That's Life - Going Blonde

I thought about calling these "Blonde Moments" but that would be unfair to blondes, who are not stupid. Think Jodie Foster, Glenn Close, Candace Bergen.

When I went blonde, however, it was stupid. I won't deny that it got me more attention, but it looked utterly awful. I also had an Temporary IQ Lapse they day after Cameron (my dear friend - we shared a house a long time ago in a place far away) dyed my hair.

I got up in the morning and, still half asleep, stumbled through to the bathroom. I grabbed my toothbrush, put toothpaste on it, turned the tap on, wet it a little and put the toothbrush in my mouth. And then I almost choked on it.

For the first part of these ablutions, I had been bent over the basin but, as I started to brush my teeth, I stood up and saw my reflection in the mirror. And there it was - orange-blonde hair. I got a major shock.

Not remembering you dyed your hair + choking on a toothbrush = Temporary IQ Lapse.

This was a small blip, however, in a very interesting experience.

Having blonde hair really does get more attention. I don't know if it's because we can see the lighter hair more easily in a crowd or because we associate prettiness, sluttiness with blonde hair - a lesson taught by the media. But I could feel the eyes on me when I went out.

It was weird, and it wasn't me.

I bought a tube of brown hair dye within a week and washed the blonde away.