Attention clients or future ones: I learned a new haircut today. If I tell you it'll look great on you, RUN, don't walk. Today's class was held at a distributor's facility. Tickets for the $75 hands-on class were limited to 15 students. The instructor, Lonn, was blowdrying his mannequin when we walked in. It looked like there were 4 different haircuts on the same head. Lonn began by giving a step-by-step explanation of the 'theory in motion' technique he'd be teaching. If I could have left then, I would have. He might as well have said, hey, let's do this totally disconnected haircut and call it art. We wet down our mannequins, and went to watch Lonn section the area he was starting with, and make the first cut on his mannequin. We went to our mannequins and did the same. Then we went back to watch, and back to cut. That's how we did the entire haircut. It took 4 hours to complete, but the time did fly. I think I did my haircut better than some of the other stylists. I was pretty nervous going into it because I don't perform well under pressure. The instructor and his assistant were very unassuming, and everyone was pretty much confused. Emily was surprised when she saw the haircut my mannequin was sporting. She liked the bangs. Woo hoo! I think the only thing left to do on the mannequin in the picture was to cut the bangs. They still covered her eyes. Yes, one side is much longer than the other. It's supposed to be that way. Hey, we got a bracelet and a certificate! It was an interesting way to spend the day. Next week we'll be having a color class in our salon. I'll learn something that I can actually put into practice.