I cut my hair yesterday for the first time in about 2.5 years (last time was the day after I went sky-diving, Oct 2005) . I’ve found my preferred method for dealing with my hair is to go boy-short, then ignore it until it’s long enough to donate to Locks of Love. The organization was very popular at my undergrad, with a big event every year on campus where students would get publicly shorn (one needs at least 10 inches to donate). (A common misconception is that cancer patients are th main recipients of the donated hair. LoL actually focuses on children with permanent causes of hair loss, primarily auto-immune. This can still be quite devastating to a kid, even if it’s not life threatening, and makes LoL a very worthy cause. I just wanted to clear up any misconceptions)

I got my haircut at the beauty school down the street, mainly because it’s very inexpensive and I wasn’t that concerned with the results. I explained to the girl what I wanted done and she was definitely a little bit traumatized by my request. She kept asking if I was sure before we started, and if I was okay after. I think she was afraid I would get angry with her after the fact.

I love the short-short hair, but maybe next time I should warn Ari before I do this…

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