Once it was straight, I was shocked at how long it had gotten. I tried to figure out the last time I'd had it cut, and I think it was something like two years ago. I usually just put some overpriced oily substance in it and let it do its thing, so this stuff tends to slip my mind. It springs up to half it's original length and we're cool. Except once it was straight, it just looked gross.
So, I went down to the Great Clips and had them take off... wait for it... a foot of hair. Yep, a whole foot! I wasn't going to put real pictures (besides my creepy eye) here, but I'm feeling reasonably pretty, and I'm excited about my haircut, so what the hell.
It's me!!
Okay, using that one really makes no sense, since you can't even see my hair, but it's George's favorite, and he told me to post it. So, there it is. And one more, just for the hair!
I have no idea what's up with the weird lighting here.
I have a lot of hair. Keep in mind that this is after removing a foot of it. There's still another whole foot and half from the roots to the tips of the longest layer. Scary, huh? (On another note, I'm not sure why it looks red in that picture. Must be the funny lighting.) That got me thinking. If I feel this great after losing one foot of hair, how great would it feel to lose 70 feet of it!? I tried to talk to George about this, but he just asked me if the lead paint dust was getting to be too much. He's also disappointed that we're one foot farther from me being able to tie him up with my hair. I've yet to burst the bubble that that's never going to happen anyway, if only because I don't want that much hair.
I'm actually a little embarrassed to admit I've spent way too much time thinking about this in general, but I've always wondered if (hope I'm not ruining this for anyone) Rapunzel had any less than positive feelings about having all her hair cut off. After today, I've decided that no, she didn't. In fact, that probably made her love Flynn even more. I know I wanted to kiss the woman who cut my hair off, and I'd never even seen her before today.
That happy look in her eyes? It's not because he's alive, it's because she realized she doesn't have a headache anymore. She thought that was just part of life. No wonder she got interested in the sex shortly after.
Or maybe the magic flower prevented headaches. It apparently granted her the power to walk upright despite all that extra weight. Also, hair, on average, grows half an inch a month. The magic flower must have made it grow faster, otherwise she'd have been in midlife crisis territory by the time it got that long. And that's not even getting into how it stayed so healthy. I mean, half of mine was disgusting after only two years. And clean! Look at all the stuff they walked through! Oh, and no way would normal hair dry that quickly. Mine doesn't dry completely between showers and I only have a foot and a half.
Okay, I guess I should quit while I'm ahead. Or, perhaps, only slightly behind. I think I'll go brush my hair. Tomorrow's goal? Get lead levels checked.
Don't worry. I think about it a lot too. Or maybe you should worry because I'm not the sanest person around.
ReplyDeleteHow does she walk without it? Wouldn't having it removed throw off her center of gravity? She'd be falling on her face every other step!
I love it, and you are so beautiful! (which of course I already knew but still...) Great pics! Anyway, I just wonder why he had to go so short. I mean, if just cutting it all would do the trick, he could had done that halfway down her back so she'd at least have a chance of styling it the way she wanted to. Poor girl, losing so much hair and having it change colors all at once?
ReplyDelete@Airplane--That's what I'm saying. I imagine she'd have to relearn how to do a lot of things. But even more than wondering how she walked without it, I wonder how she walked with it. It had to weigh a ton, especially when it was wet. I don't know how likely it is that she'd even be able to hold her head up for long.
ReplyDeleteAs far as sanity goes, I gave up on that years ago. These days, I just go with it.
@akpeach--Thanks! Actually, a big part of the reason I posted them was because I was excited for you to see my new hair, and I know this is the only place you can at the moment. I'm glad I did not disappoint!
I don't really think you can hold the cut against Flynn. I mean, for having mere seconds, only a shard of broken glass to work with, and I'd imagine little to no prior experience, I think he did a pretty good job. I do love the idea of having him cut my hair. Great, now I just gave myself a whole new realm of things to think about.