Whew! Finally caught up. Guess who I met on Monday? Emaline! She is so cute and tiny. A little beauty. Aims looked great - motherhood seems to agree with her :) Joe was all proud papa - so cute.

ION, the GF and I are hooked on the Ms. Pacman game she gave me for Xmas. It's really fun. It's just a little joystick doodad that hooks into the tv and it has like 5 games on it (Ms. Pacman being the best, natch). I recommend it highly.

I am a horrible daughter. Mom is stressed out about her cat. Who doesn't have renal failure, but there is something wrong with him. The vet didn't do a FIV test and now wants to do one, mom feels like they are gouging her becuase besides that the vet is suggesting a sonogram. There are two vets in the practice and this one hasn't seen Vien much plus Mom doesn't like her. I told her to ask to speak to the other vet, and then I made a comment about how Mom always feels vets are trying to rip her off.

Which is a horrible thing to say to anyone and 1000times worse ot hear it from your daughter.

For Cindy:

A simple short cut that would satisfy your requirements Though I think you'd want this a bit more layered, and angling the line would also look sassier.

More like this, I guess, with the layers and angling. I think this would look good on Cindy.

This shows some ear, but is a cute, longer pixie-ish cut.

Here's the textured bob I was pimping before.

Pretty simple, but a nice cut.

Another layered bob. (I imagine you wouldn't style it into your own eyes like this.)

This cut would satisfy all Cindy's requirements. However, that's a little hard to tell with the aggressive styling.

Another good cut that would work for Cindy if styled differently>

A little conservative, but another good cut for Cindy

Juliana should try this look

Juliana should do this too

askye, I'm assuming from what you said that your mom reacted badly, and found that a hurtful comment. It's something I would say without intending to be bitchy or hurtful, which I know you didn't mean.

Sometimes when people are really upset they need to be taken down a little, you know? And when things are emotional, it's hard to gauge what's going to fall on the reality-check v. hurtful side of the line. Apologize, because I know you're sorry; say you didn't mean to hurt her, because you didn't; and do what you can to support her from here on. You're both suffering here.

askye - I was typing up a response, but brenda said it so much better than I could. You are not an awful daughter.

Haircut: [link]

Not an angle I care for (I'm new at this camera phone thing) and messy, but at least you get the idea...

Connie, this is just for you.

Askye, if your mom is concerned about pricing, suggest that she call a few other veterinary practices in your area for comparison. If she chooses not to, yet still complains about what she's being asked to pay, then she's just being whiny.

I just had a dream which featured invasion by scary aliens. I was holed up in a hangar filled with AT-ATs (good guys' ones, not Evil Empire ones) guarding the peanut butter machine and trying to scoop peanut butter up off the carpet (with my hands) from when I let my attention wander and I let it leak out all over.

In the event that the planet is taken over by malevolent aliens, I am not civilization's last, best hope. Unless the aliens are allergic to peanut butter.

Also? Who would carpet a hangar?

guarding the peanut butter machine

God bless you. You're a true hero. To me, at least.

Who would carpet a hangar?

Disco Stu, that's who!

{{{askye + mom + kitty}}}

Hec, and brenda, thank you. Brenda, I never remember you're blond. Are you not, in some pictures?

I think I like [link] and if I get really daring, maybe the longish (that's longish?) pixie: [link]

My hair is much longer than this [link] right now, but see how the front-top is? That smooth front bit is what L did to it last time, and it didn't work on me. I think we were trying to grow it into something like this: [link] (though less wild, and less in the face). I don't know if it's psychological or faceological, but I need a little height in the front. I've been trying to grow it out, but think I'm giving that up and going short, again (candy for the hardworking Hecubus).

I have pretty cooperative hair, and am not helpless with it, so when I can't make something work for more than a couple of weeks, I know it's not for me.

Haircut: [link]

right click

I like it!

I can see what you mean about the eyelash-tinting. You have very pretty eyes, but you're so incredibly fair, they could use a little more framing.