Funky Hair Color - My Favorite Choice
My mom use to always tell me,"There's a time and a place for everything." That's really great advice. I sometimes apply that philosophy to my hair color. Sometimes I like to play it straight and wear a regular conservative average looking hair color, like black, brown, or even blond. Occasionally, however,I like to punk things up a bit and I'll wear a funky hair color.
Funky hair colors are really cool. I just can’t get enough of a funky hair color or an unusual hairstyle. Having just the right funky hair color can really change the way people perceive me. They'll think I’m strange or different, unusual or special. I lean towards the special side of the comments. After all, not everyone call pull off orange hair.
I make it really look good.Sometimes the attention is negative, and sometimes it's positive. Either way, it can really feel good to have people paying attention to you. You are the star attraction when you walk down the street or enter a room. All eyes are on you. That's when a funky hair color is paying off.
My favorite funky hair color is blue. A lot of people think that blue looks too artificial, but I disagree. They just don't know how to wear it right. It is not looking artificial that is unfashionable, it is looking garish or uncomfortable. If you have bright purple hair, for example, or even worse, pink hair, people will find it hard to look at you. But blue is just a funky hair color that everyone can get into. Of course they will know it’s a dye job, but that is the whole point of a funky hair color. With blue hair, you can do things your own way and still harmonize with your surroundings. That is what a funky hair color is all about.
Of course, you should look at pictures of various hair colors before you settle on any funky hair color. After all, your hair will never look exactly the same until you let grow it out again. Even if you dye your funky hair color back to normal, the dye will still have lingering effects in your hair. The color will not be quite right, the highlights will be different, and the texture will be different. This is why it is important to only choose a funky hair color that you can live with for a while. If you’re not exactly sure what you want, try dying your hair a slightly lighter shade. Don't go for the bold colors until you're really prepared stick with it. Otherwise, you will have damaged your hair for nothing.
One of the great things about funky hair color is that you don't have to worry about trends. After all, if you’re sporting a funky hair color you're saying that you don’t really care about standard convention. To return to my example of blue hair, when it's in style it will look fashionable and when it is out of style it will look counter cultural. Either way, you can’t lose, funky hair colors are in style.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Macaroni and Cheese - Islero, the New Tapas Spot in Turtle Bay, Needs To Find its Footing - Village Voice
Macaroni and Cheese - Islero, the New Tapas Spot in Turtle Bay, Needs To Find its Footing - Village Voice
After you eat the bacon, cut into the egg and the rest of the yolk flows out to enrich the wild mushrooms below. The plums and figs, a mix of port-soaked plums and figs with Serrano ham and Garoxta cheese, gets a manic zig-zag of balsamic reduction all over it. But fancy garnishes come off as silly when they’re trotted out just for the sake of it—especially at a place with a TV at the bar playing ESPN. But I refuse to pay $14 for a guy behind the bar to pour a little bit of bourbon into a glass, top it off with “chai-infused” sweet vermouth, and .....
More Macaroni and Cheese
After you eat the bacon, cut into the egg and the rest of the yolk flows out to enrich the wild mushrooms below. The plums and figs, a mix of port-soaked plums and figs with Serrano ham and Garoxta cheese, gets a manic zig-zag of balsamic reduction all over it. But fancy garnishes come off as silly when they’re trotted out just for the sake of it—especially at a place with a TV at the bar playing ESPN. But I refuse to pay $14 for a guy behind the bar to pour a little bit of bourbon into a glass, top it off with “chai-infused” sweet vermouth, and .....
More Macaroni and Cheese
Friday, January 25, 2008
Chicago Plumber - A Friend in time of trouble.
In Chicago, like most older cities, there are a lot of older houses around. The house that I lived in was built in 1854, and I think the plumbing was built in 1754. I know that sound impossible, but the plumbing in this house is very old, and extremely hard to work with.
I consider myself a bit of a handyman, atleast in my younger days. Nowadays, I'm too tired to even think about house repairs. But working on the plumbing on my house is the pits. So, what do you do if you need to have your plumbing worked on in Chicago?
Well, you find yourself a good plumbing resource like Chicago Plumbers. They have a great list of plumbers that are available in the Chicago area. They even have some plumbing tips, if you feel brave enough to try your hand at plumbing yourself. In any case, it's a great resource in finding a Chicago Plumber.
I consider myself a bit of a handyman, atleast in my younger days. Nowadays, I'm too tired to even think about house repairs. But working on the plumbing on my house is the pits. So, what do you do if you need to have your plumbing worked on in Chicago?
Well, you find yourself a good plumbing resource like Chicago Plumbers. They have a great list of plumbers that are available in the Chicago area. They even have some plumbing tips, if you feel brave enough to try your hand at plumbing yourself. In any case, it's a great resource in finding a Chicago Plumber.
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Here's Some Ways that Cosmetic Dentures Can Help You
Here's Some Ways that Cosmetic Dentures Can Help You
Healthy teeth and a beautiful smile is not something we all enjoy, unfortunately. Some of us, due to various reasons, have suffered the loss of one or more important teeth due to which your chewing can be difficult or impossible as well as your personal appearance can be damaged by it.
Today, fortunately, there is a solution in order to bring back a healthy smile to your face and they are called cosmetic dentures.
Dentures That Can Change Your Smile
If you have bad teeth, you probably avoid smiling in front of anyone or, if you do, you probably cover your mouth in the process; bad or no teeth is a huge problem when you want to enjoy a good steak or even a plain cob. All these problems can be solved with cosmetic dentures, which can replace or even help the existing teeth.
Cosmetic dentures are made from scratch in order to imitate your own teeth and look as natural as possible. The process of replacing your teeth usually takes a few weeks depending on the specifics you need and can be fairly expensive however, most medical insurances should be able to cover this expense as well.
In order to get the right cosmetic dentures, you will need to consult your dentist and decide what material and plan would fit you best. Depending on the state of your present teeth and their number your dentist may decide to remove or keep them and work from there on cosmetic dentures. You can have a complete cosmetic denture, which is recommended as it looks better and will give you less discomfort than if you have several teeth dentures.
Discomfort will be part of the procedure and will last for a few weeks but with time you will get used to the dentures and the discomfort will go away. Cleaning and caring for your dentures is extremely important in order to prolong their life as much as possible. Dentures usually last between 5 to 7 years when you will need to replace them with new or remodeled dentures.
Helpful Tip
You will be surprised at the amount of people that are appealing to cosmetic dentures in order to get their lives back. It is a long procedure but at the end of it you will be able to be yourself again, smile and eat everything you once enjoyed and you have no reason not to enjoy it everyday of your life. So, contact a dentist today and find out your options in bringing back the smile on your lips again.
Healthy teeth and a beautiful smile is not something we all enjoy, unfortunately. Some of us, due to various reasons, have suffered the loss of one or more important teeth due to which your chewing can be difficult or impossible as well as your personal appearance can be damaged by it.
Today, fortunately, there is a solution in order to bring back a healthy smile to your face and they are called cosmetic dentures.
Dentures That Can Change Your Smile
If you have bad teeth, you probably avoid smiling in front of anyone or, if you do, you probably cover your mouth in the process; bad or no teeth is a huge problem when you want to enjoy a good steak or even a plain cob. All these problems can be solved with cosmetic dentures, which can replace or even help the existing teeth.
Cosmetic dentures are made from scratch in order to imitate your own teeth and look as natural as possible. The process of replacing your teeth usually takes a few weeks depending on the specifics you need and can be fairly expensive however, most medical insurances should be able to cover this expense as well.
In order to get the right cosmetic dentures, you will need to consult your dentist and decide what material and plan would fit you best. Depending on the state of your present teeth and their number your dentist may decide to remove or keep them and work from there on cosmetic dentures. You can have a complete cosmetic denture, which is recommended as it looks better and will give you less discomfort than if you have several teeth dentures.
Discomfort will be part of the procedure and will last for a few weeks but with time you will get used to the dentures and the discomfort will go away. Cleaning and caring for your dentures is extremely important in order to prolong their life as much as possible. Dentures usually last between 5 to 7 years when you will need to replace them with new or remodeled dentures.
Helpful Tip
You will be surprised at the amount of people that are appealing to cosmetic dentures in order to get their lives back. It is a long procedure but at the end of it you will be able to be yourself again, smile and eat everything you once enjoyed and you have no reason not to enjoy it everyday of your life. So, contact a dentist today and find out your options in bringing back the smile on your lips again.
Looking For Accurate Bathroom Scales
People who spend a great deal of time and energy on maintaining a certain body weight should consider purchasing accurate bathroom scales for their homes. These items come in two major types from which to choose. In order to pick one that is right for you, consider the following information.
Basically, the accurate bathroom scales come in a large spectrum when it comes to price range. You can find a really good product for a very reasonable price if you look hard enough. Some people prefer to invest a little more to insure that they receive the best product on the market but this might not be necessary when it comes to accurate bathroom scales.
One type of weighing scale that you might want to avoid if you have major weight issues is the standard mechanical type. I discovered the hazards of this older version while I was expecting my first child. I thought that the inexpensive version was among the accurate bathroom scales on the market but I soon discovered that I was sorely mistaken.
Being a weight-conscious individual I made sure that I followed a pretty good diet but I really had trouble exercising. This usually spells disaster for me when it comes to packing on the pounds. When I stepped on what I thought was one of the more accurate bathroom scales available I found that I gained a mere five pound in a month.
This didn’t seem quite right because I felt as if I gained much more than that but I argued that the scales don’t lie. Sometimes the older mechanical weight scales do. When I stepped on the scale at the doctor’s office I was stunned to find that I had gained almost fifteen pounds instead of five.
I argued that the nurse must have written the figure wrong because I had invested in one of the most accurate bathroom scales available. Unfortunately, the scale wasn’t so accurate. The unit was pretty old and it did have a crack. Part of the problem was my hopeful interpretation of the numbers as well.
After the embarrassing incident at the doctor’s office I decided to shop for accurate bathroom scales that fall into the second category: electronic. I found the perfect item and I never misread the numbers. They are as plain as day.
If your weight fluctuates, you might want to choose an electronic scale. You get a precise reading every time with no room for human error. These are the most accurate bathroom scales on the market, in my opinion.
Basically, the accurate bathroom scales come in a large spectrum when it comes to price range. You can find a really good product for a very reasonable price if you look hard enough. Some people prefer to invest a little more to insure that they receive the best product on the market but this might not be necessary when it comes to accurate bathroom scales.
One type of weighing scale that you might want to avoid if you have major weight issues is the standard mechanical type. I discovered the hazards of this older version while I was expecting my first child. I thought that the inexpensive version was among the accurate bathroom scales on the market but I soon discovered that I was sorely mistaken.
Being a weight-conscious individual I made sure that I followed a pretty good diet but I really had trouble exercising. This usually spells disaster for me when it comes to packing on the pounds. When I stepped on what I thought was one of the more accurate bathroom scales available I found that I gained a mere five pound in a month.
This didn’t seem quite right because I felt as if I gained much more than that but I argued that the scales don’t lie. Sometimes the older mechanical weight scales do. When I stepped on the scale at the doctor’s office I was stunned to find that I had gained almost fifteen pounds instead of five.
I argued that the nurse must have written the figure wrong because I had invested in one of the most accurate bathroom scales available. Unfortunately, the scale wasn’t so accurate. The unit was pretty old and it did have a crack. Part of the problem was my hopeful interpretation of the numbers as well.
After the embarrassing incident at the doctor’s office I decided to shop for accurate bathroom scales that fall into the second category: electronic. I found the perfect item and I never misread the numbers. They are as plain as day.
If your weight fluctuates, you might want to choose an electronic scale. You get a precise reading every time with no room for human error. These are the most accurate bathroom scales on the market, in my opinion.
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