I'm First, I'm First. Nothing else to say, just thrilled to be First...p.s. hello Soba :)

I LOVE YOUR BANGS!!! You look great!! I'm so glad that you had a great time with Drew. And don't worry about being behind; I just took my Christmas tree and decorations down yesterday!!

Luv'n the bangs! You go girl :D

Oh, your bangs look great! I, too, and going for a life change in the form of bangs soon. Yay!

H Laurie, I agree with Liz R. I Love your bangs too. Love how they draw even more attention to your eyes. Very Pretty!

My tree is still up, too!!!! HELP!!!

I have and love bangs and my christmas tree is still up also. Your bangs are very cute.

Bangs! Love it. How in the hell did you finally convince him to hook you up with Bangs?

go team bangs!

woohoo!

they rock! I'm glad you finally gave in!

The hair is fabulous!!! Sounds like a great time!

Heard you on the Knitpicks podcast. I enjoyed you very much and am now in the process of getting your book. I am divorced, have 2 dogs and knit. I've walked a mile in those shoes. AND..I have bangs.

The bangs look great! I wish I lived in LA and could come see them in person, but anyway, you look way cute!!

Your bangs make you look more Southern. And that is a beautiful thing. =)

Like you, it just hit me it is, indeed a NEW year because I started another semester again this morning. I went back to the dreaded routine of school and work which was what broke the ice and made me realize another year is here.

Anyways, your bangs look wonderful and your new haircut looks fabulous. What a GREAT way to start off the NEW year.

I also changed my 'do on New Years Day. I had some highlights done on the lower half of my hair and they look fab as well.

I think changing our appearance a bit helps us get a fresh outlook for a new year in hopes that this will be a GREAT 2008!!!

Cheers and enjoy this year,
Janet

You look so cute with bangs!! :-)

I love the bangs, I think they look great. Don't feel bad about still having your tree up. I am WAY farther behind than you, I haven't gotten mine set up and decorated yet. Oh well, I will get around to it, hopefully before Christmas gets back around.

Looks like fun! The bangs are awesome! I still have my tree up too--never in my whole put together have I had my tree up this late--driving me crazy, yeah,it's a very short trip. Oh well--

I gave in to my bangs craving too! I've missed them. You look FABulous!

Confusions has apparently been guiding my life for some time now. It would explain a lot.

Pre-bang, I didn't think you should get them, but now that I see them they're very cute.

Here in Minnesota it's generally acceptable to leave your Christmas lights up as long as there's snow on the ground. The way the weather's been so far this year, that should be sometime around the Fourth of July.

Who won the contest? The page is no longer available.

Your bangs look great! Very flirty!

The contest winner has to do some legal stuff before I can announce it :)

"Confusions" - HA!

Ditto everyone else re: bangs - very flattering...they look great.

Thank you for sharing about being behind already...I just took my tree down on Friday night, and only b/c a potential buyer for my house was coming on Saturday morning. If not for that, the tree might have ended up being a Valentines tree. Hey, that's an idea...just use red and white ornaments and voila...

I now live in NYC but the Boders in Mission Viejo, CA is my absolute favorite Borders! Whenever I go back to visit CA I stop by there to sit in their cushy chairs, have a coffee and knit. Have fun!

And LOVE the bangs! Love.

Love! The bangs!

The bangs rock!

You look fabulous with bangs! Why did Mr. Stylist resist so long? Did he love them too?

OMg why didn't he let you have bangs sooner!?!? They're sooo cute!

I love your bangs!! They look great with your face shape!

She Bangs!

My Christmas tree is still up, too.

The bangs are adorable!

I think the bangs look great, too! If you don't mind my saying so, I think you look like a grown-up (NOT older!!)not-so-squinty-eyed LeAnn Rimes! VERY pretty!! And the wispy ones like yours will still look good as they grow longer; you can just sweep them to the side and have the sexy one-hidden-eye thing going for you.

Happy New Year, you wonderful YOU!!

Your hair is cute but ANYWAY can we talk about the food that was on your plate in that photo because. Dude.

I like the fact that we can see you in the mirror taking the picture of Ahren, Drew, and Jasmine -- and you do look just as cute as can be!

My VERY BLONDE son has recently dyed his hair "Dark Auburn," and is now talking about growing a beard ... except that he realizes he'll have to dye the BEARD, too, or it'll be the same see-through pale blonde as the rest of his body hair. Looks like Drew's got that one covered ... I'll have to show Elliot what the future holds for him!

LOVING those bangs!!

Love the new bangs, CAP! I can't believe you FINALLY got 'em after all the hemmin' and hawin'! You look fantastico, chiquita! Glad you did it!!! ;)
Darci

What did you have to do to Aharon to get bangs? Did you offer Drew up as a sacrifice?

Also - does Soba ever leave the cardboard scratcher?

But...but...I thought Aharon said you couldn't get bangs...what happened?

And will you ever be doing a book tour back east?

I LOVE your bangs. And I have a super-urgent (to me, anyway) question that I would really appreciate an answer to if you have a minute – you and I have a similar face shape and hair type and I have I have long thought about getting bangs just like yours. The thing is, I am worried that because my fine, limp straight hair doesn’t hold a style well, they would look awesome right after I styled them but limp and messy and weird a couple of hours later. So, how do they hold up during the day? Do they stay cute?
Thanks so much – I have a hair appointment this weekend and some big decisions to make!

Love the bangs! You look adorable.

p.s. I think I am the only person in American who can not knit. I do needlepoint which I LOVE but would also like to knit. It alas cannot be done. Maybe because I am lefthanded?

Oooo! I love the bangs!

Sarie -- They're holding up OK. I am trying a new product called KMS Volumizing mousse that helps, and of course ... ye olde trusty hairspray!

I love the bangs! Sigh, maybe someday I'll convince my hairstylist that I'm ready for bangs.

OOO - bangs! I just got them, too. Yours look great and everyone says that I look younger, so the bangs will stay. My tree is still up, too...

Dah-ling, your bangs, they look wan-derful!

@Nancy... no no... I can't knit either.

@Sarie, I have the same face shape and hair as the both of you. Do you use a volumizing product at all? Bumble and Bumble works magic on my hair. The most I have to do is tousle it throughout the day with my hands.

OMG, the bangs look great! Meanwhile, my hairstylists latest attempt at long side swept bangs is not going well! Possibly, because she made them too short! Apparently right below the eye and right above the eyebrow are the same thing in her world - either that or I look like a Picasso painting.

Bangs look fantastical! I wish I had the patience to wear bangs, but I just get sick of them. :-(

That looks like Malibu Pier, but I can't be sure since I can't see if there's a Jack in the Box at the land side of the pier hahaha. But maybe it's too built up on the land side although I haven't lived in Malibu for omg 20 years and haven't been back through in about 10 so uhm yeah...

Your bangs are adorable. Welcome back into the club! I just rejoined the bangs club myself, after a several-year drought. Don't know why I stayed away so long! They do wonders to hide the five-head.

Ooh, what camera is it?
Sorry, I should probably say hi first?
Hi! I love reading your blog, it's brilliant. I've been reading for ages, but I'm a bit shy (yes! Shy on the internets!) I have a mild obsession with cameras, and now I suppose something good's come of it ;)
I bought your book a few months ago, just after my best friend decided that I wasn't worth his time anymore and buggered off, taking most of the rest of my friends with him... It helped me a *lot*, so... Thank you :)

<3, C.

WOO HOO!! MV Borders I can totally do that.

For anyone who hasn't been there before it can be a little tricky because SOMEBODY thought "Hey' look at all the land way down there by the railroad tracks, we could totally put a small mall down there ." and they did.

Google it and you should be fine just accept it doesn't make sense. There is only one entrance, so if you miss it just turn around.

The bookstore is lovely, the people are awesome and a good time should be had by all!

Love and Laughter,
Amy

I love love love your bangs Laurie!! They are gorgeeeous!

That seafood place looks so delightful - I too would love to live by the ocean...

Linda in VA

Love the bangs, love Soba, love you. I'm so excited about Saturday's booksigning and meeting you in person for even a split second. Which I will then rave about endlessly on our blog...

Wait, my hair, I have to fix my hair, I can't let you see me like this! *runs off in search of haircolor*

You finally wore him down on the bangs, huh? they look GREAT.

As for the Christmas tree? We just took ours down last night, which means that CLEARLY this is acceptable behavior. I have decreed it, therefore it must be so. ;)

(And I totally would have just kept it up if my stupid boyfriend didn't insist on taking it all down. Why CAN'T I have a Valentine's tree, and an Easter tree, and a Memorial Day tree, and so on? Huh???)

I believe this is THE year for bangs. My former hairdresser wouldn't do it so I fired his ass and got a new guy. My bangs make me look younger and skinnier (which, in my opinion, is the best reason to have them)! Bang on Laurie.

Have you heard the They Might Be Giants song - titled Bangs? It might be for you!

OMG - the bangs are super cute.

Rockin' the bang look. I must go get some KMS Volumizing mousse. (I gave myself bangs awhile ago and they're still cranky and mad at me.)

Your bangs look adorable and cute and gorgeous. I know you had major drama about getting them, but you made the right decision!

Wow! The bangs look great! I wish mine looked as good! Unfortunately, I have always had bangs because I have the never-ending forehead, but mine have never looked as nice as yours:(

Confusions say 'bangs on book-writer blondes good thing.'

You and Drew look fabulous!

Your bangs (and your hair in general) look FABULOUS!

I knew the bangs would be a good look for you. You look great!

Note: these bangs have not been hot curler-ed nor have they been aqua netted up to the sky. So these bangs are, indeed, cute!

Drew with the dye stuff looked like one of those rubber-haired characters. I thought he had a mask on for a moment.

This may suprise you, but the (federal at least) guv'ment actually has very few (or no) protections for invertebrate marine life that's not listed as threatened or endangered... and currently those are only a very few species. So next time you're at the beach, don't let the fear of government wrath stop you from picking up a tasty treat for the Soba! :)

The main reason I went back to bangs was to hide the march of time that's going on across my forehead. My hairdresser calls it Bang-tox!

When I was a little girl those pesky star fish ate too many of the shell fish in the area. So a bunch of scuba divers (including my dad) collected the star fish, chopped them up and tossed them back in the ocean. Only thing was star fish regenerate from the pieces. Maybe this is why they are not endangered. I know they stink if you try to dry them out but the cats would like it.

I just took my tree down yesterday, so I don't see the problem.
Hey, did you cut your hair? Looks like you got bangs!
(I fully embrace Confusions)

You do realize that you gave Soba another issue to put in her manifesto, don't you? And your bangs look great!

The bangs are SUPER-CUTE!! Wow!

I love the bangs, I love that you're back - posting.

When I was a little girl those pesky star fish ate too many of the shell fish in the area. So a bunch of scuba divers (including my dad) collected the star fish, chopped them up and tossed them back in the ocean. Only thing was star fish regenerate from the pieces. Maybe this is why they are not endangered. I know they stink if you try to dry them out but the cats would like it.

The Bangs ROCK!!

(not that you didn't before...........)

Love, love, love the new bangs!

Your new Do totally suits you, tres chic!

AWESOME BANGS! Do you now consider yourself a knit-banger?

So glad you're baaaaack!!The "do" looks fan-freaking-tastic!!!!!!......I've had bangs all my life (due to genetic gyrooba forehead) and my hair has only looked as good as yours ONCE in my life. Unfortunately THAT hairdresser moved to California...... Lynn ...where are you????????If If I still had a tree I would be right there with ya on the tardiness of it all.I've forever solved the problem by giving my tree to the folks at the county retirement home.(It was a overgrown monster of a Wal-mart purchased Norfolk Pine, 7 Ft tall too big for my small house, also cats thought it was bonus litterbox sometimes......) sorry so wordy.....missed you much!

Fabulous bangs lady!

If anyone needs good directions for Saturday:
5 North
Exit Oso Parkway
Turn RIGHT on OSO
Turn RIGHT on Cabot
Turn RIGHT El Paseo

(it looks easier to get to than it really is), you will know you are going the right way when you hit a DQ, Jack in the Box, Krispy Kreme). If you hit a Weinerschnitzel/McDonalds you must turn around and get to El Paseo.)

How in heavens name did you get Aharon to give you bangs? Maybe a date with Drew? *I have no shame, along with cursingmama*

You are all adorable, except maybe the starfish. I think I look a little like Faith, only with boring hair. Yes, I am calling Soba adorable, but only because I am 3000 miles away.

Speaking of which, apparently I did not win your contest. How am I supposed to get Aharon to cut my hair if the gods will not bestow free trips upon me?

(Who am I kidding? The last time I had my hair done by an actual hairdresser, as opposed to trimmed at the local barber shop, five minutes and I'm outta there, was... was... well, let's just say my last barbering removed about six inches, and I can still do The Bun. I do not deserve Aharon.)

Your bangs are adorable! And you're yellow instead of orange! I think the yellow works better for you. :)

1. Your bangs look lovely!
2. Are you sure there are starfish in that pier piling picture. All I see are brain like materials attached to the pier. Or maybe innereds anyways something pinky and fleshy.
3. Isn't shopping fun?

oooh I love the bangs they suit ya!! and is drew dying his hair?? lol nice to see everything working out and ya don't worry about the christmas tree I think everyone is late taking it down this year. >.>

Yay! We will be there. And thank you for posting this now -- we have just gobs of time to make plans, hooray.

Love, love, love your bangs!

i think you are funny! hopw you don't mind me linking you up

I still say you and LeeAnne (SP?) Rhimes could be twin sisters!

Love the bangs, dahling....

Nancy--I'm lefthanded too--but learned to crochet right handed and have fooled around with knitting too a little--right handed! Try using the Continental style. You can do it!!

Oh Shit! I don't think I've laughed that hard in a while!!! It looks much more fun to hang out with you and Drew and Faith than with "Confusions", oh my stars!!! Deep breath, deep breath. Your bangs look amazing, it does your face good to have them. Really. Love Drew's Crazy Eyes!! Too bad Soba was pissed with you, those starfish don't taste nearly as good as she thinks.

Molly

I am with you on the late to realize it really is the new year already- so, hey, Happy New Year (we'll just start it now). Must be the 'Confusions'

Your bangs look fabulous! Great choice.

Congrats on the new 'do, and I must say you look adorable with bangs!

That restaurant is Erik Erickson's, on the Pier in Ventura! One of my favs!

I am with Amy- still waiting to put my tree up! Also, it is not New Year's 'til next month in Chinatown- so go there for the fun and keep the tree up! What is this the year of? The Bang?? I think so! It looks great- maybe I can bring mines back?

NICE HAIR, Purl! You look gorgeous!

Oh, just checked. It is the year of the RAT. Figures!

Your bangs look great! And my tree is still up, too. I swear it will come down tomorrow evening,.,.

I haven't read through all almost-100 comments but I am sure I am agreeing with everyone when I say: I heart the bangs! Very cute look for you. And Drew looks great too.

LUV the bangs! - what was A. thinking, opposing them??

We just got our tree down last nite - and it was a REAL one - VERY dried out! This is the only time I like to vacuum - those needles make the house smell so good!

Your bangs look absolutely fantastic on you. You should have made them do this way before (like when you called them begging for bangs and they said no?) Wow. Makes me want bangs again too!

The new do is fabulous!

And don't feel bad about the tree. I JUST took mine down today.

i've never seen the word BANGS so much in one place in such a short amount of time.

my bangs will see your bangs in mission viejo. i may just have to stop and pick up some krispy kremes on the way :0)

thanks for the directions, leah.

mck.

p.s. may i just say that i'm kinda excited to meet some nice OC blogger/knitter gals?

knitter virgin, mck.

purl, you'll be an honorary OCian, k?

Hmm, I think you may have been hanging out in my hometown -- that looks like Eric Ericsson's on the Ventura Pier! Those starfish are neat-o. Man, I miss living near the beach...

I read every single post and rarely comment... but I just have to say, gee that fringe (or bangs, for the Americans) looks awesome. Greeeeeat haircut!

And you've gotta love a good hairdresser. <3

Hey Laurie,

I've been just lurking lately...but with this post...well: LOVE your Bang!

LOVE the bangs! They look great on you. I've always thought they would when you have talked about them and I'm glad you took the plunge.

Hey -- are you going to go to Stitches West in Santa Clara (late Feb). It is awesomeness in the form of tons of yarn and people. Great fun!

How cute is your fringe?! Gorgeous. (Bangs is too funny a word for a fringe! When I was little I always wondered what they were when girls in American stories talked about them. They sound painful for your forehead!) xx

I, too, still have my Christmas tree up. Keep hoping that damn tree will get disgusted with us and just walk itself out of the house.

Drew looks like he is ready to star in a B Vampire movie!

Your bangs look great.

You look like a young Cheryl Ladd with the new haircut.

I agree with everyone else. Fantastic bangs! (And we've still got our tree up, too.)

Happy New Year Laurie!
I'll concur with all 111 posts and say that I really dig the bangs. I get to see more of your beautiful face!

Those things stuck to the pier look delicious. But, then again, I'm Italian, so we eat all kinds of stuff, like squid and cow stomach.

And remember, as Confusion say: "He who passes wind in church, sits in his own pew."

Gotta love that Laurie! xo

Holy crap, those are some bangin' bangs! Wispy and beautiful, not boxy or severe at all - just perfect. The proof: They made me delurk, after reading your blog for aeons :-) Um, hi!

Congratulations on your coooking successes may you have many more. I enjoy reading your blog. It is nice to know that I am not the only one who works for their cats. When are you coming to Kansas City. Missouri?

Awwwww, Soba's so cute when she's sulking!

You're cute too! Great bangs!

Gorgeous! I wish I could rock the bangs half as well. Now when's Soba getting her hair did? :)

That hair is fabulous!

Love, love, love your bangs, Laurie! I used to have bangs but I'd cut them myself and they never looked that cute.

You look fantastic! You go, girl! ;)

when you didnt post for so long, i assumed you were writing another book or something...which you probably are but not tellin'!
i LOVE the bangs, what took you so long girl!
i will try your crockpot meal. its cold and wet here in NJ and that meal sounds yummy and comforting. and speaking of comforting: i seem to remember you cooking okra, and stuff this summer...or was that long, long ago?
drew, if you are reading: i like YOUR bangs as well. fluff down over, not up back man... thanks for making laurie try the bangs. we know it was your encouragement! ;oD

Love the bangs! Seriously fab.

I know that when I first cut bangs I probably bored at least one person completely to death with my incessant nattering about them. Fortunately for you, fellow bang wearers are immune to bang boredom. More pictures!

Oh my god, you are so hilarious. I love the new bangs!

You look beautiful with bangs. I'm eternally jealous. Also, in the photo of you two in your "getting haircuts" get-ups, Drew looks a little like a mannequin!

Your bangs look great!

Great bangs look - very chic.
I laughed out loud when you confessed about the pre-cooked chicken you served your date. My husband did the EXACT same thing to me on our first date. My effusiveness over his cooking skills eventually guilted him into confessing, too. Since then, however, he has drastically improved and will actually be TEACHING a COOKING school later this spring. www.rockymountaindutchovencooking.com :)

The bangs are lovely :) My cat Hildegaarde is mad at you too for not bringing Soba anything to eat. (something about kitty-solidarity?)

I hope this doesn't come out wrong--I don't mean it in a bad way, really--your friend Drew, when he has "the crazy eyes" looks somewhat like the wax-head projects we did in mortuary science school for Restorative Art class. A very well-rendered project, for sure. It's probably that weird light they always have in fancy-schmancy salons...

Just wanted to thank you for mentioning Buttercup's. I'm originally from LA and went to the Helm's Bakery when I was a Girl Scout. The Helm's man always came down our street in the afternoons and knew to pause in front of our house (for good reason!). Talk about good memories. Haven't been back to LA in several years, but next time, I'll definitely have to make a stop in Culver City!
Thanks for being so wonderful. I love reading your blog. You can never say enough about the cats....

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You were in Ventura, my town, on the Ventura Pier and I didn't know about it. I am so bummed. I met Drew before (CGOA, New Hampshire), and I couldn't make your signing on the 19th. Oh well, hope lunch was good! And I'm bummed that you didn't remember the name of Ventura, lovely seaside town and The New Art City.