March 2012
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carnival-of-light asked: e doing them badly but i found it really helpful to watch them and see what i liked about what each one showed and what i didnt. so exciting to get to start someones journey :) let me know how things go if you feel like it! namaste :)
carnival-of-light asked: hey! im not an expert either but over the past many months (before and after starting my dreads) i have done a lot of research on them. i have pin straight (wouldnt even take to a perm) smooth hair, and mine has locked up nicely! i suggest just backcombing tightly and you can do a little pulling (kinda like twist and rip but dont twist.) to compact the knots youre making with the backcombing...
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The Big Stick →
My musings on why I believe that a smaller military would better serve the Republican values of energy independence and national security.
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Criticism of my 'Nature vs Nurture' Dreadlock...
Some great points here about how valid my testing method is. I have a couple of comments which I will add below the “read more” link.
a-new-way-to-say-hooray:
A little while ago I stumblred (my new word for stumbling upon something on tumblr that I just invented because I’m so bloody clever) across the blog of a pretty neat sounding experiment by the user dreadlikeme.tumblr.com....
macabremagpie-deactivated201211 asked: Thanks for your reply - due to the character limit in the 'ask' box I decided to write up a more thorough response to your experiment on my page. If you want to reply to it or share on your own blog, go ahead. Also, happy to tell you that you CAN comb out dreadlocks - I've combed out two peoples sets myself, both of which were 4 years old. Takes a lot of time (and conditioner) but...
macabremagpie-deactivated201211 asked: I definitely appreciate the intention, but do you realise that this is a wholly flawed experiment? Most of the 'negative' effects of Wax are to do with the fact that it stays in your hair and builds a nasty, disgusting core whilst not greatly benefiting the process so unless you plan to comb out both sides at the end to 'judge' then you're not tackling the problem. Also,...
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“if I could have an awesome mustache and dreads I’d be soooo happy”
– comment made about me on Facebook, by a woman who knows me only by my profile pic.
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Another reason for dreadlocks: chef hats →
Why a desire to wear a traditional French puffy head thing turned an afro into dreadlocks.
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“So if I am opposed to abortion, why don’t I feel persecuted, like so many people...”
– Notes from a dreaded Republican
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