((the flames rise with every fall))
Immediatly after writing the last entry, i realized i was lying, and that wasn't "literally all that's happened to me since Austin". So i wrote this correction email and you get to read that as well, saving me from explaining my decision for the thousand and first time.
Beth:
Somehow i overlooked the fact that i shaved my head. Not completely, of course, but it's the shortest my hair has ever been. Which is kind of weird, since i've been letting it grow longer than it's ever been lately.
Everyone asks me why such a big change and i've been telling them it's because long hair is too trendy now, and besides being a truly smart ass answer, it is based in fact as well. There are people i run into (more often than i'd like) who always wear girl pants covered in bad band pins, scarfs regardless of climate, and tracksuits that are far too small they found at the Salvation Army, and they wear these things exclusively. This look was probably cool when the first person did it, but when a third of the people i know look exactly the same, it makes me feel a little bit sick.
Anyway, all these people had pretty much the same hair i did, and i realized i didn't want to be associated with them in any way if i could help it. So i cut it off. As Zach paraphrased for me a couple days ago: "Long hair's in, so Kyle wants out." That look, the scenester/ emo/ hardcore/ whatever you want to call it look, it just pisses me off when i see it now. Thus, i cut my hair so no one could ever confuse me for following that fad.
I like it a lot, though. It's cool to not have to worry about it anymore, and i think i look pretty good with short hair. Everyone else seems to like it too, so that's pretty neat.
Just thought i'd mention, because you always ask me what my hair looks like, and now it looks completely different. I'll send a picture, should i ever get one taken of me.
Take care.
-Kyle
I did leave out the determining factor, though. I was pretty nervous when Nick Horten said he wanted to shave my head, so to comfort me he called Justin in Ypsilanti, asked his opinion, and I heard a very excited "Fuck yeah!" emit from the phone. This was all the confirmation i needed.
My christmas shopping idea went perfectly. I bought every gift on my list this year from Border's (as well as a peppermint mocha cappuccino for myself) and that's a good hundred dollars in books. I felt so good about it, though, that i was actually having fun christmas shopping. For the first time in my life i was excited to buy something for people and i wished i had more money simply so i could give more stuff away. Hopefully the people i'm giving the books to will get as much out of them as i did. That's the only thing i'm halfway worried about. All those books are real close to me. They're my absolute favorites and they've all had a huge effect on me somehow. I just hope they can positively effect someone else.
But, yeah, man. Peppermint mocha cappuccino. Hot damn. Whoever invented those things should be knighted. It's like someone asked me what two favorite flavors in the world were just so he could combine them into a sweet, caffeinated beverage as a holiday promotional item. I sincerely hope they don't disappear after Christmas, or it'll be back to English Toffee for me. And i just don't know if i have the capability of settling for less.
Beth:
Somehow i overlooked the fact that i shaved my head. Not completely, of course, but it's the shortest my hair has ever been. Which is kind of weird, since i've been letting it grow longer than it's ever been lately.
Everyone asks me why such a big change and i've been telling them it's because long hair is too trendy now, and besides being a truly smart ass answer, it is based in fact as well. There are people i run into (more often than i'd like) who always wear girl pants covered in bad band pins, scarfs regardless of climate, and tracksuits that are far too small they found at the Salvation Army, and they wear these things exclusively. This look was probably cool when the first person did it, but when a third of the people i know look exactly the same, it makes me feel a little bit sick.
Anyway, all these people had pretty much the same hair i did, and i realized i didn't want to be associated with them in any way if i could help it. So i cut it off. As Zach paraphrased for me a couple days ago: "Long hair's in, so Kyle wants out." That look, the scenester/ emo/ hardcore/ whatever you want to call it look, it just pisses me off when i see it now. Thus, i cut my hair so no one could ever confuse me for following that fad.
I like it a lot, though. It's cool to not have to worry about it anymore, and i think i look pretty good with short hair. Everyone else seems to like it too, so that's pretty neat.
Just thought i'd mention, because you always ask me what my hair looks like, and now it looks completely different. I'll send a picture, should i ever get one taken of me.
Take care.
-Kyle
I did leave out the determining factor, though. I was pretty nervous when Nick Horten said he wanted to shave my head, so to comfort me he called Justin in Ypsilanti, asked his opinion, and I heard a very excited "Fuck yeah!" emit from the phone. This was all the confirmation i needed.
My christmas shopping idea went perfectly. I bought every gift on my list this year from Border's (as well as a peppermint mocha cappuccino for myself) and that's a good hundred dollars in books. I felt so good about it, though, that i was actually having fun christmas shopping. For the first time in my life i was excited to buy something for people and i wished i had more money simply so i could give more stuff away. Hopefully the people i'm giving the books to will get as much out of them as i did. That's the only thing i'm halfway worried about. All those books are real close to me. They're my absolute favorites and they've all had a huge effect on me somehow. I just hope they can positively effect someone else.
But, yeah, man. Peppermint mocha cappuccino. Hot damn. Whoever invented those things should be knighted. It's like someone asked me what two favorite flavors in the world were just so he could combine them into a sweet, caffeinated beverage as a holiday promotional item. I sincerely hope they don't disappear after Christmas, or it'll be back to English Toffee for me. And i just don't know if i have the capability of settling for less.