A post and a blogthing

[eumelia]

I'm dissatisfied with the way I look. Yeah, yeah what else is new, but this isn't about, for about the first time since I was a teenager that my dissatisfaction has nothing to do with my weight, skin or anything else like that.

It's to do with... dun-dun-duuuuuuuuuuun... my hair.

Yeah, big surprise.

I've decided that after three months of growing my hair, getting it bleached, cut and basically destroyed (except the roots, which look black because of the bleach blond), I'm going to shave it again. It's time and the day after the full moon (Monday and the night of the Pesach Seder, incidentally, or not depending how you look at it) it's coming off, my black-golden locks.

I'm excited about it, as though it's going to happen for the "first" time again.
Of course everyone (in my family) is a critic:
Father - "Do whatever you want, but live with the consequences"
Oldest Sister - "Well, it is a way of getting rid of the bleach, isn't it"
Second Oldest Sister - "Excellent, I think you look great that way"
Brother - "You're the one who has to live with Mummy"
Mother - ... Her - response - was lengthy. And continuous. And will probably not end even after I do it, so I won't bother to write it down.
I think I understand why the shaved look bother Mummy, it reminds her of cancer, the Holocaust, it tells her I don't care about my looks (though it's the exact opposite, if I didn't care, I'd just keep growing my hair to butt length once again)

And now, a quiz:

You Are From Mercury

You are talkative, clever, and knowledgeable - and it shows. You probably never leave home without your cell phone! You're witty, expressive, and aware of everything going on around you. You love learning, playing, and taking in all of what life has to offer. Be careful not to talk your friends' ears off, and temper your need to know everything.

What Planet Are You From?

Comments

[lifeofresearch.livejournal.com]

What I am going to say is going to be a big surprise too. I am not going to talk about your hair. It is a renewable and what you are doing is not a permanent thing. So have fun. What I am trying to do is simply say that you are a very intriguing person that is very attractive. Now a disclaimer. I only know you from live journal and we have had no other contact. Also, for some unexplained reason I really connect intellectually with women from Israel. Your insight during your recent military service was a source of affirmation for me and my critical views on war. I am the age of your parents and I find you very mature and wise beyond your years. The insightful question you asked in my journal was a spark that changed my life for the better. I will always be grateful. In short, you are a super person and I thankful I found you on the internet.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your complimenting words :D

[ravrhi.livejournal.com]

I think you should get a tattoo on your head. Then instead of always having to defend your choice, you can just say, "Gotta display the tat!" And if it is just a dot of ink in the middle of your skull? Who cares!?

(The scary part here is that I am being 100% serious.)

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

I WISH I could get a tattoo, but I have a skin condition that prevents me from getting tattoos and piercings :(

[hagar-972.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously the Seder being a full moon is no surprise. The Jewish calendar is a moon calendar, even if it has sun modifications so that the holidays will remain at the same seasons.

I find your brother's response amusing.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Obviously the Seder/Full Moon thing is no surprise, but this year it happens to fall on the day dedicated to the Moon, which a little extra nice :)

My Dad and my Brother basically said the same thing.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

I, for one, fully support this decision. You looked amazing with your buzzcut.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And didn't I just *preens*

[antongarou.livejournal.com]

Don't know how you look with hair, but I can attest to your looking great without it:)