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Okay, I have created A Poll of Great Importance. It is about hair, and the lengths thereof. It is open to everyone, but the answers are private, because of the last question, to which, in case anyone wants to know, my answer is "yes", and I don't mean the small fine hairs like on the back of my hands, oh no. I wish to know if I am a freak. (I am using my birthday icon from [livejournal.com profile] coconutswirl because of the pigtails. It's a theme.)

ETA: Oh, damn. Where it says "less than usual, more, more than usual", the middle option is meant to be "the same".

[Poll #501596]

Date: 2005-05-28 03:15 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cangetmad.livejournal.com
Yep, also having hair that doesn't need blowdrying to look reasonable is a Good Thing when blowdrying is an unimaginable luxury.

Also, hello! You're a PhD-writing person who's going to have a baby - I'm about to return to my PhD after having mine. And you sound interesting and cool. Want to be /friends? (I do sound like an idiot, don't I?)

Date: 2005-05-28 06:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sabethea.livejournal.com
yay to new friends. and no, you don't sound like an idiot :)

golly, so you only took 6 months off from PhD-ing to have the babe? I'm wondering whether to ask for a 6 month interruption or a year. (Presumably I can always go back early if I ask for a year, but it might be more awkward to ask for ANOTHER interruption, especially as I've only just got an extension on grounds of illness anyway...)

Date: 2005-05-28 07:52 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cangetmad.livejournal.com
Yeah, though I only PhD half-time anyway - I used to work half-time and have stopped that. But, I've already had a 2-year break because of going nuts and fighting with my (ex-)supervisor, so I really need to get going again.

Actually, I think I'm ready to stop being a full-time at-home mother now - though I may change my mind in a couple of weeks when I'm trying to act intelligent and still being woken up 5 times a night.

Date: 2005-05-29 04:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sabethea.livejournal.com
I PhD part-time, too. And work less than half-time (8-12 hours a week, usually). And am ill part-time. Well, ill always, really, but sleep a lot. I'm intending only to take 6 months off from work (because that's all they pay me for) and I don't think I'm really full-time at-home mother material, either.

You'll actually find nothing much about anything to do with babies in [livejournal.com profile] sabethea as I know half my friends list find the whole idea of children somewhat less interesting than watching cats poo (and with your own, you may feel that that's enough for you, too) - but [livejournal.com profile] sabsbaby has any baby-related stuff I write.

Date: 2005-05-29 06:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cangetmad.livejournal.com
Have friended both - though my technique is to ignore the fact that half my friendslist are fiercely child-free and expect them to adore mine anyway. And, honestly, at the moment I will listen to anyone talk about their baby as long as they listen to me talk about mine - I'm now not the newest mother in my LJ circle, and it's lovely to hear people being at stages I've been past. So I'm sure your baby will inspire me to fits of nostalgia when it arrives.

Which is odd, because in real life I'm noted for being a smart-mouthed and rather mean activist type.

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