I am back to my 7th grade hair. It’s been 19 years. We’ve gone through a lot in these years, my hair and I. Uncountable colors, perms, a relaxer. Layers, thinning scissors, razors. Curling irons, straightening irons, crimping irons. More color. I’ve blow-dried it straight, blow-dried it curly. I’ve let it air-dry to a frizz [...]
Posts under ‘beauty’
Oct 18
((eek))
In a bout of nostalgia for my mid-teens I posted an open question on Facebook today: If you had the chance to meet yourself as a teenager, what would you tell your younger self? I got many interesting and fun replies, and planned to write a blog post about my own answer to that question, [...]
Aug 01
beauty all around
You’re feeling even deeper than usual right now, and ought to be able to make some serious spiritual headway if you make the time for it. Your energy is just right for contemplating life’s mysteries. http://www.astrology.com/horoscopes/virgo/daily-horoscope/ I am beginning to see patterns and characteristics about myself that may or may not be used to determine [...]
Jun 04
Euro 2008
Two years ago, while I was recovering from my first trip to Italy, Italy won the World Cup. June was sunny and hot then, just as it is now. I fell in love with the men in blue, and I wrote: They play for the honor of Italian soccer. They play for the honor of [...]
