Revelations
I realized the other day that one of the top reasons for dying my hair inhuman colors is entertainment. For the first two weeks, every time I caught sight of myself in the mirror I'd yell "OH MY GOD, MY HEAD'S ON FIRE!" Every single time. It took at least a week for it to wear out.
Now the entertainment lies in other people's reactions. A coworker nearly jumped out of his skin. One of my students' eyes popped out, another was just speechless and immobile. My longest-standing friend said I looked like a Muppet - I think that was my favorite comment. It also reveals a lot about the asker. One of Dad's neighbors first asked me if it was food coloring, then disapprovingly asked what my father thought. I wanted to reply that he thought I was damned well old enough to be making my own decisions. As for Dad himself, I actually walked into the house with a five-dollar straw hat on my head. He said it was ugly, and when I took it off, he said it was an improvement. :-P
Now the entertainment lies in other people's reactions. A coworker nearly jumped out of his skin. One of my students' eyes popped out, another was just speechless and immobile. My longest-standing friend said I looked like a Muppet - I think that was my favorite comment. It also reveals a lot about the asker. One of Dad's neighbors first asked me if it was food coloring, then disapprovingly asked what my father thought. I wanted to reply that he thought I was damned well old enough to be making my own decisions. As for Dad himself, I actually walked into the house with a five-dollar straw hat on my head. He said it was ugly, and when I took it off, he said it was an improvement. :-P