So you have no pervy interest in my haircut, David? I am truly, deeply hurt.

(Not that I'm posting photos, because I don't think it's an especially good cut. But it is short, at the least.)

Well, I think I underestimated the change in length on your cut. Trust me, you totally register on my pervy interest threshold.

The next time I go without her, I'll chop it off short, and I'll send you and JZ pictures.

Woot! Honestly, my issue is here is pretty much Not Enough Cindy Pictures.

I keep hearing stories of haircuts, but I'm not seeing any pictures, people!

Yeah! What she said.

I want a buzzcut at some point. Which should be motivation for me to lose weight. Next time I get my hair cut I need to tell him shorter in the back, I can feel it on the nape of my neck and it's driving me crazy.

I finally schlepped my computer to Best Buy to have them look at it since I'm pissed at HP and they gave me an invalid account number to send it back and there's no way I'm going through their phone system to get it right. At Best Buy my computer worked like a dream. The best they could tell me was to make the discs to do a restore and restore it that way if it had problems. And if it was still having problems take it back to them and they'd send it off to be reimaged.

The last time I got my hair cut I was at my dad's for the weekend. He was on the porch, and when I came in from the car he looked at me kind of funny and said

"Did your hair get shorter?"

"Yes."

"Oh. t long pause Was it a while ago?"

I want a buzzcut at some point.

I know a cool dyke barber out here in SF the next time you come out. She's #1 with the leathermen in the city, so you know she's good.

You guys are all being sweet to me, and I appreciate it. I'll see how I feel about my hair once I've had a chance to play with it more.

Ohhh, Deena, yay! I meant to say, Cass, that The Counterpane Fairy has been out of print for some 60+ years -- my copy was one that my mother found at a rummage sale many years ago, and I have no idea how many (or, more likely, how few) other copies even exist any more.

Now I'm feeling the urge to bring my copy in to work and scan in the illustrations. In almost any children's story the illustrations are as much a part of the tale being told as the words, and especially so with this story because the author herself did them all.

Cindy pictures are always welcome.

Also, Tep, Hec speaks wisdom about not really judging a new haircut until a couple of days later, when you've had a proper chance to sleep on it and wash it and play with product and makeup.

And lastly and much more seriously, Cashmere, I'm so very sorry about Christopher's friend. All sorts of hugs and vibes to both of you.

I just put the counterpane fairy on request. It isn't at my library, but I can get it thru our quick interlibrary loan system

There are several copies of The Counterpane Fairy on half.com, and I'm seriously considering hitting that buy button.

According to Amazon, the second printing (that is now out of print) didn't have the lovely illustrations. You can also buy it at a print-on-demand publisher from the UK, or, I guess, half.com.

I'm seriously tempted too. I love stories like that.

If you scan the pictures, JZ, I'll put them up on the web, if you'd like. I'd love a copy of them.

I think that the second printing is what's available on half.com, so maybe I'll wait.