I like challenges.
In general, things like space exploration or plodding about in the Amazon jungles are considered worthy challenges. Recently, I set myself the challenge. I am not trying to achieve escape velocity. Nor am I trying to get devoured by a boa constrictor in the thick vegetation of the Amazon (although I hear the Amazonian women are real nice. Olive skin, dark hair… anyway, more on that later).
I’ve set myself the challenge of "styling my own hair". Given the $15 price-tag on professional haircuts offered by my local barber who is situated next to the local constabulary (oddly!) and considering the price of a decent set of shears and a pair of scissors which happens to be $15, I said to myself: "Why didn’t I think of this before? I should cut my own hair!"
There was one problem. I’ve never done this before. I’ve never dared to snip a millimeter of the hair on my head lest something goes wrong! You see, I don’t own a cap or a hat to hide the possible disastrous end results of a "self hair cut". However, I sucked up my courage and asked myself: "Are you a man or a mouse??” Well the answer was "I am not a barber, but here goes!" and I embarked on a journey into uncharted territory!
Step 1: Buy a good set of shears with guards and a pair of barber’s scissors (kitchen scissors won’t do).
Step 2: Buy yourself a mirror to see the back of your head in!
Step 3: Practice running the shears over your head with the right guards WITHOUT actually connecting the power cord to the power-point! Dry run first. We must walk before we run…
Step 4: Give yourself a "fade" around your ears — even if you go wrong, the damage will be minimal.
Step 5: Actually CUT your hair.
Now, I’ve completed Steps 1 thru 4 successfully and I am quite happy with the results so far. I am awaiting the "Thanksgiving break" that starts on Monday the 23rd of November. That is simply because, if there are to be massive disasters in the general area of my head called my "hair", I would give it a good 1 weeks time to sort itself out naturally and I wouldn’t have to face public humiliation as I would be cooped up indoors for a whole week!
The results of Step 5 will be a future post here. Hopefully, things will go fine!
Ha Ha! Maybe you should have done this article under photo speaks , we would have given you a better verdict
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Well, I haven’t really cut my hair yet; just gave myself a fade around the ears…
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Come again! Forgive my ignorance, but isn’t fade some kind of trimming
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Yes a fade is a trim but NOT on the top of your head. Its only on the sides, around the ears etc. You can’t really go wrong with a “fade”. What you can go disastrously wrong is with a full fledged self-haircut which I will attempt in less than 10 minutes. A few vodka shots first to settle the nerves maybe! HIC!
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Lolz.
Never go for Step 5. It might be disastrous.
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Just completed step 5! Luckily, my guardian angel chose to smile down upon me today! I came out unscathed! Suave, yes; scathed no!
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Congratz for the successful mission!
When I was in school, I tried this stunt and finally my brother and mom had to come to my rescue and bring some kind of normalcy in my troubled head literally
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[...] Quarter After effect Sunday, November 22, 2009 By Aneet D N This is a sequel to “Barbershop Quarter”. If you have not read the other post, please read it [...]
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