The_Mather1

Now what was that about red hair being effeminate?

Well I do see the similarity to that type of circus freak there, but that was already present in the original picture.

Touya (Touma's father) and Heaven Canceler(the Frog-faced Doctor) aren't. But yeah, of course almost everyone has some effeminate trait, seeing as it has more realistic characters than any other anime and in reality almost no one has purely masculine traits. Res, red is not effimate.

No, that is highlights and dark, purplish red, aka. wine. Actual red looks gender neutral at worst, masculine at best. Because while redheads with their orange tinge may be predominantly female, pinkish reds are common colors for girls in animes and wine is a typical grandma haircolor, red still remains a guys' color as is a fact embedded in our heads from childhood.

That's wine, not red. EDIT: Don't try searching for jock on google images, I'm fairly certain all of the results I got were actually for jock strap.

Actually it's just a guy with some very unfortunate facial traits, his name is Stiyl Magnus.

I think you're thinking about some variation of wine. I mean red.

That's a poser, not a metalhead. Metalheads are people such as half my class last year, because you know, they are actually in metal bands and hold concerts. Furthermore I never stated that I am a metalhead, I used that as a comparison because they're the only subculture where males with long hair are predominant. Nef, why don't you try recalling 48 hours ago, when I specifically stated that I'm talking about actual red, not the haircolor red.

No reason: Not true, mental stability is a very valid reason. School size: ~160 students. Girlfriend = worse grades: I don't study outside of school, all my work is done in class Blue hair: That was Archi's suggestion, my preference is still red. Cut hair: Short hair is for conform [kitties]. Short hair = Trying to look manly. Medium hair = Neutral. Long hair = unafraid. In the end, who's more manly; the guy who keeps his hair short to confirm his manhood or the guy who doesn't give a shit and isn't afraid of what people think? Who do you think is more easily frightened; a jock or a metalhead?

What age? 18? If you ask me, ages 16-25 would be the perfect time to start lifelong relationships.

There already is one girl I've got a slight crush on, probably because of her similarity to me, like you said. And while she does live quite a distance away, that distance is no longer than approximately 1100km, which is to say back in Drammen. Also while I have lost a friend, that was almost half a year ago already, and it's not like I was traumatized even then. And for the record, my attempts at attracting women come in the form of (honest) flattery, not attempts to impress.

I am making no more effort to impress her than I am making to impress you, which is to say if there's any attempt to do such, it is a subconscious one. In all likelihood, her presence and my level of activity are either unrelated, or you've got cause and effect reversed. And since you are under the belief that I am attempting to impress her, which insinuates attraction (which I can understand may make sense to you), either conscious or subconscious, let me make one thing clear: She is my friend, the only one I am capable of having a prolonged conversation with since Ouyso did a heel-face turn and isolated himself in his room, ceasing and defying all contact with the outside world except the small online gaming community he partakes in. One could say she's the lifeline which keeps me sane...er as despite my asocial tendencies, even I require socialization, though this is merely assumption on my side. Further more she keeps my destructive tendencies at bay by being and outlet for when my stress builds up, for example as during the last anime I watched, when one episode was repeated not once, not twice, but seven times, totaling 3 hours and 12 minutes of the exact same repeating plot divided into 8 episode with only slight differences in clothing to emphasize the duration of a time loop. I know, this may sound like just another case of denial, but fact is that I am incapable of speaking with people I am romantically attracted to, muttering at most maybe 20 words over the duration of an hour, most of which are just "Yes", "Yeah" or "Mhm". Additionally I am likewise incapable of having any sort of battle of wits with them as part of a mental barrier. None of this is the case here, I point out any idiocy she mutters, I disagree with things she says and I get her flustered by pointing out Freudian slips and indications of denial of her having lingering feelings from when she had a crush on me, the latter which is just being an ass to the same degree it is common to be towards your friends, which would serve against any ulterior motive I could potentially harbor. EDIT: Lol, she's blocked me on Skype. Way to go, Lei, we'll totally believe you're not flustered now.

*knock* *knock* Is there a Sigmund Freud here?

Points for honesty. :grin: [/hide] The word hypocrisy comes to mind.

I just realized why my endurance has been severely impeded compared to what it was a few years ago: I drink diet soda, use artificial sweeteners and eat low-sugar versions of pretty much any food that usually contains a lot of it. My diet which is supposed to have 57% of its energy composed of carbohydrates only gets a fraction of that from the grains I eat, and in the end there's no surplus left so with a deficiency of dextrose, my liver and muscle tissue are unable to produce glycogen and my primary energy stores are left empty. With this happening, whenever my level of activity exceeds what my energy intake is able to fuel, my body starts burning what little body fat I have, which is much slower and results in my muscles being unable to perform as well as they're intended to. Who'd have thought that the fact that I eat less junk than most people is the cause of my weakened performance? Though then again, what else could one expect when I eat both low-carb and low-fat foods to keep my cholesterol at bay? EDIT: Oh, and honey. The one or two teaspoons of honey I ingest a day as flavoring with my tea are probably the largest doses of sugar my body gets unless I decide to get a candy bar or something that day.

It looks brighter than it actually is because of the dark background used by TIF. against Photoshop's gray background it looks anime-esque rather than making me look like a redhead.

You know that is the Vriska shirt, the symbol was just out of view... And that color really isn't suitable for hair, which is why I'm leaning towards red, like this: [hide][/hide]

Long hair does look good on me, it just doesn't look good when I intentionally make a mess of it in order to emulate a male version of a female character for whom cleanliness is a foreign thing. Here's how my hair is actually like (I keep it like that so much that it retains that shape even when it's not behind my ears), though obviously the combination of a cheap webcam and shitty freeware means it obviously looks better IRL than in the picture:

Common does not necessarily mean majority. Most guys have short hair, but a lot have long. I have long hair because I like having long hair. The fact that my hair is long is part of my identity.

That was a half-assed cosplay, I obviously use both lenses when I wear the glasses seriously. And long hair may not be common for boys in America, but it is here. I'm not even the one in my class with the longest hair, that title goes to someone who has proportionally as long hair as me, but is at least a foot taller. And my beard is a goatee, or a Van Dyck since I've got a 'stache as well, but they don't meet. Though the "until you're older" part doesn't make much sense, I'm an adult by all means except for being a virgin and being prohibited by law from drinking hard liquor (you have to be 22 for that here). Additionally you don't have to worry about my shirt, I may not fill out a Large in width, but it doesn't hang beyond my genitals. But asking what would look good on me would be a waste, as no professional would ever claim an unnatural color to look good on someone, and getting one that looks natural would be pointless.

But I'm not actually shy, I just don't initiate conversation. I've got nothing against doing stuff that would make me the center of attention.

I've already got both the Vriska shirt (yes, that's why that color and symbol, Vriska Serket) and the Hero of Rage hoodie for getting the attention of fellow Homestucks. And no, getting a girlfriend would not cause me to post even more on here, to the contrary I would finally be rid of all the outbursts of depression that plague me and make me want to come on here to talk about it.

Archi, I don't think a shirt with the words "I'm mentally programmed to be asocial, so why don't you start talking to me?" would be of much help. I'm not changing the way I dress, just my hair. I will keep the skater/thug/gamer style of clothing. And blue is the color I'm leaning the least towards out of the ones that aren't outright fugly. My favorites so far are fiery red (imagine that when it's windy) and indigo (though this would match one of my favorite hoodies, which might not be so favorable). As for why the change, I'm asocial, so I need to stand out to make myself more approachable since me initiating conversation with a stranger is not a thing that can happen. Alternatively a strong color may help me appear more like an alpha male, serving as an even more direct aid.

Your second attempt there was closer. It's that I am usually never a part of any small group of people of mixed genders. And with how people react to the color, that's where cultures differ. While we may not have that many people that go completely wacko with their fashion statements, small degrees of wacko are completely accepted here. For instance it is not uncommon for goths to also be among the most popular, and metalhead clothing ranging from shirts depicting gore to chains, spikes and black trenchcoats are everyday sights at school here.

Yeah, the student council isn't really any sort of important board, and I didn't exactly get elected because of popularity. I was the only one in my class who didn't mind it at all, and I only won with one vote over the guy who wanted the position the least. But still it gives me a chance to get to know a few other people, if only a handful, and it increases the hilarity of a hair color that is as if taken straight out of an anime.