It's official

I can't expect anyone's help or encouragement in this world. Thanks for nothing...

Tbc

hair on a budget? girl i got your back!

yes i know trips to the salon can be expensive. many switch to at "home dye jobs." but please don't think you are not worth buying better quality color products. a trip to sallys is much better than the cvs box shit. you don't know how many people ive had to color correct... and that far more expensive than just going in for color...

"i dont know how to mix." yes it can be a bit intimidating and so fucken scary, but trust me its alot easier than it looks.

step one figure out what level you natural hair is... and by that what color are your roots? (not the color at your ends...)

 

(i dont know why it shows #17...etc look at it as level 8 9 10)

want to achieve this when your a natural level 4?

i look at this color as a level 7. so thats 3 levels you need to go up to achieve this color... so i recomend using a 30 volume developer. look at levels as steps on a ladder. if you need to go darker than what you already have... go down the ladder with 10 vol. 10 vol only deposits color. it doesnt really lift any color so never use when trying to go lighter... you will be disappointed.

if you cant achieve with at least a 40 vol... your gonna have to bleach, sorry.

most hair colors are 1:1. this means mix with 1 part color, 1 part developer. if you are mixing 2 oz color, mix with 2 oz developer. 2.5 to 2.5, 1.75 to 1.75, 8.5 to 8.5 get the point?

always start your application on the back of your head... your color is usually darker there since the sun doesnt hit it as much and naturally lightens it. (it will need a few more mins then the front to develop)

30 mins later (or depending on manugfacturers recommendations...) viola! your are looking hot!

have any specific questions? shoot and ill answer. 

hope this helps in any way. 

ive got the mondays...

quick recap
ugh, work has been draining my energy. i work from 8-6, get home and zombie out on the couch. what a life right!
excited for no doubt- night #6. night #31 for me, hehehehe.
been buying tons of stuff for the apartment. the wallpaper looks amazing so i placed another order to fill up the panels.
fab.com is addicting.
purchased camera accessories on amazon... i really didnt know what the hell i was buying so wish me luck!
gonna be on a tight budget this month... thanks christmas. only buying the kids gifts again... mark and i decided on a $20 limit for our gifts. and i cant wait for our annual xmas dinner at full house in chinatown... yumm
no idea what to do for this new years since i couldnt get a hold of the red hot chili pepper tickets under $200 whomp whomp... sad but true...
i finally colored my hair and noticed i never posted a pic of it.. but the toner already wore off so i need a retouch before i take a glamour shot.

have a great day

love, lucy

"put your indecisive mind at ease"

dont you love last minute plans? especially when its a no doubt concert?

yes i was lucky enough to attend the opening night of their 7 night stand. this makes it show #30 for me. i didnt have high hopes of loving the show. but guess what, i did! not bad at all. i wasn't super annoyed when they played just a girl, sunday morning or spiderwebs. yes i cant stand them songs live. they opened up with my favorite jam off the new album, push and shove. you dont know how much i wanted the hear this song live! 

so what they play?

push and shove

its my life

hella good

underneath it all

ex girlfriend

hey baby

new

hey you

sparkle

simple kind of life 

one more summer

sunday morning

happy now

settle down

dont speak

just a girl

looking hot

total hate

spiderwebs

i will edit some of the horrible bad pictures i took and post them tonight. thats if they are even decent. hahahaha. cant wait till the dec 4 show... i hope they dont play the exact same set...

TGIF

step by step... day by day... am i the only one who hears this song every time some one says TGIF? 

so many things to do this weekend. heres what i have planned...

so much fun right? do you have any fun plans???

on the bright side i only have a three day work week coming so it is the only thing that is keeping me going... Have a good one!!!

trader joe's, i thought we were friends?

so ive been trying to eat healthier. sad. and now that i live near a trader joe's it seem like a perfect time to change my diet. so i started off fine. no problems. then i started to try out their frozen meals. and that when it all went wrong...

have you ever friend their curry rice? i never cared for the smell of curry, never. but something made me want to try their curry rice. so i whipped together that with their vegetable gyoza, eggplant and zucchini, and let me tell you it was yummy. but in the mid of the night i felt my tummy rumble, and rumble... and it stated to get worse by the minute. next thing you know i am running to the rest room every 15 mins. some how i still managed to get to work the next morning. but that was a bad idea right away. throwing up all day long. yuck!!!

that night was halloween night... waiting for trick or treaters. (they never showed up) fell asleep on the couch. woke up with a horrible fever and crazy pain. i seriously thought i was going to die gilbert! (in leonardo decaprios voice from whats eating gilbert grape)

now im deathly afraid to go back to trader joe's. maybe skip on the frozen meals? i will never even think of eating curry. i think i learned my lesson...

new apartment, help!

so we recently moved to a new place. we decide on this apartment because of the price, (super cheap) neighborhood, parking, and size. this place is super huge compared to our dtla apartment. but unfortunately it is super basic, and by basic i mean basic. the only rooms that have off white paint is the kitchen and restroom. the bedroom and living room seem to only have been painted with a primer coat cuz it is crazy white in my opinion. and yes i have been cursed with 1960's wood panels!!!

i bought a cute mirror from ikea. tried it out and fail. it was bringing so much more attention to the wall that i wanted to barf!!! yuck!!!

so i started looking into removable wall paper. every site i looked at was pricy. i started to believe i was stuck with this wall, until one morning. My friend Carolyn mentioned she'd seen some on fab.com, so right away i looked it up and BAM!!! $18/ pc. the cheapest I've seen so far. so i placed an order only for 1, just to test drive it and see if it will work out. i settled on the yellow chevron.

ive been thinking on turquoise walls... here are my inspirations... prob never end up looking close to this...

do you have any tips for me? help! help! help!

ohh how i miss the bitching and cat fights. salon life.

yes it is true lately ive been missing salon work. the drama, the fights, the back stabbing, ohh how i miss you!!!

it has been about 5 years since i have last worked in a hair salon, and lately i cant help but miss it.

the last year i worked at regis was tough. i was working two jobs. bcbg from 6-3am, then rush over to regis from 4-9. i even had to work saturdays. i even remember being so tired on saturday evening that i would call in pizza delivery on my way home so by the time i get home pizza guy is getting there too. eat a whole medium pizza and then fall asleep for the rest of the night. (fatty)

i think what i miss the most are my clients. some of them were so hilarious... some were so weird to the point it was hilarious. I've met so many nice people how ive managed to build friendships, especially with Kimmy. who knew we would hit it off and keep in touch after all these years.

last night mark and i too a quick stroll at the galleria, i can finally walk in a mall and not be completely annoyed by every one. wowzers! (regis was in a mall)

maybe i should do the two job routine again? a few extra bucks wouldnt hurt. ugh but being even more tired is the scary part that stops me. things we do for what we have passion for.

lakers gf rant #1

sad that Phil Jackson isnt coming back?
yes so am i. i mean I'm not a hardcore fan, but im a gf of a hardcore fan... so unfortunately i get stuck watching all the media coverage and i cant help but get emotionally attached.

i get to see all the craziness when it comes to true lakers fans. i thought it was just mark, i thought he was koo koo, but no. i see it as a cult. people wear hats, shirts, jersey's and even tattoos. and no matter where you are at "representing," another fan will stop to say hi and talk about the current lakers events. even if they dont have the time to catch up, they will pass just chanting "lakers."

mark some how convinced me once to hit the streets of dtla on their last championship win. OHH MAA GAA, that was some scary ass shit... i have two ways i compare that experience. now i know what its like to be part of a herd of cattle. every one starts off on one point... walking together. next minute there are police men in riot gear at one end with rubber bullets and them smoke thingys (yes i dont know what they are called)... next thing you know we all start running back all scared like poor helpless cattle. baahahahahaha the other is your personal point of view... i felt as if i was in the movie cloverfield. no idea what was down the street... surrounded by tall buildings, i started to scare myself and was ready to piss my fucken pants!

rant #1: i love that mark is very passionate about "his team" but cut me some slack... if i watch the laker game with you, why wont you watch clueless with me?!?!?!?!?

Dont forget to check out FEARLA, for you crazy lakers fans.

what to watch???

can you believe we have not signed up for cable since we moved to our new place! yes! reason? we don't get time warner in our area = no laker games = boycott all cable companies! (at the time)

im not gonna lie, it was pretty damn tough at first. i was missing my E!, bravo, and especially food network. but i think im over them... for now. just wait till nurse jackie comes back, and ill prob be having a shit attack. so what did i do? i actually had to buy an antenna for our tv's. weird!!! i was very surprised on the new designs for antennas, they look nothing like they used to! "this is an antenna or a picture frame???"

but lucky enough ive been able to get hooked on a few shows...

modern family

parenthood

go on

the new normal

i actually started watching parenthood from the very beginning. ohh man season two was tough! theres like 23 episodes! i was ready to give up! i was even having night mares based on some of the story lines. woke up and told mark my bad dream and all he says to me is "you gotta stop watching parenthood. baahahahaaha... still working my way through season 3, love this show the most!

what shows are you currently hooked on?

life lately..???

Lately life has been blah!

I feel stuck. I wake up go to work, go home and go to sleep. And guess what. I wake up the next day and do it all over again.

I haven't been inspired to do/finish any of my posts, to the point I even thought of deleting my blog.

And it's not just my blog. It's everyday things. From my weight loss, home decor projects, to my hair... Just put me out my misery please.

So after thinking about it I will try out a lil project and see if the wheels start turning on this sucker...

What do you usually do when this feeling comes over you? Any tips?

Wish me luck.

im only happy when it.... raaaiiinnnnssss!!!

ahhh what a night that was. tons of fun. they played all the jams, and i went crazy when they played vow!!! but in my opinion, i hate this venue. why? i cant see shit when im standing on the floor... problems of a short person. enjoy the pictures.

give away for the video game geeks!!!

hey guys i teamed up with the biggest nerd of them all, metallman.
check out these crazy 3d glasses. crazy shit right?

i mean what else are they gonna come up with??? technology!!! amazing!!! im still waiting on that nail polish palette that i saw on total recall. when is that shit gonna come out?
check out metallman's blog for more details! hurry! ends nov 25th!

so how many entries will you put in???

so ive kindda' been waiting 10 years for you...

so in a few more hours push and shove goes on sale. i dont have high expectations for this album. but i am just so thrilled to see them back. this means more and more pictures, interviews, and concerts, where i can sit and drool and the gorgeous adrian young. yes! already have my concert tickets in hand for the gibson amphitheater. expensive as shit but anything for adrian!!!

after previewing the album... what do i think? ehhhh... but i have a feeling it will be one of them albums that will grow on you.

yes i feel the fifteen year old luzer coming out...
the only digital copy i have with on the the band member. thanks again Gabriel for being so nice to take a picture with me!!!

sample sale at work

always a good time. here are some of my fav pics from the sale.

when lucy met lucy

out takes

did you just grab my ass???

weekend gettaway'

we escaped la for a little r&r and to celebrate our 8 year anniversary... and it aint no road trip to palm springs with out stopping by and saying hi to t-rex!

elvis presleys palm springs home

ive never been to a casino that had an ash tray next to the toilet

lucy & desi's palm springs home

honey i blew up marilyn monroe