Well I just couldn't stand it anymore last night and colored my hair black again. It was a weird combination of black ends, red in the middle, and my own yucky brown (and gray) on top. I did use a bit of restraint, though, and used a semi-permanent color for a change. It was also so long it was starting to do the curling up thing all over, since it's layered, and I also broke down and made an appointment to get it cut. I went in today and got it done, though I think both the stylist and I got carried away and cut it actually TOO short.
I had brought in a photo from the last cut, which was damn near perfect IMHO, and he tried to work from that but for some reason he just couldn't seem to get it. I'd been good and left my bangs alone, so I thought he should be able to just go in and trim the layers and voila - but apparently not. My husband freaked out when I got home, he said I looked like David Cassidy (I could do worse, he had gorgeous hair), and now he's afraid I'm going to want to keep it short short from now on. No way with the winter coming, my neck and ears get way too cold. But it is really fabulous to be able to wash & dry it so quickly without having to detangle the whole mess. And it's so damn hot here in the summer, I never wear it down when the temperature is over 80 degrees (i.e. March through October).
The last cut grew out so nicely I figured I'd get it done again before fall, my hair is thin but it grows really fast, so by Halloween I should be back to shoulder length at least. The last haircut had a bit more swing and body to it, I'm afraid this one really is a little too severe. But Sparky doesn't understand what it's like to go through your entire life with long, tangly, wavy hair that the best you can do with it is keep it pulled back. At least with the shorter hair I can walk outside for five minutes without my hair going berserk in the least little wind [sigh].
But I'm much happier with the color, I haven't used semi-perm in ages, I might start again because it's so much easier and quicker than permanent color (and it doesn't reek). Plus if I can get the exact color I want for $5 or $6 I'd rather keep doing that than plunk down $55 for something I'm not happy with. The damn haircut is $45 plus tip by itself. And when I got home today I checked the account I charged it on and they had charged me $54 even though the receipt had $45 on it. I'm guessing he gave himself a 20% tip. The "rules" say you should tip about 15%, but I handed him $5 in cash which seemed adequate for 45 minutes of his time since all he did was trim, I didn't even need a shampoo. And he waited on several other people while I sat there with wet hair twiddling my thumbs. I had meant to stop at an ATM on the way so I could pay the whole thing in cash, but I got caught in the school zone traffic jams. But I've called the salon and left a message and we'll see if the $9 pops back up on my account tomorrow. If it doesn't, I'm going to call the owner, I've spoken with her several times and she seems pretty down to earth.
(Pictures to come, I may wait till I shampoo it again first, it's very flat now and a little too boyish even for me)
OK, I clicked on one of my own Blogsnob links and got sucked into a cool quiz. (Blogsnob is the last link under my Blogs of... category to the right, it has a little BS next to it and changes constantly)
I'm still amazed at how close some of these quizzes come, though I'm not nearly as much of a doormat as I used to be, thank goodness...
20 Questions to a Better Relationship
Expressive: 3/10
Practical: 9/10
Physical: 4/10
Giver: 6/10
You are a RPIG--Reserved Practical Intellectual Giver. This makes you a Rock of Gibraltar.
You are loyal, kind, thoughtful and conscientious. You're a good person. You make everyone around you happier and better, even if you yourself are not at your happiest or best. You just care so much about your friends and loved ones that you can't help giving them everything of yourself. It can wear you out, but you'd never let on.
You're successful, smart and fun to be with, but your self-esteem could use some boosting. You don't like conflict, and you don't like demanding things for yourself, so you can feel unappreciated. But then you wonder if you don't deserve to be appreciated. You do!
You have many small crushes, but it takes you ages to get to a serious stage with someone. You get so caught up second-guessing yourself and worrying if the other person really *likes* likes you that you never dare to make the first move. Generally you end up with another clever RPIG who knows one when s/he sees one. This adds up to one long courtship. Fortunately this also adds up to one long marriage.
You would never cheat. You would never hurt anyone's feelings. You are so sympathetic and give so many second chances that it takes a lo-o-ong time for anyone to get on your bad side.
Your only problem is you can be *too* thoughtful -- you can end up worrying and getting hung up over nothing.
You may be a boy scout. (I was a girl scout...)
Of the 26397 people who have taken this quiz, 6.2 % are this type.
I finally got around to adding MT-Blacklist to my weblog, I seem to have become a target for spammers lately, just killed a ton of them tonight (so all of you idiots bite me).
If any of my nice friendly readers have any problem adding comments, let me know and I'll check it out... The whole thing seemed pretty simple to install and configure, but you never know.
The new version of MovableType is supposed to come with that plugin already installed, but I haven't been able to afford to upgrade yet (and I haven't the time to mess with a major overhaul right now anyway).
Just saw my little moon cycle chart (scroll down to see) and noticed it really is a full moon. That would explain some of the weirdness that seems to be flying around the internet and eBay recently...