I'm pretty sure Ambush Makeover exists for unemployed people to feel attractive. They have a real knack for making young women look old by over-doing them and taking big scruffy beards off double chins (just tidy it up, geniuses). They just made a soon to be bride cry by chopping her hair too short for an up-do (they say its not too short, but it's going to be a pretty wimpy updo).

Deena, insent.

Lilty, I'd say that it's no big deal at your age to move back in and save some money before you make a bigger leap to Somerville. It sounds like a good opportunity for you. Take advantage of it.

Not only that, but you can use it as a home base for both job and apartment hunting when you do make the move. Not exactly convenient to Somerville, but easier than paying full rent and doing so, or taking the plunge and hoping for the best.

I was flipping channels one day and paused on "Ambush Makeover", just in time to see one ambushee give the hostess what-for for telling her she needed a makeover. The hostess sneered after the victim roared off in her car, but it pleased me to see the rejection.

Hey, Hecubus, Mom says thanks for clearing up our funky confusion.

Technically, according to the Temptations, that would be a Ball of Confusion.

Ah, me, when I see a subject heading that says "Acolytes--History", my mind should not immediately go to a D/s kind of place.

Some of the tell-offs are GREAT. "what's this look you have going on here?" "I have no idea, but you aren't touching it."

Now they're giving a strawberry blonde with wavy hair to the middle of her back a copper bob. I'm going to hurl.

On Live Like a Star earlier today I actually heard a makeup artist say "She has beautiful skin, we'll skip the foundation." And the girl had FRECKLES (really cute ones on her nose). I imagine he was taken out back and shot.

bwah, and wrod. Trudy, God, they really cut Kay Howard hair?! If my hair would do that, I'd never cut it. (Don't worry, Hec, it won't. Too fine and not the right color.) Stupid makeover people. My hair likes life better short.

Not only that, but you can use it as a home base for both job and apartment hunting when you do make the move.

This is true. Also, I have a friend (the same one who is bringing me to Europe) who just moved to a two bedroom in Somerville with her BF. She said that if I ever want to crash there when it's time to job hunt, she'd be happy to let me.

I seem to be in this strange little interlude in my life when everyone in it keeps showing me how incredible they are and how lucky I am to have them. (Y'all included.)

Aw, Lilty. t big happy hug

makeover update: they didn't chop it as badly as they threatened. they gave her coppery joyce summers hair. it would have been neat to see her lovely hippy hair done well. it had a couple of dramatic grey streaks in it and a couple of darker ones as well.