Sink Pink

[lupestripe]

I've just dyed my hair bright pink again - it needed to be done - the faded candy floss colour just looked awful and unkempt. I was starting to turn into Boris Johnson, just without the right-wing views.

Still, what I have found out today is that Middlesbrough is not the type of town to be walking around as a guy with bright pink hair. I have been shouted at and laughed at by strangers who, under any other circumstance, would just have ignored me. This doesn't particularly bother me as it comes with the territory but WHY does it have to be this way? Surely the colour of my hair is irrelevant to anything. Sometimes I despair.

The other thing I noticed is that all these people were pillioring me from far away - either from the other side of the street or from cars that sped off rather quickly. Quite clearly these intellectually sub-normal people thought they were being witty and intelligent yet quite clearly they were cowards. They remind me of the 14 year old schoolboy who calls people a "wanker" on internet chatrooms behind the safety of his computer screen (and in my line of work, I've had enough of THOSE insults to last me a lifetime).

Still, a girl in Leeds commented on how much she liked my hair plus I have just booked tickets to see one of my favourite German bands, Oomph!, play Frankfurt in November as a special birthday treat (they are playing the evening before my birthday). Indeed it's going to be quite a week - spending my birthday in Frankfurt with Wolfie before returning to Manchester for the meet. Definitely something to look forward to *bounces*

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[silent-o.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I think pink hair is cute. Wouldn't do it myself, but some guys can pull it off.

-pics?-


Oh, and those 14 year olds behind their computer screens? I eat them for breakfast.(What can I say? Opossums like to eat garbage.)

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

Lols - I've been called all sorts of things from behind a computer screen but then I work in the media and if people don't like what I write, it's easier to dismiss it with an insult rather than a valid argument. I have also had people call me the most despicable of things simply because of where I come from. I've just learned to ignore it now.

I like my pink hair (I will sort pics out later) and in the end, that's all that matters. My mate likes it pink too and as long as we're both happy, I'm not really too bothered about cowardly people who think it's funny to shout insults whilst travelling at 30mph from a car.

[silent-o.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it must be a lot easier to handle when you've got a supportive mate...

[lupestripe.livejournal.com]

It is - indeed my mate prefers my hair like this as he thinks it makes me look more attractive and presentable. My mate is supportive in everything though, I am really lucky to have him.