caspian

well... knickers' first reaction to my hair was "ewwww, i would NOT want to put my fingers thru your hair". but then later in the day she had all kinds of questions and didn't seem as disgusted. so i think my dreads are growing on her. tomorrow i'll wear it down so they can get a better look – i had it up in a ponytail to be more subtle. frank pointed them out with a twinkle in his eye, i think he found them amusing at the very least. for the most part, no one commented at all, i'm somewhat convinced most of the men didn't even notice there was something different about me. i'm relieved it seems to be such a non-issue, and it makes me even more glad that i decided to do it.

oddly enough, i won the superbowl pool at work :S i know. it's totally weird, especially since i didn't and have never watched a game. but i got a little bit of help from dave b – he gave an almost perfect prediction which won me a free lunch with francisco. i almost feel guilty for taking first place when all i did was have the smarts to ask someone intelligent. however, i'll enjoy the victory as it doesn't happen very often, and i'm sure i'll enjoy my free lunch too. i'm not one to turn down free food.

i got an email from helen today telling me that they miss me because there's no one with my unique brand of spunk and groundedness in TO. i thought that was nice. kind words are like oil in my lamp. i miss t&h too, i'm gonna have to figure out a way to visit them, i next to never go to toronto, but that's probably just because i'm lazy or poor at planning without purpose.

you taste so sweet
when you are so free.