Hec, don't read this.

Nicole, your hair is *gorgeous.* I think you should leave it the way it is.

That reminds me, I should really get my hair cut. It's messy and shapeless right now.

God, me too. Not really Yeti, and not really mullet-y. Just shapeless. I think I'll blow it straight for the party tonight.

Into the shower for me, and thence to Michael's Crafts to get Xmas-y shit.

David, it's fairly thick and turns into a frizzy 1/2 curly 1/2 straight mess if I allow it to dry naturally. Which is why I blowdry the heck out it every morning.

Thank you, so very much, Tep! Seeing as how I'm slounging on the couch, still in my pjs, with horrible bed hair and last night's make-up, that was very nice to read.

I think I'll blow it straight for the party tonight.

Oooh! Pictures, please! I don't think I've ever seen you with straight hair.

Not really Yeti, and not really mullet-y. Just shapeless.

Yep, that's it. It's not a bad length, just...bleah.

The hardware store up near the movie theatre has jelly jars in stock. That means walking!

Hurray for Matt and Beth! Happy anniversary!

In shorter hair news, I'm considering chopping mine (don't get too excited now, Hec). I think with the bright red, a shorter cut might be more dramatic and fun. Thoughts? Right now my hair is about this color and is cut something like this (though not so square nor anywhere near so full and shiny): [link]

I liked this, but I think it's longer than my current cut: longish cut with shortish bangs, but I'm also thinking it might be fun to do something more dramatic, like this. or this: [link]

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Edited to fix third link to the cut I meant to show.

David, it's fairly thick and turns into a frizzy 1/2 curly 1/2 straight mess if I allow it to dry naturally. Which is why I blowdry the heck out it every morning.

I'll just throw the notion out that if you went to stylist who specialized in curly hair, you could get a cut that was sexy/curly/wavy instead of mass of frazz. There's a whole curly-cut philosophy emerging which emphasizes cutting it dry, cutting the curl at a particular place in the bend etc. that's very different from the kind of pulling it straight while wet cutting approach. That way you could keep the length, but have a different look that (theoretically) required less blow dry maintenance.

Oh--important other details--my hair is fine (but not thin) and has natural curl. It doesn't like being forced to straighten (though it's much easier when it's shorter), and I have to really work to overcome the waviness.

Thoughts? Suggestions?

Go to Scrappy's hairstylist! You could pull off any of those looks.

::tries to imagine a look that would look bad on Kristin. Fails.::

and I have to really work to overcome the waviness.

I have to say, I'm an advocate of learning to work with what your hair does naturally.

Oooh! Pictures, please! I don't think I've ever seen you with straight hair.

Please note that for me, "straight" doesn't equal "hangs straight down," like it does with you (or, IIRC, Anne). It just means "not wavy, but will hang any damn way it pleases, so just accept that."

And if I have time, I'll take a picture.