> I am therefore considering calling my mother's bluff and Doing Something About My Hair, namely, having it dyed either bottle green, hot pink, or jet black with blue streaks, and turning up at their place to say "See, I took your advice. This is so much better, isn't it?"

I think you should go with the jet black, but with white streaks instead of blue. Then put it up in a beehive so you look like the Bride of Frankenstein! That would be the rulingest thing ever.

Failing that, I'd say "combed and/or brushed" about satisfies my hair desires. And I'm not even very picky about that, mind; I personally am the master of the "never a hair in place" look. So, basically, what I'm getting at is, it'd be nice if you washed it. Outside of that, I won't mind. :-}