Photo and hair story

[Amy Z]

Pigwidgeon wrote:

> Blond!Simon is at http://www.geocities.com/hert0661/simon.jpg

I think it looks great!  What inspired it?

I have never for a moment considered dyeing my hair, which is red in 
a reddish, not a Weasleyish, sort of way.  Then a couple of weeks 
ago, I was standing in bright sunshine with a friend who said 
suddenly, "You have red hair!"  
  "Yes," I said, so testily that I surprised myself, "what color did 
you think it was?"  
  "I guess I usually see you indoors, and I would have said light 
brown," she said.

Well.  I seriously contemplated getting some henna and giving it a 
subtle upgrade so that no one would ever miss the red again.  I had 
no idea I was so attached to the color of my hair until that moment.  
Unbeknownst to me, I'd equated my hair quite a lot with my identity; 
brown is ordinary, red a bit unusual.  Also, the color of my hair is 
the only thing about my looks that invites compliments on anything 
approaching a regular basis.  It was a bit humbling to realize how 
much I give a damn.

Amy Z
who'd better find a way to cope, since the white hairs are starting 
to appear around the edges