DIY haircut

I almost always feel cheated after spending $20-$40 for a haircut, because I figure I could have done myself (since my hair is straight and long), plus having to make conversation while in the chair, AND the stress of anticipating something horrible happening while you can't see anything (if you wear glasses). It's kind of the same feeling I get in a taxi. I suppose it's nice to get compliments about your hair, but those are always suspect because you figure they have an ulterior motive. (Am I too suspicious?) Besides, Mike is always good for a few compliments - although I suppose one may consider the ulterior motives there too! :)

So, this feeling + the fact that my mom used to cut my hair with no special training + some free time on Saturday night = do-it-yourself haircut! I did some Googling, compared a couple techniques, and was finally convinced by this humorous explanation. So I did it!

It turned out a little shorter than I was planning; it's hard to judge when your hair is wet and upside-down. But I'd say it's as good as the average haircut I've gotten before. The best part is that the whole thing took less time than going to a hair salon, and I can do it at my leisure at 11pm at night.

I was originally planning to put a picture of the haircut up here, but I couldn't get a good one on Photo Booth. But, it did remind me of some pictures that Connie and I took while we were bored at an airport; must have been a couple years ago. I can't remember why we were at the airport or even which airport it was, but I do remember sitting at a cafe table and amusing ourselves with the effects (there is a control for comparison).








In other news, I finally got fed up with the ridiculously small email quotas we have at work (I think it's something like 400 MB now... a virtual bonanza compared to 200 MB which they started with), which I kept requesting to be increased. They did so, grudgingly and very stingily. Let's just compare that with Gmail, which offers 7 GB free, and counting. Also, I really like the Gmail app, and am continually frustrated by the slothful pace of Outlook. The result is that I decided to take the plunge into using Gmail for work. It turns out all you have to do is make a new account in Outlook for your Gmail account, following Gmail's instructions for IMAP, and then copy/move all your mail from your previous exchange account into your new one. Simple! Except Outlook choked at first, maybe because of the quantity of email; now I'm using Outlook in safe mode (who knew there was such a thing?) and it works, although sometimes it gets stuck. I hope I'm not losing mail. Yup, my weekend is pretty much spoken for. Fun!