Shoreline, Washington, May 27, 2010
Each year at the school I used to work for, the student council hosts spirit week. The days of the week are divided into themes and everyone is instructed to dress accordingly. Without a doubt, the most popular day annually is ‘Crazy Hair Day’ where kids and adults go all out and color their hair, add silly accessories and sometimes even get a daring cut.
I’ve never cut my hair for Crazy Hair Day, but I did get very spirited and convinced my colleagues Becky and Leslie to help me create the perfect U2 look.
I put my hair in pigtails, then the two of them wrapped about three packages of red pipe cleaners around them in the shape of the letters. I wore a U2 T-shirt just in case the sculptures weren’t recognizable enough. The look was a big hit with kids and parents alike.
I was like a rock ‘n’ roll Pippi Longstocking!