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No?
Well, I do.
So you head off up the high street or wherever, probably after washing your hair. Now if you're like me and you use wax/gel on your hair, then you may notice that you look like a twonk when you've just washed it. Mine became so long that I had to go up the high street today showing off a blatent mullet.
So I wait in a queue (sp?) for half an hour or so, and then the woman shouts "NEXT!" So you sit there, and tell her what you want.
"Well erm...I'd like a four sides and back, I want the top trimmed with scissors and at the front I want, like a, quiff sort of thingy."
Now, this is where it gets bad. You have two choices.
A) Start a conversation with them.
B) Stay silent and let them do their job.
Now, I find either of these hideously embarrasing usually. If you start a conversation, then half the time they don't want to talk and end up giving you funny looks or one-word answers. If you stay silent though they may think you're rude or just plain stupid. If THEY start a conversation then it's usually okay, but I'm crap with new people so I probably sound like a total ponce.
Itchy nose. They put these massive capes over you, and you get an itchy nose. If you scratch it then it means you have to move, which could be dangerous, or it could annoy the hairdresser. The same if you have a runny nose, but if you leave it it's even worse.
Now, I have sensitive eyes. They'll water at every bloody opportunity. So a hair falls into my eye, and it begins to water. If they're trimming your fringe then quite a lot of hair could go in your eyes, so both start watering. The hairdresser might think you're crying. Humiliating.
However, I have nothing against people who work there and I have to say they do a pretty good job. I just hate the process.
I don't expect any of you to agree with me though, as it's my fault I feel this way. If I waltzed in there confidently, chatted up the hairdresser (as long as it were a lady), and rubbed my eyes and scratched my nose whenever I wanted to, then I'd be fine. But I think too much, so I end up going through hell.
Ah well, at least I won't have to do it again for a couple of months now, not until it's long enough to be a dead ferret, and for the quiff to be turned into a side-parting.
*rubs eye*
*eye starts watering*
We have a pool table though, which costs 20p a go (although you can unlock it and get to the balls using the locker keys. Yes, that's right, the locker keys they give to everyone who wants a locker, open the pool table so they can get the balls out)
*runs away to inform all fellow students of the poverty they are living in*
> Not only do we have a telly, (with Sky) but also table football,
> pinball, pool, and a Tekken 2 acrade machine.
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> (Pinball & Tekken are not free, unfortunately)
Well in our common room we have tables, chairs, table tennis and a broken kettle.
> VenomByte wrote:
> telly the common room
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> You have a TV in the common room? We have an old cement block of a TV
> which has awful reception and chews up tapes, so we never use it
Yup. I'm in the ultra-classy (and expensive - £100 a week) halls this year.
Not only do we have a telly, (with Sky) but also table football, pinball, pool, and a Tekken 2 acrade machine.
(Pinball & Tekken are not free, unfortunately)
> You have a number 1 and pay someone else to do it?
Yeah but i dont get a number 1 all over, i dont like looking like a convict. I get a number 1 french crop.
- just wax your head every week.
- And If you get tired of looking like Kojak, just buy a novelty wig from a joke shop - and Voila! instant, manageable hair that doesnt grow! - And no more Hairdressers!
NB. There is a slight drawback with this method, in that when your walking down the street people tend to shout things like "Hey Slaphead" or "Oi you Wiggy Freak". However I think You'll all agree it's a small price to pay for never having to go to the hairdressers again.
telly the common room
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You have a TV in the common room? We have an old cement block of a TV which has awful reception and chews up tapes, so we never use it
My hairdresser is pretty cool, does the best job in town. Actually there are two of them but I prefer the younger guy who use to goto my school. Either me or him try to start the convo and when we do it's pretty flowing which is cool. Nice cut too, have to visit him soon :-)
If I have an itchy nose I just itch it when he moves away or whenever I like though I don't have a problem with hairdressing really though.
Waiting can be annoying though...
I never know what to say to the chap as well. He is bald - can't be a good thing, because it's shaved and not naturally bald. He is also a he. Which...is kind of...strange. He also comes to my house. Which is even more scary, feels like he is invading my privacy, I guess.
All in all, not a very nice experience. He is a good hairdresser though..*flicks her hair around a bit*