Dag nabbit. I've been tagged by Sheilaz Crochetz. I must reveal 7 unknown things about myself. Wow! That's hard. I try to live my life as an open book so anything I'm keeping hidden is probably for good reason. LOL! But here goes:
1. I don't like poetry. It's either too sappy or too esoteric, out there or whatever you want to call it. I usually don't get it.
2. When I was a baby I was on the Romper Room tv show. Do Bee Do!
3. Whenever I'm at a high altitude (ie. in the mountains, plane) I tend to want to cry because of the awesome majesty of God. Just to look at how beautiful creation is overwhelms me.
4. Sometimes I have so many thoughts flying around in my head that I lose track of what I was talking about and how I got to that point in the conversation.
5. I used to hate people and everything about them save for myself.
6. I hate that I like to be needed.
7. I don't think I'll ever have enough money to support my yarn habit.
So now it's my turn to tag some folks. I wonder who they will be.
Kamika
Monday, April 30, 2007
I've Been Tagged!
Posted by Kamika at 11:14 AM 3 Have Spoken Life
Labels: Blog-tag
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
One Down & How Many To Go?
Kamika
Monday, April 23, 2007
Coffee Swap 2
I joined my first every swap on Tuesday and I'm so excited. It's the "Coffee Swap 2" organized by Knittymama. Although I don't drink coffee, she was generous enough to let a few of us tea drinkers (you know the other caffeine) in. I can't wait to go shopping for my partner and make a new friend. So here are the questions/answers for my partner. I've modified them to suit a tea drinker:
1. Whole loose leaf or bags? I prefer loose leaf tea. It usually has more flavor.
2. Fully-loaded (black) or herbal? No preference
3. Nutty or fruity flavored? No preference
4. How do you drink your tea? Blacks, usually with heavy cream and honey with an equal and or a syrup for added flavor. Herbals, usually just with honey or agave, an equal and maybe a splash of lemon juice.
5. Favorite tea ever? Almond Milk tea and Rose Tea from the ABC company.
6. Are you fussy about your tea or will any old leaf do? I'm not partial to assam, pekoe, rooibos, etc. I just like a good tasting tea.
7. Favorite treats to have with your tea? Shortbread cookies, chocolate or maple scones, english muffins, a good cake (no fruit), anything chocolate with nuts.
8. Anything else about your tea preferences? I prefer tea filters to infusers (probably because I've never had the chance to use an infuser).
9. Yarn/fiber you love? Alpaca or wool blended with silk (especially Rowan's Alpaca Silk), brightly colored mercerized cotton, other soft wools that can be felted. I also love the Amelie by GGH but surprise me!
10. Yarn/fiber you hate? ACKrylic (unless blending with another more dominant fiber), fun furs, anything splitty.
11. What's on your needles? Uhh, see 2 posts down. LOL
12. Favorite colors? Black, purples/lavenders, yellow yellow and more yellow, reds and greens.
13. Allergies? None that I know of.
14. Anything you really love, really don't like, or just need to get off your chest? I can't wait to get started!
Kamika
Posted by Kamika at 12:06 PM 2 Have Spoken Life
Labels: Coffee Swap 2, Crochet, fiber, Knitting, tea
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Some Days...
The problem:
Some days you just feel really under-appreciated, disrespected, worthless and almost hopeless. Today is one of those days. I'm almost completely in a mood of listlessness at the prospect of my immediate future. Not my long term future, just the here and now. When I think about my life at times I just want to cry. So much promise, so much passion, so many seemingly attainable dreams. When will my dreams come to fruition? When will my desires start to line up completely with God's so that I will be content in all things and wherever [stage of life] I may be found. NOW!
The Revelation:
*God is good and His mercy endureth forever! I Chr 16:34
*Greater is He who is in me than he who is in the world. I John 4:4
*For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Phil 1:6
*You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Is 26:3
*My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. II Cor 12:9
*The LORD will perfect that which concerns me. Ps 138:8
The Plan of Action:
I hope this helps someone today. I already feel cleansed and a lot better. God Bless You all!*The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
*He makes me lie
down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, *he restores
my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's
sake.
*Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of
death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your
staff, they comfort me.
* You prepare a table before me in
the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup
overflows.
* Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my
life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever. Psalm 23Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded. Jm 4:8
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up. Jm 4:10
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time... I Pet 5:6
Kamika
Posted by Kamika at 8:33 AM 2 Have Spoken Life
Labels: blessings, Christ, God, Hope, restoration, scripture
Saturday, April 21, 2007
What's On the Sticks!
So here's what I'm working on now! I have a lot of WIPs. Most are about 90% done some a little less. Many just need to be finished with lining, sashes, buttons, etc. Enjoy!
95% - Needs buttons an a sash
*6 balls Sensations "Stellina" (Wool/acrylic/nylon) (Cream)
Materials:
Materials:
Materials:
*1 ball Rowan "Felted Tweed" (Phantom)
Kamika
Hair it is
I do remember before telling you that this blog is about K&C and natural hair care. I've been slacking concering the hair part. I also distinctly remember saying that I would tell you all about my henna experiment. Well SHAZZAM! Hair it is.
In early March of this year I put a henna treatment on my hair. Henna has been proven to strengthen your hair, give it more shine and body and on occasion relax the curl of natural hair. All of this in addition to adding color deposits. I'm quite happy with my nappy hair but I am always looking for ways to become a red head.
On the recommendation of a nappy friend, I opted to go with all natural "body art quality" henna rather than synthetic store bought brands. I read up on it and bought samples from Hennaforhair.com. The samples are about 1g of henna so I bought 2g just in case I needed more for my hair texture. Once received I mixed the sample with red zinger tea, lemon juice, and paprika and let it sit for about 4 hours to oxidize (sorry I don't recall the exaxt measurements of the mix-ins as this was only a sample). I then took hair that I had harvested from my combs and brushes and covered completely in the mix. I placed the hair in a plastic sandwich bag and let the hair sit overnight on top of my stove. The next day I opened the bag and rinsed the hair completely. I then let it dry. Below are pics of the sample process.
I let the mixture cure overnight and I applied it in the am. I let it sit on my head for about 8 hours wrapped in saran wrap and a plastic cap. I then rinsed it completely out and no-poo'd (washed hair with conditioner instead of shampoo). Here are the results of the treatment.
My hair is shinier and has more depth. The color is really vibrant and rich but not bright because my hair is black and henna doesn't dye the hair but deposit color into the shaft. I have much less shedding now, my curl is slightly looser and my hair looks fuller. I plan to do this treament every 6-8 weeks for the health benefits and to deposit more color. I believe that overtime the color will become brighter.
If you are interested in learning more about henna, please visit the links above. Here's a great book (free online) with more info. If you would like to see my complete album, with step-by step instructions on how to apply henna, please feel free to drop me a note at kamikak at msn dot com.
Kamika
Posted by Kamika at 8:41 AM 0 Have Spoken Life
Labels: henna, jamila, kinky hair, products
I'm Back!
I know I've been gone for a minute. For some reason I couldn't come back and write without pictures. Go figure? My camera's memory card was on the blink and I wasn't able to upload any pictures to my computer. You see I still use a very reliable and fast Win98 system that has stayed virus free and fully functional since I bought it. I refuse to buy into the Windows Vista hype especially since I know it's a 6 month filler program anyway. Microsoft has stated that they plan to bring out a newer more fully functional version of Vista in about 6 months much to the chagrin of those who've already plopped down the $400 to buy the current version. Not only that. Apple products have been getting the coy look from me every since I got my iPod last year. I like the sleekness and the all inclusive functionality of their platform. It's a cult I know! But it sure is pretty on the outside.
Anywhoo, back to what I was saying about my camera and my system pre-digression. My new Sony Cybershot's drivers don't run on Win98 nor could I find a work around so I had to buy an external card reader. It works great and takes up to 23 different memory cards; which came in handy last year when my old camera went on the blink and I had to use it to read my old card or the pictures of my Frohawk would have been lost forever. It kept saying "improper format" so I blew on it a couple of times and massaged it (no really I did) and it started to work again. Maybe it just needed a rest! I'm happy it got one because I was not about to shell out another $40 to get another one anytime soon. My readers would have just had to imagine what I was saying. Not always an easy thing.
Kamika
Posted by Kamika at 8:17 AM 0 Have Spoken Life
Labels: Cybershot, kinky hair, style
Monday, April 9, 2007
More Stash Photos
I forgot to share with you all the additional yarn I had ordered around the time of my birthday. I also picked up some from a LYS to do a mock up of a shrug I bought at a cheapie store.
Deluxe Worsted 100% WoolI bought 3 220 yd hanks from the LYS. I may need to double it to get the thickness I want or I may need to scrap that project all together.
I hope everyone had a great Resurection Sunday! I sure did.
Kamika
Posted by Kamika at 4:12 PM 2 Have Spoken Life
Friday, April 6, 2007
Mom's Bolero
I finished the bolero!!! I decided to do some extra work and bead it with seed beads and then give it to my mom. She's going to wear it for Easter. I beaded completely around the body opening and at each wrist.
I'm really excited and relieved at the same time. Just so you know. I've been promising to make my Mom something for a long time now. I just hadn't gotten around to it because I was too busy making stuff I thought was more fun (read: for me). To my credit though I did start a previous sweater for her but I didn't have enough yarn to complete it. The LYS that I originally got it from went out of business. I finally found the yarn on eBay and am waiting for it to come in the mail. Enjoy the finished project pics modeled by Moi and let me know what you think!
Kamika
Beautiful Words
I was checking my Fotki hair album today and noticed that a friend had left some kind words about my hair in my comments section. As I went back to hers tp give thanks, I noticed that she had just recently started to blog and so I checked it out. The premise behind her blog is intriguing. In short it's about doing good things for our fellow man and giving of our time and strength to worthy causes to benefit others and in turn ourselves. In Caymanian's (Teri's) words:
I thought this was both noble and inspiring. We need to do more things to help others. We need to step out of our routines and comfort zones and reconnect with our fellow man, our neighbors, and those we pass on the streets. We don't have to do much more than be observant, provide kind words or maybe a meal, small monetary assistance, a prayer, smile, or maybe just a listening ear. These little things go a long way. I invite those of you who are interested to visit her blog at Thinking and Being....I want to challenge you (and myself) to act on your thoughts - thoughts geared toward helping individuals in need. It doesn't matter who it is (a neighbor, the homeless woman outside your office, the co-worker you can't stand, the malnourished family across the ocean) act on the thought you had about him/her.
Another thing I found on her blog was this great word Quixotic. I love how it flows off my tongue. I really enjoy etymology, which is the study of the meaning of words, their origins and how they are sounded. Quixotic is a very sensual and tickley sounding word that makes you want to whisper the last two syllables while daydreaming with a big grin on your face. I thought it would be nice to share it with you:
Sometimes we need to get off the speeding train that is our life and be more quixotic. Say it with me: q-u-i-x-o-t-i-c. Quixotic indeed!Quixotic:
extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary, impractical" or " caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality; capricious; impulsive
Kamika
Posted by Kamika at 6:31 PM 0 Have Spoken Life