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.

and if I get really daring, maybe the longish (that's longish?) pixie:

This is my first choice for you, and not just because it's shorter. I think it's the kind of cut that would be very easy for you to maintain and style, but would also look super cute on you.

A very fair (and I'm fair, so for me to notice) woman I used to work with got her lashes tinted--swore by it. And it really brought out her pretty eyes. I would go for it, brenda.

eta...

Thanks, Hec.

Andi! Sorry I missed you in IM! I finished tearing the 1970's paneling from my 1890's basement stairway and I decided the beaded boards behind it couldn't wait for a coat of primer over the horrible pink and green.

Painting beaded boards? work.