Well, if we're ranting about hair, count me in. I hate my hair, too.
At least I hate the way it is in its natural state. It is thin, stick straight, scraggly, and mousy brown. So I spend a fortune in to both time and money to turn it into someone else's hair. Highlights, expensive cut, product, and then the time I spend drying it and styling it every day (well, every day that I shower, that is. Luckily I work from home so I don't have to shower every day anymore).
But I'm not sure what to tell you about your own hair, except to go back to the stylist (or go to a different one), explain what you don't like about it and see if he/she has any suggestions. You also might try living with it for a little while. Sometimes when I have a new hairstyle, it takes me a little while to get used to it.