Hair musings

I'm going home over easter so may as well get a haircut since it's cheaper outside of the city. My hair is now long enough that not only CAN I tie it up but I really NEED to. So the question is, do I shear it all off, or go for the long-haired look? I've never really tried to grow it but I guess now could be the time to try. The thing is how do you make long hair look interesting? Not that I'm a big hair person. Not that I'm a hair person at all. But short hair you can do something with wax or gel... When it gets long it just seems to lie flat. Thoughts? On a postcard?