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Why does it always rain on Sunday?

Maybe the people with NASA friends can help with this one: why does it seem to rain every friggin Sunday?! My friends and I all work indoors all week and make a plan for a lovely outdoor Sunday Funday Brunch; and, every single week since spring has landed, it has been beautiful until Sunday! It's supposed to rain tomorrow. Come on!
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Brunch on a patio with the rain outside is romantic?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
The torrential downpours that have been occurring of late leave much to be desired for the outdoor pancake experience. Plus, the people watching is severely limited on crappy days. I sat outside at Joe yesterday for hours and met the craziest cats. They just come and sit next to you and talk until you say things like, "sir, you need to stop." That never happens with all those umbrellas milling about.
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marinterran
marinterran 2yrs+
Yep. Raining today. I agree Jen, what gives?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
Uh-oh I do hope we are not going to have a repeat of last year when it rained all the way until the end of June.. we surely deserve better this year around after the horrendous winter that we have endured.
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landee
landee 2yrs+
Yeah our winter here in Pa was just awful! Oh man that was more snow than i have ever seen before!!!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: It is just the weather patterns. A scientist friend of mind from NASA told me that the weather is controlled by wind currents. The wind currents are controlled by the magnetic field around the Earth. Recently, there have been a number of solar flares from the sun hitting the magnetic field and shifting it about 15 degrees. This throws the magnetic field off. When this happens, even the wind currents shift. The jet stream is the biggest wind shifter on the planet. It guides all weather from the west coast to the east coast. The jet stream has been shifting more to the north, causing wind currents to come down from the North Pole. This is why it is unusually wet and chilly this time of the year.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Still doesn't explain the Sunday only rain. Yet again, it's supposed to be beautiful and sunny this Saturday and overcast with a chance of rain on Sunday. Why are the weather gods such brunch haters?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
It only rains on Sunday because you have done something to deserve it, @JenMac. Do us all a favor and straighten out that karma, my friend!
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps LOL!! maybe all us New York residents are paying for the sins of Goldman Sachs- just kidding :)
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Ha... I didn't even notice that it always rains on Sunday, but now that I think about it I did find myself smoking a cig outside of our brunch locale last weekend.

At least this Sunday it is only supposed to be cloudy? That's what they are saying for now anyway. Maybe our collective karma is on the rise!
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
It didn't rain today - not in my neck of the woods, anyway. Unless it is raining right now? I think it was supposed to rain, in any case.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Hah! It missed by a day. It's Monday and it's raining, so....
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Another one's happening just as I type this...It's getting to be downright tropical around these parts...
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I think it did rain Sunday night.... And I did enjoy that brief downpour. I have always been, strangely, a fan of thunder. Maybe because it reminds me of my childhood.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Weather's gorgeous at the moment, though!
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I love thunderstorms too @BroadwayBK. Prefer them to boring old normal rain anyday!
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Looks like Saturday is going to get it this weekend!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps: Yes, you are right. So far it has been a partly cloudy day after a start of rain.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
HA! I think it's about to rain on another Sunday!
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
It was actually quite nice yesterday, and, of course, its horrid out today (Sunday). It feels like fall. Is this some sort of anti-brunch conspiracy?
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
I do believe it is, JenMac.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
I think we made it through the entire weekend without rain, though! Is that a fair price to pay for this weird cold day? I attempted to have an outdoor brunch in Williamsburg yesterday (Saturday), but the wind just kept blowing dirt into my mimosa.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
I just hope we don't have another summer like last summer....
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
Why was it winter all of a sudden today? Really weird, hunh?
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
NYC is so temperamental! It's hotter than Turkey or Italy in the summer, and then arctic winters. What gives?
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
I like how we return to this topic to post updates on the weather. Today was niiiiice.
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Today is GORGEOUS! Seriously, the sun makes me so happy. My friend just gave me a pair of Coach shoes and a pink Vercase skirt that don't fit her - so now I want to wear my preppy spring wardrobe!
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist you lucky girl! enjoy!!!
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Ajadedidealist: Go for it and be happy. I believe after May is over this weather will break and become warm again. May is usually a warm month. I talked to my scientist friend from NASA and was told solar flares are attacking the Earth's atmosphere, causing many weather pattern changes.

The solar flares are supposed to stop by next week. Hopefully, the weather will return to normal.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@neversleeps: ahahaha! Dirt in your mimosa?! That's so sad it doesn't sound real -- it should be on the cover of an album or something . . . but not a real visual.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps: What are you referring to when you speak of your mimosa?
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted mimosa.. i.e. a cocktail made with OJ and Champagne /Sparkling Wine usually drunk at New York City brunches in copious amounts...especially if its offered in unlimited quantities..
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist Versace just rolled over in his grave at the thought of being paired with Coach shoes!!!!

@hhusted How do you live, man!!! Do you ever leave your apartment??
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uptowngirl: Thanks for the info. I am not a drinker. I do not go to bars so I am unfamiliar with any kind of alcohol. My girlfriend told me about it since she used to drink. She has been sober for many years. She told me a new Cuban drink is becoming famous. She called it Mojito.

If you really want something to do on a rainy Sunday, why not clean out your closets, or simply do spring cleaning. That's what my girlfriend and I did last Sunday.

@NeverSleeps: What do you mean how do I live. No, I rarely go out of my apartment unless it is to shop for food. My girlfriend and I go out once a week to get groceries and I go to my screenwriting classes. Those are the only two occasions I go out.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@hhusted no offense meant but I do enjoy going out and see no harm in going out once or twice a week ...btw the mojito has been around for ages in fact centuries..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojito
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@hhusted Yeah, it seemed that way.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
I'm a little curious on the forum posting for NYC coming from someone who never actually sees or experiences NYC . . .. or the modern world, for that matter. . . .
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@JenMac: That is none of your concern. But if you must know, I did have a full time job and went out everyday before becoming a freelancer. That is why I do know quite a bit about NYC, although I am not an expert, considering things change all the time. It is only the last 6 to 9 months I have not been venturing out of my apartment much. Actually, when I spoke about only going out when food shopping or going to screenwriting classes, I was exaggerating. I do go out more often than that.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@uptowngirl That's interesting how a mojito can be made with yerba buena rather than mint.. I never knew, and I love those things to death!
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
Well, JenMac, it definitely didn't rain on this Sunday. Wow, that sunshine!
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Haha, @Neversleeps! But both are just so darn NICE I don't see the harm!
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@JenMac The only trouble with "Dirt in my mimosa" for a song is that it doesn't rhyme with anything. Dang.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I dont think it has to rhyme..you can perhaps build a ditty around it .. go on...let the mimosas inspire you :)
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@JenMac @Uraniumfish Maybe "Dirt in my Mimosa" can be the title of your next novel/screenplay? That way you don't have to worry about rhyming schemes.

@DBlack It may not have rained on Sunday, but it looks like we are going to get it during the rest of the week...
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@uraniumfish: it could also be the title of your prematurely released memoir? :)
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish: You do not need the lines to rhyme to create a song. I wrote a song that did not rhyme and had it published and recorded. You can take your slogan "dirt in my mimosa" and create a song out of it, as long as you tell a story and make it interesting.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Looks like rain on Sunday again, people.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@BraodwayBK Then it's time to sing the Dirt in My Mimosa Blues...
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@JenMac I like the idea of a prematurely released memoir, especially with a title like that. A sort of shallow walk down self-pity lane. Oh, yeah. Watch for it in paperback.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish Amen, I'm singing those blues myself today, on another cloudy dark Sunday.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Sigh, lucky girl. I would so love to be within sight of a decent beach right now, rainy day or not.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
It may be cloudy...but I didn't get any dirt in my mimosa at today's brunch! That's something, right? Glad my experiences with literal dirt in my mimosa were so inspiring... I want a signed copy of any hit singles or prematurely released memoirs!

I actually hate cloudy weather worse than outright rainy weather - it's such a tease.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@neversleeps: Really?! Oh man, my favorite kind of weather is when its really warm and gloomy looking. I don't know what it is, but I love it!
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@JenMac I just love rain, I suppose. So when it looks like it's going to rain but doesn't (like it did all week), it's kind of a let down for me...
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
Last time I went to the beach it rained for three days. Dubrovnik was lovely, but I have a feeling I'd have liked it better if it were sunny...
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish: If you write and publish a song, or write a book, featuring your expression, I would be most interested in reading it. I am sure it will be very entertaining.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist I actually love the beach when it rains... call me crazy.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Man, I'm melting lately. So this is my summer, cleaning sweat stains out of every shirt I own.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish Remember all those posts longing for summer?!?! Don't you dare say another bad word about this blessed season! Just try and remember what that wretched winter wind feels like on your ears.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Sorry but the smell of garbage isn't too pleasant, and I'm sure it's yet to get truly smelly. Ah, summer.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish I've found a good cleaning service for that, so I am ALL ABOUT summertime and warm weather, thank you very much!
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Yeah, I'll take the sweat any day over doom and gloom.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
How does one actually remove a sweat stain? Not knowing such a thing was possible, I've just been replacing sweat stained shirts all my life.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
I'm happy that summer is almost here. I love the warm weather. It brings a cheer to me and makes me feel good.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl When you shouted them out, did that work at all? Interesting that cold water is what does the trick...
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
On the internet I found a recipe for a mix of hydrogen peroxide and baking powder. It works, but requires that you kind of rub the mix into the cloth, and I have some very fine silk shirts that are too delicate for this treatment.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
I've been making my own deodorant out of coconut oil, baking soda and corn starch. Maybe this year I'll be pit-stain free, thanks to all that baking soda?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@neversleeps: how is that mix working in regards to your armpits? I mean, are you smell / sweat free?
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps I also am curious. Looks like this will be a summer when I need all the heat-coping advice I can use...
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
RAIN ON SUNDAY ALERT!

Maaan.. I was planning on heading to my gorgeous community garden after the gym, but I walked outside and, well... you know.

@JenMac @Uraniumfish That stuff is golden. I've perfected the recipe. Most will tell you to use equal parts coco oil, baking soda and corn starch but my deodorant is slightly lighter on the coco oil - otherwise it's just too oily. During the winter I think the stuff would last for days if I didn't shower. Summer is different, obviously, and sometimes I sweat through it...say, after walking a few miles, but it's still better than store bought stuff. And it doesn't cause breast cancer, which is of course why I started making it in the first place. My friend who got me started on it has better results with it - I think because she sweats less than I do.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps I am also curious to see it, how do you apply it? does the coconut oil solidify the mixture in the winter? Indians tend to use coconut oil a lot basically as a conditioner for hair and a moisturizer for the body but this is the first time that I have heard it used as a component in a deodorizer.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl In order to make it, you melt the coconut oil and then mix it in a bowl with the other two ingredients. It solidifies in room temperature, but last month I had to start keeping it in the fridge so it would stay solid. I pour the mixture into an old deodorant container before it solidifies, and I just apply it as if it were any other deodorant solid. I really recommend getting unrefined coconut oil because it has a higher melting temp. I didn't know you could use it as a conditioner! I think I am going to have to try that. I'm a big fan of almond oil for a moisturizer, though. Is coconut oil similar, as in it's unlike to clog your pores?
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps: Why don't you patent your mixture and make money from it. Hey, free enterprise. If you can make it, sell it and make money from it.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl So it's kind of like treating your hair with raw eggs? I am really going to have to try this... Is it a once-a-week sort of thing?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
@neversleeps: I am totally gonna try the deoderant trick! And, I use coconut oil as a body lotion and a kind of "frizz-ease" for my hair and it works like a charm!
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps once a week should be good enough but do remember to warm the oil a bit before you massage it in.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
And yeah, I could use some form of natural "frizz ease" in this weather.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@Uraniumfish My guess would be because natural products aren't exactly the rage in beauty supplies. I mean, how many people make their own deodorant, when you can just pick one up at Rite Aid?

@uptowngirl Thanks for the advice - haven't tried it yet, but I am in need of a trim as well as some deep conditioning.
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
Do any of you guys use Biosilk Silk Therapy for frizz relief? I love the stuff - it's pricey, though.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK I tend to swear by Pantene's smooth and silky hair serum. Its cheap and works like an absolute dream on my hair though I also buy the Biolage hair serum with grape seed oil which is way cheaper in Mumbai than it is here in NYC( Matrix has a manufacturing plant in India now).
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK: No. I never even heard of Biosilk Silk Therapy. What is it for?
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BroadwayBK
BroadwayBK 2yrs+
@hhusted It's a slimy woman's product for smoothing over hair frizzies and hydrating hair in general.

@uptowngirl I noticed a marked difference when I spend a few more dollars on hair products - my hair is REALLY long so I can use the extra volume of Redkin or Aveeno products. I'm sort of a sucker for expensive bath products of any sort, though. Sigh.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@BroadwayBK Oh, I see. Thanks for letting me know.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
The one truly awful thing about summer is indeed frizzy hair. But I have to say I prefer it over the icy winds of February.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@JenMac: My doctor told me to watch my cholesterol. :) :)
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