Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Change the Locks

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Happy HNT! I bit the bullet and got a haircut. And another perm, while I was at it. What can I say? I'm lazy when it comes to my hair. I have gotten cuts and styles in the past that required blow-drying and it just ain't happening again. Flipping my hair back and forth a few times (with gel added for good measure) is about as girly as I get. I was not meant to have straight hair, God, what were You thinking?

Spending an afternoon in a beauty salon is always fun. I have the stereotypical talkative hairstylist. She's the best. I can predict the conversation before I get there. Stylist yells at me for not having come sooner. She calls my hair disgusting (I'm not offended, usually I'm inclined to agree with her.) She and the other stylist have forgotten that Mother is my mother. At some point I call her "Mom" and they freak out because Mother couldn't possibly be old enough to be my mother! They fill us in on everything that's going on in the old neighborhood (they are located a few blocks from my old house, I cross a bridge to get to them, I am one loyal woman). Mother makes some comment to Stylist about making me look good for insert current-boyfriend's/crush's/loser-Mother-wants-to-set-me-up- with's name here. I roll my eyes at her in the mirror in order to convey that she is offending my feminist sensibilities. Stylist asks for details about said fellow. She finishes my hair, calls me beautiful, and yells at me once last time for not having come sooner. She has given Mother a cut and style that Mother drools all over, until she gets home and looks at it again. Mother then proceeds to wash it out and do it the way she wants after all.

14 comments:

... said...

are we related? or at least are our mothers related?

Anonymous said...

Are stylist therapists or pests?

Belly said...

A very happy hair cutting HNT!

sojourness said...

Femi-mommy, from the looks of your profile, we must be related somehow. I even collect snowglobes.

sojourness said...

Thanks addict :)

lecram sinun said...

nice haircut and beautiful hair. Say "hi" to "mom" for me. cheers and happy hnt!

Osbasso said...

Love the hair!

Anonymous said...

I didn't realize goin' to beauty salons was a feminist activity... Kinda seems th' opposite to me.

My wife's started goin' to those places regular. I gotta break her outta all these girly BS habits 'fore I lose EVERY Tomboy.

sojourness said...

Touche.

I have to get my hair cut, don't I? Not about to do it myself.

You're too hard on me.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful hair indeed. In fact, all of your pics are rich with beauty.

And "change the locks" should be the name of a salon. That's great!

Anonymous said...

What else are brother's fer? ;-) 'Sides, it's an invaluable skill learnin' to cut yer own hair. Think of all th' cash ya save? ;-)

An' people, stop sayin' she's pretty! She doesn't believe anyone when they say that! I've only been sayin' it fer 7 1/2 years an' I'm still called a liar. :-P

sojourness said...

Thank you everybody.

Oy vay, Wolvie, stop picking on me! Taking this 'brother' thing too far :P

Robin said...

I love the angle on this shot...Nicely done! Happy HNT!

Stephanie said...

Happy HNT!!! Sorry so late!