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Having spent most of the weekend feeling frankly miserable, headaches and whatnot, I decided to treat myself this lunchtime. Since I'm not having driving lessons at the moment, because of Mr Instructor having retired (the plan is to book myself in for that darn theory test and then take an intensive course just to get me through that last little bit of confidence boost I need before the test, just can't seem to get around to it...) I decided to put the money I'm saving on lessons toward a decent haircut. I never go to the hairdressers. I dunno why - maybe I have some sort of deep-seated aversion to them or something. I'd let my hair get to about halfway down my back, seriously in need of a trim. So I went along, found a hairdresser in town, and told her to have at it.

It's just below my shoulders and very tidy now. I'd like to say I will turn over a new leaf and go for regular trims now, but I know I won't!

I then completely blew my 'justifiable expenditure' thing out of the water by popping into the bookshop and coming away with three new books. Well, they were in a three-for-two offer! I got Tom Holland's Persian Fire, which I've wanted ever since I read his Rubicon, Helen of Troy by Bettany Hughes, and Alison Weir's Isabella.

Yeah, I'm back in historian mode once more, after reading nothing but trashy novels and Terry Pratchett for absolute ages. I've always been fascinated by Isabella, who influenced 13th century English history so enormously without ever wielding any kind of practical power. She's the one depicted in the film Braveheart as having a fling with William Wallace. Now that never actually happened, but she did run off with a Marcher Lord and then returned years later to throw her husband off the throne and install her son in his place. That son then turned around and had his mother incarcerated and her lover executed. They had, after all, committed treason. Don'tcha just love the Middle Ages? So anyway, I'm looking forward to reading Weir's interpretation of Isabella. And had a fantastic chat with the cashier about the role of strong women in history!

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Having spent most of the weekend feeling frankly miserable, headaches and whatnot, I decided to treat myself this lunchtime. Since I'm not having driving lessons at the moment, because of Mr Instructor having retired (the plan is to book myself in for that darn theory test and then take an intensive course just to get me through that last little bit of confidence boost I need before the test, just can't seem to get around to it...) I decided to put the money I'm saving on lessons toward a decent haircut. I never go to the hairdressers. I dunno why - maybe I have some sort of deep-seated aversion to them or something. I'd let my hair get to about halfway down my back, seriously in need of a trim. So I went along, found a hairdresser in town, and told her to have at it.

It's just below my shoulders and very tidy now. I'd like to say I will turn over a new leaf and go for regular trims now, but I know I won't!

I then completely blew my 'justifiable expenditure' thing out of the water by popping into the bookshop and coming away with three new books. Well, they were in a three-for-two offer! I got Tom Holland's Persian Fire, which I've wanted ever since I read his Rubicon, Helen of Troy by Bettany Hughes, and Alison Weir's Isabella.

Yeah, I'm back in historian mode once more, after reading nothing but trashy novels and Terry Pratchett for absolute ages. I've always been fascinated by Isabella, who influenced 13th century English history so enormously without ever wielding any kind of practical power. She's the one depicted in the film Braveheart as having a fling with William Wallace. Now that never actually happened, but she did run off with a Marcher Lord and then returned years later to throw her husband off the throne and install her son in his place. That son then turned around and had his mother incarcerated and her lover executed. They had, after all, committed treason. Don'tcha just love the Middle Ages? So anyway, I'm looking forward to reading Weir's interpretation of Isabella. And had a fantastic chat with the cashier about the role of strong women in history!