Drastic haircut

My hair has recently been about as long as it has ever been, but also in bad need of a cut thanks to my dislike of going to the hairdresser. So on Saturday I went for a haircut to the Rainbow Room. The hairdresser and I agreed that I should get my haircut to about chin level because I am growing my fringe out and I want it all to be the same length soon. So she snipped away for a while and I really liked how it looked - until she held up the mirror to show me the back! It is so short - it is cut right in to the hairline at the back of my neck! I feel very self conscious, especially when I can feel a breeze on my unprotected neck.
Also on Saturday Alasdair had the opportunity to go sailing with Iain McDonald and Helen; they raced from Rothesay to Largs, he said they went round Cumbrae. He was absolutely thrilled, it was very kind of the McDonalds to invite him. He said that it was very exciting. A mark of how much Alasdair enjoyed the day is that he is now insisting on calling the living room "the chart room" because Catherine and Iain's boat has a chart table and he wants to use the table in there for maps!
James has been away hill-walking this weekend and I have had a bit of a film fest with Ally and Davie. We have watched The Tourist (good fun), 127 Hours (surprisingly good, reminded me of Touching the Void) and Hereafter (a bit gloomy, but watchable). I have also just finished reading "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton. I thought the ending was really sad. It's a very good book.
Today Shona came round for lunch, it was very nice to see her and we were devising routes for Silver Duke of Edinburgh using Memory Map. It was a sunny afternoon and I went for a walk to the Heritage Park with Davie later.
Finally I feel I should mention a couple of recent current events; my blog tends to be very much about my home life but I do take notice of what is going on in the world. Recently there have been riots in London and other cities in England. It started with a demonstration after a man was shot by police who were trying to arrest him, and quickly became widespread rioting and looting. The cctv and television footage were shocking, but order was restored after a few days. Yesterday one of the Red Arrows pilots was killed in a crash near an airshow, this made us feel very sad because we watch the Red Arrows every year at Leuchars. And right now the Libyan rebels are advancing into Tripoli, thousands of people have been killed or injured during the fighting. And I have a bad feeling that it's not over yet.