? for Clarko and a little news

? for Clarko and a little news
 Posted by HappyPuppy on November 14, 2003 at 00:36:18: Previous Next

Clarko,
Just wondering how your situation turned out. I recall you were having doubts about keeping your hair. How'd that end up? I haven't been on in a pretty long while, so it's quite possible you've already posted on this, and I missed it. Either way, I'm too lazy to check.


As for me, my situation kinda ties in here. I was doubting, much in the same way Clarko was. And tomorrow, everything comes to a head. That's right, people, it's the big choppy-choppy for me. I've decided that, for me, the benefits of having shorter hair outweigh the benefits of having it longer.

I already know I look better with short hair, but there were a few things keeping me from taking the plunge.
First off, it's just more convenient being able to tie my hair back, and not worry about it the rest of the day. That was pretty much the main reason for me keeping my hair, which harkens back to me being lazy.
Secondly, I've put almost a year and a half into growing it, and I didn't want to think the akward stage had been in vain.

But the downsides to my hair were really starting to get to me. As I've already stated, it didn't look very good on me, in my opinion. My hair was too curly to wear loose without having first tied it back and letting it dry and straighten. And even after it had straightened from being pulled back all day, it was still really poofy and just big all around. I looked like a lion, or, as my brother's friend seems so fond of reminding me, Michael Jackson.
I was also getting really annoyed with hair getting in my face all the time, especially when I was working out. Struggling to hold a barbell over my head while at the same time being too stubborn to ask for a spotter, is not the greatest time to have my hair tickling my nose.
Sleeping also proved to be rather tricky, as I found myself constantly tucking the hairs against my neck underneath the back of my head, and sleeping on a lump of my own hair.

Of course short hair has its disadvantages as well. One of the big reasons I wanted to grow my hair was so I wouldn't have to use any sort of product in it. Now I realize that I didn't really give myself many options in the way of the product department. It was basically 2 handfuls of gel, and nothing's moving my hair. Now I'm looking to explore more options, and find something that will hold curls together, but still lets them move freely and independently of each other. If anyone's got any advice on a product that matches that description, help'd be appreciated.

I don't regret growing my hair out, but I think it was more just something I had to get out of my system. I wanted to see what it would look like, how it would feel, all that sorts of stuff. Now that I'm endowed with that knowledge, I feel safe backing off and knowing I've made the right decision. And Hell, even if I do end up regretting it afterward, a little over a year isn't that long.

I would like to take this time, partially to prove that I'm not anti-longhair, to praise a few longhairs.
-Viggo Mortensen: For inspiring me into this wacky little journey.
-Whoever started the akward stage trend: You made it so much easier for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart and the heart of my bottom.
-Ben Savage (Cory from Boy Meets World): For reminding all of us to be thankful our hair isn't *that* bad.
-"Wierd Al" Yankovic: For surviving what was quite possibly the worst akward stage in recorded history.
-Steve Perry from Journey: For having the greatest mullet the world has and will ever see.

Okay now, enough beating around the bush. Wanna know the real reason I'm cutting? It's a girl. That's right. (Most) chicks dig the shorter hair. I've asked around. *Oh believe me*, I've asked around. And once I got the opinion of one girl in particular, I was gone.
Okay, maybe it wasn't the real reason, but damned if it didn't push me over the edge. When you start getting all these doubts in your head, and you throw in peer pressure, that's it - Throw in the towel, time to tap out, however you wanna say it, it's over.
And it's not just any old peer pressure. This is the most beautiful peer pressure ever, so don't you go get all huffy with me mister, I'll send you right back to that smelly old country I found you in. And we'll see who's laughing then, when they're poking you with sticks and asking if you want a cookie. There's no cookies here! There's no cookies ANYWHERE!
Welcome to paradise.

In case you're wondering, I have no idea what I was talking about either.

So I guess that's all. And in case I don't come back, I just wanna say - and you can quote me on this - Queer Eye rules, and there's nothing you can do about it!

Love,
HappyPuppy

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