Breakage!!!! . . . . And Sisterlock Compliments :-)

Getting back to sisterlocks, I regret to inform you that I have had another lock break off :-( The first lock to break off did so in July. At that time, I noticed the one right next to it was also kind of thin and it eventually broke off this past weekend. Actually, it was hanging on by a few strands towards the middle of the lock, so I gave it a little tug, and it came on out. I have one more in that same row that's getting kind of thin, so I have to keep an eye on it by being more careful when I wash. Other than that, I'm not too sure what else I can do to prevent this. I guess I'm lucky the two of them came out in the middle of my head so that they're hidden by other locks.

Now on a lighter note, I'm receiving mad comments on my hair. People at church and a few people at school compliment the sisterlocks. But one person in particular really surprised me with their compliments. She's my supervisor and for the past couple of weeks she's been telling me that she loves my hair like this and it's so cute. Now I just have to mention that she is Hispanic and she is also the only non-black person to give me any type of compliment on my hair. Prior to her telling me this, I wasn't sure about what other races thought of my hair, especially my co-workers. I told a few of them about my decision to lock my hair so only they knew about the process from beginning to end, but the rest of them didn't know anything and haven't asked about what it is I have in my hair. My thought is that for the past three years, my co-workers were use to me changing my hair every few weeks. Everything from straight, to curly, from crimped, to braided, from flammin red, to jet black, from chopped off, to down my back the next day. . . and the list goes on. Perhaps they just seen my hair locked up one day and assumed it was just another hair style that would change next week.

IT'S COMING!!!!!!!!!

Man, oh man, I'm such a huge saw fan!! I found out about this movie earlier this month and I'm soooooo excited, but also a bit weary. I just don't see how this series can continue. It's suppose to be the last one, but usually towards the end of a series like this, the last one or two turn out to be a flop, ruining the whole series. I really hope not. If anything, I'm sure the contraptions and gore will be pretty crazy and worth my time. But I do strongly recommend watching the previous four Saw's, just so you know whats going on, if not, you're likely to say; "this is stupid. What was the point of that? I don't get it. WHAT!" (The words of my dear friend Ashley after watching saw three w/o seeing the first ones.) Buy any who, I really hope this film leaves me with wanting more but knowing there will be no more, instead of saying, "they should have stopped with saw IV." I'll definitely be back to post a review.

Becoming a sisterlock Consultant?

Gospel Fest in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Gospel Fest

This past weekend I saw Israel Houghton live!!! Actually I really didn't know who he was at first; all I knew was that he was a gospel artist. I had no idea what he sang. See the City of Albuquerque sponsored it's first annual Gospel Fest on Sunday, and he was the main act, along with a group called the covenant messengers and a local 300 voice mass choir. It was a nice event and sooooo many people showed up; a lot more than I expected. So when Israel (a native of New Mexico!! Woo Woo!!) started singing, I was like, "ooh, I know that song, and that song too. I didn't know he sang that!!" So crazy. But it was live and I had a good time.

Hair

On to other things, hair things, I got my hair retightened this past weekend and it has grown sooooo much. But it seems to be growing outward like a fro instead of downward, whatever, growth is growth and I can definitely tell. My stylist only took 3 hours too!!! Amazing. Usually she takes 4 1/2 to 5 hours. Part of that was because I had retightened the front portion myself, and the other part is because home girl is getting quicker. Amen!! Not that she was slow, it's just now I can save two hours worth of money.

Sisterlock Consultant? Me?

Now about employment opportunities. Just to give you a little history, I've been employed with the city for three years. I was first hired under the terms of as long as I was a student in high school or college, I could work part-time under the "student status". Two years ago, the city decided to do away with that policy and changed it to a "two year temporary status". So basically my two years will be up in December and they're getting rid of me. so I've had the option to get around that rule by quitting for 3 weeks before my December termination date and then starting my two years over. I've also been offered another job by my hair stylist. She's going to be moving to China in March for two years and needs someone to be a sisterlock consultant until she gets back; seeing that she's the only sisterlock consultant in Albuquerque and she has 13 clients that need they hair did. I have a few other options but these are the two that I'm considering. So both opportunities have pros and cons. When it comes to the city, I know how it works, I've met invaluable connections, they're super flexible with my school schedule, and my job duties are minor. But there's a lot of pettiness, I can only work between mon-fri 8-5, I have to schedule my school schedule around office hours, and I don't see myself aqcuiring many skills within the department. With becoming a sisterlock consultant, I can pretty much schedule clients around my school schedule, it's an opportunity to learn more about natural hair care, and the atmosphere isn't so uptight. But I have a lot of uncertainty and reservations about how professional she is sense it is an independent business. That's pretty much my biggest and only concern with working for her. I'm pretty much uncomfortable with stepping into the "unknown." But I pretty much know what my decision will be, but I need to get confirmation from myself. (If that makes any sense.)