7.11.06

today i did two things: bought myself a ring and got a new haircut.

the ring i bought at lunch during the small slice of sunshine slipped into an entire day of armageddon-style thunderstorms. it's stunning. it doesn't have a purpose, but it will likely come to mark this particular transitional phase of my life.

the hair was an accident. after barely making it into the most difficult-to-reach parking garage in portland and charming the valet with the "keep back! learning stick" sign in my rear window, i made my bedraggled way into one of the higher end salons here in town. in a state of combined exhausted and overstimulation, i asked for bangs. bangs i got.

turns out i should've gotten bangs years ago.

strangely, the ring, the bangs, and the weather are converging to make it feel like i really am starting to become part of the new life i've found myself living. the past week has been an exercise in defining my style to make it most accurately reflect my self. the definition has been exhausting.

it's the most rewarding feeling i've had in awhile.