Black is the new Black...and Red is just awful...

I seem to be having a clothing issue...
Every time I try to find something with color in it to wear, I remember: I work today, and black is the only thing I can guarantee goes with my workshirt. So, I wear black...every...single...day...
I'm getting tired of it...
But I can't afford any new clothes...
And I'll be the first to admit I'm too lazy to dig to the bottom of the dresser to find the rainbow...
So today, I wore a pink ribbon in my hair to offset the lack of color.
I looked so adorable!!

But then some lady came into the shop and complimented me on how the pink, oddly enough, goes really well with my red hair.

When did I become a redhead??
Now, I have nothing against redheads.
I have some friends of that particular set, and they're very awesome people.
But I don't want to BE a redhead.
The closest I get to red is when I dye my hair purple, and that's not supposed to be permanent. But somehow, it's gotten into everyone's head that my hair is naturally red.
IT'S NOT!!
I'm a natural blonde.
A dishwater blonde, true, but blonde nonetheless.
Not strawberry.
Not honey.
Not golden.
Not orange.
BLONDE.
Why is it, then, that every time I try to go natural I end up red?
Now, I can understand if I'm buying some cheap stuff from WalMart that the colors might not like my hair, especially considering I'm always going from dark to light, so avoiding a little red is touch and go.
But when I walk into a salon and ask them to match my roots --which are at least half an inch shown!-- how is it they think I should be auburn? Or strawberry-ish? I'll admit it has it's moments...but when it grows more, you can clearly see...
I AM NOT A REDHEAD!!!

I made an appointment with the salon on Main Street for about two weeks from now.
I specifically told the lady, when I made the appointment, I don't want to be a redhead.
I'll repeat myself when the deed's being done.
But if she can't make me a natural, dishwater blonde...

I'm shaving my head and buying a wig.

NOT KIDDING



Does anyone else have this much trouble with hair or am I just being way too dramatic??