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no hair left

Posted By: yakaback on 2005-09-08
In Reply to: Thanks, I'll talk to my supervisor about it. sm - mqemp

i hate to tell you but it doesn't get any better. been with them for over 3 years -- i still have my hair, but have lost my sanity!!


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LOL!!! Me too, except for the hair.
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i hate my hair !!!
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Pulled my hair out over this one

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I never had any facial hair until my doggie tore part of my top lip almost off; after the stitches came out and my lip scarred, suddenly i have a lot of fuzz around it.  Drives me nuts! 
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RE: Pulling my hair out

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i think the little guy is pulling out his hair!!
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I am 38 and have been coloring my hair for at least 15 years - sm
I started going gray very early.  I tried the stuff in the box, but have had much better results with professional products.  Luckily for me, my sister is a licensed cosmotologist and can get the good stuff at cost.  Have you considered going to a beauty school, if there is one near you?  There are instructors there who can give you advice and then the students can do the processing under their guidance for a lot less than in a salon. 
OMG! Pulling my hair out here! Venting...


I have an ESL who speaks very fast, but when I slow him down, he sounds like a very drunk ESL.  He tends to speak rather softly until the last 3 or 4 words of his dicatation, when he actually speaks into whatever he dictates into and I can hear those few words very well.  This guy has been a pebble in my shoe for far too long!


Ok, venting over.  Ignore the crazy lady.  


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Laser hair removal?

Anybody ever gotten it before? I'm seriously considering it for my upper lip (and maybe chin where there are a few isolated hairs).

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I have spent thousands of dollars on this for my daughter - three different types of lasers and the problem is still there - and at one point even got worse. Be certain that you aren't having a hormonal problem and that you are not part of an ethnic group where women naturally have more hair - it didn't work for my daughter.
They have hair "attachments" that are similar to
They are mostly used for "up-do's" but it allows you to add more hair to your existing so it blends right in & looks more natural. They come in different varieties including "pony tail" looks or "round hair elastic" for volume with up-do's, there is also clip-in extensions for more simple styles or to wear your hair down, etc.
She wears her hair over it every week.
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I went twice for hair removal on face....nm

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We have spent thousands and I mean thousands of dollars on laser hair removal for my daughter and it would work for about a couple of months and then the hair would grow back worse than ever. We have tried three different lasers and no one gives you a guarantee - so if they try to - don't buy it - read the small print before you sign. I know it is a frustrating situation - it also hurts. Electrolysis didn't work for her either, and she stays upset about this all the time.
OMG, Clay and the hair extensions?!?!
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No extensions..he's been growing out his hair

I've seen other pictures of him on some of his Unicef trips and he's been growing it out. I just wanna get my fingers in there...looks so silky and smooth.


His hair has grown out? Not extensions - NM
NM -
Gonna pull my hair out!

I am currently working on a 20 minute dictation with an ESL who talks like a 3-year-old.  I can't even figure out where she might be from.  Words like....tweatment, twying, reawy, downwite, etc.  Plus, there is about a 2 second pause between every word!!!!!


The real kicker is that she is dictating this for another doc who I know for a fact speaks perfect English.


Sometimes I just wanna cry!!


2 bucks for pizza...usually $5 for hair cut...nm