Feb. 21, 2007 - Hair We Go Again
I have naturally curly hair. Although I've gone through phases of attempting to straighten my hair, I've never achieved a really sleek look like naturally straight-haired girls have. My semi-straightened hair always has the appearance of teetering on the edge of springing back to it's normal shape--or worse. Experience has taught me not to even attempt a straight 'do in the summer. Basically, anything above 1.5% humidity will cause the hair to violently rebel, a la Buckwheat from the Little Racals.
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine commented that I should just go with the curly thing. She said, "I don't think you realize how well that works for you." And here I just figured everyone thought I was stuck back in the days of big, boofy permed hair. Or maybe she was just kindly trying to tell me that the semi-straight thing was NOT working well for me. At any rate, I decided at that point to just make the best of my crazy hair.
There are some definite good things about curly hair. The best thing, if you're lazy like me, is that there's not a lot of work involved. Wash, spray gel, air dry for a few, then blow dry for 5 minutes of less, couple squirts of hairspray, and voila! The other good thing is that I don't have to pay people to cut my hair. In fact, I find that my random, hacking attempts actually provide a better outcome than any professional haircut I've had. Maybe that's because hairstylists never have naturally curly hair, and straight-hair rules don't apply.
However, sometimes cutting it myself doesn't work so well either. This week I decided to trim my bangs. This is where I always get in trouble. When I pulled them down, they came to below my nose. I cut off what seemed like a reasonable amount. However, when I dried the hair, I took one look in the mirror and said, "Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die."
Oy! Not the Princess Bride look---AGAIN! You'd think I'd have this figured out by now.
Oh well, I'm off to find the six-fingered man...
Comments
Feb. 23, 2007 - ROFL
Posted by tess
I have no idea what to tell you about the curly hair, but I LOVE that movie. I watch it so much my children can quote that line! They love to run around pretending to be fencing and spout off "Halo..."
Tess
Jul. 12, 2007 - Ha!
Posted by Anonymous
I am enjoying reading your posts so much! Thank you for sharing! I love Princess Bride and I'm sorry for your Inigo du...I look forward to checking back.
Stephanie
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