Chop chop chop, all day long...

Chop chop chop while I sing this song.

Published on May 23, 2004 By Unfairman In Misc

I got my hair cut today.

To a lot of you, that may not seem like a big deal, and it probably isn't. But I've had pretty long hair for nigh on 4 years now, and it's gone. I mean like, all gone. I got 8-10 inches taken off today, leaving my hair about 1/4 inch on the sides and maybe an inch long on the top.

That cause for the sudden change is, once again, the Peace Corps. They don't demand that I get my hair cut or anything, but I know I won't get to bathe everyday, and when my hair doesn't get washed it gets uber-nasty. Also, this is a zero maintenance hair cut, so I can get up in the morning, rub it around a few times and head out the door. Quite a difference from wash, wash, condition, towel dry, comb, shake head, let dry then go. This will also be cooler and thus better adjusted to the tropical climate in Kiribati.

So, yeah, I'm obsessing a little about this, but there was a lot of hair on the floor when the lady was done.

Change is good, right? Right.

Comments

imajinit

on May 24, 2004

Damn dude... that's a lot of hair to get cut off all at once. I had long hair when I was in high school, but I couldn't just let it all go at once. I got it cut a little bit at a time. I even kept a 'rats tail' in the back for as long as I could. I was smart enough to get it cut off before joining the Army though.

This is probly a dumb question, but are you gonna be able to blog from wherever you're going to be?

Unfairman

on May 24, 2004

haha
it's not a dumb question, but the answer is no. Actually, the answer is probably more like "probably not". The capital island of Tarawa is pretty modern. They have internet access and electricity, and there's a small chance I'll be stationed on that island. Otherwise, the outer islands don't even have electricity, much less computers. If I am on the outer islands, which is likely, I'd be on Tarawa about every 3 months for conferences and such, and they have internet cafes.
Does JoeUser have an inactivity policy? If so, I might have to save all my blog articles.

dharmagrl

on May 24, 2004

That IS a lot of hair.

Do you have pics? I'd like to see what you looked like pre-chop and post-chop.

waterpolochick01

on May 24, 2004

wow, unfairman! thats a lot of hair...

id love to hear about your expeditions... but i know that might be impossible.. hopefully youll find a way, ,eventually

when do you leave?

Unfairman

on May 25, 2004

I do have pics, but I don't have another place to put them on the web so I can link em. We'll see what I can work out...

waterpolo-
I'm trying to figure out a way to let all the JoeUsers in on my adventures...suggestions are welcome

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