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Friday, June 20, 2003
Friday Five Well, I've been meaning to post about my hair, and here's my chance. 1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short? Naturally straight, but when I braid it, like I usually do, it turns wavy. It's very, very, very long; 31 inches from the crown of my head, a little past my waist, just at the stage where it gets in the way when I put my pants on. I haven't had a serious haircut since 1995; I just get an inch or two taken off every year, to remove the deadest of the dead ends. Oh, and it's dark brown; very boring dark brown. 2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime? Obviously, I didn't have much when I was born. It just grew for the first five years or so, then I got a "pixie cut," which I suppose looked cute. Then it grew out again, and got pretty long by the time I was in 6th grade. Then, mostly based on having a crush on Kitiara in the Dragonlance books, I decided it should be short and curly, so I got it cut and permed. Unfortunately, I wound up with the poodle look; it was a hairstyle much like my grandmother's, which is not what you want when you're 12. I let it start growing again. In 9th grade, when I was depressed, I dyed it black. In 11th grade, when I was edging towards manic, I dyed it red, and it stayed red for the next few years. In college, after I figured out I wasn't straight (somehow having a crush on a woman in 6th grade hadn't tipped me off), I got the dyke cut—short as a man's. It stayed that way till the beginning of my junior year, which was my last real haircut. And then it grew. And grew. And grew. Mostly, I just didn't like making phone calls, so I never called to get a salon appointment. And I didn't like having to pay $30 for it, either. So, as mentioned above, it's long now. 3. How do your normally wear your hair? In a ponytail during the day; braided at night. When it's hot, I twist it up on top of my head; I have to double it back a few times and secure it with two butterfly clips. Every now and then I wear it down, but it gets in the way too much, especially when there's even a breath of wind. (But it does make everyone look at me and say "Wow, your hair is long.") 4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like? As long as it is now, but as smooth and glossy and mahagony-black as an Asian woman's can be. I have extreme Asian hair envy. Mine's too thick to lie smooth and stay put behind my shoulders if it's not restrained. 5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened? Well, the whole poodle-cut thing was a several-year-long disaster. And I did once use overly red dye and have a Bozo-the-clown look, but I fixed that pretty quickly. And every now and then, if I don't use a cloth ponytail holder, it'll get stuck in my hair and I have to cut it out. I even got a hairbrush stuck in it once, but J. managed to untangle me. [ at 10:56 AM • by Abby • permalink • ] |
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