Sunrise to sunrise, somehow I missed a sunset

Went through my old desktop pulling files from it and found some old pictures from a few years back. Quite scary (and thus will never be placed in the grubby hands of the internet). Starting with ridiculously long hair (around of a touch above 10in if I recall correctly, since I wasn't able to donate it) and then shaving it into a mohawk... An experience, to be sure, and not one I'm particularly want to repeat. Also did the grow hair out to donation-length last year, think I'll stay away from long hair for a while.

It did, however, remind me to get a haircut before my trip, so I went today (and went into the city for the first time in over a month, unheard of). I've been keeping myself away from shops so that I wouldn't spend money before the trip. Ended up buying a new Spring-Summer '10 Dries van Noten contrast collar shirt, though I'm trying to sell it (it's my size, so if it doesn't sell I can wear it, but I don't really need a solid white dress shirt) but a $300+ for $1xx is not bad at all


Head Like A Kite - We're Always on the Wrong Side of Sunrise
I've been meaning to buy this album since it came out and I totally forgot about it (seems to be a recurring theme through my life) but I have it now and it's so good. A little different from past releases, but still quite enjoyable.

PS: I recently learned of Pineapple Chips from Trader Joe's (like apple chips but better) and they're absolutely amazing. Will make for amazing plane snackage.

Edit: *Ridiculous block of text no one wants to see warning*
While I love the salon (feel weird using the word salon, normally I just say "place") I go to, I for the life of me cannot remember the name of my favorite stylist, and I hate that. The salon is Zero Zero in Seattle (and it's the best in Seattle, in my opinion) and I despise talking on the phone (mini-phobia) so I never really make appointments (also hate making appointments since they're giant blocks in a day that you have to work around, I like things to be fluid) and end up with a (generally new) random stylist. I know a few of the stylists I've had - *rant*

Reading a name off of a business card embeds a name in my head permanently, hearing it does nothing. I hate that about me. I can remember everything about the visit with this stylist - who will remain unnamed only because I cannot pry that little bit of knowledge from my brain - from which station I was seated at to what the conversation was about, and yet a simple name is impossible to conjure up. I'm a visual-aural learner and am really good at remembering conversations but for some stupid reason names do not come included in that package. It makes teaching classes a pain (I figure next season I'll have them write their names down before I start, might help) and is a huge negative. For what it's worth, I was seated at the 3rd seat from the front, directly across from the forward-most of the two sinks. To my remembrance she was a brunette with short hair and a few tattoos (one on her back and I believe one or more on at least her left arm), I'd know her on sight (and have seen her before, though I've never been able to ask her name both due to it being weird asking someone their name because I've forgotten it and because I had other stylists and it's rather rude to blatantly make a move towards becoming a return customer with another stylist in front of them after you've just had a cut, seems a bit like saying, "Thanks for the cut (perhaps taken as "No thanks"), but I'm going with her") which makes it even worse. I feel like her name started with a "J" but the only stylist listed with a J name doesn't have any noticeable tattoos (and many stylists aren't listed on the website).

*/rant* - and they've all been great, but this particular one was indescribably attentive and nice. To be honest, I've had better cuts from some of the other stylists, but her choice to dry cut my absurdly thick (and at that time, quite long) hair and then stick to it when it took ages for her to complete was admirable when most would have reached for the electric razor long before, and she didn't charge any more than for a standard cut even though it took perhaps as long as twice more so. She also kept a lively conversation, something that's rather hard to bring out of me. Anyway, the other stylists I've had, Prudence, who cut my hair today, (3.6/5 for being very amiable and attentive, though the end result wasn't exactly what I had in mind, it's probably my fault because once I lay down a plan of attack, I tend not to give any further input even when prompted), Donna (3.6/5 for being good but not particularly special though very nice), Zoe (3.5/5 for being good but not particularly special), and Ken (4/5 for being quite nice and giving a very nice cut, though he seems to have a one track mind towards a rockstar style, still makes it looks good).

Ideally Idylic or Idyllically Ideal?

Oh boy, I failed miserably on the blog front this summer. Forgot all about this and the blogs I read. Twisted my right ankle before summer started and that's still bothering me when I skate and I twisted the left a few days ago. You'd think I'd learn not to do stupid things on stairs after all the encounters we've had. I've started listening to Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros lately, after having their album and not really liking it at all, it's definitely grown on me and I kind of regret not seeing them at Sasquatch, but first row at OK Go is a good trade (might be seeing them again soon). Going to be in NYC for 2 weeks from the first of September. It'll be hard to keep from spending more than my wallet could handle, but my knit game is floundering and I'm a sucker for any designer shirts at <$150.

Bought a new scarf.... Will have to figure out how to make it fit in my wardrobe since I never wear scarves (and this is purple/pink, extremely thin/sheer, and square) hard to beat nearly 90% off though. I also have my eye on a pair of amazing black ponyhair boots. They aren't from the most reputable brand ever (Hugo Boss, ew) but they don't look as bad as my predisposition toward the brand would have me believe. If I still have some cash left after my NYC trip, those will be killing it for FW10. I have so many things I'd like to pick up before FW10 though, if only I had a spare $500.... or $5000 to drop on some nice things.

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And I did finally get around to doing something with the layout. Not finished (would like to do an EOT, but that'll take some time), still tweaking colors and I need to edit that border so the edges aren't quite so sharp


Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - 40 Day Dream

Postscript: If anyone has a ffffound.com invite, and the planets align to bring them to view this, I would love you forever if you'd share it with me.