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[Dec. 23rd, 2009|07:48 am] |
It is Wednesday morning. The morning before the gig.
I have no compulsion to check the email or do any of my usual routine. That has been a silently unfulfilling affair. Let me preface this: I am in an expectant mood. Tonight is the show at the Pony. I am not going to list the address here, as I have countless places, in copious status updates in a gazillion places. This is, for whatever reason a morning to write.
I first want to thank Crvsr for helping me try to realize my seemingly insipid DIY goal, which turned out to be an ultimately frustrating affair.
I have this vision of performing in a full, lush covering of improvisational henna designs. I am determined to realize this and for the record it will not be this particular show.
It started out with a day of errands yesterday. B and I did laundry, a lot of it. She had everything all regulated and planned for effeciency, which is her strength. We did the laundry, performed other errands and things were going smoothly.
One of the tasks was to get the supplies needed. I knew only AC Moore to carry the henna kits. We planned to go there.
The highways were full of traffic -- note this.
So we get to that stage of the plan, mindful that I have a rehearsal at 5 in Red Bank.
Along the way, she comes up with a workaround. She told me that henna is also a hair dye -- her Mom would use it on her when she was a kid, a muddy smelly affair she recalled.
She offered that we might get the material at Sally's Beauty Supplies. One store is right up the road. We went there and the girl at the store who plainly thought we were a weird pair, showed us the "Henna" dyes. One was Bigen along with another. B did her best inquiring about the products. The gal did her best dealing with us and we bought the dye. Eventually we went home and for some reason I researched the practice of this dye for the usage intended by me. it was not a good move.
So -- I had a choice -- I couldn't find it fit to apply this product having read what I read. It was not advised. I had a choice. Go back out and get the product and I thought since B's car is more modern and faster, she could go back out with me. She was not pleased. She argued that only some people who are probably allergic get a reaction, but I, seeing the possible irritation that might come, could only imagine myself having a lasting reaction that would rub under my skin at work, where all day as of late I am charged with doing tasks that rub my clothes against my skin. Nonetheless she agreed. So we went back out, returned the dye to Sally's and went on to AC Moore.
Funny -- I said to myself, " Mark -- wouldn't it be a kick in the head if they did not have it, AC Moore?"
The roads -- clogged with lategoing Christmas shoppers, were a nightmare, with every U-Turn along the way filled around the curve with people/cars.
I know B was most likely worrying for me, about the time and my having to get to rehearsal. Her face was not one of pleasant countenance. As usual -- she ignored my attempts at trying to inquire. And for the record once a woman has the face on -- it is wise to respect it -- do whatever it is you must but respect it -- like the defensive markings on an animal -- it is there for a reason. As we drove in the left lane -- planning to go down the highway a fair way -- we passed by Micheal's -- a competing store to AC Moore.
" Can't we try Micheal's?" she asked as we passed the store with no way of cutting over to get to the the place which is MUCH closer than AC Moore. I told her I didn't even recall a Micheal's being there. It has been so long that I have gone to any store for anything regularly -- and I simply did not know the store was there. We proceeded to AC Moore.
Of course -- we got there after a host of time-consuming U-Turns, she with the face and me thinking how silly this must seem, my desire, to her.
We get there and they don't have the product I need. Great.
We go back -- and of course -- we have to get on the other side of the highway. More u-turns. It was close to 4:00PM.
My original intention was to have B do the patterns on me -- thinking -- she does make-up -- she has a steady hand.
Finally we got to Micheals -- we had called and they said they carried the product and had it in stock.
I went in -- and got it.
We came home -- and I went immediately to rehearsal -- which ended around 7 -- immediately I was on my way home.
Being that B did not have to go to bed until 9 -- I thought and then asked her " Why don't we try it now?"
Now I know that I am , as B puts it " hypercritical." But she agreed. I mixed the solution with the powder -- let it set and eventually B placed her first design on me.
It was a bit thick and though I am as stated HC, I looked at it and it HAS to be a frustrating affair. I say that I don't mind but will still give guidance as far as spacing is concerned. Applying the henna can be compared to piping a cake and to get the thin steady effect one must squeeze the bottle and move.
B said her hands were not strong enough to be steady -- to maintain control over the elements needed to apply and I was frustrating her -- mind you as silly as my pursuit might seem -- I know B wanted it all to look right -- face or not. Eventually -- it came down to me applying the designs myself, crudely. I should have just done my hands, but I was ambitious. You know though -- I am glad B placed her design on me -- very glad -- and in the end these are things we can look down the road and laugh about. I know this and adore the fact that she tried and as stated that I have at least one of her designs on me.
Result: my designs -- some stuck -- some did not apply as well as I'd have liked consequently it has been a so-so affair.
Conclusion: I learned this: I will go here next time for my Henna supplies. I also have thought I would like to apply Henna on other people placing my mixture of classic Mehndi with my own crazed patterning.
Again -- I want to thank dear B for going along with me -- as frustrating as I can be in my quest for inexplicable adornment. ON to the day -- and for some maybe I will see you at the show.
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[Dec. 15th, 2009|02:13 pm] |
Aepril Schaile on Goddess Week on CBS Radio's Psychic in the City!
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