Brave New World

Not sure if you remember the bar scene in the movie Star Wars, but today I experienced a similar alien environment. Today I went to get my hair cut at a hair salon on Newbury St. Upon entering I knew something was up when I asked if I wanted a cappuccino or perhaps sparking water. At my barber they sell fishing lures, so I was caught off guard a bit. Uh no I'm good. 

Women were dressed in open toe boots. Yep, wearing boots, but open toes, perhaps they had extracted the piece of metal protection found in some boots, you know if a concrete block falls on your foot, at least the cut will be clean. Interesting tattoos, in interesting places. Apparently on their home planet its ok to have a open stomach blouse to show your blossom tattoo centered on your belly button.

I adapted, but couldn't help but wonder what planet the clients were from: 

(Real conversation, but made up names)

Stylist: So Higgs what can we do for you today?

Higgs: I think my hair needs more dimensions, I am tired of uh this, pointing to her head.

Stylist: Yes I know exactly what mean, more dimension is the newest thing.

Taylor's Thoughts: Lady, we all get 3 dimension, no more, no less, well at least in my universe.

Stylist: So Lisa how do you want your hair?

Lisa: I want it short but to look long.

Stylist: Perfect

Taylor's Thoughts: Hmm, perhaps in her universe you can look different than you actually are.  Ah a new application for google glasses, you can program them so that when someone looks at you, you appear different, hey and each person could see a different version of you. 

I did have a good conversation with the person cutting my hair. We talked about robots, since I was sure he had robots on his home planet. I told him I was worried that robots would soon take over, but I was pretty sure a hair stylist would not succumb to the robot uprising anytime soon. His work was like a sculptor and required finesse and an imagination. He cocked his head as if was processing this. Yikes maybe he was a robot. 

I just closed my eyes and wondered what was going on at work. Work all of sudden made sense.