This afternoon they’ve started hammering in an office just 15ft down the hall from me. Our office manager (read: high level admin assistant) moved into the empty office next to me so Plant Ops can divide her old office into two offices, adding a door to the end closest to me. This means not only constructing a new wall, but cutting out the new doorway. If they really get going today, I’m sure I can go home and work from there. My supervisor would too (she’s right across the hall from it). Heck, if they’re working in there tomorrow, I’ll bring my laptop and work from Panera across the street. Sure the campus has a wireless network too, but c’mon…. empty student union or Panera, what would you choose?

I went to an eye doctor this morning, only to discover that they don’t take the state vision insurance plan. Oh well. I’m at Panera now, looking up providers covered. Looks like that eye doctor is an anomaly, because there sure are a lot of other doctors listed. So after I leave here, it’s over to the mall to see if any eye doctors are in today. If they are, they’re probably not too busy since it’s a holiday weekend, so maybe I can get the exam done at least. Not sure where I’ll get glasses yet — the state plan covers any provider for that. The store next to the doctor that I tried to visit this morning has a very nice price for 2 pairs of glasses, but I have to wait for them to come in, as opposed to a 1-hour type of place. I kind of want them this weekend. Total, the state covers $125 for 1 pair of glasses (lenses incl.) so I guess that’s a help if I go for the 1-hour place. And fun money from my Mom too, of course. (LYL!) Actually it probably depends more on whether I fall in love with a pair of frames.

Still loving my hair.

I took follow-up pictures this morning outside my condo. I wore the same outfit as yesterday to give a direct comparison. But I think still photos really don’t do it justice. I’ll have to wait until I get back to work on Tuesday to get video (my E-300 doesn’t do video).

I forgot to bring my camera’s memory card into Panera to upload the follow-up photos, so I’ll do that later this afternoon.

Today is also make-up experimentation day. I know that my face is a focal point now, so I painted up a little before heading out. Maybelline doesn’t make the foundation I used to get, so I bought some Dream Matte™ Mousse (shade light #1) yesterday. I really like it. Very light on my skin — I don’t even think about it being there. I already have all the eyeshadow I need. Maybe some eye pencils would be in order. And I need a new bottle of clear mascara. (Clear mascara just defines the eyelashes and orders eyebrows, as opposed to colored mascara which makes lashes appear thicker/fuller/longer.)

And another reason why I’m glad my head didn’t get totally shaved — it’s burning a little where they shaved the “tails” that run down my neck. I can’t imagine my whole head feeling like that! It feels like I have a mild sunburn, but I haven’t been in the sun for more than a minute at time today. And I have some Coppertone oil-free sunscreen if I do.

Oh, and kitty didn’t really think anything of my new ‘do at all. He sniffed it for about 10 seconds, and after that I couldn’t get him interested. I did find out that if I rub my head against him, my head picks up cat hair. LOL… Guess I’d better make sure I’m going with the grain when I give him head butts.

For several weeks now, I’ve been imagining what my hair would look and feel like with a buzz like this. It’s pretty much how I envisioned it, but I didn’t realize how much I would like it! I plan on letting my hair grow to see at what length I like it (and to see how it grows in again).

The receptionist (who also did most of the cutting) told me that my head might itch a lot with such a short cut. She said hers did. The other stylist, Miss Triss, said she buzzed her head once years ago and it didn’t itch. My head seems to be okay so far, except my ears burned a little because they were kind of yanked about to buzz around them.

When I stepped out of the salon, a breeze flew around me, and it felt like all my hair was standing on end. I’ve never felt the breeze over all my scalp before.

I washed my head when I got home to get all the little pepper-like clippings out. It was really odd to shake my head and have no water-weight. As I was rubbing my head over the sink, I kept feeling a spray like the running water was splattering… but it was my hair. I splattered water all over the mirror. Oops! heheheh….

As I’ve been sitting here cropping photos, I noticed my neck stiffening. Without any hair around my face and neck, I think my muscles are fooled into thinking that I must have it all up in a pony tail, which is usually quite a counterweight on the back of my skull.

Tomorrow I will take follow-up photos. Right now it’s time to see what this new hair feels like on a pillow!