I did some menu planning and a fuckload of groceries. Speaking of what you get for your money--I do have my one-meat-splurge-per-week, but even with Gelson's 50% off sale of some of their steak, I wouldn't be dropping that kind of money on a couple pieces. How good (and I like steak a lot) can a $50/lb cut be, and is my palate cultured enough to tell it from the $25/lb cut?

Speaking of food and costs, I was talking to a guy at work about sushi, and I mentioned that I used to to omakase, and then quickly remembered why I don't talk about that. People sure do look at you funny when you tell them you (used to!) drop a chunk of cash on blind raw fish (amongst other things) for an evening. But it was always splendid, wasn't it, Lee?

Those days are past, but I'm glad to have had them, despite the ignominy of our chosen suppliers. I'm pretty sure we never ate anything endangered, but then again...omakase.

I have not had anyone cut my hair in probably 10 years. I cut my own. This said, I loved the $40 hair cut I got from the $90 person, but my hair looks the better when I cut it myself than a $20 haircut at Pennys

I would be more prone to trying the super expensive meat in a restaurant rather than preparing it myself, I think, as it would suck if I got distracted and bunt it up or something. I do go organic and local and delivered to my front door whenever I can (or some combination of those sets, not necessarily an intersection of all three) though, and pay premiums accordingly.

I am beginning to think about interview clothes. A suit seems the right choice, but I am not much of a dress wearer. Does black pants suit seem too, I dunno, waitstaff-ish?

I'm glad to have found that one of the million hipster hair cutteries in LA does a great job on my hair for $30. I used to pay $100.

A friend once treated me to a color and cut at Minardi in New York. I think it was something like $200. (We went together, so it was also an afternoon for us.) My hair looked fine, but the head massage and wine and pampering was really what differentiated from another cut. And S. could do that stuff at home for me for free.

The hair place I loved was $150 for cut and color, which is hugely expensive for this area. Sadly, I just can't fit them into my budget anymore, but I hate every other place I try.

I think a black pants suit is always appropriate, but you could get one that's not black!

I've generally paid about $75 when I was getting fancy haircuts. And some of those were really great, and nothing I've been able to get elsewhere, but sometimes NSM. But lately have been going to a place where it's about $30 pre-tip.

Does black pants suit seem too, I dunno, waitstaff-ish?

Only if you wear a white shirt under it.

grey suit or brown I think are good.