changes
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005 - 9:44 p.m.
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I know I�ve said this before (at least a dozen times) but this time I think I�m actually going to do it! Tomorrow at 1pm I have an appointment with NOT my usual stylist but still at my usual salon. Why the sudden change? Well, I�ve had some variation of the same haircut my whole damn life and now, at age 25 (do you hear that? TWENTY-FIVE!) I�ve finally decided that I�ve had enough of it already! I figure the best way to get a change is to try a stylist who hasn�t been cutting my hair for 3+ years, explain my situation, and then sit back and wait! And by "wait" I do mean sitting with my nails dug into the arm rests and my eyes tightly closed. I have naturally curly hair so that makes me feel rather limited as to what I can do with it. In my experience if I don�t have layers in my hair I end up looking like a triangle head - it gets heavy and flat on the top and then flares out into a mass of curls at the bottom which is not a good look unless you�re a cocker spaniel. I don�t like bangs because, well, I don�t like them, the last time I had them they caused my forehead to break out, and my husband REALLY hates �em and begged me never to get them. It has also been my experience that if my hair is too short (meaning chin-length or shorter) that it really accentuates the extra chin that I have no control over. I�ve had the double-chin thing goin� on since birth and even at a size 4 it�s the one part of my body that never got any smaller so I�ve given up and have, to the best of my ability, accepted it. My plan tomorrow is to plead my case to the stylist. I plan on explaining my disappointment in my hair, it�s lack of shape, and my inability to really do anything with it etc. I�ll also let her know that I am (at least I�m telling myself that I am) ready for, what will be for me, a drastic change. I need to find something age/lifestyle appropriate and if that means stepping outside of my comfort zone (a.k.a. being able to do things like pull my hair back into a ponytail), so be it! I have no problem spending time fixing my hair because in this department I�m one of those girlie-girls who actually likes doing things like putting on makeup. I find it very relaxing and enjoyable so sometimes, just for fun, I�ll stretch what can be a 3-minute job into a half hour of girlie fun - it�s a sickness :-P However, I will make it known that although I am willing and able to spend time styling my hair that I don�t want my only options to be an hour with various tools/products or a hat. I�d like to have at least a couple of different options (in varying lengths of prep time) when I get up in the morning. I'll also let her know that if she comes anywhere near me lookin' like this that she WILL pull back a bloody stump instead of her arm. What I need is a change, not a year's worth of even worse hair days (if that's possible) while trying to grow my hair out. I�m really hoping this new stylist can hook me up because, after all, it IS part of her job to figure out what looks best with my face shape et al, no? I�m also really hoping that I don�t chicken out because I�m starting to feel like a real schmuck for handing over $50 for what is essentially just a trim. I�ll try to take some before and after shots and hopefully there will be a noticeable (and improved!) difference in the two photos - wish me luck! (You can wish Kiki luck too as she�s in my exact same situation and will be going through this same, hopefully changing, experience on Tuesday!) In other news, the husband and I have taken a bold leap into the 20th century (yes, 20th) and finally purchased a SCANNER - woo! We just set it up last night and did a few test scans to see how it works. I haven�t actually used it yet myself but lemme tell ya, I FINALLY have a real version of Photoshop on my machine! (The husband has had it on his various desktops and laptops for years.) I�ve been using things like this assuming it was �good enough� because I don�t really do that much as far as photo editing is concerned but boy was I wrong! I�ve only spent a total of maybe an hour fucking around with my new Photoshop and I�m already in love. Who knew that non-Photoshop programs sucked so hard compared to real Photoshop? Evidently everyone except me because I�m apparently one of the last people on the planet to have it... |