Unique Curls

Okay I have recently just come to appreciate my hair, as many of you do. My hair has done the wild ride- from waist long to right above my ears. I have really enjoyed my hair when it is shorter, the freedom and all. But I have noticed when it is short it is not the same hair at all! It curled under easily, but didn`t spiral at all. (It`s called type C.a I think)This is my hair dilemma, if you can picture it with an oval face. The width of my forehead and about 2-3 inches back, my hair is very tightly spiralled. The rest of my hair on the top of my head is curly(less tightly, sometimes just wavy)and when it gets longer, it is so heavy that it often falls forward and ends up covering up my tighter curls. THEN the hair that grows from the bottom isn`t curly at all. When it is short, it actually flips up-similar to a ducktail :) I actually like it, because it`s fun. However when it grows to about 5 inches, it does nothing and actually starts being yucky and limp. SO now that you know the crazy texture of my hair (relatively thick too) maybe you can help me with a style idea. My hair is frizzy if I don`t fix it everyday, so I blow dry it and scrunch so it curls. I am thinking about cutting it again, maybe something like the new "texturizing" technique that is going on. I need something that can work with all angles of my hair. Oh- My hair is light brown with natural red highlights and I have blue eyes, my skin tone is olive. I`ve thought about maybe growing my hair out so I can get a perm and maybe get a cut (Kerri Russell or Meg Ryan) so I won`t have to worry about my crazy hair. Any other suggestions? I appreciate any comments or help!