Back in December, I decided that one way to save money would be to cease all haircuts until the strike ended. Well, now it's over, and I've decided to extend my moratorium until I receive my next paycheck, which could be who knows when. While the inner-pride I maintain in the face of such an ascetic lifestyle is a neat perk, the truth of the matter is that my hair is rapidly becoming more and more unwieldy with each passing day. It seems to be speeding through any "birds nest" sort of stage and heading directly for "voluminous tragedy," although, to be fair, it's really not that out of control just yet. Plus, the good news is that if my will-power remains strong, there's an outside chance that the hair could grow out of its awkward phase and into a luscious mane of black wonder, but I tend to think "greasy Antonio Banderas disaster" might be a more realistic outcome. Nevertheless, I'm slowly learning how to deal with the expanding beast on my head, and after the jump, I've included some photos that detail this daily, self-imposed battle.
Normally, when I wake up, my hair has distinctly vertical aspirations. I tried to recreate it here, but even with product, this photo pales next to the real bed-head.
This is generally how my hair looks all day long.
When I try to brush the bangs out of my face, they tend to form an oversized crest of puffiness, which inevitably collapses back down on my eyes in a cruel and mocking way.
Occasionally, I brush my bangs forward as an unspoken ode to the kids on Two-A-Days, but even that fails.
hmmm the "strike / paycheck" hairdo seems to work for you. Nice.
I dig the "Blue Steel" in the first pic. "It's A Muthafuckin' Walk Off!!!"
LOL - That's awesome.
And oh so rakish!
It's amazing that you are single. Sexy Beast.
hb
Nice to see you channeling your inner Jase in photo 1.
"Inner Jase" HA HA
I like your bed head look. You'll need to grow more hair in order to get a true Two A Days look, but I like the effort.
I agree with hb, how is it you are single? I like your new look. Give it a little more time, it looks really good.
How big a check do you need to get a hair cut? Can I hire you to write some thank you notes? Jazz up a legal brief?
actually, i like the jazzed up coif the least of them all..of course my hair is fuzzy/messy bunch of curls all the time, so I tend to veer toward the unkempt look preferentially. I even like the morning spike you had going in the first pic! hmm...that sounds like something non hair related..
rawwwrrr!
the simulated bedhead is my favorite.
So handsome. Keep it growing, and post a picture every week. We can all watch your hair grow.