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I have a new hair style. I decided to go with a bob with bangs. I haven’t had bangs in years and was a little hesitant to get them. It isn’t that I don’t look good with bangs, it’s that I don’t know how to manage them, but now with the invention of the flat iron me and bangs get along great.

I like my new look, but I think other people’s reactions to it are funny. My coworkers felt it was a dramatic change and people came by my office for the explicit purpose of viewing my hair for the first week. “I heard that I needed to come by and see your hair, OMG! That’s so cute!” I should have sold tickets.

A lot of people asked me if I liked it. I don’t know if people ask it because they don’t like it or they’re worried that I don’t like it. The best comment was from Paul, of course, “Wow, you look Asian.”

I think it says something about my life when the most exciting thing I have to blog about is a new haircut.

Yesterday our plans for entertainment sort of fell through, so Paul and I found ourselves with some rare free time.

Me: So, do you want to go see a movie?
Paul: No, we're going to the movies with Steve and Mary tomorrow.
Me: We could go get the new Grand Theft Auto IV and play that all day.
Paul: Now you're just trying too hard.

This weekend was busy. I worked from Thursday night to Saturday afternoon. My feet hurt. My back aches. I had to be "on" the whole time, talking with people, engaging people, and I am drained.

When I got home I discovered that my husband had cleaned the house, did the dishes, and was ready to take me out for dinner and drinks and a movie. I was so relieved to finally be home, but is it terrible if I admit that my first thought when I saw all he had done was, "heh, I should go away for the weekend more often!"

This is a clip from Creature Comforts about self image. The only thing I would change is my height. Sometimes it's hard to find pants and stuff that fit me. Luckily, I have a mommy who sews and is nice enough to hem things for me.

I see a lot of people who have had plastic surgery in my city: botox, nose jobs, face lifts, boob jobs, etc. I never noticed it before, but now it's like you can see the un-naturalness of some people's faces and bodies. The plastic forehead that doesn't move but shines really well. The breasts that look like bolt on bowling balls. I'm so tired of seeing actresses who don't show any expression on their face or the news anchor who doesn't move her eyebrows.

Maybe I seem unsympathetic to the problems of the unattractive. But that's not true. I donate to the Ugly People Foundation. My point is that people should learn to embrace their flaws. It's like Paul always says: everyone needs challenges. Next time you look at yourself and think you don't like your nose or the size of your thighs, just think, "My nose isn't too big, my nose is a character builder." Think of it as an enchantment plus 5 in the role-playing game of life.

I am digging the new Digsby application I just downloaded. This is a cross-platform Windows app that combines all your IM clients, e-mail accounts, and social networks into one perfect program.

Previously I used the cross-platform app Trillian for my IM clients. I was a die hard fan and user of Trillian, but ever since they started offering a paid "Pro" version I've noticed a distinct drop in updates and enhancements to Trillian. My biggest complaint with Trillian is that it doesn't offer GMail.

So, with Digsby, not only do I get GMail with all my other IM clients (seriously people, I can't handle all my friends being on different IMs, why can't we all pick one and move over there?), it checks my email, and gives me updates for Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter.

It sounds like a lot of updates to receive and information to keep up with, but I am a news freak! Now if only Digsby would also show my RSS feeds, then I would be in heaven.