the adventures of pamalicious

Being a woman amazes me sometimes.  Friday evening after getting my book and being one day behind on my first Masters class, between the hours of 8 and 11:30.  I read two chapters, did a weeks worth of work which had to be indepth this is a masters class lol; took out my hair; washed conditioned and dried it then took a bath etc and watched a cruise show on the travel channel lol. 

I think that at this point, the only thing that could possibly happen to the Magnegroes is a medical emergency. When I tell ya’ll I will be glad to see January behind me - ya’ll don’t even understand, lol  It has been a difficult month. I have been stressed beyond belief.  A sista got on her rain gear and has strapped herself starboard cause this storm is a doozy.  The lastest was courtesy of DQ (the truck).  Just decided it wasn’t going to go anywhere anytime soon while parked comfortably in the garage!  Having your shit towed from your house just looks suspicious to yah neighbors. NO IT DIDN"T GET REPOSSESSED…..yet, lol

I am a sista who is not immune to having to hustle, to get out there and make it happen. I’ve ridden buses, I’ve walked..I’ve been on welfare - so don’t let the smooth taste fool yah, I am a survivor.  So a sista was like bump all that and struck out walking uphill to get to…the braid salon.  Yea more than ever I needed to be getting my do did so that I could just wash it all away.

Ahh the adventures of the braid salon.  Ya’ll know I’ve fallen in love with the whole tree braiding thing and so that has been where I go.  Wait let me back up a bit and let’s talk about the Beauty Supply Store. We all have one in the hood and might even have a favorite one.  In the beginning we did look at em sideways, but as time went on, we do like we always do and complain and grumble as we fork over mad cash to them.  The one I like has even hired a sista, so that’s advancement, lol  However, I don’t go to deal with her I go to deal with the "I’m an Asian gay man who longs to be a sista"  Lawd help us all.  He is off tha chain!  He knows more about hair than anybody I’ve encountered (in terms of that which you buy) and just watching him relate to us somewhat like us is a show in itself.  I waiting patiently about 15 minutes for my turn because I wanted to try me a new kinda hair.  We walked the rows while I explained to him what I was looking for and he effectively shot it down and handed me this other hair.  I looked at the style on the front and let him know I was a 41 year old professional woman would this work and he goes "Babygirl I would neva let you be prancing around all ghetto"  I fell out laughing and bought three packs. 

So back to my African Sistern.  I had an appt. I get to the salon and there’s someone in every chair and I’m waiting. They get on my damn nerves with that! You sitting there and they go - we called someone they on the way.  They know good and damn well when they call someone them mofos be swimming from Africa or some shit.  Now I got to wait.  Then you sit there and pray that she doesn’t have…..a baby!  Cause if she does, there goes your afternoon cause they gotta eat and change diapers and all that stuff.

I am looking at all the women getting individuals and I am so beyond. I don’t have the patience to take them out anymore it takes about 45 mins to an hour to take out tree braids…my speed lol.  I get the ease of braids with the appearance of hair. 

Finally I"m in a head lock by a sista with a toddler on her back (sigh) and we begin. It’s not to bad.  She is one of the two I like on my head.  She doesn’t talk a whole lot and her baby actually is good.  He took a dump on her back (which has got to NOT feel good) and so she stopped maybe two times to tend to him.  He was so friendly. He wanted to hug customers and he just smiled and smiled.  I even held him for awhile cause he smelled like african spices or something, lol 

Have you ever seen the african movies? My place plays them for us to watch.  You talking drama. I think I like these things lol. They talk in english and its all about who stole my man I’m rich beyond means etc. Straight soap opera with songs from 20 yrs ago lol. Dude romancing this woman with a copyright date of 2006 singing Cupid by the Spinners, lol lol lol  They have their stars like we do. And they have a penchant for tight clothes and wigs lol.  I mean walking in traditional african dress with a Madonna blonde hairdo, lol lol 

Finally I am done.  It only took about 3 hours with stops, while the woman next to me had a good three hours left.  It is in it’s raw state which means it’s all down my back. I like to go home and get my beyonce on with Caun before I cut and style it, lol lol  This time he called me The Little Mermaid (snicker snicker).  I chopped and spliced it a bit and like the finished product.  Next time I want a bit more hair (Ya’ll know I do have a penchant for big hair, lol).

Here is the finished style.