Think of a Square

I tried out a new stylist...

She told me that she could quote "do this haircut with her eyes closed"...

I asked for a trim...maybe an inch off (to get el-splito-hairos off)...

She proceeded to cut off 2 to 3 inches...

She didn't add layers....

She texturized the ends...

I looked like this...

Here are some of the things I thought:

duckbutt

square

horrific

simply not fantastic

I think I cut my Felicity doll's hair better

don't cry don't cry...

did you cut it with your eyes closed

really? you can't see how awkward this cut is?

Oh Gosh...it is getting worse...and shorter...stop her before it gets worse...

What did I do? More to come on that later...

awkward...

I would bet that if you have listened to any pop/rock/alternative radio station in the past 3 months you have heard the following song. I won't lie...I do in fact enjoy the song. Today I saw the music video...

Train - Hey, Soul Sister from Matthew Stawski on Vimeo.

I can't be the only one on the planet to find it incredibly awkward to watch...and by awkward I mean I cringed, blushed, and laughed out of awkwardness (and then started coughing uncontrollably...stupid cold).

Anyone else feel this way???

This might have helped as a child

When I was little I dreamed of having long beautiful hair (I won't go into what my sister and I put onto of our heads as fake hair)...think late 80s early 90s Disney Princess. This might have helped curb that want...

Thanks Disney....

Dream Job

I decided that I would like to be on a computer fraud squad so that I can help capture computer criminals who carry computer cassettes (with all of the records of their computer crimes)....although maybe I should be a computer criminal...that helmet is pretty spectacular.

The Tree

One of my favorite places to be is in anthropologie (an anthropology class is nice to be in too...but it somehow doesn't compete with the shop). While browsing the website today I came across this beauty,

at only $2,000 dollars (just under what I spend on tuition) I can have the silhouette of an imaginary tree on my wall. That seems like a super good idea...oh wait, I think an education/car/groceries/someone's soul/etc are better uses of the money. Who buys this stuff?? How much money do you have to make to have this be a reasonable object to buy? I looked at this and was reminded of a paper tree that I saw in an elementary school...but that one looked cooler. Anthropologie,if someone actually buys this then props to you...really well done.

Golly Gosh

I found this article on my sister's blog...I didn't think I needed another reason to be happy I was born when I was...

In case you can't read the text below the picture, here is what it says:

• Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.
• Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
• Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
• Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.
• During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
• Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
• Be happy to see him.
• Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
• Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
• Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
• Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
• Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
• Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
• Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
• A good wife always knows her place.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry...

Miss Tenzie

You know those people who are just amazing to be around? Like suddenly you feel so much better about yourself? McKenzie is that friend.

She has sat through hours of car rides so that I can clear my head.

She laughs at appropriate times.

She is one of the smartest people I know.

I first met her when she moved in for 6 weeks and I liked her more than others I had lived with for much longer.

She teaches preschool and must have the patience of a saint as she has had to deal with multiple bodily function messes.

She laughs when I show her my "guilty" music purchases...and laughs with me as we "jam out" to them in my car with the windows rolled down.

(this picture [possibly our worst] is from the night we listen to Neil Diamond's "America"with the window rolled down all through Provo...it was life changing)