Saturday, November 30, 2013

#HairforHazel

So you know I love John Green and his book The Fault in Our Stars, so when production began and he started posting pictures and whatnot from set, I was all over that. The first post I saw was Shailene Woodley's  haircut. Obviously I was inspired to do the same. It took a little courage-plucking-up, but I finally did it:

I mentioned it in a post before, but I wanted to take more time to talk about it.

At first I considered doing it, but then thought "well what good is that going to do? I can give a kid a wig, but I can't cure her cancer." But I got to thinking about it some more in the context of watching lots of vlogbrothers videos, and thought about their ongoing mission to decrease world-suck, then I came to the conclusion that I can't cure that little girl's cancer, but I can make her feel a little bit more normal when she looks in the mirror, and that's more important than my having super long hair. That's my small contribution to decreasing world-suck. For now. We'll see where this goes.

Have you done something for others lately? Have you ever donated your hair?

KB

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Changing seasons

Here in Louisiana we don't have "Indian summers" (I'm not a huge fan of that term for many reasons), but what we have is a false autumn. In the middle of October we'll get a cool front for a few days, then temperatures are back in the 70s and 80s (with really high humidity, so it feels hotter) until about Thanksgiving...when it gets chilly and still humid so it feels even colder. Funny how that works. Not. No matter what you call our climate, the recent descent of mercury has allowed me to delve into my cooler weather gear, and I. Love. It. Look out for more outfit posts soon (especially on instagram.

This was over a month ago when it first started to cool off and I had some errands to run. How cool are those boots?! They're the most supple leather and real wood soles. My roommate got them in Germany this summer while she was interning/doing research for DAAD. I might steal them before she graduates, sshh.

What's the weather like in your neck of the woods? How are you coping with these changes?

KB