I walked around campus today with really...umm...interesting hair...
OK, so really, it was pretty ugly. It's really short, and it was twisted in all sorts of "artistic" ways to begin with and held with bobby pins. One section of hair was wrapped around some tweezers, and then several different silk flower budlets were placed all over. These flower budlets happen to come from a little flower pot thing that I got from the YW leaders on my birthday...
it was pretty bad folks.
Now, I don't really have to do a challenge when I don't want to, but I'll do things because I think that they're funny. This hairstyle, and the possible reactions to it struck me as something that could be funny, so I left it in.
I have to say that I didn't get as many reactions as I would have expected. I got a few funny looks from people, especially ones that I didn't know, and I turned a few heads...which doesn't usually happen. I did get a couple of compliments...which makes me laugh. I think sometimes people feel the need to say something about an outfit when they notice it's different from usual, even if it looks terrible.
I was thinking about the way I looked, and what other people might have thought as they passed by, and I wondered how many people that I've looked at and thought, "woah...that's...interesting" were really doing it just because it was something that they thought would be funny too...
So from now on, when I see people whose hair, make-up, or clothing I wonder about, I think I'll just look briefly, and appreciate their sense of humor...because I sure hope that that's what people where doing for me.
Friday, March 18, 2005
Thursday, March 17, 2005
St. Patrick's Day, Relief Society, and the Great Debate
OK, first, Happy St. Patrick's Day, and Happy Birthday to the Relief Society!
Moving on...
The great debate. For me, this usually falls between two things, and in the afternoons. Allow me to set up the situation for you.
It's midterm week, and you've just studied for 2 tests, and taken 1, you got 3 hours of sleep the night before, and went to all your classes. Because you did so, you've now gotten nothing to eat all day...and it's 3:00 in the afternoon. You've got a class at 5...and you could really use a nap.
So what do you do? Do you take the nap, or do you get something to eat?
At this point, I usually sit in my chair and think for a little while...and the nap usually wins. I mean, sure, it's kind of nice to take a nap right after eating, but sleep...it's so now, so precious, and so much easier than getting something to eat...
The same thing happens to me when I run into a problem of hygiene v. sleeping or eating...I dislike going out anywhere though if I've not showered, and so showering generally wins out, at least when my hair is incapable of being placed in a ponytail. Honestly, that's one of the reasons that I keep it so short-apart from the fact that I like it this way, it's far to easy for me to get lazy when my hair gets long enough for it to get into a ponytail...
And lazy is just gross...at least for me...my hair gets nasty, and there's no way to justify that.
These "what do you do?" questions remind me of the first book that I ever read out loud. It's called What do you do with a Kangaroo? by Mercer Mayer. Try reading it sometime, it's still one of my favorites. Also, The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch...it's just a great book, and as a Board writer, I never realized the great impact that such a book would have on my personal life...ok, so that's a lie.
I don't think that anyone who knows me personally, and knows that I'm on the Board doesn't know that I'm Novel Concept...first off, I'm not too hard to figure out, and secondly, once you figure it out...I'm really ok with some people knowing, as long as I've actually met you in person, and spent SOME time with you...I guess I'm not as guarded about my anonymity as most other writers...well, at least not with this 'nym. There aren't too many people who know my other ones...at least not all of them. Oh well, that's enough on that stuff.
Again, Happy Holidays friends, and have an excellent day...week...however long it is until you check back here to read more about the Daring Adventures of Novel....
Moving on...
The great debate. For me, this usually falls between two things, and in the afternoons. Allow me to set up the situation for you.
It's midterm week, and you've just studied for 2 tests, and taken 1, you got 3 hours of sleep the night before, and went to all your classes. Because you did so, you've now gotten nothing to eat all day...and it's 3:00 in the afternoon. You've got a class at 5...and you could really use a nap.
So what do you do? Do you take the nap, or do you get something to eat?
At this point, I usually sit in my chair and think for a little while...and the nap usually wins. I mean, sure, it's kind of nice to take a nap right after eating, but sleep...it's so now, so precious, and so much easier than getting something to eat...
The same thing happens to me when I run into a problem of hygiene v. sleeping or eating...I dislike going out anywhere though if I've not showered, and so showering generally wins out, at least when my hair is incapable of being placed in a ponytail. Honestly, that's one of the reasons that I keep it so short-apart from the fact that I like it this way, it's far to easy for me to get lazy when my hair gets long enough for it to get into a ponytail...
And lazy is just gross...at least for me...my hair gets nasty, and there's no way to justify that.
These "what do you do?" questions remind me of the first book that I ever read out loud. It's called What do you do with a Kangaroo? by Mercer Mayer. Try reading it sometime, it's still one of my favorites. Also, The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch...it's just a great book, and as a Board writer, I never realized the great impact that such a book would have on my personal life...ok, so that's a lie.
I don't think that anyone who knows me personally, and knows that I'm on the Board doesn't know that I'm Novel Concept...first off, I'm not too hard to figure out, and secondly, once you figure it out...I'm really ok with some people knowing, as long as I've actually met you in person, and spent SOME time with you...I guess I'm not as guarded about my anonymity as most other writers...well, at least not with this 'nym. There aren't too many people who know my other ones...at least not all of them. Oh well, that's enough on that stuff.
Again, Happy Holidays friends, and have an excellent day...week...however long it is until you check back here to read more about the Daring Adventures of Novel....
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Changing of the Blog
So, I've finally figured out how to play with technology...
Only a little though.
Poor Fractile has been trying to patiently walk me through some things...like making the pictures repeat, and letting it load quickly...or more quickly. Sadly, I don't think I'm catching on as he would hope.
Anyway, if the blog looks different several times during the day...that's why. It's because I'm so excited about being able to do this. :)
Only a little though.
Poor Fractile has been trying to patiently walk me through some things...like making the pictures repeat, and letting it load quickly...or more quickly. Sadly, I don't think I'm catching on as he would hope.
Anyway, if the blog looks different several times during the day...that's why. It's because I'm so excited about being able to do this. :)
Ugh...
You ever wake up feeling like it's a bad day already, and nothing bad has happened yet? I woke up this morning with a bad attitude, and in order to help change it and have it run it's course, I'm going to whine a bit.
- whine
- moan
- complain
- groan
- whimper
- rant
- rave
- mutter incoherently
- snivel
- cry
- bemoan
- yell
- laugh nervously
- sigh heavily
- whine whine whine
- sigh determinedly
- move on
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