#GeekSpeak: The sometimes random misadventures of @Abby_Cake
Monday, January 30, 2012 at 3:36PM<editorsnote> Nerds, meet my buddy Abby. I met her in Chicago at the #20SBSummit, and this chick is raaaddddd!! She considers herself more of a nerd than a geek - but I think she's just all shades of random and awesome. Oh and FTR, the TNTML stance on nerds versus geeks are that nerds are products of a genetic predisposition, and geeks are raised. BOOH-YAH!!! I only have one more thing left to say ... HIT IT ABBY!!!</editorsnote>
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @Abby_Cake
The female act of experimenting with hair is a funny thing — and one that cannot be accomplished without first engaging in a roundtable discussion with friends, co-workers, family, strangers, etc. And even then, you are rarely sure. But sometimes you get lucky and you find a haircut that you like, one you want to stick with for a while, years perhaps.
I have ALWAYS wanted a funky pixie cut a la Shannyn Sossamon or Ginnifer Goodwin. Sometimes at night I would dream of the promised freedom in not having to blowdry with such frequency, the unlimited use of texture and styling cremes previously untouched, becoming a compulsive headband wearer, possessing far less split ends. When I expressed my furtive pixie cut dream, mostly people tell me “your face is too round” or “noooo!” or “there won’t be anything to hold onto,” followed by a suggestive eyebrow wag. Also, my mom told me I would look like a female basketball coach, so there’s that as well.
Females are often encouraging, but guys overwhelmingly react negatively. The male sex seems to really hate pixie cuts as a whole. Maybe it has to do with the aforementioned “nothing to hold onto” concept.
I had the same haircut until I was a sophomore in high school, that’s when I finally grew out my bangs. I remember because at the summer league baseball game a girl said, “Finally” upon noticing my new ‘do.
But a nagging question remained — Can I pull a pixie cut off? Am I a short hair kinda gal? AM I?
Turns out, I am.
And as my move to South Korea approaches I figured, why not get a new haircut for the newest stage of my life? Why not reflect my personality more effectively? This desire conveniently coincided with my 2012 attempt to maintain a healthy level of spontaneity in my life.
I walked into the salon and asked if they could get me in for a cut. A girl replied, “It’s your lucky day, we’ve turned away like five people already, but I just got done early so I can do it right now.” Awesome, spontaneity win.
Like a proper nerd, I had some pictures saved on my laptop of what I wanted — so I busted out some pixie cut examples. And then watched as six inches of my hair collected around my feet. She asked, “Would you like to make it a little asymmetrical?” I excitedly replied, “Yes!” I was nervous, but it felt right.
Zen through risk-taking.
And you know what, after about a day of getting used to it — I am beginning to really fall in love with being a feisty, funky, short haired girl.
xx, @abby_cake
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Reader Comments (1)
Oh, you rock star!!! I'm so glad you did it - you look brilliant! Love love love that you took the leap, I'm jealous of your bravery. I'm going to have to do it myself now, aren't I?? :)