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The Sting vs. The Gandhi

I've gone for my bi-monthly hair doing.

That's for you Mike Pope - BIMONTHLY! Every two months. Go crazy people.

Anyway, I usually bring a book, an MP3 player, a magazine and some kind of doodling thing. My hair lady and I get along just fine, but I'm there for a long time (over 2 hours!) and frankly, I don't think she's obligated to talk to me the whole time.

I read for a while, then we chat, then I read some more. Tonight we talked about feeling old.

Hair Lady: I don't really do sports.
Me: Yeah, I don't ski or anything like that.
HL: What if I broke my hand? I'd be out of luck.
Me: You're starting to sound like a fogey now.
HL: I really am.

Moments later she flipped huge hunks of my hair in such a way that I was compelled - by law - to make a Flock of Seagulls joke.

HL: Oh yeah! That was bad.
Me: Yeah, nothing like weird black hair with platinum tips.
HL: What year was that?
Me: I'd say early 80s - like 82 maybe.
HL: That's why I don't really remember it. I was born in 83.
Me: No.
HL: Yeah.
Me: Wow, I thought we were closer in age.
HL: When were you born?
Me: 74.
HL: Wow.
Me: Yep.

We were silently contemplating the years between us. Nearly a decade.

HL: 74 isn't bad. Could be 24.
Me: You are very comforting.
HL: So you weren't kidding about going blonde at 40.
Me: Well, no. I think about these things now.
HL: It's still a long way away.
Me: For you maybe.

She laughed politely. I tipped her anyway.

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  1. don't call me MA'AM | 4:23 PM |  

    That was nice of her to try to make you feel 'not old.' Just reading this made me feel old... and I'm ONLY five years older than you. ONLY. ;-)

  2. Alyssa | 10:35 PM |  

    Yes - but you've done something with your life.

    Whereas I simply blog about my hair and podcast about television shows on the CW.

  3. mike | 4:25 PM |  

    Tee-hee. Time for a bimonthly comment, haha.

    You'll be pleased to hear -- or you won't care, perhaps -- that the aggregator I use (RSSBandit) was just updated and among its many shiny features is that it will now read your feed. Or again, or whatever.

    Anyway, all this talk about 1974, for heaven's sake. That's when I got out of high school!