HAiR SUGGESTiONS, please help me out Options

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okay. so pretty much, my hair has been blonde & black[kind of fading to dark brown] for around a month & a half now. i went & got it trimmed yesterday & im ready for a change. i do not want to cut it or dye it anymore for now, but i need styling tips. below are some halfway decent pictures of my hair & what it normally looks like. i wear headbands sometimes if that helps any. i currently use got2be glued syling gel for the back to make it stick up. are there any other products to make it stick up more. my hair is very thick so...
and i need a techinique that doesn't take much time, as i have to get up at 5:15 & be out the door quickly because my mom drives a school bus. right now, i usually dampen it with a bottle of water, comb my bangs down, put on the glue & spread it & straighten my bangs into my face. my look is getting very boring. anyways, any suggestions on how i can stand out more without a major change? also, i am willing to do anything wild. i love wild & unusual hair.