dyeing...

ok, so i went to the hair salon to inquire about dying my hair a few days ago.  i don't want anything drastic, like a platinum blonde or something of that sort. i simply want to dye it a shade lighter and a little auburn-ish. basically, something that people who didn't see me every 

day probably wouldn't even notice..

my appointment was on a thursday, but i had swimming then too, so i had to run right from swim practice to the salon.  so i walked in and sat down at one of their insanely comfy chairs, and the hair stylist came up and started talking to me. we started talking about the different methods and colors i could get my hair dyed/highlighted, and once i picked out my PERFECT color, she paused and then asked me why my hair was already wet. i explained the situation, and she looked at me through the mirror and gave a tsk-tsk. i sat there, puzzled while she goes on and on about how i can't dye my hair with that much chlorine in my hair, and that in order for the dye to penetrate through the chlorine, she would have to take an extra hour clarifying my hair, and since it was already around 7pm, she couldn't do it that day.  so now i'm stuck with my same old boring hair color until i can make another appointment, probably not for another week or two.. :(

here's a link to some of the advice people have given about dying hair with chlorine

election madness!

Presidential elections, eh? Pretty interesting stuff, if I do say so myself... I never took any particular interest in politics until this year, though.  Basically, i'm still a novice when it comes to anything political.  Regardless, I'm progressing!

Now, I'm not normally one to read the newspaper religiously, but one of my requirements for being in the Torch is to read the newspaper in class once every week.  Well, with less than seven weeks until we find out who our new president will be, all of the newspapers are basically saturated with everything under the sun about the political candidates.

So, I sat back in my desk and flipped open the opinion's section of The New York Times, and read articles promoting the favored candidates.  I must say, even I was intrigued with all the information that I didn't know before reading, and how much reasoning went into making the writers' decision of whom to vote for...

For example, in one of the articles, John McCain's cellmate, Leo Thorsness, wrote about his experiences being a P.O.W. with him.  Was i the only one who didn't even know that McCain fought in a war, let alone was a naval carrier pilot??  Personally, I gained a good amount of respect for him after reading the article, which showed from Leo's view how McCain truly represents leadership and gained wisdom from what I can only describe as his extremely difficult experiences.  Now, saying that doesn't mean that I'm now in favor of McCain over Obama, because I have to be honest; I'm Obama all the way!  But I still like being informed on the background of each candidate, and now I feel a little more at ease, trusting that whoever gets elected will at least make an honest effort to improve our country.