In the past, I'd often cut my own hair for extended periods of time. I started doing that about a year ago again. I think it's the creative drive that does it, and the fact that hairdressers never seem to get it just right. And it's cheap! I've never had any problems, it has always turned out just fine. This time, however, things were to change.

First things first. Two weeks ago, I realized that I've grown quite scruffy. Mostly because I hadn't been to work for a month due to illness - so I hadn't shaved that much, and I think it was three months since I had last cut my hair.

Most of the color (I usually dye it black) were gone because of the new growth, and the longest parts of my hair (5-6 inches) were pretty destroyed due to repeatedly re-dyes and such. I actually looked like a dork, which were why I usually wore a cap. Whatever - I decided to do something about it, and got to work. Didn't take long to look somewhat decent again.

As usual, it turned out quite well. I left a mustache, mostly for laughs. I got a lot of comments at work, and it was quite fun.

However, I grew increasingly annoyed at the feeling of it, and I really don't dig mustaches that much. Furthermore, I still wanted to dye my hair black as usual. Especially since the longest parts were black still.

Frankly, I think black hair and my sandy colored beard don't mix very well.

So, I removed the mustache and colored my hair black. I were quite happy with it, really.

I just though that it was a bit too long - I had trimmed down the hair on the back of my head, and the long hair from the top just kinda dangled down there.

I took the image to the left with my iPhone. It's actually the hardest part of doing your own haircuts, making sure that everything is as it's supposed to be in the back. It takes a lot of patience, neck straining, flexible arms and a couple of mirrors.

Except for that part, I were quite satisfied with the result, and I sported a sweet rockabilly hairdo for a week or so. It's just like Snake from the Simpsons. Jake the Snake - that's what they call me. (not really).

Anyways. I decided to do something about that long hair in the back, and just wanted to trim it down so the back of my head would be bare. Well. Things didn't exactly go as I had planned.

First I screwed up, and had the trimmer at a lower setting that I had intended. Well, then I wanted to fix that by making it even in both sides. One thing led to another. I tried aiming for the same do I have on the mugshot on the about page.  

Eventually, I had taken too much from both the top and the sides, and were left with something that could only be described as Emo. So I took it all off.

Thus ends two weeks of apperance changes. Sadly.

I'll wear a cap again the next month or so. Fortunatly, I've always cut my hair under the philosophy that it will grow out again. But damn, took me a year to get it that long, and not looking forward to it again.