My protocol for deciding when to get a haircut: One day, I wake up and I can't stand it anymore. That was yesterday, so I got a haircut last night. Luckily, my stylist seems to be available short notice, which is maybe a bad thing...
Haircuts, though, are not my favorite. I've realized that I'm mildly uncomfortable among women who have the so-called 'feminine skills' that I don't. Mostly because I have no idea how to answer their questions. Here's a good sample of the way it goes:
Stylist: Wow, you have a lot of hair.
Me: (staring at self in mirror) Um, thanks. It, uh, grows fast.
Stylist: Okay, so what are we doing with it today?
Me: Well, I was hoping *you* could make it shorter.
Stylist: Well, I can't make it longer. (popular joke)
Me: Yeah. I, uh, I just want to still be able to pull it back.
Stylist: (disappointed) We can't cut much off then.
Me: The ponytail is about 4 inches long now, so I was hoping maybe 3 inches?
Stylist: No way. If you cut off 3 inches, you'll have no hair.
Me: Oh, um, okay. Well, however much you can cut off then.
Stylist: 2, 2.5 inches maybe. Longer in front or back?
Me: Uh... (stares self in face in case answer is buried deep within eyes)
Stylist: If it's longer in front, it will be easier to pull back even when it's short.
Me: Oh, sounds good. Front then.
Stylist: Layers?
Me: Um, yeah, I think so. Whatever you did last time, I liked it.
Stylist: Oh, okay, I'll do that.
I like the haircut though, so I guess all's well that ends well.
I have the same problem at the dry cleaners, where they once asked me what kind of thread I wanted them to use to fix my sweater. Look honey, I'm not that kind of girl. Though to be fair, the Home Depot guy once wanted me to saw the wood myself (yes, good policy: customers use the saw!)
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I got a haircut on the 15th!!!! I went to a new salon and had really long hair, and I asked her to cut it kind of like this picture: pic. She was trying to talk me out of it because she didn't know if I could handle cutting all my hair off.... yeah. Anyway we compromised with something similar, but a lot longer in the back.
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