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Comment on Low-maintenance fabulousness. by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:43:28 +0000

Thanks, Linda!

Comment on Low-maintenance fabulousness. by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:43:19 +0000

I think it’s both, Erika. The twists always feel very young and girlie to me because they remind me of how Mildred used to braid my hair in the summers when I was a kid, but the big afro definitely makes me think Angela Davis and Cleopatra Jones, and it’s harder to get more badass than either of them!

I’ll look and see if I have any “presentable” photos with the big afro. I have some from my last mermaid parade, but I’m not posting those!

Comment on Low-maintenance fabulousness. by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:39:57 +0000

Thanks, Zetta. The original “cutting it off” was fairly traumatic, but after I got used to having “no hair,” I loved it. Nowadays, although I’m not yet ready to give up my Cleopatra Jones option, all I can think about is locking my hair. I would LOVE to have locks … I just know I’m not ready for that commitment yet!

I wouldn’t say I knew I was fierce before I cut my hair (most days in the week, it’s anyone’s guess whether I’m aware of even the hint of fierceness). In my case, I think it’s more accurate to say that having the short hair introduced me to my fierceness. I used to joke with a friend of mine that it was like I was channelling Angela Davis!

Comment on Low-maintenance fabulousness. by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:26:33 +0000

Thanks, Molly. My students are always trying to figure out me and my smiling: why am I always smiling? what does it mean? what will it mean if I stop smiling all the time … They do get a pretty liberal helping of my smiles on a daily basis. I can’t help it. I love working with them, so I just have to smile!

Comment on Disappointment, Anger, Impatience by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:24:16 +0000

Exactly! The refusal to be honest is infuriating.

Comment on The perks of friendship. by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:23:42 +0000

When I was in college, we had the chance to go to any number of performances. I went to only a very few. How silly of me! I had such a great time Sunday. I should be going to concerts and recitals much more often (ok, $50 a ticket is a bit prohibitive for “all the time,” but I could go sometimes).

Comment on One day soon … by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:22:03 +0000

It’s very beautiful when it grows up, but you’re right, I’d never guess that they were the same bird!

Comment on Disappointment, Anger, Impatience by girlgriot

girlgriot — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:21:33 +0000

Thanks, Erika. I was feeling a little incoherent with that post, having trouble focusing through my anger and sadness. I’m glad it resonated with you.

Comment on Low-maintenance fabulousness. by Linda Atkins

Linda Atkins — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:30:45 +0000

Nice photos! Thank you for sharing.

Comment on Low-maintenance fabulousness. by Erika

Erika — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:31:02 +0000

Maybe it’s not the hair itself, but how you *own* it while wearing it that makes it fierce. Then again, I have a black leather jacket that makes me 20x more badass than usual and it’s all the jacket’s doing.

Loving the short hair…it totally highlights your smile. Would love to see the fierce hair.

Hmmm…have you inspired me to do a chronology of hair post? Maybe.