Sunkist Lemonade is a Caffeiney Bastard. Also: Filters, Hair, and Photography.

[trista]

So you know how I was so tired yesterday because I couldn't sleep Monday night? Yeah. I decided yesterday to be very careful about my caffeine intake, so I cut myself off after my one 7:30 am Diet Mountain Dew and stuck to water the rest of the day. I even chose to go without my hot chocolate, made with actual milk and cocoa powder, which has

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[trista]

I think you're right. Lemonade seems a safe, caffeine-free drink, so I assumed the soda version would be, too. Ordinarily caffeine isn't all that big an issue for me, but when I go through my periods of insomnia I get really nervous about anything at all that might make sleep difficult and caffeine is at the top of the list of things to watch out for.

buscemi recommended Trader Joe's sparkling lemonade in a comment below. I'm going to have to check that out. Maybe it's caffeine free. How much would that rock?

[keightball]

Can you ask your stylist for the technical terms to tell another stylist, as I am having my hair cut next weekend by a unknown, and would like to have all the ammo I can get for telling this person how I need my curly hair to be cut! I'm cheating on my regular stylist, so I can't call her and ask. Otherwise I'm afraid that I will have even more triangular shaped hair than I do currently.

[trista]

Oh, god, the Hair Triangle! So, so not what you want on a girl with curls. Do you know sort of what you're looking for? Or just that you want to avoid trianglehead? I'll ask him for help translating from Client to Stylist. Because I really do think those are two entirely different languages.

[keightball]

I have shoulder length curly hair, that is not curly always, but I wear curly most of the time. I'm looking for what to tell the stylist to do in order to get a cut that eliminates having triangle shaped hair and head, without giving me a super short Hamill type 'do. Low maintenance is key. I'm not friendly at all with my blowdryer, and haven't used my flat iron in at least a year.

My hair randomly went curly about 10 years ago, and I'm still having major issues in making it look nice. I can't do anything too outre either, since the job, it is in a corporate place.

[trista]

So, I asked him, and he said, "She should tell the stylist she doesn't want Triangle Hair. I would know exactly what she meant if she said that to me." He also said that layers will help alleviate trianglehead, while all-one-lengthness will make trainglehead worse for curly girls. He recommended choosing the new stylist carefully, making sure that he or she has lots of experience with curly hair because it really is not like working with straight hair. He also suggested choosing someone based on referrals from other curly girls whose hair you like.

I get the impression that you've already chosen the new stylist, so some of that might not be all that useful this time around, but there you have it. I really do hope it helps.

My hair, by the way, is beyond fabulous. He modified my cut to work really well straightened, showed me four different ways to style it (starting with lowest time and effort and moving up to most time and effort), and assured me that it will still work really well if I want to go curly. I heart this man.

[buscemi]

>>The other day I kept smelling cocoa powder on the way to work. I never did figure out where it was coming from (or whether I was hallucinating). Hee.

>>Mmm...I love sparkling lemonade. Is there a Trader Joe's near you? They have a "French Market" one that's really good. :)

That so needs to be a lolcat. "Oh hai! Im in ur apartmnt, chekin ur smoke detektr. Beepbeepbeep."

>>Ha! You need to pose one of the cats for that photo.

[trista]

I love the way cocoa powder smells. My mom used to decorate cakes (like for paying customers, not just for birthdays) and she used cocoa powder to make the brown icing rather than brown food coloring, which tastes awful. She was always super busy with them at the holidays, so cocoa powder smells like anticipation and family and holidays and celebration to me. So if it was a hallucination, it's one I wouldn't mind having. :)

I am so going to check out the French Market sparkling lemonade. I don't know what it is about the stuff, but I am completely addicted. It tastes so good, and it's light and refreshing whereas most cola-types feel heavy and too filling. And it's not the same old thing I always have, so that's nice, too. Yay for sparkling lemonade!

Maybe I can get a pic of Crazy Eddie near something that looks like a smoke detector. That would be hilarious.

[buscemi]

That reminds me of when I tried some baker's chocolate as a kid. I never did that again. Hee.

I'm pretty sure the French Market stuff is caffeine-free. I drank about half a bottle in one sitting, and I didn't feel wired.

Yes, you should! Hey, wasn't there some electronics store in the '80s called Crazy Eddie's?

[onsafari]

Reducing the water pressure is probably that faucet attachments purpose. Silly, but...

[trista]

Yeah, I imagine you're right. Water is included in my rent, so it's not terribly surprising that they'd try to reduce water use. It's still irritating, though, and I'm slightly flappy and stompy about it. Because I'm very grown up that way.

[onsafari]

It's actually part of the code here, that there has to be a pressure reducer on the faucet; they aren't sold without them. And if you don't have super strong pressure to start with it's just irritating.

[trista]

Oh, poo. I hope that doesn't mean I can't find a way to get rid of it. The pressure wasn't all that great to start with, and then they installed these attachment thingies and it made everything worse. And all I want is to filter my stupid water. *flap flap flap*

The tree-hugging earth-friendly part of me approves. The part of me that wants to drink water that tastes good and to be able to fill my sink to wash dishes in under an hour is sulking.

[trista]

There is! I took about seventy-nine brazilian of them last night. I just have to choose one in which I'm not making a ridiculous face so I can post it for everyone to marvel in the glory of my new hair. :)