Part 1 – Everyone Likes My Hair.

It’s been nearly 15 years since I chopped my long hair into the now normal shortie way that I wear it now. Fifteen years as of sortof the end of August coming up. Facebook will remind me of the exact date when it happens.

Not a terribly grand thing to celebrate but I remember it. Also it came up in conversation lately where I don’t remember the exact context but there was a comment on my hair being short, and my response was “Well it’s been like this for a decade so I’m used to it now. More than a decade! A decade and a half!”

Speaking of comments on my hair, there’s been an evolution on the compliments I get. Thus:

1. At first I got a lot of compliments about how good it looked from people who knew me with long hair: the immediate drama of the Great Chop. So anyone who knew me at the time, or anyone who I knew ever. How Bold!
2. Following this, is compliments from friends and acquaintances who never knew me with long hair, commenting on how my hair well suits me. Nice.
3. I also get compliments from complete strangers, or semi-strangers. E.g. the woman who lives in my building who I see walking around the neighbourhood all the time who never smiles at me or makes eye contact but occasionally has a great hat. I held the side door of our building for her the other day and she commented on my hair. “It’s very low maintenance!” I exclaimed, happy for the interaction. But she had nothing else to say after that, even though we had a whole set of stars to walk up together.

Part 2 – Another Anecdote Related to my Hair.

My stylist (not the Original Chopper, but a new one) cuts my hair so fast but we manage to have a good catch-up chat anyway by talking really fast. I almost forgot to remind her about my dance recital after my last cut, but I turned back just before leaving the salon and told her how to get tickets. She was able to attend and found me after the show with a bar of vegan chocolate. (Cute context: She’d offered me a choco-treat during my cut but I had to decline due to dairy and she was all “OH NO! No chocolate??!” but I was like “VEGAN CHOCOLATE!” and she was consoled and promised me some next time.)