Sparkle Head

Check it out, y'all, I'm famous!

http://www.news8austin.com//?ArID=271822

It's 10:30 AM and I'm already done with my work day! Granted, I did wake up at 4 this morning. I followed Tracy, the morning reporter, who has to wake up this early (if not earlier) every day! I can't even imagine. It was still pitch black when I left my apartment this morning--side note, the elevator was broken at my apartment the whole weekend, and I live on the 6th floor.

Tracy and I drove to a salon/boutique called Stella Blue. We went there to do a feature on summer trends, specifically something that I had never heard of before, hair tinseling. It's basically getting strands of tinsel tied into small sections of your hair. They have all kinds of colors, and both young girls and girls my age are coming to the salon to get it done. I got my hair done as a demonstration that was shown on camera, and the women picked the color for me. I'm actually glad they did, because instead of getting blue or purple like I wanted, they put colors like copper and orange in that complement my hair color. It really didn't hurt, there was not a lot of hair pulling. The tinsel is supposed to stay in for a month, so it's not going anywhere for a while. I can style and wash my hair exactly like I could before, and I can even get my hair colored with them in. I heard that it is a bit expensive to get done, but Tracy and I got our hair done for free!

I did make sure to Tivo my on-air debut (although all I did was smile and show off my hair). There were multiple live segments--5 short segments spread out every thirty minutes--and one of them will be put up on the website soon, so I'll put a link on here once they put it up. I tried, to take a picture, but the tinsel won't show up with the flash! You can see it very distinctly in the sunlight. I think it might catch people off guard--one of the women in the salon said that when she goes out to bars people will reach out to touch her hair without thinking or asking; it's a raccoon-like reaction to seeing something sparkly.

I am so happy I could go with Tracy today, she even let me do my own interview with someone at the boutique. It won't go on air, but I can save it and put it on my sample reporter reel which is great!

I have an improv class tomorrow (which is going splendidly, by the way) and then I'm heading back to Lafayette on Thursday! I am so excited to see the family, my boyfriend, and my dog! I can't wait for Erin's baby shower or Father's Day--they should both be expecting the most awesome Austin-themed gifts :)