The full moon the other night reminded me of an unfortunate but comical event dating back a few years. Watch the scene unfold:
Setting: A Friday afternoon at a hair salon in Champaign, Illinois. Janna is having her hair cut and highlighted before embarking on an eight-hour drive to Kansas City to attend a wedding. In the midst of putting foil wraps on Janna’s hair, her stylist, Kate, takes a phone call.
Kate: Oh hi, Maria! How’s your haircut working out?
-listens-
K: I’m sorry to hear that. I’d be happy to schedule a time for you to come in so we can rework it a little bit. How does Sunday around two sound?
-listens-
K: Wow, I had no idea. Well, listen, I’m with a client now, but I’ll have a break while her color sets. Can you be here in fifteen minutes or so?
-listens-
K: Great, see you then.
-hangs up-
K: (to Janna) That was another client, Maria. She doesn’t like the haircut she got the other day, so she wants to have it altered a little. But, um, it turns out she can’t have her hair cut during a full or waning moon. It’s bad luck or something. So she needs it done today. Don’t worry, It’ll only take a minute.
J: Um … huh. Yeah, OK.
-30 minutes later-
K: Maria! Great to see you! Let’s get to work.
M: Good. I have a lot of concerns about this.
-10 minutes later-
K: (to Janna) It’s time to rinse your color. I’ll just do this really quick and then finish Maria’s hair. It shouldn’t be long at all.
J: Good, because I really need to be out of here within the hour.
K: No problem.
-10 minutes later-
K: (to Maria) Here you go! Exactly what you asked for!
M: Hmmm. I guess this is right, but I don’t like it. I don’t think it’s flattering. Do you think it’s flattering?
K: Well, I’m not sure. It doesn’t quite fit the shape of your face. Janna, what do you think?
J: I think it looks awesome. I can’t think of a more flattering haircut. It’s perfect.
M: I’d like to try something else.
K: No problem.
Four hours after entering the salon, Janna emerges and travels across town to meet Sanjay and Rob, her Kansas City road trip crew.
S and R: WHAT THE FUCK!?!
J: This woman needed her hair cut before the full moon.
-blank, incredulous stares-
J: Yeah, that was my thought.
S: Who is that crazy?
J: I am pleased to say that I not only know the answer to that question, I have also met her in person.
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Jessi said,
November 6, 2006 @ 1:11 am
*Giggles* I’ll have to remember that the next time I get my hair cut….
Erin said,
November 7, 2006 @ 8:10 pm
I have found it a sort of bad luck to get your hair done right before leaving on a road trip. The last time I did that, my hairdresser realized that I had naturally curly hair and said I should embrace it…four hours later…yeah anways.
I like the lunacy story better though. Maybe she had some sort of lycanthropy?