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I wonder what I’d look like bald…
For a very long time, I’ve wanted to shave my head. I’ve never had the guts to do this though. Being a girl without hair is still a bit challenging to society.
Many women I know are very attached to their hair, finding even cutting it short to be traumatic and horribly unnecessary. I’ve had males tell me that girls look better with long hair period, and that’s the way it should be. I personally love short hair on myself, and other women. I love cutting my hair. I love not having a whole lot of it (perhaps due to the combination of thick, unwieldy hair and my own laziness, I find it easier to manage when I don’t have to).
A friend of mine who has Alopecia recently shaved her head, and quite frankly it think it’s awesome. It’s awesome that she’s got this freedom that she didn’t have before. There’s a certain amount of liberation one must feel without hair.
One of the main reasons I’m not sure I could do this is mostly to do with looks. I think some women look great with bald heads. My friend. Sinead O’Connor, Natalie Portman – they all rocked it. They also, all have delicate features. I’m more of a round clump of clay… with a big dent in it. I have a giant dent at the top of my head. I have no idea what it would look like if I shaved my head and I’m a bit afraid to find out.
I decided I should photo shop a picture of myself with a bald head but I made this instead:
Bald Anitabot
According to this I would still be cute. I think it’s pretty accurate.
In Hinduism, shaving ones head is a part of many rituals. It is usually done for infants after a few months of life, and can also be done during important pilgrimages. As I am planning a trip next year with my “new” husband to meet my family – I think that’s a pretty good time. I get the sweet cultural excuse too!
We’ll see.
Happy 2010! New year: New Furniture!
The freshness of a new year brings so many hopes, dreams, ideas and promises. It’s the proverbial blank slate that everyone gets. Except, it’s not really a blank slate. It’s the same slate from last year, and all the previous years and thoughts, ideas, marks remain. It’s been wiped blank, yes but the old remains. Is that such a bad thing? I think not.
I am not a fan of making new years resolutions because I am not a fan of failure. Not to say I succeed at every endeavor , but I am not a fan of setting myself for obvious failure. This year, however I shall attempt to make some resoultions. I will resolve to accomplish these things for the betterment of my life quality.
1) I resolve to stop staying late at work all the time.
2) I resolve to spend more time with the Rabbits.
3) I resolve to buy new furniture
4) I resolve to craft, bake and cook more – but really I resolve to take pictures of these things to post in here.
5) I resolve to try and maybe perhaps attempt to think about getting over my fear of drowning.
Well that sounds fair to me!
Item #2 is the one that is weighing on my mind more. Baron and I are searching for a new couch for our new fancypants Condo Stoat. (The one we purchased this past July). Our old Ikea-futon was great when we bought it, but now its pants are nowhere near fancy enough. My next post will give you a wonderful and couch-by-couch analysis. I know you care.
Until then – I leave you with this image of the best X-mas gift I’ve ever received. Hope your holidays were as good as mine.
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