For a lot of women I see on WNTW, long hair seems to equate with "youth." They think cutting it will consign them to matronliness or something. Silly Ladies, don't you know that Nick Arrojo AKA Mr. AWESOME IRISH GENIUS CUTIEHEAD will use his magic skills to make you look amazing?

Part of the WNTW concept is to make a drastic change, too. If they came all that way and didn't get a good hair cut, the whole premise would fail and Clinton and Stacy would be out of jobs.

Nick tries to convince them to do what would look best on them. It is true, though, that if they are strongly committed to keeping their hair he will keep it below the shoulder and chop off all the ratty garbage. I think there was 1 time, though, that she would not let him cut her hair, not even a trim. He wasn't happy but he did it. (that hair would have looked so much better if she had trimmed even 4-5 inches)

Now I'm reminded of that woman from The Real Housewives of Orange County on Shear Genius whose hair looked so awful and refused to let her person (on Shear Genius no less) cut anything.

In non-hair news - remember me being freaked about friending some old high-school friends? My ex-best friend just friended me. She was my Maid of Honor and then dropped me as a friend like a hot potato about 12 years ago. Through mutual friends I've had updates on her life, but I've stayed away (who wants to get burned twice). We will see what happens - I have the aloe ready.

I blame all the shampoo commercials where they've got these women flinging their long, glossy manes back and forth. The short-haired women always strike me as some sort of "sporty" token.

I need to be packing to go to Tallahassee tomorrow.

This is much more fun.

pack,Gadget,pack

Drew, my deepest sympathies to you and your family. I feel awful for you guys but I am so glad that your father did not suffer for an extended period of time.

{{{Drew & Kristin}}}

and since I forgot to respond before {{{Connie}}} I am also sorry for your loss. I'm glad you could make the travel and I hope the funeral isn't a huge family drama for you.

Thank you, Cash. I won't have to be there long, and at least I'll get to fly. I'm provincial enough that just riding on a plane is an adventure for me.

When I was younger, I wore my hair below my shoulders. I had tons of body and natural curl, so it always looked pretty good. The right cut looked amazing on me, but it was hard to find people who could give me the right cut. Unfortunately, part of the aging process is a distinct change in the texture of my hair. Between thinning hair and a high percentage of gray hair, I can't grow it long anymore. It gets all ratty and thin at the ends. And, right now, with all the weight I'm carrying, a very short pixie with some length at the crown to provide height is actually a lot more flattering on me. I'm all about looking good, who doesn't want to look their best?