Getting a haircut
Today I realized that I needed to get a haircut before Rob’s wedding. And I wanted at least a couple of days for the cut to grow in, so I wanted it done right away. Of course, I decided this at 7:00, which seems to be the magic closing time of all barbers.
Having had a bad experience last time I went to the closest SuperCuts, I wanted to go somewhere else. I started calling around and got several answering machines.
Then I reached a woman at one place. She said that they closed at 7, but that she would give me a haircut if I went down there. I told her I’d be there in 15 minutes. I had an address, which I put into Mapquest, but it turned out there was a North and a South Blaney Ave. So I started at the north end and drove all the way to the south end, enduring several false positives. If I had been smart I would have written down the address and barber name, but I didn’t. By the time I’d seen 4 different salons (none of them the right one, and none of them open), the words “beauty,” “hair,” and “salon” had mixed themselves up in my mind, so I wasn’t even sure what I was looking for.
And then, success! At about 7:25 I pulled into a strip mall, and there was a woman sitting at the desk of an empty salon. The address was 10793 S. Blaney Ave. “This must be it,” I thought.
The first clue was that the sign said they closed at 7:30.
When I told her I was the one who had called, she seemed confused, but then offered to give me a haircut. I was sure this was the place; the address number was SO what I remembered! Out of ideas, and in need of a haircut, I agreed, and she did a great job. I’m very pleased. I thanked her, paid and left.
When I got back home this evening, I took a look at the reciept for the salon I went to and compared it to the Yellow Pages where I got the other address from. I went to 10793, but I had called 10791!
Don’t I feel like a schmuck.
stephen Said,
August 13, 2004 @ 23:09
We don’t believe you. Post a photo.
stephen Said,
August 13, 2004 @ 23:11
Dear me. That sounds much meaner without the little emoticon at the end. I’m just curious what the great new haircut looks like. };-}
stephen Said,
August 14, 2004 @ 00:05
and, while i’m making a nuissance of myself, have you ever considered adding a comment field to your song of the week? i’m not so sure about this latest addition -- little too much scizzor sisters for my taste. don’t feel badly, though; otherwise you’re still doing pretty good.
Nick Said,
August 17, 2004 @ 01:35
I’m going to see the Scissor Sisters in SF in September!!
So excited. :-)
Interesting note: there’s a Samsung commercial on right now that has a clip from the beginning of another Sounds song, “Living In America.”
Sorry you didn’t totally dig this pick. You have a great suggestion about commenting on songs, though; see the next blog entry.