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I DYED MY HAIR! :D

I've had the dye (a "more natural" temporary Clairol dye) sitting around for a couple weeks, but I haven't found the time to actually do it. This past week I've been feeling a bit bummed and down on myself, so I decided tonight, fuck it, I'm going to stop reading this horrible science paper and make myself a redhead! Soooo I DID!

I've never dyed my hair before, ever. I guess I've just been too chicken. But one of my roommates now dyes her hair all the time, so I felt confident with her there to keep an eye on me. It was messy but fun, and now my head is a sort of deeper, richer color, darker with a strong flavor of red, though more purple/cooler toned than orange. I LOVE IT!!

BEFORE! A sort of, idk, medium boring brown.

...William Beckett, how did you get there?!?? :D

AFTER! Sassy and red and YAY!

Yay yay yay.

I have gotten SO TIRED of my hair lately, and I've decided to grow it out REALLY long again, like it used to be in high school. My hair looked like THIS:

I know, CRAZY. I realized that I look so much better in my high school graduation photos than college - partly because I was also skinner, but my hair was so PRETTY. A little bit challenging to deal with, but when it's long it shows its natural curliness in much prettier ways. (That's me and my wonderful little sis, Meredith, by the way. And that's my high school soccer team sweatshirt - I still have and wear it, even though it's worn down to almost nothing! :D)

So I really want to get back there! But the best I can do RIGHT NOW is change the color, so there we go. :D

Oh, and because y'all wanted to see, here's some pictures of me in costume at the Renaissance Faire, plus a few others! It was such a fun day with my wonderful cousins.

Me and little Hazel, the prettiest ladies in all the land! :D

Hazel and her mom and dad, Meg and Jeff. Meg's the one who's my actual first cousin.

The Rogue Blades are my FAVORITE. :DDD I've seen them about 4 times and the same act never, ever gets old. They're hilarious and slapsticky and dress a squire as a pretty lady and bring up a MAN FROM THE AUDIENCE to woo her. Ahahaha THEM. My favorite is DAVE THE KNAVE, the guy in black - he's so chaaarming, sigh!

Wacky swordplay! The wooden stage was wet, so they had to do BABY STEPS SWORDFIGHTING. It was fucking hilarious. :D

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Hazel got herself a little fairy wand full of GLITTER. I was very glittery by the end of the day.

My favorite booths are always the ones with molded glass. SO PRETTY. One day I will indulge myself and buy a glass dragon.

I saw this and went lolWHUT.

Me and my Meg! She is one of my favorite people in the whooole wide world.

GRATUITOUS CLEAVAGE SHOT! I bought myself this BEAUTIFUL necklace while I was there. There was this guy who made jewelry by taking actual coins and carving out the background, leaving just the design. This is a half penny from Ireland, now discontinued since they switched to the Euro. It's a Celtic bird and so delicate and unique and stunning! Now I carry a piece of Ireland with me everywhere I go. :D

So that was my lovely day at the Ren Faire! It rained a bit, but not enough to spoil the day, and my dress didn't even get very muddy! :D

It's 2:40 AM! Today has been woefully unproductive! I haven't seen Dollhouse OR Merlin, which are both supposed to be amazing! CLEARLY MY LIFE IS SAD.

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That's a great color on you!

Heh. The longest my hair has ever been is shoulder length. And by the time it gets that long, it's driving me INSANE.

Thank you! :)

I find I hate the medium length the most - it's too long to be short and sassy, but it's too short to sort of fall in pretty ways. But I'm going to stick it out this time! *determined face*

You look great, lady!!!

Thank you my love!! :D I've added pics from the Ren Faire if you'd like to see me dressed up as a lady of ye olden times! ;)

Oh gosh, that colour suits you so well! :D And EEEEE do I see...FRECKLES?? *licks*

Also, jealous Moya is jealous of your awesome RenFair dress, omg.

Hee thank you Moya my lovely! :D And yes, I can has freckles! All over my arms too. :) I used to HATE them, but now they're just kinda there!

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Love the hair! I am too faily to dye my hair myself, but the one time I did get it colored, I also went with red! And it's totally cool that you're growing your hair out. I've been growing mine out for a few years, and now I'm at the stage where I'm wondering if I should finally do something different. It's so easy to deal with now, though! Other than having to use a little more shampoo, I have no complaints. :P

Aww, those pictures make me pine for the Renfest around here! It started this weekend, but it runs until the weekend before Thanksgiving, so I'll probably go one of the weekends in November. It's so fun! And we have acts much like yours. My dad almost got called up for audience participation one year, but they chose someone else at the last second. It's so much fun!

Oh wow, when did you get it colored? How red was it? Red hair is so much fun :D I think all women wonder what it's like to be a real redhead! And your hair is TRULY epic, I am very impressed by it. :D I hope to get to semi-epic proportions too!

RenFaires are SO MUCH FUN! I feel so free and happy there, surrounded by nerds and nerdly things. Yay!

The styling wasn't great, but the color was fun! Here's a picture of it. It was a temporary color that faded out, but that was just after I'd had it done. :D

That looks like an amazing day and just really really lovely.

Also, necklace win!

Hee, it really was. Thank you doll :D

One. Your hair is GORRRRGEOUS. I mean, I actually really liked your before hair color, but I also like your after hair color, and I like that YOU like your after hair color.

Two. That necklace is SO PRETTY.

Three. Wow, you were really NOT KIDDING about the glitter.

One. THANK YOU! :D It's so fun, and I love having a change.

Two. IKNORITE?! I waffled for a bit but I just knew I had to have it. :D

Three. SO MUCH GLITTER! I shed fairy dust all day!

The color looks wonderful! And honestly, I think you look great in the mid-length *and* the super long hair. :D

Aww thank you sweetie. :D That's very lovely of you to say <3

I love the new colour! I works perfectly with your skin tone and adorable freckles. :D

I love the pictures from the Ren Faire! I've never been to one of these things (I don't think we have those here, lol. :D) and it looks like so much fun. And that necklace is absolutely beautiful, hon. <3

Heee, thank you dahling! :D I've always thought my pale skin and blue eyes would work well with a slightly darker/reddish color. Glad to know I was right!

Awww I hope you get to go to one some time! They're truly awesomesauce. :D

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So that's what you look like! VERRA VERRA PRETTEH. Your hair color looks fab...it's weird, it kind of adds dimensions to your hair so it looks thicker. It's something about the way the color interacts with light. (BTW, it's so shiny!) Pretteh. Definitely. :-)

Hee, I've posted loads of pictures of me before! :) But thank you!! :D

It is VERY shiny, but I also think I just chose the most flattering picture of it ;) I do think the red adds texture though!

Love the new hair color! Cute pics from the Renaissance Faire, too. Awesome story behind the necklace.

Must say I prefer your shorter hairstyle, but both look good on you. :)

Thank you! I love that it's such a unique piece - no one's got one like it! :)

Well, I've tried the short thing for four years now - I like change every now and then!

ohh, I'm so glad you had fun at the Ren Faire! And your hair looks good!

Thank you! Ren Faires are always a fabulous time :D

your hair is so chic and sassy! :D

Heehee, thank you! <3

I have to tell you -- I know I don't comment very often, or with anything particularly important, but I really, honestly think you're just the loveliest girl. I'm so glad to know you and get to be a part of your life, even in this small way.

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(also, your hair looks gorgeous!)

Oh, Marianna! ♥____; That is just such a sweet and lovely thing to say. You've really made my day! Thank you so so much, and I think you are simply wonderful yourself. ♥

(Hee thanks!)

Your hair looks fab! And after seeing your hair at many stages, I think you are right. Lovely long is just right for you! That pic of you and Mere is from my house I think.
Your Ren Fest pics are much better than mine. At least the ones of us. We need to trade pictures!

Love!

PS. This is Meg

I love your hair! The color is great on you! Sigh, long hair is such a bitch to keep, but it's so PRETTY.

That dress! *___* You look awesome as a medieval lady.

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