Well, I meant to update the blog before we set out for our bike ride across Iowa, but it just didn't happen. Too many things to finish first. So, here I am, just hours before we set off, killing my 5 minutes of free time. Of course, 5 minutes isn't enough time to upload new photos, but I did want to encourage you to check out the RAGBRAI web site if you've never heard of this bike ride we're doing. There will also probably be lots of articles about the ride in the Des Moines Register this week.
So, I will get back to posting Peru photos as soon as we get back to Arizona, but in the meantime feel free to monitor the progress of 10,000+ cyclists in Iowa.
Oh, and the answer to the latest trivia is "Bike everywhere," because it's damn hot in Arizona this time of year. We do bike some places, but not everywhere.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Market Day
After spending a few days wandering in and out of the museums Cuzco has to offer, we set off for Pisac. Pisac has the largest market of the villages nearby Cuzco; therefore, it is a bit touristy. Nevertheless, it offered a great sampling of goods and a bit of local color. We bought tapestries, placemats, and other souvenirs, plus Sharon got a nice hooded llama sweater. She tried to steer clear of the meat market though, because it's a bit gross. Of course, the meat, fruits, and veggies are Mike's favorite part; so we shopped while Mike went photo hunting. Here are a few of his market day photos:
Quite the load!
Creating impressively balanced fruit displays must help the produce sell better.
Mike really likes taking pictures of wrinkly old women.
I really like the composition of this photo.
Pretty dyes.
The villagers in areas surrounding Cuzco wear some very interesting hats that you simply don't see anywhere else in Peru. This is one variety, but the next several pictures will feature others as well.
The hats are cool, but the masks are just creepy -- if you ask me.
Hats are very important, but so is hair. Most local women wear their hair in two braids, and often the braids are joined together at the bottom like this. In fact, this is a pretty iconic look, and you'll see it reflected in a lot of artwork from the area. Every artist's gallery features at least one "fat woman with braids" picture -- if not 300.
Moving on down the body, let's focus on feet for a moment. Many locals wear sandals made from old tires, and most of these sandals have seen a lot of miles. I wouldn't be surprised if the locals walk more in a week than 70% of Americans do in a year. The sandals are a bit basic for the harsh terrain and weather conditions in the Andes mountains, however, and most people's feet end up looking like petrified wood. Many of the porters who carry gear for the tourists on the Inca Trail and alternative treks wear these exact same sandals. So, the tourists saunter along wearing their fancy heavy-duty hiking boots (bought special for their vacation) while the locals do the heavy-lifting in their tire sandals. Seems fair, right? There are more and more advocacy groups looking out for the welfare of porters, but from what I've seen they're not doing enough. Occasionally a generous tourist will donate gear to a porter in addition to giving a tip, but from what I've heard the porters are more likely to sell the donated items for extra cash than to use them to their benefit on the trail. (Probably because they are not paid well enough for their services.) So....enough with my rant -- back to the market...
Any guesses? Lamb? Goat? Dog?
Several corn varieties. Most of the corn we ate in Peru was whitish-yellow, but the kernels were much larger than those on U.S. sweet corn. Also, the corn wasn't as sweet and tasted starchy.
What could be cuter than a 92-year-old woman with no teeth eating a popsicle?? ...actually, she was probably in her 50's.
Torritos for sale! Remember the bulls on top of our arch? Here are some for sale, though we bought ours elsewhere.
Mike takes a lot of wrinkly old women pictures, but he also got some great wrinkly old man pictures this time around.
A general marketplace side-street shot...
This is the last photo Mike's wide-angle lens shot on our trip. Seconds later it plummeted to the ground because it had not clicked into place properly on the body of Mike's camera. The wide-angle has finally been fixed by the local camera shop, but it was such a tragic loss at the time that I cried myself to sleep that night.
The end...for now...check back later.
Quite the load!
Creating impressively balanced fruit displays must help the produce sell better.
Mike really likes taking pictures of wrinkly old women.
I really like the composition of this photo.
Pretty dyes.
The villagers in areas surrounding Cuzco wear some very interesting hats that you simply don't see anywhere else in Peru. This is one variety, but the next several pictures will feature others as well.
The hats are cool, but the masks are just creepy -- if you ask me.
Hats are very important, but so is hair. Most local women wear their hair in two braids, and often the braids are joined together at the bottom like this. In fact, this is a pretty iconic look, and you'll see it reflected in a lot of artwork from the area. Every artist's gallery features at least one "fat woman with braids" picture -- if not 300.
Moving on down the body, let's focus on feet for a moment. Many locals wear sandals made from old tires, and most of these sandals have seen a lot of miles. I wouldn't be surprised if the locals walk more in a week than 70% of Americans do in a year. The sandals are a bit basic for the harsh terrain and weather conditions in the Andes mountains, however, and most people's feet end up looking like petrified wood. Many of the porters who carry gear for the tourists on the Inca Trail and alternative treks wear these exact same sandals. So, the tourists saunter along wearing their fancy heavy-duty hiking boots (bought special for their vacation) while the locals do the heavy-lifting in their tire sandals. Seems fair, right? There are more and more advocacy groups looking out for the welfare of porters, but from what I've seen they're not doing enough. Occasionally a generous tourist will donate gear to a porter in addition to giving a tip, but from what I've heard the porters are more likely to sell the donated items for extra cash than to use them to their benefit on the trail. (Probably because they are not paid well enough for their services.) So....enough with my rant -- back to the market...
Any guesses? Lamb? Goat? Dog?
Several corn varieties. Most of the corn we ate in Peru was whitish-yellow, but the kernels were much larger than those on U.S. sweet corn. Also, the corn wasn't as sweet and tasted starchy.
What could be cuter than a 92-year-old woman with no teeth eating a popsicle?? ...actually, she was probably in her 50's.
Torritos for sale! Remember the bulls on top of our arch? Here are some for sale, though we bought ours elsewhere.
Mike takes a lot of wrinkly old women pictures, but he also got some great wrinkly old man pictures this time around.
A general marketplace side-street shot...
This is the last photo Mike's wide-angle lens shot on our trip. Seconds later it plummeted to the ground because it had not clicked into place properly on the body of Mike's camera. The wide-angle has finally been fixed by the local camera shop, but it was such a tragic loss at the time that I cried myself to sleep that night.
The end...for now...check back later.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
The Center of the Inca World
It's been a while, and I've been getting harrassed a lot lately, so here's a new blog for all of our avid readers. I left off our travel tales just before Mike's parents joined us in Cusco, so that's where I will resume the story.
After Mike and I got back from our epic trek to Machu Picchu we rested up in Cusco, knowing that we would be go-go-going once Sharon and Bernie arrived. Mike made them a sign (like those you often see at airport terminals), which read "19 Bars of Soap Budget Travel -- Mr. & Mrs. Zysman." We went to meet them at the Cusco airport, sign in hand, and were happy to see that they made it to Peru with a reasonable amount of luggage. Sharon mentioned that they had seen the Salkantay mountain (which we passed on our trek) from the plane window. Since they had had a long day of traveling already we headed back to our hotel (which did not feauture crusty old soaps in the bathrooms).
Although they were tired from traveling and starting to feel the altitude, Sharon and Bernie accompanied us out to the main plaza for a short bit. We left with the intention of getting breakfast. However, we were side-tracked when we learned that the local schools were holding a huge rally with all of the students in full uniform at the center of Cuzco. After watching the proceedings for a while we did manage to grab a bite to eat before heading back.
After breakfast we went back to the hotel so that Sharon and Bernie could rest up. The altitude turned out to be a bit hard to get used to, but the combination of it and the crazy, steep Cusco stairs would get to just about anyone. We let them sleep it off and encouraged them to drink lots of water and eat these strange green coca cookies. I don't know if the cookies helped much, but we were able to take in the sights of Cusco despite a little altitude adjustment over the next few days.
Having visited India not long ago, Sharon and Bernie were a bit surprised by the clean, crisp atmosphere of Cusco. Admittedly, so were we. It's not exactly representative of the rest of the country -- after all, one has to put on a good face for the tourists, right? Even the beggars in Cusco look pretty well off, comparatively. Although it seemed a bit Disney-Peru to us, we enjoyed seeing some of the old buildings and ancient Incan architecture on display in the city.
This bird looked and acted like a giant hummingbird, but I have no idea what it was.
Many of the streets are very narrow, and a lot of the buildings incorporate the old Incan foundations since the stone work was so intricate and flawless.
This cathedral was built right on top of what used to be an Incan palace, and much of the stonework is original. The fusion of Incan and colonial architecture is interesting and very apparent in Cusco.
The grounds of the church were very interesting as well, though I never really got the full story on them.
The inside of the church featured several bizarre paintings of children with wings. Unfortunately we couldn't find a plaque explaining them anywhere. Had the children died? Were they the kids of wealthy patrons? Was this girl the inspiration for Punky Brewster?
Mike actually prepared more pictures than this for me, but the next set features our visit to the Pisac market, and I thought I'd hold out on those so as to be sure that I'd have more material to play with in a few days.
Just because we've adjusted to life in the States once more doesn't mean we're not still constantly on the move. I've been busy working at my new Applebee's job (and I already got promoted from a server to a bar server -- woo-hoo!), and Mike's been doing everything from gardening to selling photos to inventory-ing his jewelry. Speaking of selling photos, he recently found one that he sold on a French tourism web site of sorts -- check it out! That bad-ass rock-climbing chica is me. Now I'm featured on French and Norwegian web sites, that I'm aware of. Ha!
Anyway...that's it for now, but be sure to take a stab at the new trivia question I've posted for you.
After Mike and I got back from our epic trek to Machu Picchu we rested up in Cusco, knowing that we would be go-go-going once Sharon and Bernie arrived. Mike made them a sign (like those you often see at airport terminals), which read "19 Bars of Soap Budget Travel -- Mr. & Mrs. Zysman." We went to meet them at the Cusco airport, sign in hand, and were happy to see that they made it to Peru with a reasonable amount of luggage. Sharon mentioned that they had seen the Salkantay mountain (which we passed on our trek) from the plane window. Since they had had a long day of traveling already we headed back to our hotel (which did not feauture crusty old soaps in the bathrooms).
Although they were tired from traveling and starting to feel the altitude, Sharon and Bernie accompanied us out to the main plaza for a short bit. We left with the intention of getting breakfast. However, we were side-tracked when we learned that the local schools were holding a huge rally with all of the students in full uniform at the center of Cuzco. After watching the proceedings for a while we did manage to grab a bite to eat before heading back.
After breakfast we went back to the hotel so that Sharon and Bernie could rest up. The altitude turned out to be a bit hard to get used to, but the combination of it and the crazy, steep Cusco stairs would get to just about anyone. We let them sleep it off and encouraged them to drink lots of water and eat these strange green coca cookies. I don't know if the cookies helped much, but we were able to take in the sights of Cusco despite a little altitude adjustment over the next few days.
Having visited India not long ago, Sharon and Bernie were a bit surprised by the clean, crisp atmosphere of Cusco. Admittedly, so were we. It's not exactly representative of the rest of the country -- after all, one has to put on a good face for the tourists, right? Even the beggars in Cusco look pretty well off, comparatively. Although it seemed a bit Disney-Peru to us, we enjoyed seeing some of the old buildings and ancient Incan architecture on display in the city.
This bird looked and acted like a giant hummingbird, but I have no idea what it was.
Many of the streets are very narrow, and a lot of the buildings incorporate the old Incan foundations since the stone work was so intricate and flawless.
This cathedral was built right on top of what used to be an Incan palace, and much of the stonework is original. The fusion of Incan and colonial architecture is interesting and very apparent in Cusco.
The grounds of the church were very interesting as well, though I never really got the full story on them.
The inside of the church featured several bizarre paintings of children with wings. Unfortunately we couldn't find a plaque explaining them anywhere. Had the children died? Were they the kids of wealthy patrons? Was this girl the inspiration for Punky Brewster?
Mike actually prepared more pictures than this for me, but the next set features our visit to the Pisac market, and I thought I'd hold out on those so as to be sure that I'd have more material to play with in a few days.
Just because we've adjusted to life in the States once more doesn't mean we're not still constantly on the move. I've been busy working at my new Applebee's job (and I already got promoted from a server to a bar server -- woo-hoo!), and Mike's been doing everything from gardening to selling photos to inventory-ing his jewelry. Speaking of selling photos, he recently found one that he sold on a French tourism web site of sorts -- check it out! That bad-ass rock-climbing chica is me. Now I'm featured on French and Norwegian web sites, that I'm aware of. Ha!
Anyway...that's it for now, but be sure to take a stab at the new trivia question I've posted for you.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Meet Billy!
Mike and I are thoroughly enjoying the comforts of home -- especially since we've splurged a bit with some super comfortable furniture. Our bedrooms still need quite a bit of putting together, but we've managed to make our living areas presentable at least. Mike wants you to know that the photos below were taken with an old camera (since his wide-angle lens is currently being fixed), so they do not represent his best work. Nonetheless, they'll give you a sense of our new home.
Our front yard is a bit plain, but we appreciate the Arizona-friendly rock landscaping (as opposed to water-guzzling grass). It would be really nice to put in a few cacti, so we may have to consult with the homeowner. I really like the cute green archway and the tree on the left -- they make a nice entry point to the house.
These two torritos, or bulls, sit atop that lovely green arch. They are among our favorite souvenirs from Peru. It's hard to pass through any village in the southern Andes of Peru without seeing torritos perched on every rooftop; oftentimes they are accompanied by a cross, but they show up even without that design element. Some houses feature the bulls on every section of the roof, and we did see bulls sitting above archways (so our design choice is legitimate). The bulls are a symbol of good luck, and I'll be sure to point them out again when we get around to catching up on our Peru pictures.
Here's a closer view of the torritos. I'm not entirely sure why, but they are always made with their tongues sticking out.
Our back yard borders a kind of busy street, but we have a nice patch of grass and some tall bushes between us and the noise. I can honestly say that I hardly ever even notice the traffic. Mike wasted no time in hanging his hammock from Ecuador between two of the pillars on our back porch -- as you can see. Now for the interior...
Our kitchen is huge and I love it. Though you can't quite see it, that counter in the bottom left corner of the photo is the start of a four foot wide counter top/breakfast bar. We also have a dishwasher and a pantry that could fit enough food for us for two years, but they didn't make it into the photo either. Moving on to what is in the picture, I'd like to draw your attention to the bread maker next to the fridge. Mike got it for me as a housewarming present, and I've used it several times already. Sadly, I haven't found any phenomenal recipes yet, so if you know any I'd love to have 'em! On the right of the stove is a small bread/fruit basket that is one of my favorite souvenirs from Peru; it's a small puma-headed boat made out of the reeds that form the floating islands on Lake Titicaca. In fact, some of the locals float around in much larger versions of our bread basket. I guess that's enough info about the kitchen, but don't you think those cupboards are pretty cool too?
The dining room table itself isn't anything special, but how about those hand-woven place mats from Peru?!? They certainly add a splash of color!
This is one of our living rooms, which I refer to as the "fireplace room" or the "reading room." The fireplace started out a hideous gray color, but I fixed that in a hurry. Now I think it adds a bit more flavor to the room. The framed picture on the fireplace is a propaganda poster from the Vietnam War, which we bought during our trip to Vietnam 2 years ago.
The bookcase to the right of the fireplace is a personal favorite. Grandma, you should recognize it since it used to belong to you. I love it, and it's where I put my "special collections" from my personal library. You'll find Shakespeare's plays, Stephen King's Dark Tower series, Harry Potter, and my Chuck Palahniuk collection on this shelf.
This room is known as the "reading room" not only because it contains some of my favorite books, but also because it contains the world's best reading chair. This super chair is about 5 feet in diameter, and it couldn't be more comfortable.
Our new chocolate, wrap-around, sectional couch might actually beat out the round chair as my favorite piece of furniture. It's that fantastic. So plush, so soft -- I make up excuses to sleep on the couch instead of in our pretty decent bed. The little bit of furniture you can see in the bottom left corner is actually a third chaise piece that fits with the other two pieces, though we have it singled out for the time being.
Though I opposed it at first, Mike finally talked me into getting a 46" flat screen, LCD TV. I'm glad he did, though, because it's pretty sweet. The only thing we need now is surround sound. By the way, in the top left corner of the picture you can kind of make out part of our Llama tapestry from Peru.
Meet Billy. That's the name of our wrap-around corner bookshelf. We didn't name it; Ikea did. The nice thing about Billy is that we can add shelves very easily as our collection grows. We might even splurge on the cute little ladder that you can buy as an add-on -- those high shelves are hard to reach!
Well, thanks for taking the photo tour with us. It'll be a while before we have our bedrooms squared away, but I'll keep you updated. Maybe between now and then Mike will start working on Peru photos again. Lately he's been very busy getting his jewelry business running smoothly from its new location. I'm helping too! Anyway, try to be patient with us -- we're having a crazy enough time getting back into a working schedule of sorts. I hope all is well wherever you are! Cheers!
Our front yard is a bit plain, but we appreciate the Arizona-friendly rock landscaping (as opposed to water-guzzling grass). It would be really nice to put in a few cacti, so we may have to consult with the homeowner. I really like the cute green archway and the tree on the left -- they make a nice entry point to the house.
These two torritos, or bulls, sit atop that lovely green arch. They are among our favorite souvenirs from Peru. It's hard to pass through any village in the southern Andes of Peru without seeing torritos perched on every rooftop; oftentimes they are accompanied by a cross, but they show up even without that design element. Some houses feature the bulls on every section of the roof, and we did see bulls sitting above archways (so our design choice is legitimate). The bulls are a symbol of good luck, and I'll be sure to point them out again when we get around to catching up on our Peru pictures.
Here's a closer view of the torritos. I'm not entirely sure why, but they are always made with their tongues sticking out.
Our back yard borders a kind of busy street, but we have a nice patch of grass and some tall bushes between us and the noise. I can honestly say that I hardly ever even notice the traffic. Mike wasted no time in hanging his hammock from Ecuador between two of the pillars on our back porch -- as you can see. Now for the interior...
Our kitchen is huge and I love it. Though you can't quite see it, that counter in the bottom left corner of the photo is the start of a four foot wide counter top/breakfast bar. We also have a dishwasher and a pantry that could fit enough food for us for two years, but they didn't make it into the photo either. Moving on to what is in the picture, I'd like to draw your attention to the bread maker next to the fridge. Mike got it for me as a housewarming present, and I've used it several times already. Sadly, I haven't found any phenomenal recipes yet, so if you know any I'd love to have 'em! On the right of the stove is a small bread/fruit basket that is one of my favorite souvenirs from Peru; it's a small puma-headed boat made out of the reeds that form the floating islands on Lake Titicaca. In fact, some of the locals float around in much larger versions of our bread basket. I guess that's enough info about the kitchen, but don't you think those cupboards are pretty cool too?
The dining room table itself isn't anything special, but how about those hand-woven place mats from Peru?!? They certainly add a splash of color!
This is one of our living rooms, which I refer to as the "fireplace room" or the "reading room." The fireplace started out a hideous gray color, but I fixed that in a hurry. Now I think it adds a bit more flavor to the room. The framed picture on the fireplace is a propaganda poster from the Vietnam War, which we bought during our trip to Vietnam 2 years ago.
The bookcase to the right of the fireplace is a personal favorite. Grandma, you should recognize it since it used to belong to you. I love it, and it's where I put my "special collections" from my personal library. You'll find Shakespeare's plays, Stephen King's Dark Tower series, Harry Potter, and my Chuck Palahniuk collection on this shelf.
This room is known as the "reading room" not only because it contains some of my favorite books, but also because it contains the world's best reading chair. This super chair is about 5 feet in diameter, and it couldn't be more comfortable.
Our new chocolate, wrap-around, sectional couch might actually beat out the round chair as my favorite piece of furniture. It's that fantastic. So plush, so soft -- I make up excuses to sleep on the couch instead of in our pretty decent bed. The little bit of furniture you can see in the bottom left corner is actually a third chaise piece that fits with the other two pieces, though we have it singled out for the time being.
Though I opposed it at first, Mike finally talked me into getting a 46" flat screen, LCD TV. I'm glad he did, though, because it's pretty sweet. The only thing we need now is surround sound. By the way, in the top left corner of the picture you can kind of make out part of our Llama tapestry from Peru.
Meet Billy. That's the name of our wrap-around corner bookshelf. We didn't name it; Ikea did. The nice thing about Billy is that we can add shelves very easily as our collection grows. We might even splurge on the cute little ladder that you can buy as an add-on -- those high shelves are hard to reach!
Well, thanks for taking the photo tour with us. It'll be a while before we have our bedrooms squared away, but I'll keep you updated. Maybe between now and then Mike will start working on Peru photos again. Lately he's been very busy getting his jewelry business running smoothly from its new location. I'm helping too! Anyway, try to be patient with us -- we're having a crazy enough time getting back into a working schedule of sorts. I hope all is well wherever you are! Cheers!
Saturday, June 7, 2008
New Home!
Mike and I finally have a house in Arizona! It's a three bedroom beauty in a really nice neighborhood. We have access to pools, lakes, disc golf, tennis, racquetball, a library, a golf course, and various other amenities in our community. We also have a fabulous new chocolate-colored couch. Obviously you should take the time to come visit us sometime in the next year -- we have plenty of room, and our place is kick-ass!
You won't have to take my word for it much longer, either -- I plan to have pictures up soon. We've been very busy moving and unpacking, but we're almost finished. Soon we'll be in some sort of a routine. Then Mike will be able to work on our travel photos again and I'll be able to catch you up on our stories. It will be nice to establish some sense of normalcy since we've been abnormal for so long now...
Oh, I also found a job. I'll be working at Applebee's, which is about a mile from where we live. It's convenient and it appears to be busy. I'll have to start out serving, but hopefully I'll be able to move behind the bar again before long. At any rate, it's money, and that's good.
Well, I'm gonna take off, but keep an eye out for some make-up blogging soon.
You won't have to take my word for it much longer, either -- I plan to have pictures up soon. We've been very busy moving and unpacking, but we're almost finished. Soon we'll be in some sort of a routine. Then Mike will be able to work on our travel photos again and I'll be able to catch you up on our stories. It will be nice to establish some sense of normalcy since we've been abnormal for so long now...
Oh, I also found a job. I'll be working at Applebee's, which is about a mile from where we live. It's convenient and it appears to be busy. I'll have to start out serving, but hopefully I'll be able to move behind the bar again before long. At any rate, it's money, and that's good.
Well, I'm gonna take off, but keep an eye out for some make-up blogging soon.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Stateside Update
Sorry I've been neglecting my blog lately -- I really do want to get some more pictures and stories posted. The problem is we are far from settled, even after being back in Arizona for a week.
Right now we're sleeping on our friends' futon and house-hunting on our bikes. That's fun. The weather did a HUGE switch on us this week, too. For a couple of days we were biking around in 110 degree heat, then yesterday the temperature dropped to about 50 degrees with rain and wind. In addition to house-hunting, I'm looking for a summer bartending job, but I can't really get into it since I'd like to be a bit more settled first.
I'd love to post some pics of our trip (we still have a month and a half of pictures from before we got home) and my new blonde hairstyle, but the computer we're working with at the moment is slow and pathetic. It could be outdone by most of the Internet cafe computers in Peru.
So...until we get it together I'm afraid you'll just have to be patient. Give us another week or two and we'll have more exciting posts for you to read.
Right now we're sleeping on our friends' futon and house-hunting on our bikes. That's fun. The weather did a HUGE switch on us this week, too. For a couple of days we were biking around in 110 degree heat, then yesterday the temperature dropped to about 50 degrees with rain and wind. In addition to house-hunting, I'm looking for a summer bartending job, but I can't really get into it since I'd like to be a bit more settled first.
I'd love to post some pics of our trip (we still have a month and a half of pictures from before we got home) and my new blonde hairstyle, but the computer we're working with at the moment is slow and pathetic. It could be outdone by most of the Internet cafe computers in Peru.
So...until we get it together I'm afraid you'll just have to be patient. Give us another week or two and we'll have more exciting posts for you to read.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Extreme Makeover
Mike and I have been having computer problems again, so it looks like it may be a while before I post some more pictures. This is bad for the short term, but good for your summer since it means that I'll be posting long after we get back to Arizona. And I know that this blog is the only thing that keeps you going some days...
Despite the fact that I don't have any fabulous trip photos for you, I do have a ridiculous new post to keep you interested (hopefully). First, I'll fill you in on the answer to the latest trivia question. Haha! I fooled you all! There was no "Blood of Cuy Pudding" on the menu. "Bruises" and "scabs" were abundant though. How appetizing.
This post will revolve around a true poll for a change (not a trivia question).
My hair is gross. I had it cut and colored real nice for my sister's wedding in October, but it's gone to hell since. I rarely shower more than once every other day and sometimes not that often. I haven't used any hair products for over 6 months. I borrowed Sharon's hairdryer once or twice while she was here, but that's the extent of my hairstyling for the past year.
I desperately need a change when I get back to Arizona. In fact, I've already scheduled an appointment for the day after we return.
For those of you who have known me a while, you know that I've been a bit experimental with my hair from time to time. That's the great thing about short hair. Mine's been every shade of brown, several shades of red, and even slightly purple on occasion. I've never been a blonde, though, and I kind of want to try it. In fact, I would like to try "going platinum." Sure, it's a bit scary, but I think my total lack of a hairstyle this past year has emboldened me enough to give it a try. Besides, all of my friends have forgotten what I really look like anyway. Maybe I'll fool people into thinking I'm a natural blonde.
So, I was shopping around on the Internet for hairstyles/colors I liked and I saved a few to my jump drive. I showed them to Mike and asked him to photoshop them onto me. We found one of the few pictures in which my face was positioned at an okay angle and my real hair wouldn't be hard to edit out; then he went to work. Personally, I hope I end up looking better than any of the photos, but we had fun putting them together.
So now I need your opinion. Which of the following hairstyles could I possibly pull off (with the help of a good hairstylist and a little luck)? Vote in the poll on the upper right for your favorite(s) (you can check more than one answer this time). Thanks for your help!
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Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Haha....silliness...
Despite the fact that I don't have any fabulous trip photos for you, I do have a ridiculous new post to keep you interested (hopefully). First, I'll fill you in on the answer to the latest trivia question. Haha! I fooled you all! There was no "Blood of Cuy Pudding" on the menu. "Bruises" and "scabs" were abundant though. How appetizing.
This post will revolve around a true poll for a change (not a trivia question).
My hair is gross. I had it cut and colored real nice for my sister's wedding in October, but it's gone to hell since. I rarely shower more than once every other day and sometimes not that often. I haven't used any hair products for over 6 months. I borrowed Sharon's hairdryer once or twice while she was here, but that's the extent of my hairstyling for the past year.
I desperately need a change when I get back to Arizona. In fact, I've already scheduled an appointment for the day after we return.
For those of you who have known me a while, you know that I've been a bit experimental with my hair from time to time. That's the great thing about short hair. Mine's been every shade of brown, several shades of red, and even slightly purple on occasion. I've never been a blonde, though, and I kind of want to try it. In fact, I would like to try "going platinum." Sure, it's a bit scary, but I think my total lack of a hairstyle this past year has emboldened me enough to give it a try. Besides, all of my friends have forgotten what I really look like anyway. Maybe I'll fool people into thinking I'm a natural blonde.
So, I was shopping around on the Internet for hairstyles/colors I liked and I saved a few to my jump drive. I showed them to Mike and asked him to photoshop them onto me. We found one of the few pictures in which my face was positioned at an okay angle and my real hair wouldn't be hard to edit out; then he went to work. Personally, I hope I end up looking better than any of the photos, but we had fun putting them together.
So now I need your opinion. Which of the following hairstyles could I possibly pull off (with the help of a good hairstylist and a little luck)? Vote in the poll on the upper right for your favorite(s) (you can check more than one answer this time). Thanks for your help!
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Haha....silliness...
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