One of my electives was Bio 101. Irritating to me, since I'd chosen maths and the hard sciences at age 16, so why would I want to draw more dissection candidates. But if I hadn't fucked up Analysis of Algorithms the first time round, I'd have been out in three. One of my IB friends made it out (and hit her goal of 'Masters by 21'), and the other had the same deal as me--needing 3 years+1 course to get out.

Lovely!

I should mention that I have cowlicks from hell...which seem to migrate to various places on my head without notice.

I love this one ...a lot.

Bobs must be avoided at all costs, given the heaviness of my jawline, they make me look a bit bobbleheaded.

I love this one ...a lot.

I've had that one. Very fun, and recovers very nicely. (Again, though, product is Your Friend.)

(Again, though, product is Your Friend.)

Which product?

I tried Aveda's hair wax once with disastrous results.

Hmm... I guess I am unusual around here. I don't make a lot of judgments based on what people are wearing. Part of it comes from moving to CA - clothes are much more casual here - and I just can't get all worked up about fashionable but causal clothes. I tend to dress slightly more formally at work than most of my co workers, but that is for me. I have a friend J, who still has the taste of your average 5 yr old - as many bright colors as possible. Yes, people give her greif about her clothes, but she is a generous and hardworking - so if she wants to clash - so be it. In general , I don't make judgments about clothes for little kids. For anyone over the age of 13 - some sense of the occasion is enough.

That cut would work very well for you, Beej.

If wax based product doesn't work, there are other options.

If your hair is thick you might not want to matte it down with wax.

My hair is an odd combination of thick in weight but fine in strand...if that makes any sense. I never could use typical barrettes, they just fall out. But when I get a cut, it looks as if a small mammal has leapt from my head.

Weighty products don't seem to work, but I need lift!

My hair is an odd combination of thick in weight but fine in strand...if that makes any sense

Your hair is fine but thick. The shaft is fine (not coarse) but it is abundant (not sparse). In brief, you have a very lot of fine hair.

Maybe a strong hold mousse. Ple probably has a good product suggestion.

Beej! My sister of thick fine hair!

When my hair was short I used various products. For a strong hold I liked Bed head's Manipulator, although they make a product that's a bit lighter weight but simliar (it's in a flat green can). The manipulator is fairly sticky, but it's not waxy. It did a good job of giving me spiky hair. For lighter hold, when my hair was growing out I used Aveda's Defining whip.

Currently my hair is long enough to pull into a ponytail!

I also have fine but lots of hair and can't use wax. My hairstylist used this stuff and it rocked. [link]

Now that my hair is longer, I use this [link] and LOVE it!