I'm Cured

I'm fixed! I'm fixed!

Less like this:

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More like this:

This picture is from last Christmas, but the haircut is basically the same, but a tiny bit shorter. :)

I felt like a jerk explaining how I wanted it fixed, but I just couldn't go on with it like that. I talked to both my sisters, both of whom have worked or currently work at hair salons, and they both agreed - it was the right thing to do.

Finally, I am at peace with my hair! I can now look at my hair without crying. It has been a good day.

[Edit: Thank you to all of those who expressed concern, sympathy, empathy and all those great emotions towards my hair-al distress!!]

Where is the Edit: Undo Button?

This is one of those times that I seriously, seriously wish there was an edit: undo button for LIFE.

I am the victim of a bad haircut. It isn't horrible, it isn't atrocious it just. isn't. me.

I got my hair cut into a bob way back in December, and I figured it was about time to get it trimmed up a bit. I wanted a few "more layers" this time, "more movement", and not so bob-y. My hair dresser did nothing wrong, he did exactly that. But, the cut turned out to be the same length on the bottom, with shorter layers up top. I really do NOT like it. Every time I look at it, I want to cry.

Like I said, it isn't a horrible cut and I know on some people it'd be fine, maybe even nice. It just isn't a cut for me. As someone who doesn't style their hair, I can't deal with a cut with so many layers. To me, it looks slightly mullet-ish, and I know it doesn't actually look like that, but that's what I see. I'd post a picture of it, but I can't bear to even photograph it. Ugh.

I am seriously going to pray hard that is grows out - fast.

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I know kid, I know.

Move Over Sadness, Here Comes Cuteness Pie!

I was browsing my favourites folder when I came upon cuteness pie. In case you haven't already seen the wonderment that only this site can bring, well, consider yourself warned. (Warning: This site is addictive and you may just leave it up all day long)

http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016

Ch-ch-ch-check it out!

*I believe the term "cuteness pie" was coined by my friend Carly, props to her for the awesome phrase!

For All The Wrong Reasons

The other night, I was watching television and a mini-show came on about saving electricity. As a recycling enthusiast and someone who is overly passionate about saving the environment (is there such a thing?), I thought I would watch.

This show was researching how much electricity is actually flowing through appliances that are turned off or on standby mode (computers, televisions, etc). This phenomenon is called "vampire power" or "phantom load" - ooo SPOOKY! According to Wikipedia, it is the "electric power consumed by electronic appliances while they are switched off or in a stand-by mode". From this same article I learned that Alan Meier's (of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) 2000 study showed that standby power accounted for around 10% of household power-consumption! Ten percent, people! Continuing on...

The most shocking part about this show that I watched, was when the watts consumed by appliances were calculated, the host's main concern was the cost a person pays for this unused energy. He basically stated that since the actual cost of powering these appliances wasn't huge in the long run, we can keep these items plugged in! I found this kind of saddening. I mean, being "green" is not just about saving money, it's about saving the Earth. I, for one, will continue to unplug as many electrical items as I can. Not only does this cut down, even a little bit, on the energy used, but it also cuts down on fire risks, and that makes a paranoid person like me happy. :)

In spirit of saving the Earth, today also happens to be Earth hour 2009. At 8:30pm tonight, you are encouraged to turn off all your lights for one whole hour!

Flick the switch and do your part!

happy birthday to me, I'm now twenty...three

Well, it happened. I'm officially old. As of today my knees started aching, and my back has a definite crick in it (where is my walker?).

eleven years today

Happy Birthday to my best friend/brother/hottest Yorkie on the block!

a welcome

... to my readers! I thought this video (one of the most endearing displays of man-fish interaction on youtube today) would be an appropriate beginning to my blog. :)