Who you callin' Granny?

[amberica]

I like to tell people about how a couple of months ago I went to a new hairdresser for a cut. She was really great, did a good job. The hardest part about getting a haircut for me is the goddamn inane chit-chat you have to keep up with the stylist. They are usually the kinds of people I have a hard time talking to... the kinds of people who become stylists, I guess. Oh well.

Anyway, this gal was really good at cutting hair, and then in the chit-chat, she asked me about what I liked to do in my spare time. I told her I really enjoyed knitting and crochet, too. Like, I was smiling and glad to talk about something that made me happy. You know what she did? She laughed all snarky and said, "Oh, I'm sorry!" as if it was some kind of problem for me. Then she said, "Haha, no I'm just kidding!" but it's still really annoying. I hate it when people do that - say rude and nasty things and then think they can avoid offending anyone by saying they're just kidding. I know one person in particular who does it ALL the time, and when I moved here I made damn sure to just cut all ties with her and NOT give her my new phone number. Ugh. I don't know why, but she seems to think we are great friends, and then would always get all pissy and offended when I didn't want to party with her all the time. She was a CO-WORKER and I was usually just annoyed and offended by her presence! At least that's over.

So anyway, about the knitting and stuff, I decided today to Google the terms "Knitting" and "Comeback". Pretty interesting. Apparently there are LOTS of younger people enjoying these crafts. In fact, it appears that the fastest-growing group of knitters right now is women under age 35!

So nyah-nyah. My hobby's hip! Stupid hairdressers. I desperately need a haircut again... I really don't know if I should go back to this Jody or not!

Comments

[imogen-blue.livejournal.com]

i just try to not talk. i hate talking to them. i hate the dumb questions they ask. i try to have my hair cut as little as possible.

have you heard of martha sharp joukowsky? she's giving a lecture tonight at the local university on petra.

[amberica.livejournal.com]

Sweet! Did you go?

I don't think I've read any scholarly articles by her, but then again, I never did a lot of reading on Petra, so I guess that's why. But now I'm going to have to do some reading - I've become more interested in ancient hydraulic engineering in recent times, and it sounds like that region had some seriously awesome stuff going on!

[imogen-blue.livejournal.com]

it was very cool. she's quite mad.
she really like bathrooms & pulling up floors.
she spent a LONG time talking about the bathroom they uncovered in petra.
she was so excited that it had individual stalls.

[amberica.livejournal.com]

Cooooooool. :)