SPECIAL GRAVEYARD EDITION

a few months ago i got this really cool package in the mail. i was really excited about getting mail - it was my first package at my new house in seattle! but holy mother of dogs, inside was pure carnage. a rat tail - devastatingly dead, beautifully braided. as zac pointed out, this was a poignant end to the saga, as i was the one who cut it and first braided it. the circle of life. see pervious entries for "in the flesh" action shots of the tail as it once was.

RIP ZAC'S RATTAIL: have fun getting a "real job"



my roommate lucas didn't have the presence of mind to braid his beauty. now it hangs on a dying christmas tree, another very poignant end to a well documented tail.

RIP LUCAS SHRED/TAIL/WHISP/ORNAMENT: have fun with a cold neck



UPDATES!

eli's twisty-tail:

still going strong - here you can see it's full length. i went to a cat show today in portland, and they held out cat tails like this to examine them. it was weird, because it was a real animal tail and not a hair cut element. anyways, good work eli, you are growing a truly admirable lock!



sam's seattle deluxe dread-tail:

it seemed slightly shorter and thinner than when it made it's first blog appearance in august, but looking pretty darn good for a dread-tail, which seem to have a relatively short shelf life. being less cuddly than your average tail, dread-tails seem get a lot less love from the general populous. way to go sam, keep the dream alive!



tracey's philly side-tail dream:

looking thicker and more robust than when it first entered the blog-o-sphere last march. points for adroit braid-work and longevity of the tail-style!



NEW FINDS!

i went to cambodia and only saw one rattail, and it was totally an blonde extension braid, being sported by a very sporty and possibly australian tourist. the blurriness is the bus window getting in the way. i hear thailand has more rattails. cambodia was cool, but only had real rats.



i also found some perviously undocumented tails at the iji/math the bad/world history show at healthy times fun club the other week!

grunge-tail:

points for robust wispiness and two-tone coloring.



temple-tail:

this golden gem of tail was spotted late november at chilladelphia. points for unique above the ear placement, and tail-accentuating hairstlye.



oh, and here's my new tail. this is the fourth wave of tail evolution, going on almost two years of various forms of tail action! it was really hot in cambodia and i cut off all my hair. i momentarily forgot i was trying to grow it out over the winter. i'm kind of cold now, but i have a new middle tail that i'm fairly pleased about. i've never had a middle tail before, and while it feels good to have the classic tail positioning going on, i really miss the over-the-shoulder action i've become accustomed to. it was too soon to say goodbye!