hair poison
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I woke up to a clear morning, but as I was getting ready to step out the door I noticed that it was raining, hard. I stood there for a second contemplating the risks of running the few feet to my car and getting a little wet, or having to dig around for an umbrella for however long that would take and getting frustrated in the process. It hadn’t rained much (or at all) since I moved into my house back in August, so I never had a reason to unpacked my umbrellas. They are still sitting all cozy and warm somewhere in the garage. I ran with my car key ready and only managed to get a little wet.
“A little wet” is enough for my hair to turn into a complete monster. No matter how nicely I blow dried it and fixed it up, 10 seconds in the rain undid all of my hard work. The heat and humidity in Texas is why I don’t even bother fixing my hair during half of the year and just let it go curly. To make matters worse, I had no bobby pins with me once I got to work and saw the damage.
Reminder: The Scuba Bee art contest is still going on! We now have a few very cool submissions, but I know there are a bunch more of you creative minds out there who want to win sexy original Tina Poe paintings. The prize for this contest is an 11″x17″ acrylic and color pencil painting on bristol board.
The new deadline is April 6th.
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This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 at 1:34 pm and is filed under tina illustrates.
2:32 pm on March 11th, 2008
for some reason when i saw that illustration the first thing i thought of was the wicked witch of the west. don’t worry – this doesn’t mean i think you’re a witch. i just have wicked on the brain :)
2:51 pm on March 11th, 2008
Michelle, it is very Wicked Witchy plus a little Medusa thrown in!
5:46 pm on March 11th, 2008
Oooh! Love the hairdo. Some people spend a lot of money to get this look.
5:59 pm on March 11th, 2008
Oh girl. I have that kinda hair too, and I had that kinda hair day when it rained cats and dogs here on Friday. Yuck and yuck.
How much longer do we have on the scuba bee contest?
Oh, and one other thing – the first thing I thought of when I saw that picture was Munch’s The Scream. Is that sorta weird? I think it’s the way the face is a little flat and upset. Anyway, irrelevant information but thought I would share.
Hope you’re having a great week!
6:24 am on March 12th, 2008
kim, it’s very popular in Europe.
cdp, let’s say April 6th. I can see similarities to The Scream too, hands up, exaggerated face.
10:04 am on March 12th, 2008
My hair has a mind of it’s own to begin with. When it rains? It becomes schizophrenic…
Also, I started a scuba bee last night! Then I got all responsible and went to bed. But I’m working on one! It’s fun, I might do several :)
10:06 am on March 12th, 2008
Yay for scuba bees, they make me very happy!
1:02 pm on March 12th, 2008
Thanks for commenting on my post on Kinkade! Humidity always wreaks havoc on my hair…but I sort of miss it now that I live in such a dry climate!
1:13 pm on March 12th, 2008
Margaret, thanks for spreading the knowledge about good art, and stopping by here too.
1:11 pm on March 14th, 2008
great works!