>spent a year growing out my hair
>decide not to try to cut my own hair like I usually do when I had it short because I don't have any experience cutting long hair
>went to the stylist today
>showed the hair that I wanted
>he lops off 3-4 inches of hair off every side

Suffice it to say that I wore a hat on the drive home. I ended up fixing it like I usually do by trimming it without a comb to get that grunge look that I'm after. I now have to wait another 6-12 months to get my hair to the same length again.