The 23rd of April is "El Dia de Sant Jordi" (St. George's Day) in Catalunya and it's traditional to buy your loved one(s) a book or a rose. (Traditionally and sexistly, a book for a man and a rose for a woman, but times have changed, thank Feminism!) Several streets in the centre of Barcelona (including Las Ramblas) will be lined with book stalls (and rose stalls), and I hope that one of them will be mine. (Though it certainly won't be on Las Ramblas.)
I was badly informed (by an editor who agreed to bring out one of my children's books, then decided not to) as to the time for applying for permission to set up a stall, so I missed the deadline (by a month or two!). But my application WAS admitted for processing and I'm hoping that they'll make room for me.
Are any Spain-based users of this web-site planning to be in Barcelona on the day? Maybe we could meet up. (I'll be wearing a fiery orange beard and hair: doing the henna job tomorrow...)
Going completely off the real reason we are here I think you should post a pic of your new look, you never know it might be an inspiration for a story... This has just reminded me of an incident where my hair had an unexpected change. My wife I thought had bought those wet wipes for the lavatory, oh no no no, they were flash bleach wipes for the seat, I was the only man in the district with a blond streak across my bum, I now wax regularly!!!
Regards Paul G
Well, oh gilded one, I hope you are allotted some space, and that it all goes really well. At the very least you could buy a rose.
Now sporting a bright orange beard and an orangy-brown top... waiting for the white to grow, so that the beard and hair are 2-tone.