that power.<br /><br />Did you ever get a shock from 220 current? Well I guess you never got a shock from 110. Duh. 110 feels very different than 220 going through the body. 110 is like a surprise, a pinch, a startling ouchee. But a 220 shock feels like you might be dying of electrocution. It happened to me in Istanbul, I'll never forget it.<br /><br />Now I want to see Nancy's hair before and after to see if I agree with you. The thing is, maybe nobody could convince us. It's just how it is, we don't like it. We see some ideal self, and that isn't it. Silly, no?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84536589275484785402010-02-09T05:47:05.006-05:002010-02-09T05:47:05.006-05:00Mic testing Haalo Haalo one two three four Haalo ...Mic testing Haalo Haalo one two three four Haalo Haalo<br /><br />its working Ruth. i can hear it.<br /><br />i have to type WHINCHI on word verification.<br /><br />i putees da comment again. is alreddy there.<br /><br />xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<br /><br />i had to pick up my cousin coming from the US and put her on a train to Mysore. At our crowded railway station she opened her humongous suit case and i turned nervous, (bikkas crooks would be after her seein ting in her sooscate and she was traveling alone ) added dis<br /><br />she took out a coffee maker, said rauf i brought this for you. i got angry with her instead of being thankful. i said this is 110. What is 110 she asked. i said never mind, i already have a coffee maker and i never use it, please give it to your other cousins. She said no one loves coffee like you do. i blinked.<br /><br />A lady went to an automobile spares shop and asked for a 710 cap. The salesman asked what is a 710 cap ? she said its right on the engine. Which car ? Buick she said. How big is it ? She said its about 3 and a half inches. Can you give us a sketch ? Sure i can. She drew a circle and wrote 710 on it. The salesman showed her the inverted sketch. 710 inverted is OIL.<br /><br />Arshi's brother brought her a hair straightening iorn from US it was 110. We went out looking for an adapter for it. That was the first time i came to know that hair can be straightened. Nancy never comes out of her room before straightening her hair. One day i took her pictures with wavy fluffy hair and tried to convince her that wavy hair looks better. no they don't listen.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-51529687621502940772010-02-09T05:14:58.220-05:002010-02-09T05:14:58.220-05:00Well Boots that's just about the perfect thing...Well <b>Boots</b> that's just about the perfect thing for a sister to say! :DRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-23381684429406319992010-02-08T22:46:10.501-05:002010-02-08T22:46:10.501-05:00i had to pick up my cousin coming from the US and ...i had to pick up my cousin coming from the US and put her on a train to Mysore. At our crowded railway station she opened her humongous suit case and i turned nervous, she took out a coffee maker, said rauf i brought this for you. i got angry with her instead of being thankful. i said this is 110. What is 110 she asked. i said never mind, i already have a coffee maker and i never use it, please give it to your other cousins. She said no one loves coffee like you do. i blinked.<br /><br />A lady went to an automobile spares shop and asked for a 710 cap. The salesman asked what is a 710 cap ? she said its right on the engine. Which car ? Buick she said. How big is it ? She said its about 3 and a half inches. Can you give us a sketch ? Sure i can. She drew a circle and wrote 710 on it. The salesman showed her the inverted sketch. 710 inverted is OIL.<br /><br />Arshi's brother brought her a hair straightening iorn from US it was 110. We went out looking for an adapter for it. That was the first time i came to know that hair can be straightened. Nancy never comes out of her room before straightening her hair. One day i took her pictures with wavy fluffy hair and tried to convince her that wavy hair looks better. no they don't listen.raufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14069291890495563749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-19482508415258177002010-02-08T02:00:06.691-05:002010-02-08T02:00:06.691-05:00The thing that still shocks me, Ruth, every time I...The thing that still shocks me, Ruth, every time I read something about your hair like this, is it never OCCURS to me that it's nothing but natural whenever I see you. You do a great job of disguising your issue!"Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10550204657287046302010-02-07T14:55:29.733-05:002010-02-07T14:55:29.733-05:00J.G., I know that one. Do you ever look at old pho...<b>J.G.</b>, I know that one. Do you ever look at old photos of yourself and think either - what was I <i>thinking</i>, or - I want <i>that</i> again?<br /><br />So yes, the supreme question remains: why do we want what is not ours? I remember reading a wonderful poem of Shaista's found here:<br /><br />http://shaistatayabali.blogspot.com/2009/11/achievement.html<br /><br />It Is The<br />Great Achievement<br />Of My Life<br />That No One Else<br />Can Tell<br />When I Am In Heaven<br />And<br />When I Am In Hell.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-49422729703276101942010-02-07T14:47:32.809-05:002010-02-07T14:47:32.809-05:00Yes yes Oh, I was thinking this same thing, it wou...Yes yes <b>Oh</b>, I was thinking this same thing, it would be lovely just to go to a Parisian salon and just let them do it! I don't know why I never did that. Well, probably because I was intimidated - I was alone, don't know French well enough, and truthfully I'm intimidated by that <i>je ne sais quoi</i> that French women have and I don't. Kind of like not wanting some woman to come clean my house, like I should clean it first.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-48067335559580929872010-02-07T14:17:41.812-05:002010-02-07T14:17:41.812-05:00Linda, the way I see it, thank goodness we don'...<b>Linda</b>, the way I see it, thank goodness we don't all have the same genes, passions, desires! I think one of the best evolutions of the past few decades is how much more sensible "fashion" has gotten in stores. We can wear whatever shape pants, skirts, whatever length, WHATEVER we want and it's fine. I remember the days when the only length skirt available was mini, or at least above the knee. Now, we can choose according to our body shape.<br /><br />When I tried to squeeze <i>haute couture</i> into a sensible clothing context, it was utterly ridiculous. When I let that go at last and just appreciated it as Art, then my gratitude for it grew.<br /><br />Thank you so much for appreciating the time it took me to do the Rosa post. After a week's work nonstop in my off hours, my shoulder and wrist felt that they would fall off - or at least I wanted them to. And every time Don read a draft and suggested a change, I had to redo the image of text. I finally just wrote the text and made the final images after his final go-ahead. :)<br /><br />I love your current post on Ansel Adams. It really got me going again about the art of the snapshot, street photography, normal everyday life.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-24757246424996121432010-02-07T13:20:38.942-05:002010-02-07T13:20:38.942-05:00Oh Barry, I was interested that you had posted abo...Oh <b>Barry</b>, I was interested that you had posted about your hair and shaving at the same time I was posting this. Nothing like chemo to make a person be happy for any hair they have. Like I said at your post, I'm guessing when yours comes back, it could be very different than before, and won't it be fun to grow it out! And maybe grow a thick beard again?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-77965954084590917542010-02-07T13:15:53.604-05:002010-02-07T13:15:53.604-05:00Gemma, from the context I'm guessing Pres hair...<b>Gemma</b>, from the context I'm guessing Pres hair is <i>poofy</i>? :)<br /><br />Comfy jeans fluffy sweater, <i>tres chic</i> for a sweet artist.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-609102945320700202010-02-07T13:04:53.432-05:002010-02-07T13:04:53.432-05:00Cathy m'dear, my hairdresser complains that I ...<b>Cathy m'dear</b>, my hairdresser complains that I don't deep condition my hair enough. Oh that reminds me, I should do it today. Since I color my hair, it does get dry and brittle too. My goodness, all this processing to be beautiful.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-82796174367967349052010-02-07T13:00:24.665-05:002010-02-07T13:00:24.665-05:00Annie, pregnancy changes a woman's body and ch...<b>Annie</b>, pregnancy changes a woman's body and chemistry in profound ways. My mother came home from her OB-GYN (obstetrician-gynecologist) appointment once and had learned that it takes a woman's body 7 years to recover from pregnancy. She had 8 babies, so it would have taken 56 years to recover, and at the time she was about that age, having spent 14 years of them having babies. Clearly, she was never going to fully "recover"! But yes, the hair changes a lot. Mine is thinner now too.<br /><br />I hope you can find just the right regimen for feeling great and balanced. If you are a well watered garden, your children will be well nurtured.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-72695445683897851852010-02-07T12:48:17.427-05:002010-02-07T12:48:17.427-05:00Shari, I see that I have a power to make you and o...<b>Shari</b>, I see that I have a power to make you and others curious about what my hair actually looks like. Please just imagine <i>frizz</i>, inconsistent frizz where some is frizzy, some is straightish, some is wavy. Maybe I should just grow it back out the way it was - all one length, long, let it go mousy grey, and live with it. But I don't wanna.<br /><br />I think a fashion show would be great fun to create. Pick a theme and let it explode to extremes, but just the right amount, to make people love it. I remember one designer who had a faun woodsy theme and all the models wore fake eyelashes that were about an inch and a half long, they all looked like Bambi - and I have to say, it was kind of cool. I remembered it!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-22956765521106690552010-02-07T12:30:08.062-05:002010-02-07T12:30:08.062-05:00Deborah, your new shorter pixie haircut is very cu...<b>Deborah</b>, your new shorter pixie haircut is very cute and perfect for France. I love the color too.<br /><br />Truth is no one does anything completely naturally, right? I mean, we do wear clothes. Some men shave. Most people cut their hair at some point. We get to do what we want to do to some degree, but we have certain societal constraints that dictate the parameters. The way I see it, there's no right and wrong here. That's what feminism won for us: we get to decide how we want to be as women.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25098213065070635432010-02-07T11:47:17.417-05:002010-02-07T11:47:17.417-05:00Letty, Letty, Letty. I confess to you that I would...<b>Letty, Letty, Letty</b>. I confess to you that I would go natural before I go bald. I know I could still hide behind a wig, but wouldn't that feel heavy and hot? Imagine those Australian summers. Well I guess you could just whip the wig off and cool down.<br /><br />Did you ever see this picture Don took of me in Dublin?<br /><br />http://flying.my-expressions.com/archives/7346_1577757471/179734Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-38059137040800630542010-02-07T10:45:25.722-05:002010-02-07T10:45:25.722-05:00I think the real question is, why do we always wan...I think the real question is, why do we always want the hair we don't have? Solve that one, and the meaning of life should come easy.<br /><br />As for me, I have good texture and color, but I am constantly dissatisfied with the length. Short looks good on me, but I hanker for longer, which soon becomes messy and too much trouble, so I go short again, and then immediately start growing it out. Sigh.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-66312875432629276342010-02-07T10:21:11.878-05:002010-02-07T10:21:11.878-05:00Wavy, full, curly (and yes, even frizz) is oft the...Wavy, full, curly (and yes, even frizz) is oft the envy of us with straight-locks. Make that "stick straight." While you are working away at smoothing it all out, I am standing in front of my mirror with round brushes, styling aids and the blow dryer trying to put some "volume" and yes, some hint of curl into my hair. And it is a daily battle. One I take up every morning, ready to win!<br /><br />This entry is the perfect entry for me to find today as I procrastinate in regard to finishing two due deadlines because am fixated on hair and what to wear when we head to the airport later to fetch some family!<br /><br />I adore looking at fashion. AS a reward, later, I will check out the runway show you mentioned. <br /><br />The cure for my hair when we'd go Paris? I got it cut and styled there. Et voila - success.<br />Not so easy here in the midwest. It's a different energy, a different look here. (oh yeah, and the age factor!!!!)<br /><br />loved this.Ohhttp://westcobich.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-72269700584099346972010-02-07T10:15:29.728-05:002010-02-07T10:15:29.728-05:00Susan, ha!<b>Susan</b>, ha!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-53528872358034159632010-02-07T10:00:57.629-05:002010-02-07T10:00:57.629-05:00Sidney, looks like a lot of you are curious how my...<b>Sidney</b>, looks like a lot of you are curious how my hair looks. Just imagine Hermione Granger after a bad magic spell if you've seen Harry Potter, and you'll have it about right. I think you've seen my <i>after</i> do on Facebook. :)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25715563882853899782010-02-07T09:03:50.880-05:002010-02-07T09:03:50.880-05:00Babs dear, sounds like you are free of the fuss no...<b>Babs dear</b>, sounds like you are free of the fuss now, good on you! <br /><br />I actually had an 80s perm, after Peter was born and my body chemistry shifted all around and gave me straight-ish hair for a season.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-17943567142922169822010-02-07T08:49:06.360-05:002010-02-07T08:49:06.360-05:00Lovely (may I call you Tracy?), you look very beau...<b>Lovely (may I call you Tracy?)</b>, you look very beautiful in your profile pic, and your hair looks like those shiny manes they show in shampoo commercials.<br /><br />I don't let anyone see me in my natural hair - well just Don, after a shower before I style it, poor man. He still claims to love me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91170197442913404012010-02-07T08:33:01.729-05:002010-02-07T08:33:01.729-05:00Vagabonde, you have very pretty waves, I love your...<b>Vagabonde</b>, you have very pretty waves, I love your hair. It seems to be that way all over, unlike mine that is like that in the front where my bangs are and around the top layer.<br /><br />Oh Haight-Ashbury. We watched "Milk" last night and reminisced about those days of the 60s, but the 70s were full of turmoil for the gay rights movement. So, <b>Vagabonde</b>, you were a flower child. I didn't know you've been in the U.S. that long!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-18780616325701222832010-02-07T07:10:28.747-05:002010-02-07T07:10:28.747-05:00Non, non.. you are le bombe, non?
I've tried ...Non, non.. you are <i>le bombe</i>, non?<br /><br />I've tried to make myself care about fashion, runways, <i>haute couture</i> and all that, but I seem to be missing a gene. Ah, well.<br /><br />The last time I was in a professional salon was 20 years ago. I came out looking like Sinead O'Connor and cried for three days. I learned to cut my own hair, and haven't been back.<br />My luck is that nothing more is needed than a hair dryer and a round brush to fluff what a friend calls my "cruising hair" - just enough body and slight wave to make things good. Humidity's my friend ;-)<br /><br />When I was a child, my mother obsessed over my hair. I have pictures of me with those long pipe curls. Good gosh.<br /><br />I do love the Picasso woman, faux or not!<br /><br />And by the way, I finally got my newest posted last night. It has photos, so I needed captions and such. By the time I got done all I could think about was how long you had to spend on your previous post. That was no "let's get this done tonight" project ;-) And we appreciate it.shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-52875571166156721282010-02-06T19:29:52.642-05:002010-02-06T19:29:52.642-05:00Jeanie, we should go back to Paris this summer! An...<b>Jeanie</b>, we should go back to Paris this summer! And go without dryers or irons. Oui?<br /><br />And you as the witch, funny. You have some gorgeous curls, Lady, and have since you were a little girl, I've seen those pictures.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com