When real things happen to imaginary people

Wednesday is a 7am meeting day. And then there may be an 8am meeting immediately after it. And Thursday is also a 7am meeting day. Boo, I say. Boo.

(I can hear some of you thinking "If you have a 7am meeting, why haven't you gone to bed yet?!" The thing is, you see, that it doesn't matter how early I have to get up, I am almost entirely incapable of falling asleep before 12:30am-ish. I've learned this the hard way.)

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In frivolous-but-probably-actually-self-care news: I had a hair appointment today! I went to Adi (Locks of Fury) and had them do a roots to ends dye application of burgundy semi-permanent dye. AND they trimmed my ends, shaved my nape, and reshaped my bangs! Let me tell you, paying someone else to apply dye AND get it properly rinsed out in a shampoo bowl is worth it. I'm still going to bleach/tone/dye my own streaks, because I have that down to an exact process, and rinsing streaks at my temples doesn't require contorting myself over the sink or tub. But coloring the rest of my hair? I'm seriously considering going to Adi from now on.

(Vaguely relatedly, man, I should get some LJ icons that feature my current hair color.)

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Wednesday is also time for the most important holiday tradition in my world: present shopping with Dad! I may not be exactly full of holiday cheer right now (or time to bake gingerbread bats), but spending time with my Dad? Exactly what I need.

Tonight I have learned that if I was willing to do multiple rounds of bleach, spaced out over a few days, the infamous Wella Color Charm T18 toner would probably make my hair platinum. After bleaching my streaks to a mixture of gold and pale lemon yellow, I tried out the toner. Sure enough, the lighter strands turned white. Neat!

If I ever feel like cosplaying Narcissa Malfoy, the hair can be achieved.

If that dratted evil Biaxin antibiotic has also made me mildly allergic to my hair dye, I am going to be livid. My scalp usually doesn't sting when I dye my roots, dammit!

... oooh, Renfield the iPod just shuffled to Marian by the Sisters of Mercy. Good job, Renfield!

- The Adam Lambert concert was AMAZING. He is ridiculously good looking, charismatic, and knows how to work a stage. I, er, may have spent most of the concert gaping in delighted glee. Seriously, he has the most stage presence I have seen in YEARS.

minim_calibre (who also had great fun at the concert) made the disconcerting observation that the fanbase for Glambert is verrrrrry similar to the fanbase for Twilight. Giddy, impressionable teens and, erm, giddy, impressionable older women. (Just with more sequins and glitter, and far fewer questionable undertones about stalking and abuse of power dynamics in relationships.)

- I am working at home today, which means that in between tech editing, I am doing Goth Upkeep. I am defrosting a bag of henna for step 1 of Mud On Head, I'm going to removed my chipped glitter nail polish and replace it, and I'm doing laundry. Non-stop fun, I tell you.

- Tomorrow night the StuntHusband and I are going dancing! (And possibly to the Night Kitchen after.) People should come join us, it will be fun!