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I got my hair cut today, and in a fit of bravery inspired by Jane, I got bangs. I mean, my bravery was actually very thought out, with the purchase of two hairstyle magazines at lunch. After much bullying and cajoling, I was able to enlist the help of my coworkers in finding a cute haircut–although, they weren’t really very helpful, or nice, for that matter. Some comments I recieved upon asking “Do you think this is cute” while holding up a particular picture: “Yeah, if you like BOY haircuts” and my favorite, “That would be really cute on you, if you looked the girl in the picture.” To that, I said, “Ouch.” The maker of that comment, if you haven’t already guessed, is single.

Anyway, I found a hairstyle I liked, and then upon sitting in the chair, I did a really uncommon thing. I was SPECIFIC with Jasmine the hairgirl about what I wanted, and asked her opinion, and after a fairly lengthy discussion about both cut and color, she set about her business. She left the bangs for last, and as she worked her way around to them, I started to get more and more nervous, glancing at the picture in front of me, and then imagining myself with a perfectly straight row of hair two inches above my eyebrows, and as she grabbed a chunk of hair in her hand and started reaching to them with the scissors, I blurted out, “NOT TOO SHORT!” and she said, “What?” I repeated myself, but quieter, and with a please at the end. This elicited a laugh from Jasmine the hairgirl, as she said, “No, no, of course not! We’ll cut them long first and see how it looks after drying.” Still, getting bangs is…well, it’s traumatic. Male readers won’t understand that statement at all, and will probably even laugh a bit, but it’s completely true. You can’t put bangs in a pony, the way you can with the rest of your hair. Nope, they are just RIGHT THERE.

There was absolutely no reason for me to be worried, however, and when Jasmine the hairgirl was done with the hairdryer, I was so amazed by the cuteness I forgot I had also gotten highlights, and only remembered when she said, “And the highlights look good too!” I was all, “What? Oh! YES! They do look great!” Because for real, I am impressed. I’m sure it won’t last once I have to do my own hair tomorrow, though, because it never does, does it?

I’d post a picture but I don’t have a camera! So I can’t!

Also, I want to say something that will probably sound mean or heartless or rude or whatever, but why is there so much news coverage of Tim Russert’s death? Did he have that much impact on America? I’d never actually heard of him until now, but of course I’m not a big political show watcher. It makes me mad, because hi, a lot of people die every day, for really dumb reasons (Iraq), and while he is not less important than anyone else, he’s certainly not more important.

Tschuss!!