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[pmcd9]

JL, the cornrows are awesome.  You are the cutest thing.

~Paul

[Carlos del Vaca]

For some reason that picture gives me a weird Rick James vibe (like there's any other kind of Rick James vibe...)

"I came down on him like this... his extensions was flyin' everywhere..."

[V-Adore]

I admire your chutzpah, if nothing else -- I don't think I'd have the patience to get this done, so I'd end up leaving with my head half-corned. But this is really quite awesome.

[PinkStainlessTail]

I've gotten several Bo Derek comments but not many Jane Child (who was my hair hero as a kid).

I tried to come up with a joke incorporating the phrase "welcome to the real world" in response to this, but I couldn't quite pull it off.

[jay-ell]

Update: I no longer feel as if I am wearing a wig all the time.  The braids have loosened up enough that I don't notice them any more.  In fact, I forget when I am out in public that I have an unusual hairstyle, until I notice people looking at me strangely and remember that I'm a white girl with cornrows.  I inspired a little blonde girl to stare, open-mouthed, at my swinging locks as I thumped produce at the supermarket.  I also had a lengthy conversation with the African-American postal clerk about where I got my 'rows done, and don't the extensions look natural?  Also, I got carded for alcohol for the first time in five years.  

It occurred to me today that the answer to the inevitable question -- why? -- is the same for me as it is for most black women with braids.  I got sick and tired of spending hours artificially straightening my hair, and thought the new 'do would be an attractive and low-maintenence alternative.  

So far, so good.

[jay-ell]

I went back to Felicia for another new style.  



This one, I think, suits me better.  Makes my head look less round.  This time it took eight solid hours with two women working on me most of that time.  However, single braids are far more comfortable to wear than 'rows, right off the bat.  

Oh, yeah.  I'm keepin' this one a while.

[side_show]

Wow, does your scalp ache after you have this done?  I can't imagine haveing someone tug on my hair for eight hours without it hurting atleast a little bit.

[jay-ell]

Yeah, it hurts.  The cornrows hurt worse, and for several days.  The braids were less painful, but more exhausting.  I came home at 10 PM last night with a big fat headache.  Today, however, I'm fine, and the scalp achiness is significantly less than I had expected.

[wombat]

Aw, you don't look like an alien anymore.

[jay-ell]

Naw, instead I look like a perfectly normal, moderately geeky individual who decided to try and look bad-ass for six weeks or so.  

Do you see the look on my face in that picture?  That "this is my badass face" look?  

I'm in denial about the fact that I had to crop out my sweat#####.

[side_show]

I think you might want to put the song "pass the Dutchy on the left hand side" on a constant loop, mon.

[AugustWest]

That's your badass face?

Oh come now.  Surely you can look more intimidating than that.  I've seen Aunt Bee look more badass than you in that picture.

[jay-ell]

We all do what we can.  

Seriously.  I'm *that* geeky.  

I'll try to have Pedro take more pics of my best badass face when I'm wearing badder-ass clothing.  Maybe I'll see if my leather trousers still fit.

[jough]

Man, that photo made a mess of my keyboard.

Very good look for you, JL.

[wombat]

I can't help but mention that Jough is in really fine form today.  

Carry on, our adorable little baby animal murderer.