Colorful Me

I get a lot of people that try to figure out my style. Folks I dont have one. In fact, my style is probably a clash of a ton of other styles. In high school, I REALLY confused people. I got...a skirt DUN DUN DUN!!! It was pretty short too. It was a Tripp NYC skirt so I guess my parents, friends, and other classmates thought it was just my punk/goth side. In 2008, I dyed my hair pink. This REALLY got everyone confused.

Folks...I dont care for pink unless it is in my hair or the "other" color. Example. I fell in love with some black studded pants a while ago with pink trim. I also had pink shoes that I wore with lighter colors and my pink hair. Yes...my pink hair.

I also want to paint my nails and want a mohawk but dont want to shave my head. I dont like to use heat anymore so Im pretty curious on what my new hairstyles will be like.

naaah too organized!

Recently I used Beyond the Zone on my natural hair. The blue didnt stick well so the top is completely natural. The middle is a sort-of dark plum and the bottom is red. I have used BZ before and it didnt stick all that well but it was on sale. DAMN BEING ON SALE.

Anyway I have been looking for some crazy inspiration. In fact...I was looking at my hero, pidgeotto pidgeot. The middle one color and the sides a different color...like a dyed in mohawk.

except I will probably reverse it (lighter sides/bottom.) I shall call it *drum roll* REVERSE PIDGEOT!!!

Call me crazy but I wouldnt be so original if I took my ideas from people =]

BY THE WAY

Haircrazy is an awesome site. I suggest everyone check it out by clicking HERE

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Project 365

And were back from the dead...again!  Really I havent had much to blog about.

Now my first freshman year of college (back in 2009) is when I started this blog.  We were supposed to do a 365 day project as well but most of us didnt.  Now Im here again thanks to Chatterbox Forums (Hi guys!)  This time, I will post a picture a day. Forgive me for these first few days. New phone and I have yet to successfully transfer photos to anything but Facebook. And then...lost my camera.

Now 2014 is supposed to be special...because its supposed to be the year I grow up about as much as I will grow up.  I dropped my second major and will be focusing on on my one and only, computer programming. I am putting myself on a weight loss plan AND gave myself dreads.

On the first of this year, I was supposed to go on a fast.  I wasnt a weight loss fast or anything.  More of a...spiritual fast to start off the new year.  Well I will be likely starting that tomorrow.  I used stress as an excuse but no more!  Nope.  None of that this year.

My dreads arent really dreads yet.  Theyre babies.  Not locked up at all.  Even with all their fuzzies, I still like em.

Anyway... Im back!

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When I was little

Remember when you were little and thought life would always have this or that?  A couple of weeks ago my grandmas fax machine went off.  I forgot to mute the modem and we were blessed with beeee burrrrrruuuup followed by the fax.  Yes her fax machine still handshakes very vocally.  Kinda got me thinking...I never thought life would change so much.

My dad is a computer nerd (I inherited it) and we, for the most part, had DSL at home.  I knew most people didnt however and was pretty used to that handshake...you know that funny sound your modem made right after your computer dialed out.  For those of you that dont know, it went a lot like this

beep...beep...beedeedee burrrrrr badangbadang shhhhhhhhhhhhhh

And many other forms of that.  My grandmother had AOL for a while which made a sort of creepy alien sound and went on with more shhhhhh-ing. Depending on how fast your ISP responded, it would continue or youd connect.  When I was little, I thought dial up (which was just called internet back then) would always dominate the market and only people with nerdy parents or that were extremely rich could get DSL (which was also called internet.  Dial up was considered regular.)  Now Im older and dont have screaming modems, I found out they have a mute button.

When I was really little, I thought nothing would ever replace VHS.  I would always watch my favorite parts over and over again till my tapes would come apart.  Not once did I ever stop to think that these would be replaced by DVDs or that we would be able to stream them online (after all...dial up is slow.)  When DVDs DID get big, I thought this was some pretty sexy technology.  Then came high definition DVDs.  Next thing you know, blu ray is out.

I knew my computer games were on CD (CD...not DVD like they are now) but figured most important things were kept on floppy disks only.  I was so excited one day when my dad bought colorful floppies.  I didnt have much use for them but hey they were cool.  I eventually found out about flash drives.  Of course, those were only for the rich and/or important people!  A little while after, I accepted them and figured that this was it.  Now computer games are on DVD and Im sure they will eventually be on blu ray.

Remember Sony Walkman cassette player?  I never had one but my sister did.  I was so jealous of her cool name brand Walkman!  Of course I was born in 1990, CD players were starting to hit big.  By the time my parents let me have something portable, CD players were battery operated.  My parents/grandparents still called them walkmen but hey I was cooler.  I had a CD player!  Then, mp3 players came out.  I held onto my CD players all the way up till college when my last one finally died.  I had an mp3 player somewhere in high school but it was nowhere near as durable.  I got an iPod, which also died shortly after.  It wasnt my fault...I got a bad batch of nanos that were known for not working.

I found my Razor scooter when I moved out of my moms house...wheels worn down and all.  I also found roller blades that were still in OK condition.

When my cousin got the chicken pox, the entire neighborhood had a sleep over at his house at one time or another.  We all got sick but were back to school in no time. Then they came out with a shot for it.  It is often seen as "child abuse" to send your kids to a pox party.

I thought Saturday morning cartoons were an American tradition.  You can still find them on some stations but it only lasts about 2 ish hours.  I remember ABCs motto..."five hours of summer once a week.  Five hours of summeeerrrrr One Saturday Morning!"  This is pretty much what got me out of bed in the morning.  After those were done, it was outside all...friggin...day.  By the way, I couldnt wait to be in 7th grade so bad so I could be like Pepper Ann and hang out like on The Weekenders.  At the same time I wish my school was like Third Street School and we had cool recess.

When I was really tiny, I truly thought that we would have flying cars by the year 2000.

But then again, I thought that world peace was coming in the near distant future as well.
Oh children.  Were so cute!

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I Wish I Was a SAHM

Or a mom or had the intent of being a stay at home wife.  Im not though which is why I had to give up.  Husband and I talked about my stress levels for a while.  Made my own laundry detergent, deodorant, household cleaners, vacuum powder...and so on.  I was doing this on top of school work and my internship. Holy crap.

I broke down and bought some Pine Sol mostly because I found that most green cleaners arent green at all! While I loved using baking soda, lets be honest.  It really is hard to rinse the fridge or the floors.  My time I used to make detergent is now spent studying and I have a little more me time.  Oh how fun life is again!  Yep we bought some detergent for the first time in almost a year.

It is nice to be able to relax when I get home.  I get to spend time with husband, play with my fur babies, and  just...you know...be me.  Now when I came onto the whole idea of having a child, I thought about buying my own diapers and the whole nine yards.  You know what?  I think I will just do a diapering service.  Besides it was never about the cost but about reusing.  When it comes time for daycare, I could always check and see if they take All In Ones

No more walking everywhere.  I need to invest in a car mostly because all the good jobs are quite a ways away.  It is going to be 101 outside Friday and its a two mile walk to my interning clinic.  Perfect example right there...oh hell naw.

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Well What a weekend that was

Apart from all the usual goings on, I had another birthday (That I could well do without). Its not about getting older, Just finding it harder to keep up. The body is telling me that I need to just settle the rythm of my life a little bit more and I want to reject that alltogether.

I guess somehow Im going to have to make my mind and my body come to some sort of understanding. But hell, I dont like it. I guess thats what I get for living life too free and easy. Now its time to reign in and I dont like the feel of the reins, pulling at me.

Oh well, work time....

Our view: Ridge Center visitors learn about aquaponics

Fishy Farm Combines Aquaponics and Vermiculture in Ready-to-Use Kit

Aquaponics workshops, starting soon! A friend of mine is beginning Aquaponics workshops here on the Central Coast very soon. Read about it on Facebook, or her website here.

Affnans Aquaponics. Amateur Urban Aquaponics, if I can do it, you can do it too..:). Time for Chillies

I guess its just plain laziness, but Id rather not chew my fishs solid waste

 

Trials, tribulations and funny stories about my trip into the aquaponics world

The tanks, fish and nearby Christian Louboutin Josefa – BlackGold are part of the aquaponics systems at the center

Aquaponics is a sustainable agricultural system that recycles nutrients and water in a soil-less environment. It combines two types of food production

Why should you choose aquaponics as a method of gardening?

Biomass production and nutrient dynamics in an aquaponics system.

I am suddenly struck by the whole concept of being able to grow all my own food, including fish in one system, you can even grow shrimp and crayfish! If I can figure out how to hook it all up to a small solar charger and battery I will be in absolute hog heaven! 

Get hold of few Asparagus seeds in October

Heres what youll find in-side the eBook... and the many benefits youll enjoy with Aquaponics 

Think about farm-fishing for some perch and harvesting a side salad from the same ..

Video-Link TV » Video: Fishing for food solutions, aquaponics … 

Aquaponics grow bed finally erupting in here in Volcano

Fishing for Food Solutions, Aquaponics Offers Clues - Hulu

We are a neighborhood farm dedicated to providing our community with quality food and education.
Website: http://coastviewaquaponics.com
Location: Kona, Hawaii

I  sure hope Ive provided enough to satisfy  your need for information. Until Wednesday I wish you well in your endeavours...
OZZIE

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