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Repost: Once upon a time

By BK
December 14, 2013 //
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From December 15, 2012:

Once upon a time we could drop our kids off at school without feeling so scared.

I started this hair/blog project as a frivolous distraction from seriousness and sadness in the world.

But some events demand attention. They deserve full focus.

We give them that, and simultaneously we keep living. We remember the good. We encourage our kids to embrace life and love and beauty and magic and laughter. We have a good cry and then we allow ourselves to have a good laugh too.

Maybe, when we’re ready, we could laugh at the hair of fictional characters. A dozen dos for you to peruse:

Olive-oyl-pictures-61 Princess-leiaCousin-Itt-addams-familyhunger-games-effiePipibernini_medusagirl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-06TANGLEDbride-of-frankensteinQueenamidala 220px-Marge_Simpson

Oops, that’s only eleven. Who would you add?

P.S. On Friday night I thought about gun control and mental illness. I wondered why people bring children into this world. And I thought about my own choice to do so without a partner in a way I never had before. I hugged the babes and I cried to Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXxcMw5PTDg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLHCC3geTpc. I knew I could only begin to imagine what people more directly involved were going through.

P.P.S. Thanks Bill.

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On distraction

By BK
June 24, 2013 //
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This is Beth. Scary, sad things keep happening in the world. The ones closest to me are health related. It’s true a mullet isn’t much of a distraction, especially a bad mullet (interpret “bad” any way you’d like).

But 2013 marches on. The little hair/blog project endures, doing no harm really. And perhaps, just possibly, it succeeds in giving someone something else to think about for a minute or two or three. At least I hope it does.

So, I will share… Among the gems that arrived in my email inbox this month—

Classic mullet spotted at the outlet mall:

Classic Mullet

Avian mullet mimic:

Mullet bird

And: http://www.mulletjunky.com/femullets.htm

P.S. Sometimes, also, there’s good news – time to celebrate (and be thankful for) things way more significant than hair.

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When I’m 64

By BK
February 25, 2013 //
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This is Beth. The little hair/blog project has spurred more-than-usual self reflection. A recent article about the “end of history illusion” further fueled my thoughts.

It says, basically, that most of us have a pretty good idea of how we’ve changed from who we were in the past into the person we are today. However, most folks don’t have much of a concept of how much we’ll continue to change in the future.

I’m 44.

I know I’m a very different person than I was at 24. I was… shy. Now I’m much more of a geek. The kind of geek defined here by Simon Pegg, reposted from George Takei by a friend on Facebook:

Simon Pegg being a geek George Takei

Evidence – the little hair/blog project.

Who will I be at 64? Will I keep changing in the same direction? Or revert back to quiet and private? And what will my hair look like?!?

P.S. The loves of my life are my babes (happy birthday!). I probably wouldn’t have predicted them when I was 24. When I’m 64 they’ll turn 27. I do know of the future that I’ll still love them, other family, and good friends. Some of those friends have been around since well before my 24th birthday, others appeared more recently. What newer friends will I have by the time I’m 64? And about the elusive life partner…? Isn’t that what The Beatles song is really about?

P.P.S. Link to the song. And a version with ukulele and dog.

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January confessions

By BK
January 31, 2013 //
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This is Beth. With a few more month-one tidbits.

Driving—I got a ticket on the way to do the first do. Speeding captured by photo radar.

Makeup— I added tinted moisturizer and eyeliner to the just-mascara look I’d been sporting since the mid-to-late ’80s. No one really noticed.

Theory—Early in the month I was presented with a book (thank you Derek and Jilly): The Roots of Desire: the Myth, Meaning, and Sexual Power of Red Hair by Marion Roach. Had planned to mine it for some good information to share before the January experiment drew to a close, but time ran out.

Redhead theory book

And, sadly, I didn’t gather much in the realm of personal anecdotes.

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January reactions

By BK
January 30, 2013 //
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This is Beth. The reporting continues.

Overall people seemed to like the do I dubbed January Orange. Paraphrasing: you can pull it off, it’s a color you should go back to. Mostly from people who know me or see me fairly frequently. I didn’t get much of a reaction from strangers or individuals I don’t see much. The day after the doing of the do (when the color was most intense) the dentist asked politely if I’d changed my hair. A few days later a server mentioned I look different as he checked my ID (yep, got carded).

Far more interesting, though, is the small sample that indicates Liz and I were able to spread a tiny bit of joy. For example, we heard:

“Seeing you guys just makes me smile.”

“Happy hair.”

“You look like you’re ready to party, let’s go.”

And the best—sitting next to a colleague as she read a post for the first time. She laughed out loud. More than once.

We started this project as a distraction from seriousness and sadness in the world. There’s a lot of that going around right now. Any little smile, grin, bit of laughter is welcome.

P.S. The branded combs seemed to be a hit too.

Fun with combs3

P.S.S. In other comb-related news—While walking her dog, Liz came across an unfortunate squirrel in a mysterious position:

Squirrel with comb

We recreated the scene with our product:

Liz with combs1

(Brought to you by changingthelocks.com.)

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January retrospective

By BK
January 29, 2013 //
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(As the month ends, the reporting begins.)

This is Beth. Reflecting.

Jan nother

Starting the little hair/blog project—I’d already published 17 posts by the day of the first do. Who knew I’d feel the need to write so much? Blogging=interesting outlet. I also captured the pre-January do – here with Kara and Michelle:

Jan start emrj park

Funny, one sports similar start style, the other closer to what I might end up with at year end.

Do done and documented—Fabulous photographer Neal brought equipment to work to capture the January Orange:

beth 4 low res

Neal shot a couple other coworkers too, unfortunately Liz had the Eisenhower Tunnel as model that day. (Yes, Liz helped photo I-70 sites including the tunnel for an upcoming exhibit; they even stopped traffic.)

A less experienced photographer took my new Facebook pic:

Jan Red fb

At at Jane’s request, I tried going curly for a weekend. Not so great.

Jan curly

The January hair reminded me of some foods, for example:

red cheetos

Mid month color boost The orange seemed to be fading fast so I got myself over to Bang. They call it a gloss. Monica recommended “Curry” with a little bit of something else mixed in… The result was still in the fiery red zone, darker:

Jan mid month red

A nice change to get me through to the new February do (debuting within the first week of the month).

P.S. Thanks to Mana, Jack, and babes for snapshot taking. Special thanks to Neal for expert photo taking:

Neal 3

P.P.S. Special thanks also to January guest bloggers Michelle and Bill!

MRJ end Jan  Bill bar

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Combs are in

By BK
January 24, 2013 //
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This is Beth. Liz and I don’t know all that much about blogging. As museum exhibit and education folk, we also have limited experience with merchandising. We do, however, know how to research and order online.

Combs1

combs 4

Don’t be surprised if we hand you a comb next time we see you!

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Five elements of my dos

By BK
January 2, 2013 //
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This is Beth. Dos start SOON. The blogging continues.

My process will include five components:

1. The do

2. The doing-of-the-do Music

3. The doing-of-the-do Drink

4. The theory behind the do (a stereotype to test)

5. Reactions – of friends and strangers recorded all month

Also – ongoing hair-related observations, guests posts, and of course – Liz dos.

Cheers!

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Once upon a time

By BK
December 15, 2012 //
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This is Beth. Once upon a time we could drop our kids off at school without feeling so scared.

I started this hair/blog project as a frivolous distraction from seriousness and sadness in the world.

But some events demand attention. They deserve full focus.

We give them that, and simultaneously we keep living. We remember the good. We encourage our kids to embrace life and love and beauty and magic and laughter. We have a good cry and then we allow ourselves to have a good laugh too.

Maybe, when we’re ready, we could laugh at the hair of fictional characters. A dozen dos for you to peruse:

Olive-oyl-pictures-61 Princess-leiaCousin-Itt-addams-familyhunger-games-effiePipibernini_medusagirl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-06TANGLEDbride-of-frankensteinQueenamidala 220px-Marge_Simpson

Oops, that’s only eleven. Who would you add?

 

P.S. On Friday night I thought about gun control and mental illness. I wondered why people bring children into this world. And I thought about my own choice to do so without a partner in a way I never had before. I hugged the babes and I cried to Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXxcMw5PTDg and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLHCC3geTpc. I knew I could only begin to imagine what people more directly involved were going through.

 

P.P.S. Thanks Bill.

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I like talking about you, you, you, you usually

By BK
December 14, 2012 //
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This is Beth. Planning a post about my own past dos. Feels so, “I wanna talk about me Wanna talk about I Wanna talk about number one Oh my me my What I think What I like What I know What I want What I see; I like talking about you, you, you, you usually; But occasionally, I wanna talk about me (me, me, me, me) I wanna talk about me (me, me).”

Can I blog and be not so sure I wanna talk about me?

And just in case you don’t already have Toby Keith singing under your do too: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT4wOkAyi5Q; or, for the worst in gender streotyping, the official video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxUuDPNbkJk.

Finally, Google image search revealed many pics of Toby in hat, but love the one with hair showing AND I’ve added bandana to accessory list.

lg_TobyKeithtoby-keith-album-1993-photo-GCTobyKeithPensive

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