So I was waiting to get my haircut today. I should have called ahead to get my name on the list… Anyhoo, so there I was at the Fantastic Sam’s because I am a stylish gal on the go, patiently waiting my turn with Annie the styling goddess. In walks this old woman. She does an odd circle of the waiting area and I noticed almost immediately that the gal was just not right in the head. She was doing a lot of muttering and swearing under her breath. Something about the place being “unclean” and “slovenly”. Yes, slovenly. She of course took a seat right nearby! Yay! So there we were waiting and the old gal just kept on with her diatribe, this time trying every now and then to engage me as she gestured at the closest stylist. “You chop it up boy, you chop it real good for him.” At this point I decided that it was best to engage my coffee. Scary… She made a few other colorful racist sounding remarks as well as revisiting the whole “unclean” thing. Luckily it was my turn. As I rushed to safety behind the counter she really got into it with the closest stylist. He was in mid-haircut but paused long enough to somehow get her out the door. I wish I could have heard what he said! All I know is that as the crazy old gal left she turned and said “That’s right. I got your number, and you have mine!”

It sounded like a threat. Oh boy!

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I got my hair cut today. I know, I know, that really isn’t blog worthy. But don’t I always post my hair cut trauma? Heheh. This one was good tho. My usual gal was there! AND she gave me a warm hello when I got there, assumed I was there for her (I was!) and led me to her station. We chatted the whole time, she took her time… AND my hair looks good. It was a pleasant event for a change. From now on if she’s not there I am leaving. That’s pretty severe too, as it means I will have to wait another week for a cut. But come on. What a difference this visit was compared to my last!

I totally *heart* her.

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I went up to the gayborhood to get my haircut again today. It had been a really long time since the last one. I was waay over due. It was disappointing though. My usual gal had jury duty. I almost left I found out. Everyone else there is so snooty. Especially for a Fantastic Sam’s. I don’t care what neighborhood you are in. But I looked in the mirror and resigned myself to stick it out. The guy from last time was there. He seems like he’d be a fun guy, but clearly he’s the snootiest one. I like him despite the fact that he makes it very plain that he doesn’t want to cut my hair. This time was worse than the last time. Today he took an obviously long time with the customer before me. Long pauses to talk, sitting, and then taking payment in slow motion. Bitch. When it was finally my turn he stated that he didn’t remember me from last time, and I’d have to tell him what I wanted. I never said he’d cut my hair before so he at least remembered that much! So I did my best to explain while being totally distracted by a new photo hanging in his station. It was of him. He looked just the same except for the part where in the photo he was in full drag. At first I thought it was cool that he put it up like that, but then I noticed how he was going about clippering my hair. He was slouched over, barely watching what he was doing as he disinterestedly rubbed the clippers over my head like a pencil erasure. The rest of the experience was about the same.

I have decided I hate him. It’s not a bad haircut. Not as good as my usual gal. But not bad. Still better than the other chop shops. Why must a haircut be such torture? I know it’s not challenging. I know I will never be a showcase of your work with my receding hairline. But can’t you at least be nice? It’s already traumatic enough to be wet-headed in public. I should just go back to salon cuts… but it’s so damn pricey.

There’s always self-styling.

Okay, forget I said that last part.

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