The squirt, and short hair
We had dinner last night with a couple of friends, T and A (I know, I know ;). The waiter, whom I've known for a while, suddenly had wild, red bushy hair; the look was not unflattering, but made him seem like a mountain man. As he brought our dishes, he said, "You're the special nuggets, you're the five treasures, etc.," referring to us by our entree names.
This sparked a memory for him, which he shared. As a child, he was eating out with his family, and they all ordered sodas, which was a rare event, he said. They were all excited. The waiter brought them their drinks and said, "You must be the Coke, you must be the ___." Then he contemplated the youngest, who was small for his age, and said, "You must be the squirt." Everyone laughed and the poor kid was traumatized. The thing was, he actually did order a squirt. I think it was a grape soda of some kind.
I also got thinking about T's hair. She's worn it short for a while, and I thought, "Oh, she's keeping it short." The word "keeping" made me think that maintenance is involved. And that was when I realized I will never have short hair. I hate going to the hairdresser. I have yet to find a nice one and it's the one occasion where you pay to get something taken away. So it's probably been about a year since I've gone.
This sparked a memory for him, which he shared. As a child, he was eating out with his family, and they all ordered sodas, which was a rare event, he said. They were all excited. The waiter brought them their drinks and said, "You must be the Coke, you must be the ___." Then he contemplated the youngest, who was small for his age, and said, "You must be the squirt." Everyone laughed and the poor kid was traumatized. The thing was, he actually did order a squirt. I think it was a grape soda of some kind.
I also got thinking about T's hair. She's worn it short for a while, and I thought, "Oh, she's keeping it short." The word "keeping" made me think that maintenance is involved. And that was when I realized I will never have short hair. I hate going to the hairdresser. I have yet to find a nice one and it's the one occasion where you pay to get something taken away. So it's probably been about a year since I've gone.
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I get my hair done because I actually like my stylist and because I get coffee and because there's a pet store next door and it gives me an excuse to text a bunch of people to say "I GOT MY HAIR DONE!"
It's the little things...
And yes, it gets irritating having to continue to pay someone to take your hair away. I would always wait so long in between cuts that I probably looked ridiculous.
Rox - I do picture you with shoulder-length hair. And I'm glad other ppl avoid the hairdresser...makes me feel more normal ;)