Re: Aaaa!

Posted by Anon on August 29, 1999 at 00:05:16:

In Reply to: Aaaa! posted by Amy C on August 26, 1999 at 20:21:03:

: I can't resist the promise of ever darker stains, but I already
have so
: much. I'm already wondering what to do with the older stuff that is
: merely very good. Someone help me. I need a 12-step program.

Why not make a batch of the dark stuff and a
batch of the lower-quality stuff, and make
two-toned designs? That would be a one-step
program, rather than the two-step version of
making a dark design (overnight) and then filling
in lighter highlights with an hour-or-two application?

12-step programs are only for things you actually want to be cured of.
Seems to me getting INTO henna is more like twelve steps. (One: try it
yourself on someplace that won't be seen. Two: do something more
visible. Three: do up some friends. Four: do up more friends and
maybe a relative or two. Five: do up some strangers. Six: take your
fading pattern and turn it into something else with a new application.
Seven: get obsessed with history and cultural usage. Eight: do
side-by-side tests for quality and to see for yourself how the color
varies with skin; experiment with "black" or read and decide not to.
Nine: (deleted for GP-rating) Ten: spend way more than you can afford
on all sorts of extras and gear. Eleven: start a business. Twelve:
Assess the obsession to determine that, though now permanently
entangled in your life, it is not detrimental.

Okay, so I've missed the in-between parts like networking and spending
lots of time online and in libraries and bookstores. Also, these
steps are not really in order. Does anyone know a more typical order,
or care to adapt? I'd love to see what a typical sequence is, if such
exists.

Follow-ups:

• Re: 12 steps Amy C 05:42:39 8/31/99 (4)
  • Re: 12 steps Anon 15:26:19 8/31/99 (3)
    • Re: 12 steps Amy C 17:26:03 8/31/99 (2)
      • Re: 12 steps Anon 15:46:07 9/01/99 (0)
      • Re: Spam filters and cool names Shanon Lavender 22:23:02 8/31/99 (0)