New Roles, New Hair

In honor of the fact that I will soon be a real teacher, I dyed my hair to a sensible color. Sensible enough for any conservative junior high school.

...It's brown.

It's fine, I guess. It has been one of the few times my sister has actually liked my hair change, which tells you how normal it must look. I just feel so, subdued...
BUT in the world of my dreams, I would really like to do what this picture shows.
Lots of colors in an oh-so-rockin hair style.
*sigh*
If only, if only.

Doctor Who?

I can't help it.
I love him so much.
I had no idea what I was missing.
It's an odd sort of attraction.
He's enchanting; in a strange bookish way.
And as the Doctor he's brilliant, obtuse, adorable, vengeful, generous, awkward, hilarious and sweet all at once. It's quite an accomplishment being all those things at once.
Oh I love him, I love him, I love him, I do.
Any other Doctor Who aficionados out there??

VH1 is good for something.

This is Nelson. (the band) I think this video is rather hilarious. They probably top the crazy hair bands, at least in length. I've never been more jealous of a boy's hair before. Blonde and long, gah! I don't know much about the rest of their sound, but this song is pretty legit.
Enjoy!

Oh the irony...

Lady Gaga released a new single entitled "Hair" today, right after my ode to my hair color post this morning.
Coincidence?
I think not.
Lady Gaga is...unique. Let's leave it at that.
But this song is totally me.
"I've had enough,
This is my prayer,
That I'll die living just as free as my hair."

A Hair-raising adventure.

My hair reads like a story: the ups and downs of my self-esteem, the whim of my fancy, the change of the the weather. You get the idea. Usually, I tend to go darker in the winter, lighter in the summer. In my heart of hearts, I've always wanted to look good blonde. Like radical platinum blonde. That is never going to happen. I know that, but that doesn't mean I won't keep trying. :P

No. I guess I won't ever try going blonde all over, but parts of my head will always be, I suppose. 

Well, last autumn, I dyed my hair black to cover the growth from one of my favorite looks: brown, red and blonde. Despite how much I like to rock the multi-colored lock look, when it grows out, it's really hard to keep it going, so I had to dye it all one color. Black works well.

Except when it doesn't.

This particular shade of black was like the never-dying dye. Seriously. Every time I tried to change it, it only changed my roots. I.E. NOT A GOOD LOOK.

My options were quickly dwindling to professionally help or drastic measures. Since I can't take others disappointment in very well, I resorted to the drastic measures. Those hair stylists, man, they can get upset if you try to take your hair into your own hands. So I try to avoid the salon as much as possible.

Long story short. I got some DIY color remover and mixed it up. 

Wahla. At least the black is gone. For now...

Anyway the moral of the story, I am glad that I've found my own brand of DIY fix it.

That is all.

Goodnight.

The current look: quasi-ginger w/ all sorts of different shades.

Be Warned

Fooey.
My hair dyeing days seem to be at an end, folks.
So, you know how last time, I was so excited to get my internship job? Well, I am still excited, no worries, but one of the assistant principals took me aside today and suggested that I "try a more natural tone" for the start of school. Which, to be honest, doesn't completely surprise me. I mean, come on, it's UTAH. Land of the Conservative. Heaven forbid that someone has some personality showing on the outside.
No, no. I'm sorry. I don't want this post to turn into a rant. Just think, on the bright side, everyone who despairs over my hair won't have to worry much any longer.
Back to boring, that's me!
I don't know what I am going to do about the hair, my choice in clothing, my personality. All of it. I mean, I have to be a grown up here. Or, at least, fairly soon. I am not quite sure I am ready for such responsibility. I mean, kids are going to be calling me Ms. Beddes. How do you think that makes me feel? Mrs. Beddes is my MOM.
I realize that every single girl has probably gone through this crisis over her name. And I know that the kids can't call me by my first name, but Ms. Beddes sounds so...old.
Doesn't it?

New Year=New Love

Normally, I don't get a whole lot of time during the school year to watch TV. (This is what is known as a good thing, because if I started watching a lot of TV, NOTHING would get done, I promise you. I have enough to do as it is, and I excel at procrastination well enough that I don't need anything else to add to my delaying tactics.)
BUT
Over Christmas break, however, it is a different story. What does one do with all the time in the world? Watch TV. Good TV, not lame ones. Ok, I know I have been guilty of fascination with iCarly...and Victorious...Dang Nickelodeon...
The point of the post is, I found Leverage.

A modern day Robin Hood and his band. They are thieves who are talented in their own special ways, who come together to help those who can't help themselves against the rich, powerful, and morally corrupt. "Sometimes the best bad guys make the best good guys." Or something like that.

And this ^ this is the beautiful man that is just the cherry on top of a good TV show. He's so beautiful, with his long hair and angry-ness. La! Love, love, love.
Thus, sharing time ends.
Have a darling day!

Dig a little deeper

I took my little sister to see The Princess and the Frog. I was excited to see it. Everyone else in my family had seen it before me. I think that this movie is something that I need to see again to fully appreciate it. I will know what to look for. Regardless if it was a Disney movie, I still cried. Ha, it shouldn't be a surprise, but I did.

I finished reading the Book of Mormon! Last night! I am so excited about this because I think it was the first time that I can remember reading it all the way through, all by myself. It made me incredibly happy and I feel complete. :)

And I proved that I can accomplish a goal!

I tried to stay away from Facebook. That didn't work to well. I even had Denay change the password. I will try again, this time for real. Usually when I have school, I can concentrate on necessary things, but I am here at home and usually I have nothing to occupy my time with. Hence checking Facebook too often. I am excited for school to start. New classes and this time I am going to start my secondary education classes. I am nervous to be a teacher in a year. Teaching is such a huge responsibility! My mom had me come visit her school and sit in on some history classes. Mount Ogden is a inner city school. Maybe not all schools are like that, but there are enough students that don't want to go to history classes. I am nervous. I want to change students lives, and makes them socially responsible people who want to do good in the world too. But at the same time, I can't do everything. At some level, parents have to educate their children too.

Tonight I am going to a mocktail/moustache new years eve party, 1940's style. Pictures forthcoming.

And I am going to dye my hair again. Again, pictures forthcoming.

Gah, my sister is watching Jurassic Park and the raptors are about to make their entrance and I am getting antsy. So intense.

Anyways, see you next year! Have fun!

Change of pace...aka...change of color.

In a world of ever-changing settings, I have decided to contribute by dying my hair, again. I don't know why I do this, oh wait, yes I do. I like to shake things up a bit every now and then. And changin my hair is the easiest way to do that. I think to an extent its also a matter that I crave attention, and changing my hair also is the easiest way of getting attention. Everyone is all like, "you did your hair!!!" and it makes me smile. Both on the outside and on the inside. Actually, the bishopbric didn't even recognize me today. Which can be seen from both a good and bad perspective, I guess. But now, my hair is miraculous shades of brown and blonde. and various other colors that I am pretty sure I still have in there somewhere. I like it. But then, I love almost everything that I do to my hair. I was half giddy on Friday after I did it.



Even after all the fun events of the weekend, I hit a downfall on Sunday. We have a new ward, and its been a beautiful day and all, but somehow...I can't help but feeling blue. And I HaTe that!!! I love being happy and helpful to people but when I don't feel like that, and when I don't know why, I get so frustrated!!! AHHHHHGHGGHH. Blah.



Not to leave this blog on a bad note. I am going to start yoga! Its going to be amazin! And I am going to start going to the gym again. I haven't been for awhile because of finals, and family visiting and all. Which really isn't an excuse, because true devotees go no matter what. But the truth is, I got lazy, I guess. But have no fear! I will get back into the swing of things. And that will help releasing endorphins...which make people happy. YaY.



P.S. There is a new guy in the ward who looks like Robert Downey Jr. when he was younger. CHeaayah! Hahahahaha.