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October 20, 2005

Entermation Beats Infotainment

I stumbled across The Colbert Report on Comedy Central this evening. It's been a while since I've laughed that hard continuously.

Maybe this has been on for years and I'm way behind the loop, or maybe as a news junkie the jokes are especially poignant, but this show has the potential to be funnier than Letterman, Leno, and yes, possibly even Conan. Not to mention the fact that it's head and shoulders over The Daily Show. Even though there seemed to be significantly more jabs at Fox News than any other network.

Posted by Megan at 11:43 PM | Comments (1)

Hair

I've always wanted to categorize my blogs, but could never sort them neatly into particular subjects. But I think that if I ever do categorize them, one category will have to be "hair."

I went in to get a couple inches hacked off today. The stylist I usually go to now has an assistant to wash hair for her. This was a different assistant than last time, though. And observing people deal with my hair for the first time is, as I have mentioned before, an experience. My latest interaction went something like this:

Rinsing down my hair with the sprayer thingy.
Hair Washer Girl: Looks like the sun's going to come out today.
Me: (Can't figure out what on earth she's talking about because it's cloudy and cold out.) Yeah, hopefully... it was pretty cold this morning.
Hair Washer Girl puts a handful of shampoo in my hair, begins to work it in, pauses... pumps out another handful of shapmoo, starts scrubbing.
Hair Washer Girl: You working today?
Me: Nope, I'm in the process of looking for a job. (I know I should add something to this statement in the effort to make a good conversation, but I don't know where to start and really don't feel like bearing my soul to a girl I've never met before.)
Hair Washer Girl begins the process of rinsing out the shampoo.
Hair Washer Girl: "Man, you have more hair than is necessary!" (Couldn't hold it in any longer, I guess.)
Me: Yeah.
Conditioner. Rinse.

I went back and sat in the chair to get trimmed up. The lady beside me sat underneath one of those enormous blow-driers that looks more like an alien mind-reading device.

"I had hair just like that before I had my first son," she informed me. I looked over to see her hair in massive clumps, spiked with colored goo, and her eyebrowns covered with the same stuff. "It was so curly, and now it's bone straight."
"I'll have to take that into consideration," I replied, trying not to laugh at the whole situation.

At long last, enough of my hair covered the salon floor to make a small wig, though there was plenty remaining on my head. My stylist gave me the lowdown on their new products while throwing handfuls of one of each of them into my hair. I told her I didn't need to purchase any, avoiding telling her that I'm quite loyal to Suave gel.

Once out the door of the salon and back in the privacy of my own car, I checked out the finished product in my mirror. Decent. Shorter, that's what I wanted. Shampoo gets expensive when you have to use half a bottle every time you wash your hair. Maybe I should try a different salon next time. The syling could be better. But I'm not sure I want to know how bad my hair could look, either. Like I said, though -- every haircut is an experience.

Posted by Megan at 12:21 PM | Comments (4)

October 10, 2005

Neither Here Nor There

I got a phone call this morning letting my know that I have an interview in St. Paul (MN) tomorrow at 2:30. It's for a Legislative Assistant position with a Minnesota State Senator. Sound familiar? That's because I've interviewed for the exact same position before. Then got offered the job. Then turned it down to work for the campaign in Iowa. Only it's for a different senator this time.

So I made half of the drive tonight, will make the rest tomorrow morning before the interview, stay in MN and hang out with friends until Thursday or Friday, and then spend the weekend in Ames! Not a bad deal.

But wait. Taking this job will mean moving back to Minnesota.

It's not that I haven't thought about that. I spent four years in Minnesota wishing I was somewhere else. There is the possibility that I could get a certain job in Ames that I've had my eye on in December.

It's October. I've been unemployed since August.

This is my second chance at a good job in MN. I think I'd better take it. Granted, I'd have to start from scratch at a church as far as meeting people, but at least there is a GCM church in Minneapolis. I'm sure there are cool people there too...

Anyway, I guess it's just an interview, so I don't have to make my final decision... yet.

Posted by Megan at 09:37 PM | Comments (3)

October 03, 2005

You Elevate My Soul

I'm not sure why, but an article about a solar eclipse gave me chills just reading it. All of the quotes are so profound. These people seem to really have the fear of God in them.

And now for a completely random thought:

I have decided that I prefer the radio to CDs. It offers variety, and it is free. Plus, it gives you that awesome chance when you're in your car to look over and see someone else singing or tapping their steering wheel to the same song. That instant connection to a complete stranger is huge.

Posted by Megan at 09:19 PM | Comments (1)