ok, so maybe i only have the world's 2nd dorkiest hairstyle

Now that i'm washing my hair and not doing any weird flips while blowdrying, it doesn't look as bad as feared, though i still feel the layering could have been done better. Still not sure about bangs decision. They do look dorky too short, but maybe once grow out will look better.

No one at work really said anything, but they are mostly guys, so who knows. One woman did mention "oh, new hairstyle"! She was referring to the bangs, as with my hair back in a ponytail, the layering was not evident. J'aime pas, I said, mauvaise décision! Ah non, bonne décision, she said (good decision). But probably she was just being nice.

Gum update and hair

The ice cubes did not work on the dress. I then put the dress in a ziplock bag and froze it overnight, Friday morning i discover that didn't really work either, still couldn't scrape gum off. I then went on the internet again, looking for more tips. Found one that said to use dishwashing liquid and salt, then rub i with another piece of cloth. And this nearly worked! Though i found it worked best if i let the liquid and salt sit for a minute, then I rinse off, then I rub. The stain is still there, but so faint I think you'd have to know it's there, and know where to look to find it.

Now for the hair (no, i did not get gum stuck in my hair). I went for a haircut yesterday, it had been ages since it was cut. You know how you walk out of a salon feeling like a million bucks, swinging you lovely shining hair all around? Um, this time I scuttled home, head down, anxious to get my hair back in a ponytail, hoping no other pedestrians noticed how ridiculous I looked...

All i wanted was about 4 inches cut off. That, and i decided for a very thin layer of bangs. Up until the last second I was waffling about the bangs, but it's been so long since i've had them, and they are coming back into fashion. The hairstylist also asked if I wanted my hair dégradé, meaning layered. Sure why not, thinking some layering would add some body, and I've had it done to my hair before.

Unfortunately, my hair doesn't seem to be layered so much as in 2 different lengths....shorter by my face, longer in back. There is not much graduation. Also when blowdrying and brushing it, she did some weird flip to the hair in front, so that hair seemed even shorter in comparison to the longer back hairs and just simply looked stupid. Plus she cut the bangs a tad too short, and the blowdrying and brushing rounded them and made them look even shorter. I will have to wait until I wash it, to see what it looks like all straight, with no flipping or anything. Hopefully it won't be too bad, but if it is, I'll just have to go to another salon and tell them to just make it all one length. At least of the million hair salons near me, I know which one to avoid...

Of trains and gum

You may remember how many posts ago I waxed poetic about the Paris metro, and how much better it is than the one in NY. But recently, I don't know what the heck is going on, the metro, in particular line 1 (then 2nd one that i get on to get to work) has been very perturbé lately (I love how in French, to describe when the trains are not running smoothly, the trains are “perturbed”).

All this week, incidents techniques, signales qui malfonctionnent, having to let several trains go by before getting on one, having to turn around and take the RER (regional train that goes through Paris and to where I work) because couldn't even reach the metro platform, train stopping still in between metro stations for several minutes....it's just like NY!

Not only that, I get home from work today, and when changing from my dress to jeans, notice chewing gum stuck all over the back of my dress! Gum that probably came from leaning against the metro doors or seats! And it was a new dress! A dress that I wore for the first time today! A dress that cost 99 euros! Merde! I googled gum stain removal, and currently have ice packs on the gum I couldn't pull off – supposedly it hardens the residue and you can then easily scrape it off. It better work....

This time i mean it

OK. I mean it this time. This time I really am back. I finally have a working Anti-Virus software on my person al pc (remark: Norton Antivirus 2007 sucks) so I feel safe going on the internet. I've barely gone on the internet at home lately, and I don't feel comfortable writing a blog from work.

Anyway. It's 2am, I've just gotten back from a wine-tasting party. The girl hosting it (OK, she's my age, but I still think of women my age as girls!) lives just a few blocks from me, and has an absolutely gorgeous apartment. Huge, sunny, and a view of the Eiffel Tower. I would have a view from my little balcony, if it weren't for that damn 12 story or so modern apartment building across the street (most buildings in Paris are 7 stories max!)
Oh well. I still love my apartment.