ooooh... this is different...

[tollermom]

I'm trying to remember the last time I had short hair.

I remember slightly longer than shoulder-length hair not long after college. I'm pretty sure the last time it was shorter than shoulder length was during college. nycgadgetgirl, do you remember?

Anyway... it's short again now! I called my favorite salon this morning and said "I know this is a stupid question, but I'm leaving town in the morning and I'd really rather have something nicer than a ponytail for this concert... any chance Sean can see me today?" He couldn't (which didn't surprise me, 'cause he books up way in advance), but Stacey could. She's cut my hair before (and she's also been there longer than anybody other than Sean, who owns the place) and I'm pretty sure the only reason I changed to Sean before was because I liked what he could do with long hair. Since long hair was about to not be an issue, I happily took the last-minute appointment with Stacey.

I basically threw myself on her mercy... told her I wanted to cut off enough to be able to donate to Locks of Love (which requires at least 10 inches) and reminded her of my basic Rules For Hair (which she remembered anyway)... it needs to be long enough for a ponytail or short enough to stay out of my eyes, and while I don't mind messing with it for special occasions, it needs to look good if all I do is wash it, maybe scrunch a little gel through it, and leave home with it wet.

I like the results! I have a 15-inch ponytail to send to Locks of Love, I have bangs (how entertaining!), and the rest is about chin length. We went through all the stages... "Here's how it looks wet... and here's how it looks if you just finger-comb it and let it dry... and finally, here's what you can do if you want to take the time to actually use *gasp* a brush and a blow dryer." Even for the latter, though, the brush was just to tame the bangs... everything else was done with fingers and a little bit of goo to get the strands to separate.

Coolness! This is going to be fun to get used to!

Now I finish packing for Conterpoint...

Comments

[maverick-weirdo.livejournal.com]

The last time I had hair less than shoulder length was 11 years ago. Someone gave me a Salon gift certificate as a birthday gift. since then I get 2 or 3 inches trimmed every year or two, whether it needs it or not.

[tigertoy.livejournal.com]

I've never been able to grow my hair really long, because once it gets down to collar length, it starts becoming annoying, and it's always annoyed me into getting it cut before that theoretical point people with long hair tell me about when it grows long enough to be managable as long hair.

All I really want of my hair is that it stay out of my eyes and mouth and not tangle up when I comb it. Our society sees male baldness as one of the bad things about getting old -- I see it as one of the few benefits.

[tollermom]

LOL!

One of the guys at work said pretty much the same thing about male pattern baldness... that it relieved him from having to worry about haircuts and hairstyles.

And you're right... that in-between stage is awful. Short is good. Long is good. Short-growing-out-but-not-there-yet is just annoying.

[tollermom]

Yeah, the yearly trim is pretty much necessary to get rid of the evil dead ends... my hair could tie itself in the most amazing knots right at the ends once they started to split. The occasional trim is our friend. :-)

See you soon!

[chaoticgoodchic.livejournal.com]

Throwing yourself on the mercy of a hairstylist is ASKING for short hair.

Can't wait to see it - and YOU :-)

[kestrels-nest.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to seeing it! Mine got cut short in January; you've seen it. That was the first time it had been short since 1995. And the last time before that had been 1988.

[tollermom]

Every time I walk past a window and see my reflection, I'm startled. Of course, it's humid outside, so not only is it short, it's also fluffy. Very odd. I wonder how long it will take for me to get used to seeing it this way?

[tollermom]

If I'd gone to Sean today, I probably would have had a fight on my hands to get it as short as it is... he does a wonderful job with long hair and tends to be reluctant to cut too much unless you really insist. That's why I liked going to him... I never had to worry that I was going to go in for a trim and wind up losing six inches!

Can I assume this means you'll be at Conterpoint? I was hoping so (and was just about to ask Peter in my response to him, then I saw yours).

Yay! I'm excited... (and even almost packed!)

[catalana.livejournal.com]

Photos! we need photos!

[tollermom]

Ewwww... but I so much prefer to be behind the camera instead of in front of it!

I doubt I'll be able to completely escape cameras this weekend, and I'm actually hoping for some good shots of the band, since we don't have any recent ones, so I'm sure there'll be something to show by the end of the weekend.

I went to fuel the Beetle earlier and was driving w/ sunroof open and windows down and not being beaten up (or blinded) by my hair. It was a very novel feeling!

[starmalachite.livejournal.com]

was driving w/ sunroof open and windows down and not being beaten up (or blinded) by my hair.

Installing a wind dam on the front of my sunroof solved that problem. It also made for a much quieter ride.

[nycgadgetgirl.livejournal.com]

omg, you cut your hair short?

How did I miss this? I swear I've checked bloglines more recently than this.

I don't remember when it was that short. When I think young, I think LONG. I was thinking shoulder'ish length around the time you moved to Indy, but I can't remember before that!