For the first eighteen years of my life, I had a salad-bowl haircut. Worried about kids teasing me at school, I would explain this to my father. His response: to take portions of my bangs and cut them an inch or two higher so that my head would look like a fucked up city skyline. In a couple of weeks, the hair would grow straight across the eyebrows, and kids would make fun of me again. Lather, rinse, repeat.
But ever since I’ve returned from Asia, I have yet to get a haircut. Longer hair is fine in Hong Kong and Tokyo, because it’s cool to look like the a Final Fantasy character or explodey orange jumpsuit guy from Dragonball Z. Here notsomuch, but a mixture of laziness and apathy and hairstylist conveniently breaking their ankles have prevented me from going to a stylist.
To surprising results. My mom, of course, loves the hair.
Mom: You look like you came back from Hong Kong.
Ernie: Mom, I did come back from Hong Kong.
Mom: But it looks like you live there. I like the hair, makes you look SMART.
I love how my mom uses the word “smart” the way others use the word “handsome.”
My homosexual friends think otherwise, however.
Ernie: Hey guys, how-
Friend: No. You need a haircut. You’d look cuter with the hair short.
Ernie: Seriously? My friends and co-workers like it, though.
Friend: Where do your friends live? Where do YOU live, for that matter?
Ernie:The Mission.
Friend: EXACTLY. Girls in the Mission all look like Velma from Scooby Doo. Fuck, the boys do, too.
Okay, that last line was slightly embellished. That being said, I’m in a dilemma. Keeping the hair long, while popular, gives me flashbacks to the fifth grade and most likely is a contributing factor to me not getting laid pursuing a healthy relationship. On the flip side, it makes me look “smart” and only have to change my entire wardrobe to properly fit into my neighborhood. What to do?
Live with the style you want to live with. And shoot, if everyone says the longer hair looks good, stick with it, pal. Me, I’m going with the shaved head look, despite what my dad laments regarding it. *I* like it, and it fits me better. Same goes for you.
Ah, you poor thing. You have things all upside down.
Any kind of attention is good, you should get the bleach and go for the real anime cut. Not because it looks cute, smart or modern but because people will make you the center of attention.
I mean now we get a blog post about you trying to be as dull as possible? doh?
Should paint it red and shave out a Y. That would be neat. You would make it on the front page of a million blogs.
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hey dude, i’m looking forward to reading your latest blog…. what’s update?
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the longer haircut’s a lot more flattering to your face.
I am new to this site (I am excited to read your archives). I have nothing to base this picture against. I think your hair looks stylish. Go with it. Trying new is usually pretty healthy.
Glad it looks like you stuck with it. You’re super-cute in that pic. It seems to have a slimming effect, makes the face longer, thinner, less round-ish…
I think it looks good and I’m a big homo, but you know how it is – the scene has its own style. I wear jumpers and talk in a British accent and everyone looks at me like I’ve just crapped on their dining tables.
I’m with Adam, I’m new and if the pic on this post is current your hair looks great. Go with it (as my therapist often says).
I’d do ya. No beers. But I look like Velma, so I understand if your feelings aren’t returned.
Its cute long… keep it that way.
Found you through Cootiehog.com
NIce blog page anyway!