New (Old) Haircut

After letting my hair grow below my shoulders, it was time for a cut. I ended up with a shoulder-length, slightly layered bob. Those of you who knew me at least three years ago will recognize this as my Standard Haircut that I have had on and off since 8th grade. But, I've gone through a couple years now of, well, let's say experimental haircuts, so having my old standby is feeling good right now.

My most "experimental" hair experience was my trip to the spanish-speaking salon one block from our first apartment when we moved to Colorado. The woman (man? honestly not sure) who did my hair then, interpreted my english words "I would like a trim" into spanish for "Cut the back with buzzers, give the bangs an early 80s feathered look, and finish with lots of AquaNet." To top it off, when I went to pay for this, they didn't take debit cards. So I had to quickly walk home, scrape together some cash (which included a handful of quarters) and go back to pay.

Anyway, the new (old) haircut is working out fine. Its still long enough to pull back when necessary (for some reason its almost always necessary) yet I can wear it down without it driving me crazy all day. Here are the boys' reactions when they saw the new 'do:

Shaun: That looks Great! (he's always upbeat because he's learned I usually hate it).
Ben: You look like an alien! (I'm taking that as a compliment.)
Erik: You look like someone who has been playing video games all day!
Me: Is that good or bad?
Erik: That's bad.

So, I think it is a success overall, and I will now be more closely monitoring the time that Erik is spending playing computer games.