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More good news.  I found out today that I made the cut to get my hair colored by J.T. Osgood, allegedly the best colorist in Dallas.  My first appointment is in 2011.  By way of background, I don’t get my hair colored.  Haven’t since law school.  For the past few months I have been thinking it’s about that time, and then with my more recent need for a lighter mood I decided a few lighter streaks might do the trick.  Now here’s the hard part: I am a brunette in a city of blondes.  I’ve asked around and no one seems to know who can be trusted with dark hair.  There is a lot of bad hair color in this town, which makes the whole situation even more terrifying.  So I decided to go to the best of the best (Allure among other publications has given J.T. the highest honors).  The problem is, it’s almost impossible to get in to J.T.  She has a three-page wait list of people hoping for cancellations.  The first time I called, her people told me that it is basically a year wait to get in.  Of course, once I heard this I couldn’t resist.  I mean, she must be GOOD.  Earlier this month Osgood-O’Neil salon had a few employees go in to work on a Monday when the salon is closed, and starting at 9:00 you could call and request to get on J.T.’s books for 2011.  Appointments were awarded on a first call basis.  I was on the West Coast at the time, slept through my alarm, and ended up calling at 9:20.  I gave them preferred days of the week and how often I’d like to come in.  They said I’d hear back soon via fax.  Well, I found out today that my first appointment is Jan. 5, 2011.   Of course I’ll have to report on the experience.  Here’s hoping she’ll make my hair color look like this:

Tune in come January to find out.

Location: Dallas