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June 20, 2003
Feh.
It seems I have ear infections. Yes, plural: both ears are all stopped up, and hurt like hell. I have never had an ear infection. According to my mom (who I called and whined at when my ears started hurting) I never even had them when I was a kid. The hell? And of course it starts on a Friday afternoon, because now I won't be able to see a doctor until Monday. I followed Mom's advice and put a little warm oil in each ear, and then put hot compresses on them, and they feel a little better. Feh. I can't just have one thing wrong at a time. One thing goes wrong, and the rest of the body decides to revolt.
Anyway. A Friday Five:
1. Is your hair naturally curly, wavy, or straight? Long or short?
Srtraight as can be, and very thin and fine. It's also short (I cut it yesterday, in fact) because it's too thin and fine to grow out. The longer it gets, the more stringy and limp it becomes. Plus, it grows incredibly slowly, so I get stuck in perpetual half grown out haircut mode for months and months.
2. How has your hair changed over your lifetime?
It hasn't, really, except for getting progressively shorter. It's been a lot of different colors: pale blonde, various shades of red, purple, odd shades of brown, pink, and a very scary black. At the moment it is in it's natural medium-blonde state, which naturally means I've gotten bored with it and want to dye it again.
3. How do your normally wear your hair?
A little bit tousled. I have to blow dry it (see the above thin-and-limp complaint) so I use a round brush to curl it just a little, then comb it with my fingers. I like low-maintenance hair.
4. If you could change your hair this minute, what would it look like?
Much longer, much thicker, and maybe with some curl. And I'd probably like it to be red instead of blonde.
5. Ever had a hair disaster? What happened?
Oh, so many. The black dye -- I looked like a corpse, and I had to have it stripped out. The horrible poodle-perm incident in high school, followed by the mushroom-head haircut. And let's not even discuss my scary big feathered hair in the '80s. There are no photos, because I burned them all.
Posted by Mary Ellen at June 20, 2003 09:43 PM
Comments
Last time I had an ear infection, I found that taking cold/sinus pills helped the pressure immensely. Also, so does a warm hair dryer aimed at your ear, supposedly, says my mom....but I don't think I tried that one. I'd figure the warm compresses would do the trick for that...and vitamin E oil helped too. Hope you get better soon!
Posted by: The Al at June 21, 2003 03:21 AM