One of the stupidest things...
Well, this past Saturday (yes, I know it's Wednesday - it's been a hectic week!) I did one of the stupidest things I've ever done.
We're decorating the living room in our new place quite a bit differently from the traditional look we had before. We have mostly tan and black (as before), with some lime green accents! We decided to paint a hand-me-down end table this bright green color. Joe did almost all of the sanding, so I was working on the painting while he played disc golf with an old coworker. I was just about finished with my first coat of green. I thought that maybe I would add just a little more on the underside, even though you can't really see that part. I was sitting on the ground and leaned over to see where I was painting. After a few well-placed brush strokes, I decided I was done. As I lifted my head it felt heavy, and then I was suddenly hit in the face with a wet, green blob. That green blob was my ponytail which I had apparently dipped (entirely) in the can of paint. It was dripping all over, so I quickly squeezed it out (onto my leg - I can't say I was thinking that clearly). I ran to the back door, realized both hands were covered in paint (from squeezing out the ponytail), ran back to the dropcloth, wiped off my hands, held my ponytail still with one hand, opened the door with the other, ran to the bathroom and stuck my head in the tub. I put my head under the water and watch green swirl down the drain for several minutes.
That's really all the funny part of the story, but I'll tell the rest anyway. When the water turned clear again, I turned off the water and squeezed out my hair. I got up and looked in the mirror, and there was still a significant amount of green in my hair. I thought "Joe's never going to believe this" so I took a picture in the mirror of my hair. After that, I spent a good deal of time standing in the shower, trying different shampoos (maybe this type strips your hair more and would take off the paint) and conditioners (maybe if it is slick enough, the paint will just slide off). Most of the paint came off then, but I still have (5 days later) bright green highlights.
We're decorating the living room in our new place quite a bit differently from the traditional look we had before. We have mostly tan and black (as before), with some lime green accents! We decided to paint a hand-me-down end table this bright green color. Joe did almost all of the sanding, so I was working on the painting while he played disc golf with an old coworker. I was just about finished with my first coat of green. I thought that maybe I would add just a little more on the underside, even though you can't really see that part. I was sitting on the ground and leaned over to see where I was painting. After a few well-placed brush strokes, I decided I was done. As I lifted my head it felt heavy, and then I was suddenly hit in the face with a wet, green blob. That green blob was my ponytail which I had apparently dipped (entirely) in the can of paint. It was dripping all over, so I quickly squeezed it out (onto my leg - I can't say I was thinking that clearly). I ran to the back door, realized both hands were covered in paint (from squeezing out the ponytail), ran back to the dropcloth, wiped off my hands, held my ponytail still with one hand, opened the door with the other, ran to the bathroom and stuck my head in the tub. I put my head under the water and watch green swirl down the drain for several minutes.
That's really all the funny part of the story, but I'll tell the rest anyway. When the water turned clear again, I turned off the water and squeezed out my hair. I got up and looked in the mirror, and there was still a significant amount of green in my hair. I thought "Joe's never going to believe this" so I took a picture in the mirror of my hair. After that, I spent a good deal of time standing in the shower, trying different shampoos (maybe this type strips your hair more and would take off the paint) and conditioners (maybe if it is slick enough, the paint will just slide off). Most of the paint came off then, but I still have (5 days later) bright green highlights.
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