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[pixiecrinkle]

I don't understand why when I got my nose pierced, it was 5 days before anyone at work noticed and had the guts to say anything, but I color my hair and immediately many people feel it appropriate to say things like, "You dyed your hair." What on earth is the response to this? It's not a compliment, so one doesn't say "thank you." I don't feel it's something I should have to discuss either. I need to consult Miss Manners.

I almost replied, "And you're going bald" to one person. Seeing as how we seemed to be playing a game of notice the obvious.

Of course, if I would touch up my hair color more regularly, no one would notice when I come in and it's different. I'll admit it's a lot different today: darker than it's ever been, and more purple than red, but still. I wish I didn't sit directly below a light--then people passing by wouldn't notice it quite so much.

This sounds pissy, but really, I do like the way it turned out. I feel like I look a lot better with darker hair.

Maybe I'll post the chronology of all my hair colors/styles later on. That would be a fun project.

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[jb98.livejournal.com]

I almost replied, "And you're going bald" to one person.

HAHAHA! I wish you had.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

One of my favorites is "Oh cr*p! Who did that when I wasn't looking?" (Usually it's about a hair style instead of color, but hey.)

[masterbetty.livejournal.com]

Well now I wish I'd been to the SnB meeting so I could have seen! I don't think anything's going on at the same time as the next one, so I'll try for that.

[pixiecrinkle.livejournal.com]

Actually, I did it after the meeting. I was still normal mildly redhaired Amy then. I didn't become pseudo-goth Amy until yesterday. :-)

Hope to see you at the next one!

[pixiecrinkle.livejournal.com]

See, that would work perfectly because everyone seems to assume that I paid someone to do this, when in actuality, I am far too much of a control freak about my hair to let anyone else, even a professional, near it with dye. I'm weird that way.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I suppose if you had had it done at a salon you could just look blank and reply in a puzzled tone "no I didn't". See what they say to that!

I'm imagining this as a scene in a play -- people who know each other are hanging around waiting for, say, everyone on the guest list to arrive. Each one who comes in tells pixiecrinkle that she dyed her hair. For each new arrival pixiecrinkle has a different wiseass remark, culminating perhaps in the "you're going bald" one. :-)