WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2011
I just got impatient. I couldn’t wait to see what was under all that dark, red hair I’d had for so long. So, on a Saturday, I texted my hairdresser to ask what setting I should set the dog trimmer to – and she graciously offered to cut it off Sunday morning. At her house. In her pajamas. I got donuts and went home and was reading the paper as my kids woke up and did the cartoon double-take when they saw me. They didn’t know I was going to do it, but hey! Donuts! (Okay, so I ate four.)
The next day, I went in to work. People who saw me before Thanksgiving break thought I’d come back with my chin-length, two tone hair. Several people thought I was a visitor and asked if I needed assistance.
I went to an alumni mixer last week. A lot of people there hadn’t seen me in a while. It was in a bar with black lights. My head glowed like a blazing, white beacon. They only recognized me by my voice.
My friend Todd said I resemble a female Race Bannon. I guess before that, I looked like a female Dr. Benton Quest. At least I don’t look like a female Bandit.
The big shock I guess is that people always knew to look for the tall redhead in the crowd. I’ve confused them. And that’s awesome. Now, I just have to get used to the cartoon double-take I do when I pass a mirror.
The Assassin