the great divide
life is busy busy busy...
i will never understand it, but somehow kids always pull it off. every time i put on a show with kids i wonder during the dress rehearsal exactly what it will look like at showtime. friday's show at the india community center was no different. at dress rehearsal the show was 2 and 1/2 hours long. at showtime: 45 minutes - really good, if i do say so myself.
so, with that over and a few days off for recuperation, i have now headed east to visit friends and family. of course, since we've been so busy, i hadn't really found time for a haircut until friday.
the south bay is a difficult mix of extreme wealth and serious poverty. other parts of the bay area have economic diversity, of course, but the south bay attracts people from the poorer parts of the central valley wanting to work the farms, and business moguls wanting to make millions in silicon valley. it makes for very little middle ground.
prices for certain services reflect this divide. when searching for a place to get my hair cut i found my options to be plentiful, but polarized. on one hand there are a lot of great clips and cost cutter type places. this is where dan goes to get his 9 dollar quickie cut. nine bucks = great. not knowing who will be working or if they have ever actually cut hair before = not my bag.
on the other hand, there are a ton of high end salon/day spas. a cut will cost you $50+ which includes such fluffy non-services as a "consultation" and "personalized product portfolio suggestions". not exactly what i need or want to pay.
but search high, search low, search downtown san jose, search south san jose, i could not find a mid-price wash and cut anywhere.
i've been justifying my choice to spend so much money all weekend.
p.s. at a wedding today i was mistaken for age 19. as i inch toward 30 - this is all the justification i need. looks like narcissism beats financial concern again... .
i will never understand it, but somehow kids always pull it off. every time i put on a show with kids i wonder during the dress rehearsal exactly what it will look like at showtime. friday's show at the india community center was no different. at dress rehearsal the show was 2 and 1/2 hours long. at showtime: 45 minutes - really good, if i do say so myself.
so, with that over and a few days off for recuperation, i have now headed east to visit friends and family. of course, since we've been so busy, i hadn't really found time for a haircut until friday.
the south bay is a difficult mix of extreme wealth and serious poverty. other parts of the bay area have economic diversity, of course, but the south bay attracts people from the poorer parts of the central valley wanting to work the farms, and business moguls wanting to make millions in silicon valley. it makes for very little middle ground.
prices for certain services reflect this divide. when searching for a place to get my hair cut i found my options to be plentiful, but polarized. on one hand there are a lot of great clips and cost cutter type places. this is where dan goes to get his 9 dollar quickie cut. nine bucks = great. not knowing who will be working or if they have ever actually cut hair before = not my bag.
on the other hand, there are a ton of high end salon/day spas. a cut will cost you $50+ which includes such fluffy non-services as a "consultation" and "personalized product portfolio suggestions". not exactly what i need or want to pay.
but search high, search low, search downtown san jose, search south san jose, i could not find a mid-price wash and cut anywhere.
i've been justifying my choice to spend so much money all weekend.
p.s. at a wedding today i was mistaken for age 19. as i inch toward 30 - this is all the justification i need. looks like narcissism beats financial concern again... .
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