The weekend was filled with preparations for my parents' visit this coming Saturday (eek!). House cleaning, yard work, old furniture removal...and of course, self-cleaning!
Since we got hair clippers this past Christmas, I have been cutting my own hair (with some help from Todd)... given that my hair cut is fairly uncomplicated it has worked out fairly well. I certainly don't miss my friends over at SuperCuts. Usually during the warmer months, I throw some blonde into my brown locks (as well as the grays that are increasingly creeping in). So I decided it was time to freshen up my hair color for my parents' visit as well. In the past, the hair coloring has never been dramatic - in fact, the last time I did it I hardly noticed any difference.
I guess you know where this is going? After rinsing, shampooing, conditioning, and drying on Saturday night my hair was completely and utterly blond. Well almost, some signs of my original brown remained...but for the most part it was/is shockingly yellow! If my parents arriving in six days, I probably would just live with it - but I think it is way too much for them to handle (it is borderline too much for me to handle)! So on Sunday I bought some light brown hair color in hopes of getting it back to my more natural tones. I have yet to do it... I am fearful of what two dye jobs in such a short period of time will do...but I know I should do it in the next day or so...so I have at least a couple of days to move onto "Plan C" if this fix fails. Granted I don't know what Plan C is at the moment! Wish me luck! I think it is pretty funny, but I definitely am feeling like a dumb blonde at the moment!
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We went to see Hairspray on Friday night...it was really a fun show, even
though tries tackles the "serious" issue of racial integration (it takes place in 1962) as well as weight discrimination. Echoing those review blurbs, I would say the show is "Infectious!" and "Joyful!" Keala Settle who played Tracy was simply wonderful... spunky, lovable and charismatic and what a voice (take that you American Idol wanna-bes). Bruce Vilanch as Mom Edna was great too... obviously this role is not meant for comedy and not singing ability...Vilanch made for one ugly, overweight woman (which, I believe, is totally the point!).
I think I have seen something like 50+ different musicals in my lifetime...and I have to say that 80% of the newer shows are crap...so it was nice to see one that bucked the trend. I don't know if I would call Hairspray "great" -- but it was definitely not crappy...and that easily puts in my recommend column if the show rolls into your town or if you are headed to the Great White Way.
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