Crazy Bad Hair
Crazy hair from hell
Grows all the wrong ways and more
It lives on my head
She recently moved to a different salon. And she told me she was moving so I would follow her. She wasn't making it up either or she would've cut and run, and I would've had to find a new haircutter.
While I was draped and at her mercy, she told the haircutter next to her that I'm a writer and I'm in the middle of a book. They talked for a minute or so about how exciting that is. I'm like If only you knew.
The other haircutter said, "What's your book about?"
I told her. It's good practice for getting the hook right.
She said, "Did that really happen or did you make it up?" She actually used the words make it up.
I said I made it up.
She said, "All of it?" And looked at me as if I'd grown a second head. Maybe one with even worse hair.
I'm like duh. "Yes."
She said, "Wow."
What did her wow mean?
a. She must have a vivid imagination.
b. How could anybody think of something like that.
c. Why would anybody think of anything like that.
d. No wonder she has such crazy hair.
e. All of the above.
f. None of the above.
Comments
Must be the day for bad-hair posts. I wrote about my hair (and setting) today too!
I love that line about challenging hair. You're definitley going to have to put that in a story.
Going to the hairdresser is always an interesting experience.
I'm betting the woman's Wow! meant e.
Donna V.
Helen - LOL about the admiration part.
Linda - I'm pretty sure writers don't think exactly the same as non-writers.
Joanne - I think you're correct.
VR - When people say that, it really pushes my buttons. Yet I usually smile and say something like 'good, go for it'. It is scary if she never thought about books being made up and not real.
I love hearing stories of people reacting to writers and their stories. Thanks for sharing!
I think I've gotten immune to people's reactions now. I wonder if she thought you were lying? Because I've gotten that reaction a few times, myself!
I'm not sure I could have kept a straight face.
Mason
Thoughts in Progress
Donna - We'll never know for sure because I'm not asking!
Shallee - There is always a reaction. Never just an 'oh' or no comment at all, just a nod, and going on with the conversation.
Elizabeth - Maybe. It's a possibility I hadn't thought about.
My hair is fine, but I wear it short. I have a few cowlicks, and for the most part it's wavy. But there is one place where it's bone straight. And in different places it's thin, regular, or thick. I'm not making it up - LOL.
Maryann - I was pretty much speechless by that point. Good thing, or I might have told her the story I'd made up about her.
Mason - No need to be starstruck. We all follow our own paths. Some of us are just led by characters we make up :)
These people think we're brilliant, which of course is true. :)
I like wild imaginations. Me, I have so many crazy things happening to me or people telling me their wondrous thoughts, I have never made up a story. But full of admiration for you! Wow.
LR - The people I know who don't have wild imaginations - or rather very little imagination - think I'm wasting time.
Angela - I'll be sure and let you know. It's a ways from that point.
Hannah - Yeah, there are those....
Glynis - LOL...that's probably true. So none of the above.
What's with all this hair talk anyway?
Wow.
Lee
Tossing It Out
Arlee - Wow. What hair! Wow. I didn't make that up - LOL.
Love and peace to your hair.
Manzanita - Thank you for the much needed hair blessing :)
Hart - Sister Crazy Hairs :) My haircutter has been known to mutter 'why does it DO that'.
Talli - Yeah. I'm like 'why don't you?'
Michelle - LOL! That's good.
I'll have to go with e) All of the above! LOL!
Well, did you at least a) get a good haircut? b)laugh at her comment?. c)feel flattered? d)all of the above e)Not coming back to this salon. ;)
Claudia - I got a good haircut :)