NYC public schools don't start up until after Labor Day.

That's how I grew up but Ellie starts here on Thursday. I think flea's kids started last week. My mom's school started last Tuesday.

Dang, that's an early school year! NYC public schools don't start up until after Labor Day.

In Northern California they tend to have that weird extra "ski-week" vacation in February. So two weeks off for xmas, then another week in Feb, then Spring break is a week in April.

and then I remember how seriously so many people take it, long or short.

Eh, no big deal.

Every new person I have to convince I really want it that short. At least they've stopped trying to talk me out of it. That used to be very tiresome, "You'd look so pretty if...." No, thanks, I'd rather look like a dog.

Much simpler to get it cut by a man, and by a black man. The moment of disbelief is statistically the shortest.

Huh. I've been getting my hair cut by the same person for the last 12 years. And it was she who had to convince me to cut it short.

Every new person I have to convince I really want it that short.

Hairstylists and barbers learn by much experience that people are very bad at indicating really how short they want their hair and then flip out like mammals when it is too short.

It is, by far, the number one cause of flipping out customers.

And they can always go shorter. But they have to learn to trust that Amy really and truly does want that pixie, and you most sincerely want the clippers just so.

YAY nothing!

I went to PT this morning, and for some reason decided to wear one of my many Converse instead of the heavy duty sneakers I usually wear, which kind of sucked when the therapist decided today should be treadmill day, but kind of sucked a lot less when I got to work and realized the shoes I wanted to wear with my work outfit (a dress) were still at home, especially since I picked the pair that actually kind of matches my dress.

Huh. Bulletproof human skin.

First you gotta get a spider-goat...

Hailstorm yesterday. Power was out for 17 hours. I called in sick to work; if I tell my boss again that I've had a power outage, she'll start thinking I'm lying. The last one was just a week ago!

Probably have to throw out everything in the fridge. Annoying; I just spent $60 on groceries yesterday. What about the cheese? And most importantly, the sour cream dip? They should be okay, right? They're already sour milk, what can happen? The ice didn't entirely melt; maybe the frozen fruit is okay.

For people who don't use the serial comma:

Are there times when you do use it? If so, when?

Basically, it seems the client I'm writing for is not using it, except when they do. Annoying.

Probably have to throw out everything in the fridge. Annoying; I just spent $60 on groceries yesterday.

Just went through the same thing in June, Zenkitty . I only saved my yogurt, which I put on ice about 30 hours after the power cut out, and my cheese; everything else was in the garbage.