New Project
Posted on | January 25, 2010 | 7 Comments
You guys, I watched so much bad television this weekend. I watched America’s Next Top Model, Jersey Shore, What Not to Wear, Project Runway (this one isn’t bad TV, it’s actually THE BEST) and Say Yes to the Dress.
I feel like my skull rotted in my head a little bit.
But I did learn that if one has but five minutes for ones makeup, black mascara is the top priority. I always go powder and lipstick, no mascara because I’m like a chimp when it comes to putting on makeup, but whatever. I’ll add mascara to my powder, lipstick five minute makeup thing. OKAY STACEY AND CLINTON?!!?!?!
I worked on my sweater.
I might actually finish this one. It’s a very fast knit and I’m going to treat the sleeves like socks. I’m going to bring them with me when I need a mobile knitting project. The sweater looks huge, but I’ve compared it to my hoodie several times, checked the gauge and the size and I’m smaller than gauge so it should be fine.
It still loooks huge, though.
If it is too big for me, I’ll just frog it. I’ve been all about frogging projects. It’s so cathartic. I have a sweater I knit and hate and I’m thinking of frogging that one too.
And, I have a new project, people. A while back, Kiala and I went to karaoke and she suggested I grow my hair out. I’ve never had long hair. I mean I did when I was ten and then I cut it all off when I was 13 and I’ve had hair above my shoulders ever since.
As you know, Kiala’s hair is her power. She lets it down and the space-time continuum bends. Seriously. If you’ve never seen this, then I’m sorry for you.
She suggested to celebrate my new life I try new hair. I have very, very thick hair. Very thick. And I need styles to prevent it from looking like a mushroom. And Fancyhats like to see my neck and ears. But I why not try long hair before I’m 40? I’m 34 now.
Frankly, the only reason I want the long hair is so I can wear braided pigtails.
I’m going to keep my bangs short because that’s my signature. And after that, I’m going to grow my hair long. I’ll need to have it layered and styled and take better care of it than I do now, but whatever.
Also, who knows if I can actually do this. I might just go mental and chop it off again.
Here’s where I’m starting from.
Wish me luck.
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January 25th, 2010 @ 9:56 am
Hair is a woman’s power. Period. And I kept my hair long for just that reason. Braided pigtails. They are worth the years of pain and agony over bad in-between hair. WORTH. IT.
January 25th, 2010 @ 10:37 am
My dad used to say, “clothes don’t make the man” and I think this applies to hair as well.
However, I think you should go for it. With your thick thick hair, you might get lucky and end up with long luxurious Lauren Graham hair…which, as you know, is the standard by which all hair is measured.
January 25th, 2010 @ 1:07 pm
What Ben said.
GILMORE GIRLS HAIR.
What kept me going through all the bad in between hair times was looking at pictures of Kate Beckinsale.
I imagine this helps a lot of people for a lot of different reasons.
January 26th, 2010 @ 8:31 am
I have long hair for the first time since I was a little girl and I’m amazed at how, the longer it gets, the better it behaves.
But, I do often have to have the middle section thinned out. Otherwise, I look like the cartoon character Cathy. NOT A GOOD LOOK.
January 26th, 2010 @ 2:32 pm
I think this is good. I think new hair deserves a whirl because you would look adorable in braided pig tails. Kiala will do the braiding, I assume?
Also, Frogging? Is this when you shrink the wool? Wait. That’s felting. Felching is something else entirely…
What’s frogging?
January 27th, 2010 @ 4:27 pm
My hair is a LOT curlier than yours — kinky might describe it. I’ve always worn it short, but when I was 50 I thought, what have I always wanted to do and never done and there was only one clear answer: Grow long hair. So I did. I told the lovely lady who’d been cutting my hair forever,”You aren’t going to see me for 10 years.”
Then I started letting it grow. It was a strange feeling, to have longer hair. But being so curly, the longer it got, the thicker it got, and I ended up mostly pulling it back into a low, bushy pony tail as the only way to look presentable.
After 10 years, on my 60th birthday I appeared for a haircut, and told her to Do Something Interesting with it. She did, and I wore it that way for 10 more years. This year, the year I retired, I decided to go back to the way I wore it in the 60s — what was then called an Afro. It suited me perfectly. So she cut it. And it looks and feels great. Except now it’s white instead of dark. I love it.
January 27th, 2010 @ 4:36 pm
long hair is for pulling.
in other words, i approve.