I’m baaaaack!!!!!

Hey girls! Long time, no talk. I've been running around like crazy the past few months with family issues and other stuff. But I've missed you all--and it's good to be back.

An update:

My hair is *so* screwed. Overbleaching has taken its toll. I might have mentioned that when I bleach my roots, it's almost impossible to rinse the bleach thoroughly out of the braids. Well, last time I bleached, I must've overlapped too much and not rinsed it out completely, and I basically fried my hair to about 1/2 inch in certain spots. I truly look like a crackhead. I still have the same hair in the front, but the crown is just awful. The PlastikHaar is fabulous; my own is a real problem, though. I can still wear it in a ponytail, but that's about it. I must figure out something soon.

The other thing I must figure out is this: How do I go about buying my own domain name and launching a website? I've done a lot of simple text coding (not design or hosting) for large sites, but this would be my own start-up site (not ecommerce, extensions-related, or anything--just an online magazine). Any suggestions for Web hosting companies? Can I design the thing and make changes myself? Any ideas about how much something like this usually costs? Oh, and one other thing...does anyone know how much it costs to purchase photography? Not celebrity photos or stock, but images from "emerging" photographers? I know I'm being a bit cryptic about this, but I'm hoping to segue into something more entreprenurial over the next year or so. Working in an office for other people is *killing* me.

Most important, I hope everyone is doing well. Big shoutouts to all the veterans---Sherrie, Mer, Karen, AMM, Syren, Kristin, SAS, FinaFina, Tangles, Gina, Bridget, Boogiemama, JulieJ, MochaChip, ShadowF, SPP, Amanda, Leia, Kalika, Jenn, Kimberly, RoseRose, Rae, Metalgirl, Shel, Stacy, Emma, SansC, Kirsty, Kat, Marie, Octavia, Erin, Blondie, Cybermane,  Bird, Synne, Chris, Kate, LHD, Samantha, eKatherine, and HippyHair (I know I'm missing people here). And a big hello to all the newbies!

xoxoxox

Good to see ya back, Jenn. We missed ya!

Domain names & hosting are sooooo cheap.

Give me a shout in PM if you'd like and I'll make some recommendations of some places and also pass along a site that has free html templates. With an easy program like Front Page, the editing of those plates is a breeze. I think I even have an extra copy of FP if you need it.

Sorry to hear about your hair. With your skin tone, honey blonde with carmel and chocolate highlights would look stunning! Just say no to bleach on bleach!

Welcome back!

She lives!!!

domain name registration is ~ $30 a year if ai remember correctly, you have to shop around but that's about right. 

There are all kinds of hosting services available.  Some will do everything adn charge you if you breatheon the site, others will simply provide you with storage apace and bandwidth, you will havae to do all the coding.  Everything in between exists.  I'll find out who my friend is using these days, she's of the "I'll do all the work myself thank you" variety.

Sorry to hear about your fryage.  Maybe some clip in wefts for coverage at the top are in order? 

:)

Thanks for the info, girls.

Kalika: I am seriously considering switching to wigs and pieces for a while. Are you back in extensions yet?

AMM: Excellent, I'll PM ya. Just say no indeed.

SAS: Fabulous, and thanks for those links. What are you up to, girl?

Mocha: $30 a year is chump change! I'm in. Clip in wefts, perhaps. Just don't know what I'd clip 'em to at this point.

Luckie: How are you? I knew I was forgetting someone. Duh...

What's everyone doing with their hair these days? Still EP, RK, and FinaWorld for HH and PH & WaWa for synth, or what? Shrinkies still the method of choice? How bout those fusion chips? PBs and heat-seals? I'm drooling over Sherrie's latest install and Leia's Boogiemama masterpiece.

xoxoxo

xoxox

welcome back

hair is 3/4 now by elvira and mochachip...looks great -need to finis the front soon. (had to run off to the drs. we all chatted too much and ran out of time!!! - dying to try those fushion cips...will post pics when i can

octavia

ps -sorry for the type's hand is now in cast. cannot type well with just a thumb!!!

Hey...Jenny your BACK....We sure missed ya chick! Glad to see ya back, we got some catchin up to do!

hiya jenny. aw weve all mised your posts.

 

thats such a shame about ur hairdid youbleach it yourself?

 

if your thinking of getting a wig there is a seller on ebay who is selling international wigs but for much cheaper!! i bought a 3/4 wig from him on  friday. for£12 half the price of I.W there is a link to it in the post about georgie ponytails.

ill just look for it..

http://talk.hairboutique.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=34642 &PN=2

 

im wearing clip ins. just now. waiting on my ph 3/4 fall and going to get some bohme and do some LG

good to have you back xx

 

 

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Hi Jenny, I'm glad you're back!

I was just asking the same questions about websites.  I have to pay for every additional change no matter how small, and I want more control. 

For your hair dilemma, if it were me and I was going to wear a wigs, I'd try this one:

http://www.especiallyyours.com/dept.asp?dept%5Fid=115&ms cssid=&adsrc=

Remember  a while back someone posted this wig where you can have your own natural part showing? 

Also, if you can get someone to do seamless wefts, it may work for you.  I just put them on a client who was bleaching her own hair, and in many spots, her hair was broken off to about 1".    Using the sandwich methhod and the No Tape hairpiece adhesive, I put them in and it looked good. (it was hard in the very short spots)  They have been in 3 weeks so far, and they are holding in there.

Good luck!

hey metal girl i really like the look of those natural part wigs, i would totally buy one but they never seem to do them in blondes?

cool look what i found.!!.. although not that long..

http://www.paulayoung.com/catalog/product.asp?pf_id=A2156&am p;am p;color=&curpage=1&mscssid=TEMP141273315493898014880 2170371&adsrc=&dept_id=370&display_dept_id=& attr_value1=&attr_value2=&sort_by=best

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Welcome Back Jenny!