10.20.02
Yesterday was the day of the homecoming dance for City High.
As such, I found myself doing some updos.
I used to hate updos because I wasn't particularly good at them, and felt immense stress and pressure to do a good job, all the while knowing that even my best wasn't going to be anywhere good enough to charge people for doing in the first place.
I've gotten a lot more practice, and have even been told by Carol that at the rate I'm going, the quality of updos that I have been doing are going to exceed the quality of hers pretty soon, and she's super fantastic at doing them, even if she doesn't like doing formal hairstyles very much.
Now I hate doing updos because I don't like doing them, not because of any sort of incompetence on my part.
Yesterday, my 4pm updo called me at about 2pm, and engaged me in the following exchange:
"Is it okay if I get a french braid with my updo?"
Sure, that's fine. I can totally give you a french braid if that's what you want.
"Okay, cool. Thanks."
Not five minutes later, she called back:
"I get makeup done as part of the updo, right? An updo is hair and makeup, right?"
Er, no. An updo is just a formal hairstyle. We just do the hair up nicely. That's all that updo means.
"Well, can I get my makeup done at the same time, then?"
We don't do makeup in the hair salon, but you can contact one of the cosmetic counters downstairs in the store and arrange to have your makeup done by one of their people.
"How do I do that?"
You call the store, ask for cosmetics, and explain what you want to whichever girl answers the call.
"Oh."
Although at this late a time in the day, I don't know if you can still get in. Most people make their appointments for makeup ahead of time.
"Um, okay. Thanks."
At around 2:30, I got this call:
"Hi, my daughter made an appointment today to get her hair done at 4 o'clock today, but she is really sick now, and needs to cancel her updo."
Okay, I'll take her off the books.
"Thanks."
Tell her to have fun at the dance.
"I will. Er... " *click*
At least have the balls to cancel the appointment yourself with the truth.
"I need to cancel my appointment."
"I changed my mind, and need to cancel my appointment."
"I thought I was going to get my hair and makeup done today as the updo, but I'm just going to do my hair myself."
"My friends and I decided to do our hair and makeup together instead of paying to have it done."
"I'm a stupid jackass, and am too embarrassed to come into the salon."
Don't have your mom call up and lie to me.
If you're old enough to go to a dance without a chaperone, I think you're old enough to cancel your own appointments.
What's in your head?