while jana is giving john a haircut...
Jana: "Oops."
Jana: (holding razor clippers and approaching John's neck): "Hold still. Don't sneeze." [Note: I haven't told the story yet of John's famous sneeze--the one where he gouged his head and had to skip a morning of work until the bleeding abated]
John: "I like it when you use the scissors on the sides instead of the razor. That way you don't hurt my skin flaps."
Jana: "Skin flaps?"
John: "You know, those folds of skin on my head above my ears."
Jana: "Did you want sideburns?"
Jana: "Stand up and look at me so I can see if the sides of your head match."
Jana: "I'm glad you like the tousled look."
John: "Have you noticed how many fruit flies live on our back porch?"
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I was raised Mormon, but now I'm a hippie Quaker living in the OC with my two teenage kids: CatGirl & GameBoy.
Twenty-six years ago I lost my right leg to bone cancer. Awhile ago I had an antibiotic-resistant infection in my lower left leg, and now I'm healing from surgery and feeling better every day.
I like gardening, making history, outrigger canoeing, trying new things, and my afternoon cup of tea.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
~Christopher Robin, Pooh's Grand Adventure
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Twenty-six years ago I lost my right leg to bone cancer. Awhile ago I had an antibiotic-resistant infection in my lower left leg, and now I'm healing from surgery and feeling better every day.
I like gardening, making history, outrigger canoeing, trying new things, and my afternoon cup of tea.
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
~Christopher Robin, Pooh's Grand Adventure
Contact: remyjATucidotedu
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3 comments:
I am fortunate in this respect.
My 14 years with the same barber have been... less frightening.
I've been cutting John's hair since 1989-ish. I think he likes the haircuts I give him as they are always accompanied by a lot of banter. :)
I think I've only cut his skin once, and that was just an ever-so-small nick about his ear with a dull razor. The sneeze headwound was not haircut-related. It was the result of a Christmas wreath hanger gone awry...
John's only cut my hair once. It wasn't a totally bad experience, but it did result in some uneven-ness that I had to clean up later (he didn't understand that you can't just cut straight across as if you're cutitng paper. Hair has _layers_.)
:)
I'm glad that you clarified the wound story. I imagined it as an icon for the haircut of nightmares.
Good for you.
I have cut my wife's hair, in Ye Olde Days of Yore when it was thigh length. I'm a little wistful about that. It was pretty simple- My very knowledgable cousin showed me how. Errors could be corrected without harm. It is an oddly intimate experience.
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