There Will Be Blood

It had been way too long since I had a haircut, and I knew I couldn't put it off any longer, because the similarity to Crystal Gayle was increasing.
I walked into the salon, and immediately felt uncomfortable, as I saw the movie, 13 Going on 30, playing in the background.

I told my hairdresser that I wanted my hair and bangs cut, and some highlights. She told me to stand up, and she quickly chopped the ends off...and that was it. She told me that my bangs didn't need to be cut. She then started basting my head with highlight goo.
It bothers me, because she didn't even ask me what color I wanted.
I had to sit there for a little while, before she could unwrap my foil-covered hair. She plopped some US magazines in my lap, and walked off somewhere in the back. I felt unease as some Jessica Simpson music played softly in the background.

I started sniffing the air, because it smelled strange. I thought it was my hair. I realized it must be her lunchtime, because she was microwaving a frozen dinner, and the smell was wafting through the room. It wasn't a good smell, though.
She returned back, and rinsed my hair, dried it, and quickly ran a straightening iron through it. I guess they don't actually spend much time styling the hair, anymore.
I looked into the mirror, only to reveal a head of bright blond hair. Wow, was it blond. Kind of like the color of a pale banana. It was really streaky/patchy, too. I didn't complain, because I was too tired, so I just got into my car and drove home, while I listened to Blonde on Blonde.


I proceeded to take my anger out on a salad, featuring BLOOD oranges. I had fun furiously chopping spinach, mixed greens, radish, onion, cucumber, toasted almonds, and of course, blood oranges. I then made a simple vinaigrette using the blood orange juice, and I also made little buttered croutons, because I thought they would go well with the radishes.
What I liked about this salad, was how I sliced everything. I sliced the onion and radishes paper-thin, and I seeded the cucumber, and sliced it into half-moons. I was quite pleased with it, and it calmed me down.

By the way, I've decided I'm never cutting or highlighting my hair, ever again.
The End.

Blood Orange Vinaigrette (Recipe by Emily)
Printable Recipe

1/2 cup fresh squeezed blood orange juice
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
1/4 teaspoon crushed dried thyme leaves
Salt and fresh cracked pepper, to taste
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

Place the orange juice in a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, and reduce by half. Chill in the refrigerator, until cold.
Pour the juice into a medium sized bowl, and whisk in lemon juice, honey, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper, until well combined. Whisking constantly, drizzle in the olive oil, gradually, until combined.
Drizzle over your choice of salad.

Yield: 4 servings