In which I show you another picture of a crazy bike riderJune 25th, 2007 @ 7:01 am
There is really no way to sneak into your work’s restroom and look cool while taking a picture of yourself in the mirror.
I was just hoping and praying that nobody walked in and caught me and then I’d have to come up with a cover story really fast and on the spot. The best thing I could come up with would be “I need to take more pictures of toilets for this damn project I’m working on.”
But, I had to get the picture prior to heading to the salon to get my hair cut, and my new bangs. The interweb demands “before” shots.
I tried to get the best shot to accentuate my huge six-head. Damn, that thing is shiny and not very nice to look at.
Like a good girl, I brought in a picture of the hair cut I wanted. I found it on a very saucy postcard I received in the mail last week. (Apparently taking picture of a postcard is pert near impossible. But you get the idea, no?)
So the guy that cut my hair was awesome. He was all hot and tattooed and tough looking. He also did this thing with the scissors where he flipped them around while he cut. I was pretty sure I was going to lose an eye. Or maybe more hair then I had bargained for.
We discussed bangs and he thought we should go for something “long and swoopy”. It sounded good to me since I was pretty nervous about getting bangs again. I mean I had just finished growing out my bangs from when I got them while I was pregnant. We figured I could always get them cut shorter.
When I told The King I was getting layers he advised against it. He thought layers meant “the rachel”. Yeah, I haven’t had “the rachel” since the early 90’s. Sunday I got up and tried to do my hair myself. Basically it looks the same, except the layers help even it out a ton.
I like it. It’s easier to do. And doesn’t remind me of how freakin’ bald I’ve become since giving birth. I hope that kid of mine appreciates what I did for him.
Blah, hair, blah, bangs, blah, layers, blah, stop, blah, talking, blah, now!
Sunday afternoon we decided to take a little drive. While stopped at a red light we saw this guy:
Not only is he riding a 12 foot high bike, there is also a full size bike attached to the back for hop-ons, plus he’s carrying a bike. And no helmet to be seen.
It’s like the guy is asking to be hit by a bus.
Or have his picture taken and plastered on the interweb.
(What is it with me and bikers?)
So tell me, did you see or do anything exciting this weekend?
Me · City living
Whitney
said,
June 25, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Ohhhh! Me likey the haircut!
As for my weekend, if you count laying around looking like Quasimodo because of all the damn allergies exciting, then yes, my weekend was AHHHHSOME.
Carrisa
said,
June 25, 2007 at 5:13 pm
Your expression in the after photo is hilarious. You look like you’d rather be spelunking or something.
I think I need to see some more pics… closer up. Your bangs don’t look very bangy.
Jihan
said,
June 25, 2007 at 5:15 pm
Izzie-
I LOOOOVE it!!! The swoop…the layers…. the SASS, oh my!
You look sooo sexy hot, that I think only a burqa could tone you down.
Oh, the aqua blazer is smokin’ to.
Shoot- what DON’T you have going for you?
Frema
said,
June 25, 2007 at 5:52 pm
LOVE the hair. You look fabulous, though I think you’re equally so even when you don’t have layers or bangs.
Also, that biker picture is freaking me out. Are you sure there wasn’t a video camera near by?
Operation Pink Herring
said,
June 25, 2007 at 5:57 pm
WTF? How does he even get on that thing? More importantly, WHY???
Love the new haircut. Very swoopy and non-Rachelish.
I saw a snake this weekend. A real one, in the woods. (As opposed to the ginormous boas the people down the street have, which I am also terrified of.)
Fraulein N
said,
June 25, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I love the hair (and the jacket!). I once saw a dude riding a unicycle down the middle of the street like it weren’t nothin’; I thought that was pretty out there, but this fellow takes the cake. All he’s missing is the shirt that says I Am an Attention Whore.
velocibadgergirl
said,
June 25, 2007 at 8:35 pm
OK, how the heck does he stay balanced when he has to stop at a red light??
Also, nice hair!
SJ
said,
June 25, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Whoa, that is some bike! Freaky for sure….
LOVE the hair!
And no, we didn’t do anything or see anything this weekend that was exciting. We did however hike to the top of Helen Hunt Falls here in town….now my calves hurt.
Alyndabear
said,
June 25, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Sassy hair Isabel. They look awesome. (I would have been terrified in my chair.. hairdressers scare me, ever since my last haircut of death. That was in December. I haven’t had a haircut since. Oh my.)
You are a bike-riding crazy magnet!
HollowSquirrel
said,
June 25, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Love the haircut, and that postcard? Super sweet. Glad it came in handy.
That ridiculous bike made me laugh outloud. Desperado cry for attention, and me loves it.
I found 56 rusty roofing nails in my driveway in like a 2 hour period this weekend. I’m like Rainman. But with rusty roofing nails from 3 years ago. It’s a gift. And a curse. And possibly a tetanus shot in the making.
Audrey
said,
June 25, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Your hair looks great!
I went to a green bay packers themed wedding this weekend. It sounds corny, but it actually was very fitting for the bride and groom — it reflected their personalities really well, which is what I think all weddings should do. Fun times!
amieable
said,
June 25, 2007 at 11:33 pm
Oh dear where the heck did you see that totally stupid biker? Seattle has some pretty dumb bikers.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new hair. It’s V sexy and frames your features.
My weekend was spent tending to the crippled BF and “distressing” my cheap bedside table to make it look like it is a priceless antique.
Laurel
said,
June 25, 2007 at 11:34 pm
The hair looks great!!
Also–I think The King is right to be wary of The Rachel. Many times my hair has come dangerously close to Racheldom when I requested layers. Bad! BAD! Leave it in the 20th century, folks.
Steph
said,
June 26, 2007 at 12:04 am
Bangs = Love Them!
Bike Rider = Crazy!
Adria
said,
June 26, 2007 at 12:36 am
Oh man, I love the Rachel.
I like your cut a lot, too. Looks really good on you.
angela
said,
June 26, 2007 at 1:36 am
Okay, first of all, I don’t think the first photo looks like you at ALL. I was totally reading to see who the heck that was, and it was you? Weird.
Secondly, your hair cut looks awesome! I love it!
And lastly, what’s up with that bike rider guy? I think this is the first photo that is crazier than the photos of my parents on their dumb three-wheeled bicycles (tricycles?) that they ride around in public together. They even put big orange flags up and attach baskets, plus my mom has been known to accidentally wear her helmet backwards more times than should be legal. And this guy STILL has them beat.
janet
said,
June 26, 2007 at 3:43 am
isabel = pretty
isabel’s green jacket = awesome
crazy biker = OMG insane, I need to move to seattle because it is the most entertaining people watching city EVER!
kerrianne
said,
June 26, 2007 at 5:00 am
I’ll see your crazy bike rider and raise you fifty NAKED bike riders cruising down 23rd in Portland this past Saturday night. But, alas, or perhaps thankfully, I have no pictures. Dang it. ; )
(love the jacket. and the hair.)
Emily
said,
June 26, 2007 at 12:52 pm
I would tell you what I did this weekend, but then I’d have to kill you. Or you could just read about it on my blog.
Like the layers!
Amy W
said,
June 26, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I too like the new hairdo…very cool.
How in the Hell does that guy get off his bike?
meritt
said,
June 26, 2007 at 1:46 pm
I was going to comment on the hair… but then you went ahead and posted that photo of the guy on the bike… errr… ‘bikes’. Crazy!???
Jeannette
said,
June 26, 2007 at 2:41 pm
I love your new haircut. I wish I could get the same but my hair just wouldn’t behave!
This weekend, I went to a thermal place in Luxembourg with my boyfriend and it was great! No massages and stuff, just the thermal pool, sauna, jacuzzi… very relaxing!
MK
said,
June 26, 2007 at 3:06 pm
Wow! i would like to see him get on that bike!
Your hair looks good! It looks soft around your face!
michelle de seattle
said,
June 26, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Dude, if I saw someone lurking in the bathroom with a camera claiming she was “taking pictures of toilets for a project” I’d be on my way to HR so fast…
No, wait, on second thought I’d just blackmail you.
CPA Mom and Soccer Mom Angela
said,
June 26, 2007 at 4:24 pm
Considering the project you are working on, that excuse of taking pictures of the toliet was brilliant. Brilliant!
I need a better picture. I cannot see bangs. At all. Or maybe I need eye surgery.
Rachel
said,
June 26, 2007 at 6:19 pm
I love the new look! I am contemplating bangs also, but I’m nervous.
We took our new boat to the lake and took the girls on it. First time on a boat for all 3 of them. Is that exciting?
Christar
said,
June 26, 2007 at 8:40 pm
So did you get bangs? It’s probably just me that can’t tell. I’m kinda blind at times, lol. But your hair looks awesome!
Whoa! That dude on the bike is CRAZY! Kinda cool, but crazy!
I went and saw Nancy Drew this weekend. Oh, and Shaun bought me some cute little mice! I totally gotta post a picture on my blog. They’re adorable!
Lindsey
said,
June 27, 2007 at 2:50 am
I love the hair. It’s so damn cute! I want a tatooed “living on the edge” kind of stylist. Apparently I’m just not really living.
metalia
said,
June 27, 2007 at 3:36 am
Your hair looks awesome! So pretty.
Also, your last picture reminds me…did I tell you about the guy I constantly see by my office who rides a unicycle in a BUSINESS SUIT? I’m obsessed, yet never have my camera handy when I see him.
La Turista
said,
July 1, 2007 at 4:07 am
We have been revisiting Arrested Development this summer - what a great effin show. Stupid network.
Nice ‘do BTW.
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