Faulty Logic part 2

Ok, so as per request, here are some pictures of the hair.  I refuse to claim it as MY hair right now.  It's just THE hair. 

This one kind of shows the orange-ness, but not completely. 

Fortunately, as you can see from the above picture, I can kind of hide it pretty well if I put it back & spread out the orange part. 

Here are some of the comments I have gotten on my hair: 

roommate:  "It's not that bad, Lindsay!"

friend:  "You're your own worst critic."  (I hope she's right.)

nicest person I know:  "It brings out your eyes."  (Hmm... if I remember correctly, orange & blue are complimentary colors.)

friend:  "I seem to have detected a hint of red..." (Exactly.  But, it was supposed to be blonde.  Strictly blonde.  Nothing against red hair, or orange hair.  It's just not what I intended.)

I have realized, though that it's not as bad as I thought it was that first night I did it.  I think I was just shocked.   

Faulty Logic

Here was my train of thought:
  I'll go visit my family this weekend!  Oh, shoot.  Bad weather.  I'll stay here.  Hmm, I didn't make any plans cuz I was planning on visiting my family.  What shall I do tonight?  How about put highlights in my hair?  That sounds fun!  Hmm, I think this box of dye looks good.  I'll buy it.  Wow, I remember the other time I put highlights in my hair, back in high school.  Right when I finished doing it, my older brother's friend laughed because I looked exactly the same as before I put the highlights in.  These "do it yourself" highlights don't show up much, I guess.  Maybe I'll go with some chunkier highlights this time, so it actually shows up.  Yeah.  Good idea, me.  Wow, this stuff smells just as bad as I remember.  Ok, let's lay it on thick.  Then it will actually show up. 
   Ok, so now I have to wait 30 minutes.  Facebook time.  And talk with roommate time.  And eat candy time.  And more Facebook time.  Man, a lot of people's status updates are about Jimmer.  Maybe I should care about him more.  I just might be a fan if I paid more attention to him.  Like Green Eggs and Ham.  Ok, let me watch this little Youtube clip about him.  Hmmm.  That's pretty funny.  How about another clip?  Wow, ok that is pretty impressive.  49 points.  Someone should give that boy a cookie.  Maybe I'll even watch the game tomorrow.  Uh, oh.  I'm pretty sure it has been longer than 30 minutes.  Let me go wash this junk out of my hair.  (wash, wash, rinse, rinse)  AAHH!  WHAT THE HECK?  ORANGE?  WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?  THIS IS NOT OK!  Ok, clam down, Lindsay.  Maybe it will look better after you blow dry it.  Nope.  I look like a golden retriever.  Or maybe a bowl of mac 'n' cheese.  Or a Kraft Single.  Ha.  That's funny.  Cuz I'm single.  I'm pretty sure that every boy I knew in seventh grade dyed their hair this color.  Awesome.  I look like a 13 year old boy from 1998.  Maybe I can fix this.  Maybe if I part my hair way on the side....nope.  That just makes me look like Zack Morris from Saved By The Bell.  So, now I'm a 16 year old boy from 1989.  Great.  Ok, what can I do about this?  Maybe dye all my hair brown?  Then maybe I could look like Kelly Kapowski instead of Zack Morris.  Or I could go to a salon and have them fix it.  Or I could just shave off this orange chunk in the front & blame it on a receeding hairline.  Wait, nothing about that idea would make anything better.  Oh, brother.  I guess I'll just wait until tomorrow & then see how I feel. 
   Note to self:  Next time you don't have plans, read a book instead of dying your hair. 

LOVE!!!

OK, so Valentines Day is coming up in like two days & that means we're supposed to be all lovey dovey, right? Well let me tell you what I love right now.
1. I love the weather today!!! It's a beautiful, sunny, warm day! I went on a long walk/hike and felt happier than the Trololo man the entire time. (If you don't know who the Trololo man is, it really is in your best interest to check him out.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z4m4lnjxkY

2. I love texts from my sister! Here's one of the latest:

“Who's idea was it to make cupid the symbol of Valentine's Day? When I think of romance, the last thing on my mind is a pudgy toddler coming at me with a weapon!” She says she didn't make that one up, but most of her texts are straight from her brain & I'm telling you, she's a genius!!!

3. I love my kindergarteners! This week we had the 100th day of kindergarten & I showed them a picture of a lady who was 100 years old. My favorite comment was, “She looks like you, Miss Miller!”

4. I love traveling! Right now I'm planning a trip to Ireland & some nights I can't even sleep, I'm so stinking excited! I'm totally going to bring back a Leprechaun.

5. I love Mexican food. Some time back in January, I realized that I had eaten some sort of taco every day for two weeks without even noticing. That's love. Or devotion. Or maybe just unhealthy.

6. I love people! Specifically, my family, friends, co-workers, the aforementioned five to six year olds, most of the cast from The Office, and the magical Oompa Loompas who clear the snow from my driveway.***
7. I love making Brazilian lemonade. Mainly because it has sweetened condensed milk in it, which is pretty much the best stuff in the world. Yeah, let's add that to the list of things I love. Ooh! And I love my old roommate from Colombia who taught me that it's ok to eat sweetened condensed milk straight from a can because that's what they do in Colombia. Now I love Colombia, too.

8. I love laughing!

9. I love football. Just kidding.
10. I love planning what I'm going to eat when I'm really hungry. Like on the way home from work. It's always so exciting for me to think, “Sweet! I haven't eaten dinner yet! That means I get to eat when I get home!” Then I spend the rest of my commute deciding what I will eat. Love it! If I were to be COMPLETELY HONEST I would probably admit that I spend a good chunk of my time at church planning out what I will eat when I get home, too.
Hmm, look at that. I was completely honest. Apparently you can think about food during church and learn about honesty at the same time.
11. I love “Would you rather” questions. My favorite of late is “Would you rather have everybody think you were rude or everyone think you were stupid?” I chose stupid. Nobody likes rude people.

12. I love music!!!!!!!!!!!!
13. I love maps! I have maps hanging in my room & I look at them while I blow dry my hair in the morning. I just like seeing where things are & learning the names of different places. This week I looked up the story behind how Cape Disappointment got its name. I don't think it's fair to call a pretty place “Cape Disappointment”. That's like naming your child “Mistake”. Even if it's fitting, you shouldn't choose that name because everyone's going to have a skewed perception of the kid for the rest of his life.



Ok, so there's a ton more stuff that I love, but this thing is too long, so I'm out of here. Love!

P.S.  I know that some of you (out of the 2 people who actually read this blog...) might have been expecting something juicier from a post entitled "LOVE!!!"  I apologize for the misleading title. 



***(I was recently told that it is not actually Oompa Loompas that are clearing our driveway, but rather landscapers hired by the HOA. I seriously doubt that, though.  No one has ever seen them, so I don't see how anyone could know either way.)