I'm nervous

I am currently waiting for my hair to process the color I put in it--from a box-- two minutes ago. I have eight minutes to go, so what do I do? 1. text Selena so that she knows I'm nervous (prompt response, thanks... "a crucial mistake made by first time box dyers, especially blondes, is they do not leave it on long enough." Noted.) 2. Blog, because I have nothing else to do for the now... 15 minutes (since I am now leaving it in longer thanks to Selena's pearls of wisdom)

I have my tried and true hair lady, Mindy, whom I absolutely love. I feel like I am cheating on her right now, that's how great she is. But let's be honest, my roots are dark and need constant touch ups which get a little pricey. So when I saw a box dye on the end-shelf at Target I thought, why not? In retrospect, I probably should have bought the full priced box.

A few things to note when reading this, as to why I am nervous; I have been dying my hair since I was 13, so I don't even know what color my natural hair is anymore, but it seems pretty dark. Also, I stick to the same thing every time, with the only variations being "really blonde" (for summer) and "more honey blonde" (for winter... Mindy knows the difference) The one time I did branch out and try to do low-lights for my hair to transition to brown, which I later re-thought, the guy dyed my hair PURPLE. That's right, purple... the week before *gasp* prom.

So wish me luck, I'm about it rinse it out with my packaged hair-dye gloves and conditioning creme.

I had a moment... but not in a good way

There was a certain writing contest that I was very excited to enter. I found out about it right before summer, clipped the announcement from my favorite magazine and went to deciding what to write about. For the last few weeks I have been editing my piece on and off so that I could know that I did my best. The winner got their writing published in the magazine, got to meet with a literary agent and a "possible" $5,000. (Which was not my motive, but "possible"? Why was the money not certain?)The due date was tonight, at 11:59pm. I wrote it on the calender in my room and put it in my phone: SEPTEMBER 15 11:59- CONTEST ESSAY DUE! So I read my final draft just a few minutes ago, and went to find the link. It wasn't there. I had been on it earlier, so I found it through my computer's history. I went to submit it, but unfortunately, it was due at 8:59pm. That's right folks, it was due at 11:59 EST. Why would it not also say the Pacific Standard Time? That's the time that counts! That's when everything cool and important happens! Who cares about Eastern Standard Time? Of course it's the website's fault, not mine.

To make me feel better, Brad reminded me that when he went to board his flight to Europe a few years back, he was denied. His ticket was for July 7 2008. It was 2007. That did make me feel better. At least my moment didn't have financial repercussions.

Here's a fun picture to remind myself if no one else, that at least CSULB thinks I'm smart. (p.s. I' m mid-wink in this photo... in case you were wondering)

Unleashed

There's a pretty sweet new online magazine. It's called Unleashed Beauty and it is a fashion magazine for girls who want a one stop shop for fashion tips, make-up, books, etc. It was created by the uber-fab Hannah, and the concept is awesome. You've got all the makings of a magazine, where style is on the front page, but if you want to dig a little deeper, you can. It's all Christian based and puts an emphasis on your real beauty (you on the inside, duh).

P.s. I'm now writing for it. Holla! So check it out.

http://unleashedbeauty.com/