to be the one getting rid of those ends
cutting hair, a digital home & other
The other week, I cut my own hair after watching countless videos and tutorials about it on YouTube. I really wanted to. There could be different reasons why I'd want to cut my own hair: to save time, to save money, to avoid waiting or making an appointment… But none of these were in my mind when the tutorials sparked an impulse to sprint to the bathroom and cut my hair with my blue kid craft scissors that no airport security control has ever taken from me because they can barely cut the yarn when I crochet.
But, why did I want to cut my own hair, if not for the reasons one would? Well, I'm not sure. Maybe as a challenge, as a way to know if I could, as something new to learn, to see if it's too difficult, if I could do it more often…
I just wanted to do it. But I didn't want to make an impulsive decision that I’d regret. I knew it was easy to fail, and Brad Mondo specifically says to use hair-cutting scissors. So, to minimize the possibility of failure & tame my impulsiveness, I bought hair-cutting scissors the day after I decided to cut my hair1. I only finally had the scissors in my hand around three days after the idea. It wasn't a spontaneous decision anymore. And while waiting, I watched more videos to be fully prepared and keep my enthusiasm about it.
I waited until the evening to do it, followed all the steps, made sure the hair was wet and double-checked details before making any cuts. And once I did it, I realized just how satisfying it is to cut hair. And not just any hair, but my own. It had gotten too long, boring, and flat, so it almost felt like a personal quest to be the one getting rid of those ends.
Did I do the best job ever? No.
Would a professional see mistakes? Probably.
Might I have cut a strand a bit too short? Not in front of witnesses.
Does it look good enough for me? More than good enough!
Did I have fun? Yes.
Did I learn? I hope so.
Do I want to do it again? Yes.
Will I? I don't know, but at least I'll still trim my bangs with the newly upgraded hair-cutting scissors that probably would not pass the airport security.
Luckily, I didn't fail, but I only cut layers, the length is pretty much the same. Cutting length seems more intimidating and hard to execute, but it might become the next self-haircutting challenge.
A digital home ☺︎
I'm tired of talking about social media and about quitting social media, so I won't. But I do want to share that that’s part of why I’m creating a space online where I can share things in a more imperfect, non-algorithm-dependant, evergreen fashion.
Last week, I wrote a letter about how we need more personal websites, and (ofc!) I’m not an exception, I crave sharing and creating a space that is truly mine and that can grow and flow with time and projects. I’m in the process of building it, and I don’t know exactly when it will be ready to launch, because even if its intent is to be unperfect & unfinished, I feel it’s too empty as of now. But I wanted to share more2 about it, so here’s a page: “what is this website” (a work-in-progress page).
In this website, I'll also share the projects & people that inspire me and things I want to share in this newsletter as well. So that, if you like, you will be able to check it out whenever you want, all in one place. In the meantime, here are some more personal websites / projects that I like:
Phoemela's Place — This website feels like I'm peeking into her personality, thoughts, & life moments
Emely Wensky — Super creative & with a lot of personality
all-about-computer-love.glitch.me — An interactive essay (amazing)
mellyeliu — A cool site with a totally different navigation structure.
Change of “branding” ✌︎
You might have noticed I changed the name (previously Núria’s Ideaverse), color and logo of the publication. I feel like Just one word, ideaverse is enough & I wanted a bit of a change of style.
Thank you for reading ☼
I want you to know how much I appreciate you for reading this silly newsletter!! While it’s had drought seasons, every time I write here I love it and I know I’ll try to publish more <3
also because I forgot, honestly