And then.... I was abducted by aliens and they stole my hair.

No, wait, that's not really true. Truth is, it disappeared through overt action by... me.

How does a lifelong longhair go from being scruffy to smooth? Well, in my case it took two steps. Step one, which happened October 4, 1997, was when I asked friends Joe and Terry to cut off my pony tail and buzz my hair real short -- number 2 cut, figuring Wahl's clipper attachment sizes. (I didn't realize they'd really like doing this. Apparently, they like shaving and haircuts.) The story of that is on the page What's With the Hair. Step 2 came two weeks later and happened at my own hand. I figured I needed a trim, so I set about doing just that, and then I figured I needed to go a bit farther. So then all the hair on top and back of my head was gone. Later in the month, I decided to see what I looked like without the facial hair. That turned out to be a step too far, so I grew the beard back pretty quickly (well, as quickly as can be done).

Why did I do it? Well... curiosity. Interest in trying something new. I was questioning some things I'd never questioned before. A bit of hornyness -- I thought buzzcuts and shaving would be fun, and they were. Desire to shock people (it worked). To tell the truth, a bit of fed-upness with the longhair scene.

I got a lot of good reaction to it -- a lot of good strokes from guys who were turned on by the new look. Not that it resulted in any dates, mind you. But it was cool, for a while.

July 25, 2000
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