She Put The ODD in Patriotic

I'm posting this now since I can't wait for next Fourth of July.



"I always loved Rhinestones, fireworks, and Bozo the Clown."

The No-Poo Chronicles: Olive Oil To the Rescue

In an effort to save money, help the environment, and restore my hair's health, I am trying not to use shampoo for two weeks. Is that even possible?!



Day 1: First wash while scrubbing with nothing but water. Conditioned with 2T Apple Cider Vinegar in 6 oz water. Out of the shower, I combed my hair while it began to dry which caused it to frizz. I added a teaspoon of olive oil in my hands and put it all over the hair. I loved the results and was pleasantly surprised with the shape and definition. It made me wonder if my style was so nice because I had not fully washed the old products out. My only complaint for the day was that Luke noticed the vinegar smell even after my hair was dry.

Photo after first wash:



Thank you Olive Oyl!

You Passed! Hooray!

Jon: Pronounced his first patient today.

Abbi (likes this): Congratulations Dr. K! Way to go with treating a patient! I have a rash I think you should take a look at.


Cyrus: um abbi - i think pronounced means bad news.

Alisa: Yeah, pronounced as in pronounced dead.

(EEEE...Quick! Recover!)


Abbi: Oh, that's horrible. I am sorry you had to go through that.

(Good. Just in time. Now move along...)

Abbi (continued): (...is that why they say, "I pronounce you man and wife"?)

(Oh boy. You couldn't resist, could you?)

Abbi (continued): Okay no time for jokes.

(Too late!)

Abbi (continued): Sorry again Jon. But still proud of you.


Jon: Abbi, that's hilarious. Seriously, this made my morning! Yeah, it was really sad but also a unique experience to be with the family through that. But your comments...awesome. :)

(All's well that ends well!)

Ask Abbi: And You Are...?

Chris of Cynical-C.com writes:

What is a comedian? Is Ricky Gervais a comedian? Is Ricky Gervais a standup? What is humorist compared to comedian?

"Comedian" is a general term that primarily means stand-up comic, but could also imply an actor who is funny when performing (i.e. Jim Carrey, Robin Williams, Will Ferrell). Even though "comedian" is used for performers that make us laugh, the cast of Friends does NOT count as a group of comedians. They are actors who have good comic timing and great publicists.

People who do improvisational comedy are technically comedians but they haughtily insist on being called, "Players" or "Improv actors", so they are exempt from consideration here.

Then there are the Slashies. Most of these are found in the UK. Ricky Gervais is a writer/actor/comedian. Eddie Izzard is an actor/comedian/drag queen. Russell Brand is a drag queen/personality/vampire. Wouldn't he make a stunning lead in the Broadway adaptation of Drop Dead Fred?

I always take humorist to mean comedy writer. You are the writer whose genre is comedy, but in the field of journalism. All humorists are comedy writers but not all comedy writers are humorists. Some are bloggers.

Feel free to post your questions for Abbi in the comments section, to be answered in a later post, or write curlycomedy (at) yahoo.com with "Ask Abbi" in the Subject.

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Flow Real Though

On The Tyra Show today!

The theme is "Go With the Flow", where you can open up and talk about that time of the month. Because it sure beats waiting for your mother to take you out on a paddle boat.

That Makes Salad of Sense

After reading several blog posts on the benefits of the no-poo method I am going to try not to shampoo my hair for two weeks. I will also explore the inexpensive conditioning treatment called PUTTING VINEGAR ON YOUR HEAD.

You may remember that I tried this back in September 2007. I didn't stick with it, so this is my second attempt. I am older. More patient. Impervious to ridicule.

You are probably as creeped out by this as my husband, but tap into your inner-hippie for a moment. Besides the fact that ACV has great health benefits, most shampoos containe sulfates, chemicals that seep into your skin and strip the hair of its natural oils. After washing, you dry your hair out so much you have to condition it. But to remove the heavy silicones in the conditioner you have to use the harsh shampoo again. Vicious cycle. Then the government sends signals to your brain.

So I'm doing it to save money, to be eco-friendly, to stretch my (all natural but expensive) hair care products, and because I like to do weird things like this anyway. Remember when I spent an entire evening evaluating yogurts?

So does it work? Photos from the first attempt:

Just out of the shower. Love that shine!


Half-way dry. Getting a good shape and good curl definition.


Completely dry. Frizzier than I like it, but miraculously not a rats nest as I predicted. I added a few drops of Olive Oil for shine and control.


Directions:
1. massage scalp vigorously to loosen dirt. Rinse thoroughly with water.
2. mix 1T Apple Cider Vinegar with 12oz Water. Apply to ends and work through hair. Let it set for a couple minutes. Rinse thoroughly with water.

Curly-haired readers, learn more about taking care of your tresses. Here's another gal's trial with the no-poo method.

(The title of this post comes from comedian Joe Romby, Jr.'s reaction to my experiment.)

Rough and Tough with their Afro Puffs

A week or so ago I did a stand-up set in the middle of a sketch show put on by Fingerprint Entertainment. This is the same show I hosted a while back. They do drag very well, but here's a shot of them in multi-colored 'fros, just being girls. Wait, one of them is still playing a dude (seated).

The set went well, despite an attentively somber crowd. I love the Nuyorican Poets Cafe with its prominent stage and 1990s Leguizamo In the Heights vibe.

I'm an Old Soul

Here I am shooting a music video, featured on Gender Fun. about Soce The Elemental Wizard. I'm third from the front, right behind Carolyn Castiglia whose one-woman-show I reviewed on The Apiary, and who just got back from touring in the Fringe Festival in Edinbrough, Scotland, Laddy!

On the day of the shoot we were generously fed donuts and coffee. Then Emmy Rivera did our makeup, and we put on our Golden Girls costumes, in order to shoot a scene of Soce in the Future. To pass the time away I put together a puzzle made entirely of orange foliage. There were many cool comics involved including Leslie Goshko and Dan Hirshon. Soce's eye makeup reminds me of Sam Crenshaw from Today's Special.

Ty Cobb of the Day

This picture comes to us from DeeJay L.M.N.O.P. of Long Island, NY

Shooting a Commercial

A few weeks back I shot a commercial for Home Goods with director Dave Meyers. I had recognized him from the many Making the Video episodes I watched on MTV. No matter how much I begged he would not let me use a wind machine for my hair.

Here he is with his buddy Pink


Chatting with Brandy


Driving a giant hot dog


The shoot was fun. I worked from 7:00AM to 3:00PM. They fed us a lovely lunch, where I got to sit and joke with hilarious crew members.



I am merely admiring my home in the ad, but it took dozens of takes to see that I was convincingly pleased and that it was really my home. Remember kids, step on your mark, put your face in the right light, look with your eyes--not with your head, show glee, THEN say the line!