Mr. Clean

I guess that since I haven't posted anything for a while this counts as news...although in terms of pictures that really don't need to be on the internet, this is right up there.

So, on Tuesday afternoon I got my hair cut. Standard job up here, #2 all over, straighten out the back, done. That night at the bar, Nate and I ended up talking about how much shorter it was (I had let it grow for a while) and how back when he was in the military he used to shave his head.

Nate: Dude, you should totally Bic it
Graham: Bic it?
Nate: Use a razor...down to the scalp!
Graham: Hmm...

Now, let me make things clear. While alcohol was definitely a factor in making me CONSIDER to shave my head, I was plenty sober enough to not do it that night! I thought about it all day on Wednesday, even putting up a little Facebook poll and consulting with significant people in my life. Finally, I decided What the Hell. If you're going to do something crazy and stupid that you think is going to make you look like someone going through chemotherapy, what better place to do it than Alert with plenty of time for it to grow back!

So, we grab the clippers and the razor and go to town. I'd never used a straight razor on myself before in my life, so scraping 5 blades over my poor, pale dome scared the pants off me. I managed to do the whole thing (even the back) without a drop of blood...although I took about 6 times longer than Nate to do so. Anyways, without further ado...I give you Grahamuel L. Jackson!

I think my favourite part of the whole experience was bartending that night and watching the looks on people's faces as they came into the bar and looked around the room. They'd glance over me, but then their eyes would invariably snap back to the glowing shine that was my bare scalp :)

It was also pretty weird to feel the wind on my head. I'm used to having a chilly head outside, but walking over to the gym for the first time without a hat showed me a new level of cold! I'm thinking that my next look will be the shoulder length one...keep the ears and neck warm as well :P

Now, before you post comments or e-mail me...I KNOW it looks horrible :D It was just a one-time, for-fun deal and won't happen again (unless it's a bet for the appropriate amount of money).

Grahamuel L. Jackson