thwarted
Today is Lag b'Omer, which (goofy as it may sound) is a traditional day for haircuts. [1] I've been meaning to get a few inches of split ends trimmed off anyway, and I remembered seeing what's probably a suitable provider of said service a few blocks from where I work. So I wandered over there, only to find them closed.
Oops. Foiled again.
I don't really know what to do with hair. I like it long and I don't want to have to fuss with it (anything more than "wash, towel dry, comb" is too much work), so I haven't given it much upkeep. It reached a natural endpoint on length a while back that's not as long as I'd like, but oh well. I hear I've got a bad case of split ends, but since I can't actually see them myself I don't tend to remember that. I wonder if trimming a few inches would even help. I'm willing to iterate on small trims over a year to fix the problem, but I'm not willing to cut it short.
[1] Ok, I just know you're going to ask. The Omer is the period of time between Pesach and Shavuot (seven weeks). It is, traditionally, a period of semi-mourning -- no weddings and other big bashes, and so on. One of the things you're not supposed to do during this time is to cut your hair or shave. Yes, that's one reason traditional men grow beards; it beats the ratty fuzzy look each spring. So anyway, there is a one-day reprieve on this, on the 33rd day, because good things happened on that date historically. And lots of observant Jews go out for haircuts on that day. I don't officially follow the no-haircut-during-Omer tradition, though as I've said it doesn't affect me, but since I was going to try to get one anyway, I figured I'd do it today. Just because.
Oops. Foiled again.
I don't really know what to do with hair. I like it long and I don't want to have to fuss with it (anything more than "wash, towel dry, comb" is too much work), so I haven't given it much upkeep. It reached a natural endpoint on length a while back that's not as long as I'd like, but oh well. I hear I've got a bad case of split ends, but since I can't actually see them myself I don't tend to remember that. I wonder if trimming a few inches would even help. I'm willing to iterate on small trims over a year to fix the problem, but I'm not willing to cut it short.
[1] Ok, I just know you're going to ask. The Omer is the period of time between Pesach and Shavuot (seven weeks). It is, traditionally, a period of semi-mourning -- no weddings and other big bashes, and so on. One of the things you're not supposed to do during this time is to cut your hair or shave. Yes, that's one reason traditional men grow beards; it beats the ratty fuzzy look each spring. So anyway, there is a one-day reprieve on this, on the 33rd day, because good things happened on that date historically. And lots of observant Jews go out for haircuts on that day. I don't officially follow the no-haircut-during-Omer tradition, though as I've said it doesn't affect me, but since I was going to try to get one anyway, I figured I'd do it today. Just because.