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Thursday, October 06, 2005

The Unveiling

I hate having my picture taken.

Strike that. I hateloathedespise having my picture taken. But it's important to have an author's photo on your website, so readers know who they're getting all this good stuff from. Readers like to feel a connection with the author and a picture is one way to further that connection.

Despite my hatred of my two-dimensional self, there is now (thanks to my webgenius, Mike Coombes) a photo of me on the first page. Looks nice, doesn't it? I look all sorts of suavesupercutedarling and there were no professionals involved--just me and my cheapo digital camera. Eventually, I'll have something professional done, but I think this works for now.

Ofcourse, I wish I looked like this:


But I just don't. Can't pull off the bangs and, having delved into the inky blackness of my soul and tinted my hair to match before, I can tell you that dying one's hair black is easy. Keeping one's hair black is a challenge. So if you're not naturally raven-coifed, you've got to have dire dedication to keeping it so and I, sweet minions, I do not.

So check out my site and my photo and let me know what you think. But be forewarned, the first person to say "I think bangs would work on you" gets drug into the street and stomped to crimson mush.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think bangs would work on you. LMAO *no, stop! I'm sorry, I swear!*

I've always been jealous of your beautiful straight hair, big eyes, pouty lips...you disgust me.
Love you!
Dawn

12:29 PM  
Blogger Heather Brewer said...

You're lucky...I was slipping on my pound-to-mush boots! LOL! Honestly, I tried bangs about four years ago (and before that hadn't had then for another four years--it must be that I'm on an amnesia hair schedule). Bangs + Heather = death to hairdresser with a curling iron!

You're such a sweetie. But disgust you? You digust me! You're the cute little Betty Boop-ish girl that all the boys fawn over. ;)

12:35 PM  

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