Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.

Lilah ,'Destiny'


Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Scrappy - Jan 20, 2013 2:50:12 pm PST #8335 of 30001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

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?


bon bon - Jan 20, 2013 2:55:37 pm PST #8336 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

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.


Amy - Jan 20, 2013 2:58:39 pm PST #8337 of 30001
Because books.

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.


sj - Jan 20, 2013 3:01:30 pm PST #8338 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

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.


Jesse - Jan 20, 2013 3:06:36 pm PST #8339 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

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


meara - Jan 20, 2013 3:07:27 pm PST #8340 of 30001

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.


msbelle - Jan 20, 2013 3:09:49 pm PST #8341 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

grey suit or brown I think are good.


Jesse - Jan 20, 2013 3:17:44 pm PST #8342 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

My current hair place is $50, I think, which I think is medium.


Consuela - Jan 20, 2013 3:25:51 pm PST #8343 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

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

Also, Macy's is having a sale on dresses & suits. I like their selection for that sort of thing better than Nordstrom's.

I suppose I should consider getting a new suit: I last bought one probably five years ago, and both me & the styles have changed. In any event, there's a chance I will be interviewing in the not-too-distant future, so.

(The Navy has put in a hiring freeze, and if other agencies follow suit, I may be screwed. Gotta be prepared.)


Liese S. - Jan 20, 2013 3:38:24 pm PST #8344 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Ok, I think I got my studio issue worked out. And I finished laundering the linens, so now to remake the bed. Then tackle dishes, I guess.

Then I'll add an organ part and see if I can lay in the midi drum tracks, and I'll call that done. Good enough to show the SO it's working, anyway. He meant to take it with him this trip, but I'm so glad he forgot because it's been really fun for me, and I think I'll have ownership of it in a way I wouldn't have if I hadn't been messing with it alone first. It gave me time to be stupid in private and then go, oh, no, it should be like this. And now I'll have a much clearer understanding of the signal chain and stuff going forward, so when I start actually studying, I'll have the basic tinkering to work from.