Pros & Cons
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Devo - Greatest Hits
Topic: Stephen Says
Some good and bad stuff going on: Good: Things are picking up at work and it's a lot more like how it was hen I started. Bad: More stress but the good kind of stress.

It looks like I'm back to acting deputy once again as The Boss will be at another project for the next 3-6 months. I actually had the chance to go over to the other project, which would have been a good learning experience as I would have seen taken part in setting up a residence the Maca way but at the same time, the trek would have been a nightmare and I would have missed my little home away from home. Anyway, the powers that be decided I was to stay where I am. The Good: I get to boss people around again and make more money. The Bad: More stress - the bad kind of stress.

This is a real ad that I now (roughly) transcribe for your enjoyment:
'No ordinary chop shop, Cut throws in some 21st century trimmings with its haircuts. Based on a concept pioneered in Japan, everything is designed to be hassle-free. The walk in service means there's no need to make a booking and the large digital screen estimates the time you'll have to wait until you're in the chair. Payment is by machine so that the experienced stylists can concentrate on what's important - giving you good service & a quality haircut. Equipment is meticulously sterilized, and The Cut Hair Removal System ensures you'll head off without an itchy neck.

Cut, next to platform 1 in Euston Station.'

Sounds to me like Hell. Mainly for the poor saps who have to work on their futuristic assembly-line. And for the people who realize that the 'estimated haircut time' is about as reliable as your alcoholic ex-husband is at paying his child support on time. Or that the CHRS (Do I have to put a (c) after it?) sounds like the kind of machine that could suck off a woman's clothes (In a Blake Edwards movie) or a man's flesh (In a stephen King movie) at the flick of a switch. Most dodgy of all of course, is that it's located in a train station.

Anyway, I've got a coupon for a free hair cut from the place. Anyone interested? I'll post it to you, free of charge.

Although I wonder if presenting the card to the hairdresser (and not the machine that takes your money) will completely shatter the poor sod's concentration and he'll lop off your ear ala Mr. Blonde...