Eddie the barber

So I was off on my daily Spanky break Monday in search of a barber. I’ve been going to this Korean salon near my old place and the last cut was brutal. Even for me… $20 includes the tip and I got what I paid for. I told MiHwa that whitey hair is different but did she listen? Maybe if they spoke English or I spoke Korean, things would be different. Anyway, I find this place near the office and buddy says to come back in 30 minutes. “Alrighty. I’ll be back.”

I decide to go back to work for a bit and then I’ll return to get me hair corrected. As I approach the doors to Pacific Center I hear this woman call my name. I look at her and realize that I know the voice and sorta recognize her. My mind draws a blank on the name for a second and then I realize that it’s Jenny, my neighbour from the condo.

“Holy! Jenny! Shouldn’t you be in Switzerland?” Turns out that she was here on vacation and doing some research for a wine show in Beijing she’s working on. It was great to see here again and I wish we had more time to fill in the past four years. I gave her my card and hopefully we’ll have time to get together before she goes home. How odd that we met by chance. I could have stopped for for a coke or hit a red light and missed her.

I say goodbye to Jenny and go to what turns out to be the craziest barber ever. He was like a short, Edward Scissorhands. Totally into what he was doing, hardly speaking and really passionate. The man loves cuttin hair. He was literally jumping around and really animated. Kinda pricey for a barber but almost worth it just to watch him work. Pretty good cut too, if I do say so myself. Spanky was quite taken…