lunamoth
Will to love
OK, this is something of a rant...:sorry1: but...
Sometimes I really hate being a woman, and one of those times is when I have to find someone new to cut my hair. This is often a very stressful experience for me and I know this seems overblown and I don't think I'm overly vain but I would like to look stylish and not like a FREAK when I walk out of salon.
I like to have my hair cut short, but it needs to be a precision cut because my hair is very fine. I can usually tell while the person is cutting whether they have any idea of what they are doing...and if they start asking me lots of questions about lines and length then I know we are in trouble because...I have no idea of how to cut hair! What did they go to school for if they need to ask me????
And I'm not going for budget cuts either. I go to what I think are fairly expensive places, I'm paying $45 plus tip for these haircuts! But I am about ready to go to a Supercuts or a barber for goodness sakes and pay $20 because spending this money is doing me no good.
Yesterday I went to a new place. I could tell we were in trouble right away. But this is the worst cut I've had in a long time, the stylist cut one side of my bangs way too short so there a huge gap in front, and then cut the top too short so it sticks up!!@! The rest of it feels uneven as well...and the back is cut square and very unflattering when I specifically said I'd like it be have a little fringe to it. Help!
The other time I hate being a woman is when shopping for clothes. I go past the men's department and see all the pants and shirts and ties neatly laid out and easy to find, colors and styles all are similar and coordinated...then I get to the women's department and I feel like I've entered the maze of the Minatour. It's not like I have a hard to find size or anything, but even in the best department stores (OK, except maybe Nordstrom's which I don't dare enter) the women's clothes are all over the place with styles and colors. If all I want is a nice pair of black pants and a blouse, I have to go through almost all of the racks to find these simple items. And I think most of the 'styles' are really hideous and I wonder who in the world they are made for. I absolutely hate shopping for clothes...I quickly flee to the jeans and t-shirts section after finally fiding the same classic black pants and white sweater combination. Heaven forbid I ever had a job I actually had to dress for...jeans were great in the lab.
And, last but not least, I hate women's shoes. I know, I know, the horror! The blasphemy! Djamilia and Zombieharlot and swooning as I type. But seriously, the styles are ugly/freakish and I really wonder if the fashion industry is playing some kind of elaborate and expensive joke on us. They are ridiculously expensive and if you do pick a new style it will be out of fashion next year. I do not have need for dress shoes very often, but of course I do need them once in a while for the rare time we go out to dinner or a party, so I have to have these dumb shoes. I actually bought a pair of those silly pointy black dress shoes from Nordstrom's last year, under the guidance of my sister-in-law-the-banker, and I have worn them twice and they are already out of style. And I hate them and they hurt my feet.
There, now I feel better.
End rant.
Sometimes I really hate being a woman, and one of those times is when I have to find someone new to cut my hair. This is often a very stressful experience for me and I know this seems overblown and I don't think I'm overly vain but I would like to look stylish and not like a FREAK when I walk out of salon.
I like to have my hair cut short, but it needs to be a precision cut because my hair is very fine. I can usually tell while the person is cutting whether they have any idea of what they are doing...and if they start asking me lots of questions about lines and length then I know we are in trouble because...I have no idea of how to cut hair! What did they go to school for if they need to ask me????
And I'm not going for budget cuts either. I go to what I think are fairly expensive places, I'm paying $45 plus tip for these haircuts! But I am about ready to go to a Supercuts or a barber for goodness sakes and pay $20 because spending this money is doing me no good.
Yesterday I went to a new place. I could tell we were in trouble right away. But this is the worst cut I've had in a long time, the stylist cut one side of my bangs way too short so there a huge gap in front, and then cut the top too short so it sticks up!!@! The rest of it feels uneven as well...and the back is cut square and very unflattering when I specifically said I'd like it be have a little fringe to it. Help!
The other time I hate being a woman is when shopping for clothes. I go past the men's department and see all the pants and shirts and ties neatly laid out and easy to find, colors and styles all are similar and coordinated...then I get to the women's department and I feel like I've entered the maze of the Minatour. It's not like I have a hard to find size or anything, but even in the best department stores (OK, except maybe Nordstrom's which I don't dare enter) the women's clothes are all over the place with styles and colors. If all I want is a nice pair of black pants and a blouse, I have to go through almost all of the racks to find these simple items. And I think most of the 'styles' are really hideous and I wonder who in the world they are made for. I absolutely hate shopping for clothes...I quickly flee to the jeans and t-shirts section after finally fiding the same classic black pants and white sweater combination. Heaven forbid I ever had a job I actually had to dress for...jeans were great in the lab.
And, last but not least, I hate women's shoes. I know, I know, the horror! The blasphemy! Djamilia and Zombieharlot and swooning as I type. But seriously, the styles are ugly/freakish and I really wonder if the fashion industry is playing some kind of elaborate and expensive joke on us. They are ridiculously expensive and if you do pick a new style it will be out of fashion next year. I do not have need for dress shoes very often, but of course I do need them once in a while for the rare time we go out to dinner or a party, so I have to have these dumb shoes. I actually bought a pair of those silly pointy black dress shoes from Nordstrom's last year, under the guidance of my sister-in-law-the-banker, and I have worn them twice and they are already out of style. And I hate them and they hurt my feet.
There, now I feel better.
End rant.