Chia-head
Posted on | May 31, 2005 | 14 Comments
My glasses are rubbing the back of my ears raw. I guess hair does serve a purpose after all – to shield you from the scratchy texture of beagle-chewed optics. Oh well.
It seemed like the weekend breezed by with little more than a thought. I thought a lot about things that needed to be done, but ended up doing only a fraction of what I intended. The groceries never came home from the store, and only half of my kitchen has been scrubbed, but the attempts were made. Instead of busting ass, I spent time with some and sought out others, to little result. Understanding that life is what it is, I took the silences for what they were, and moved back into the warm clutches of my huzzie and the Playstation. After all, he’s my best friend, and while others will come and go, he’s my everything.
Tali is in Chicago now, gone from this steaming swamp. We said our goodbyes on Friday, after coffee and a poor car-job by Octupus (they didn’t really vaccuum our seats, and only thought about cleaning the coffee off her door….such a waste of money!) It felt good to be her friend again. See, although there are amazing women in my life, there’s never been another like her. She is a piece of me that reflects what I am and what I love (the only other one that compares is Cat, but she too is far gone from the realm of my embrace). So, it was almost painful choking down my mocha as we discussed plans for a visit and all her dreams. I don’t want to disappoint her. I do want to visit soon, to be shown all that Chicago has to offer. But we will see what the Fateful Sisters have to offer friends like Tali and I. All I know is that I sent her off with good music, good blessings and an understanding that all transgressions had been forgiven. She knows when she comes back here that there’s a place for her on the porch. I’ll even let her use my Smurfs glasses.
Speaking of Cat and Tali, D and I talked about my taking a trip up there to visit my girls. The caveat would be that he can’t come. I’ve only traveled without him once before, and I missed him a LOT. But I really want to see them, so we are going to try (key word: TRY) to make a 4 day trip up there at the end of the summer break. I think it will be fun, and it gives Tali enough time to move in and get all set up. So, that is a really looooose plan, and it all depends on the casssssh! (I hate money!)
So, we are going to call this the weekend of hair removal. D shaved off his goatee, and I shaved my head (not bald, but we used clippers). I had never seen D without the facial hair, and I think he looks quite nice. It brings out his eyes. He said that he would keep a nice, smooth face for a bit. Change is good. And I don’t know what crawled up my ass yesterday, but I wanted my hair gone. G. O. N. E. – one trip to Target for clippers, and Poof!! (or buzz as it were) the hair was history. I think I look cute. And it’s quite nice getting out of the shower now….no hair towel. I’ve gone from hair down past my ass to no hair at all. I think I will keep it this way, at least till the end of summer. There’s something very freeing in having a fuzzy head. D is calling me Chia-head now. But I feel good. It’s funny, because I catch myself in the mirror now and again and get all bug-eyed because I don’t recognize myself.
What I got done:
the diet book
getting my desk cleaned off
cleaned out the filing cabinet (and that was no small task!)
Got the puppy-nails cut
Cleaned up Palmer (the plant)
Move Aaahloe into the back yard
Scrubbed the bathroom floor
Scrubbed the kitchen floor (but only got through 1/2 of it before my shoulders gave out)
Started planning the birthday thingy (mine’s in July)
Beat Ratchet and Clank – Going Commando
Visiting with Frankie, Tali, Julie and Vanya
Organized my bathroom crap
School starts tomorrow. I hope to find out about the dispatch job today, but if I don’t then I am going to school without fail tomorrow. I really should go down to the bursar’s office and pay….blah!
I should be getting a new phone either today or tomorrow….. I would write more but I really should at least pretend that I work here…..
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May 31st, 2005 @ 9:15 am
Ch-Ch-Ch- Chia
May 31st, 2005 @ 9:25 am
I am quite amazed at the reactions, which have swung between admiration (you know, you look really good with that hair, and screw ‘em if they don’t like it) to horror (a co-worker walked up to my desk while reading a paper. When he got to my desk and looked up, he guffawed and then walked away. I still don’t know what he wanted)
But I like the hair…so I am a Chia!!
May 31st, 2005 @ 9:31 am
People are strange, and many have a serious problem with change, even if it isn’t their place to be concerned about it because it’s somebody’s hairdo. I think it looks cute and you like it, so fuck the nay-sayers.
May 31st, 2005 @ 9:31 am
I’m somewhat surprised that some people liked it there, though.
May 31st, 2005 @ 9:45 am
Actually, I was too. After Mom’s reaction (less than enthusiastic) I pretty much gave up on the thought that it would go over without incident at work. Frank was the first to tell me that it looked cool and told me if anyone didn’t like to to tell them to fuck off. Brian told me that people may mistake me for a lesbian (which cracked me up…I tried to explain the concept of “friend of the family” withouth going into the reason why)…my bosses haven’t said much about it… the reactions are mixed. But as long as you and I like it then I’m not going to worry about it at all!
May 31st, 2005 @ 11:31 am
I bet it looks bootiful! My usual response to other peoples opinions on my hair is the middle finger…although it might not be a wise idea for your bosses.
Thank you for the birthday wishes….it has been a good weekend with B, as well. We went hiking at Devils Lake…it was a pretty vertical climb which was great! The view was amazing…I thought for a sec that I was in Colorado. I will send you pics! I am sick today though..chest
crap…coughing…phlem….all that good shit. I sound like Cathleen Turner! That’s what I get for smoking on Friday night
Glad you had a relaxing and farely productive weekend. I’m also glad you got to see Tali off safely and happily.
I would love to see you at the end of the summer, but if it doesn’t happen don’t stress. Either way I will, at least, get to see you soon.
I love you and good luck with the dispatch job and first day of school tomorrow!
May 31st, 2005 @ 12:08 pm
I want to rub your shaved head E.
May 31st, 2005 @ 12:13 pm
I am avaliable for rubbing all this summer!!!
May 31st, 2005 @ 3:00 pm
good good, i am available all summer too.
June 1st, 2005 @ 2:21 am
Wow! I just shaved my head, too. But I do it every now and then.
June 1st, 2005 @ 6:42 am
Oh lordy! WE MATCH!!!
Think we should get matching dye-jobs?
June 1st, 2005 @ 9:14 am
I suppose that depends on what colour you are looking at, but we should absolutely have a photograph together.
June 1st, 2005 @ 9:26 am
Name the time and place!!!! I think that would be fucking hilarious! I would even go blonde for it!
June 1st, 2005 @ 10:22 am
Well, shit. Whatever colour stuff you have would be more than enough for both of us.
We might just have to do this today or tomorrow!