Bump It Up

Being a middle school teacher I tend to be subjected to more ridicule, more teasing, and strange looks than most people’s jobs. I like it though. It provides me with opportunities to live just a little more silly than not.

This week at school we are trying to get the student body excited about school spirit. Most schools will do things like wearing pajamas, dressing a certain way, or other goofy stunts.

Our stunt......bump the hair. 

Our student body is spectacularly amazing at teasing, ratting, hair spraying, and creating mile high hair styles. I am very impressed with their hair skills. 

Now there are different versions of the “bump”.
**Due to student confidentiality I can’t post their pictures...darn!**

 “Snooki”
Ginormous poof is teased to the very crown of your head. A small curtain of hair is gently placed across the teased portion and hair sprayed into to place.

“Waterfall”
This particular version is a “Snooki” on steroids. The small poof is multiplied around the entire head from ear to ear. The completed product resembles a hair halo. The most perfect versions look as if the wearer has a hair umbrella attached to the top of the their head.

“Bump It”
Some girls wear the bump it. Most at our school do not. I might have over heard one girl call another wearing a bump it “poser”. So we shall not go there.

Male Version of the Bump It: Mohawk
Today I saw a mohawk that stood 4 1/2 inches high and shellacked as if it were cemented with glue. It gleamed and glimmered in the gym lights. And I do believe if a ballon got anywhere near the ends, it would have popped due to the extreme pointyness of the spikes.

Yes, I got caught up in the hair bump madness. It isn’t as big or as spectacular as some of the girls. But it’s a start. I love walking into school dressed out of the norm, seeing the looks on student’s faces. It makes me giggle inside.

Saturday Travels

I’m going to take a small break from my Nepal reminiscing. On Saturday my friend Toni and I decided we both needed out of Phoenix for a little bit. My wanderlust has not been quenched by traveling to Nepal and Costa Rica in the last few months. Actually, it has only fueled the fire. I don’t think it’s going to get any better any time soon. So instead of sitting at home thinking of what fun adventures could be out there, we both loaded into the Toaster and away we went!

About an hour outside of Phoenix there is a great little road side attraction Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch. It was just plain amazing. We saw ostriches, goats, deer, and donkeys. But by far, my favorite site were the lorikeets.

These amazing little birds were so hilarious. Once we walked inside their cage you could hear them talking and chirping to each other. The very nice young man told us to hold our little cups of nectar in our hands and simply hold out our arm. Lo and behold, the lorikeets descended!

They were pretty greedy. 

I’d like to introduce you to Larry, Curly, and Moe. They stuck around for quite a bit. Then my nectar ran out and they flew away. 

But not before fixing my hair. He spent quite a while up there making sure my hair was exactly the way he wanted it to be. 

But it’s just not an adventure until you have a brightly colored bird sitting on your shoulder singing into your ear. 

Hurray for random Saturday adventures. 

I love Arizona winters. 

Namaste