But I can't, because on top of everything else, my hair looks like shit today.
I like my hair cropped pretty close, but when it's this short it doesn't take much time before it grows out into floppy little wings. I start looking like my eighth-grade gym coach about five weeks after each haircut.
The problem is that I can't really afford to get it done more than every two months or so. I could go to someone cheaper, but after living here for 10 years I've finally found someone who intuits the haircuts I want without my having to explain them. I just give her a general length and tell her to do whatever, and she hasn't missed yet. It's worth the extra money to not have to think up the hairstyles myself. But as much as I like it at first, my hair gets so bad so fast.
I don't know. Maybe I should grow it out. Maybe I should cut expenses elsewhere so I can pay for monthly salon visits. Maybe I should start wearing a little whistle and a powder-blue sweatsuit so people will think I wear it this way on purpose.