omak - exactly true! i had it done until it reached a certain length, and then the weight of it kept it down. i wore it waist-long until i was 50. after i washed it i braided it, and the braids took 2 days to dry. i thought i would mildew. when i unbraided it, it looked like it had been set into snake wiggles.
i'm hijacking my own thread. am i allowed to do that?