Self-Description: I've always had red hair, but the color has changed over the years. It's
always been extremely thick and abundant, but it was auburn and straight when I
was a child, then got redder and wavy when I hit puberty. My family's nickname
for me was "Duracell," and the vanity plate on my first car said "CU-TOP" (if
confused, look a the periodic table). Now I'm 27, and my hair is getting darker
and straighter again, so I've recently been playing around with "henna glossing"
(using just a few tablespoons of henna with a lot of conditioner to add just a
hint of red and a whole lot of shine to my hair). I had long hair until I left
grad school to take my first job as a professor, and then I cut it short in
order to look more 'professional.' Big mistake! My husband, who's always had a
thing for redheads, threw a fit. So I've been growing my hair out for 15 months
now. It is just about to hit my collarbone, and my goal is to have it at waist
length by my 30th birthday. My skin is ultra-pale with pink undertones and
coppery freckles. Taking good care of my easily burned skin is almost an
obsession. I have a deep love for animals. My husband and I have seven pets
(dogs, cats, and parrots). My love of red hair even extends to my dog- she's a
Redbone Coonhound, and her coat is the exact same color as my hair! We each
have dark green fleece jackets for walking in cool weather (although purchased
at different times, and it's accidental that they match!), and we frequently get
comments on our beautiful, matching red hair. My favorite animals are birds,
though, especially psittacines (parrots), corvids (ravens and crows), and
raptors (falcons, hawks, and so on), hence my screen name. Being a redhead is
disturbingly central to my sense of self- I wonder why?
Interests: Industrial/organizational psychology
Ornithology
Canine search and rescue (scent-specific trailing)
Hiking
Reading (currently loving Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" books)
Finding the perfect, pale-enough foundation
Finding the perfect high SPF sunblock
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