I'm no Samson.
So there I was, standing in front of the bathroom mirror just now, my electric hair clipper in hand. I've been feeling frustrated with my hair lately - or maybe it's just frustration in general and I'm choosing to lay the blame in the most ridiculous of places - and I thought that I'd just hack it all of again, start anew. Change is good, right? My housemate suggested that I wait for a couple of paycheques and then spoil myself by going to Suki's (best hair stylists in the city, BTW), and although the idea holds much appeal, I don't think I can justify spending $60 or more on a haircut, regardless how decadent the experience would be.
But then I caught my profile in the mirror. Those of you who have seen me would agree that mine is not what anybody would call a striking profile. I'm fat, and I have the stereotypical chin/neck waddle (yeah, that's gonna look just great in about ten years' time). While my hair tends to be pretty fine and somewhat fragile, the current length seems to help take some of the focus away from my neck. Which is good - I mean, why draw attention to these kinds of flaws?
So, here I am, sitting up at 2 in the morning (again), trying to decide if I should just suck it up and cut the damned hair off already. It would be a lot easier to maintain, and it might feel a bit more comfortable, now that summer is finally threatening to make an appearance, but it took me over a year to get it to its current length. The last time I buzzed my head when I had long(ish) hair, I was told that I had gone from looking like a Hell's Angels reject to a gay hairstylist who had let himself go - a big improvement, in their opinion.
Any suggestions, Internet?
But then I caught my profile in the mirror. Those of you who have seen me would agree that mine is not what anybody would call a striking profile. I'm fat, and I have the stereotypical chin/neck waddle (yeah, that's gonna look just great in about ten years' time). While my hair tends to be pretty fine and somewhat fragile, the current length seems to help take some of the focus away from my neck. Which is good - I mean, why draw attention to these kinds of flaws?
So, here I am, sitting up at 2 in the morning (again), trying to decide if I should just suck it up and cut the damned hair off already. It would be a lot easier to maintain, and it might feel a bit more comfortable, now that summer is finally threatening to make an appearance, but it took me over a year to get it to its current length. The last time I buzzed my head when I had long(ish) hair, I was told that I had gone from looking like a Hell's Angels reject to a gay hairstylist who had let himself go - a big improvement, in their opinion.
Any suggestions, Internet?