And in other news

[serinde]

I cut my hair last Thursday. I mean, cut off. Some of you will know exactly what kind of tectonic shift that is in the earthly mantle of me.

Mass gender overgeneralization that the statistical sample to date bears out: Women notice immediately. Men don't notice at all.

I'm very pleased with the result. Only two possible vexations with it so far: 1) I may have to start showering in the morning instead of at night, so I can do the thingy with the blowdryer and the round brush to arrange it to best advantage (assuming I can master that skill, HAW HAW), and 2) it's too short to braid for aikido, so I pigtailed it, and (this is incredibly lame) the pigtail gets in the way. If I do a backwards roll, there's a *BUMP* in the middle; and it sticks out far enough that if I'm doing a technique that requires ducking under someone's arm (e.g. shihonage), and I shave things really close, there is collision. Which somewhat spoils the ease and grace of the maneuver.

Comments

[mangosteen]

How short?

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

About an inch below my shoulders.

[tactisle.livejournal.com]

Pix! Pix! *giggle*

[xlerb.livejournal.com]

Wait, you mean you did something to your hair?

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

Wasn't that about how long it was last time I met you in person? (Around 1993, IIRC.)

And if it makes it below the shoulders, how far below the shoulders doesn't really register if you're facing a guy. :) When I hear someone say they cut their hair "off", I think buzzcut.

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

Nope. It's always been somewhere between bottom-of-bra-strap and top-of-butt.

[kalimar.livejournal.com]

Cool. Where are the pix?

*tries to picture you with short hair and fails*

And as a strange coincidence, I now know what your lj-name means. Until last night I hadn't a clue...but when I was reaching for the shampoo last night, right there on the ingredient label was 'syringa vulgaris' and I was like "What?! No shit. Now I know."

[syringavulgaris.livejournal.com]

Heh. /me points at former default icon

[lillilah]

As with everyone else, I would love to see photos. Secondly, perhaps a cloth headband would help for aikido. I use one for yoga (easy to make) and it means that no little hairs fall into your face.

[kalimar.livejournal.com]

ahhh...see...I didn't know the plant. Sweet.

[heliumbreath.livejournal.com]

You actually expect men to notice trivialities like hair when there's Great Biological Significance to notice instead?