Venturing Out

Yesterday I decided to venture off campus to get a haircut. In case nobody has noticed in the videos, I have not gotten a haircut in 2 and a half months and very obviously need one very badly.

I walked to the bus stop, only to immediately jinx my trip by being confronted by three bus stops at the same intersection. Of course it was impossible to tell which one was the right one. I took a wild guess and dashed madly across the street, across another street, and stood under the sign, nervously twitching about to make sure no one was waiting at a different stop and knew something I didn’t. Meanwhile, birds flying by were getting stuck in my mass of hair.

The bus finally arrived and I slid on, greeted by a menagerie of peoples. The bus was not stuffed so there were plenty of places to sit and I immediately chose the one closest to the door in case the need of a quick escape arose. And we were off.

I made it to the transfer station, carrying with me my ARC of Carolyn Hart’s new mystery Death Walked In, which comes out on March 25th and was very drawing: though I wish I could, I can’t blame the book for missing my transfer bus and having to wait another half hour at a Jack In The Box (I forgot to cross the street to go southbound). Luckily, I could keep reading until the next bus came.

I took the bus across town to the first hair place I had found by searching the internet, and luckily they had no waiting list. I got right in the chair and she set to work.

The difference must really be in the comfort, because it was quite different from when my mom used to cut my hair but cost considerably more (paying anything is more than free). I was quite shocked to find that there is no ‘hair tugging’ to make sure it’s all the right length at the end, and not once did the scissors come dangerously close to leaving me missing the same ear as Van Gogh.

All was well and I departed with my new haircut, dashing into a grocery store to get some food. Kroger’s is very different than Walmart. The Walmart close to campus is teamed with college students and full of life, with Hannah Montana posted on every corner and rows upon rows of stuff. The Kroger’s was mostly abandoned except for a lot of elderly people, pushing the carts around. I could hardly find two of the things I needed before I had to dash through the checkout line and back onto the bus to bring me home. Thankfully though, I can see again, and have enough meals to last me for the rest of the week. Two more months and I’m off again!