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September 3, 2006
Monobrow: The Sequel
Today, a little tale of a mini disaster because it's been so long since we had one around here...
I know, I know, I promised you the scoop on Paris (heavenly) and Pissoirs: Le Sequel (a gripping tale not to be missed). Well, more on them next week, with photos, I promise. But due to a slight technical promlem (don't laugh) I am currently unable to upload the pix from the digital camera. Okay, okay, so I forgot to buy AA batteries and the digital camera is currently out of action. Oh, go on then. Laugh if you want to :-)
Anyway, it's been a while since I had red tape problems, or hanging on the telephone problems, or, in fact, any kind of problem. So why should I be suprised when, recently, we had a little episode. Or rather Oh Patient One did...
A little while ago I told you about Teenager No 2 and his monobrow "accident". Well, the other day Oh Patient One went off to the bathroom to clip his hair (he likes to keep it about 3/4 of an inch all round). He's been doing this for years, and he's goood at it because he's had a lot of experience with them there clippers. So imagine my surprise when about a half hour later this strange bald guy walked into the living room. I nearly fell off my chair!
Me (with mouth open in fly catching mode): "? ? ? ? ?"
Oh Patient One (with a very sheepish grin on his face): "Er, I thought I'd shave my head for a change, you know, because it's time I had a different look."
Me (still with the fly catching mode mouth): "? ? ? ?"
Oh Patient One (still a bit sheepish, but trying for a matter of fact tone): "You know - I thought I'd go for the Bruce Willis look. I mean, you think he's sexy, don't you?"
Me (having progressed beyond fly catching mode and am now clutching the chair because I am in grave danger of falling off it): "? ? ? ?"
Oh Patient One (now just a bit grumpily): "Well, okay, my hand slipped and I accidentally shaved off a whole strip of hair from my forehead to the back of my head, and rather than look like a reverse Mohican, I shaved off the whole lot so that at least it's all the same length."
Me (clutching at my stomach as I helplessly roll on the floor): "Hahahahahahahahahahahaha."
Oh Patient One: "Well, it's not like we don't all have hair disaster accidents from time to time, is it, Michelle? Remember when you gave yourself and your sister a hair cut?"
Me (in between gusts of laughter): "Yes, but I was only eight years old at the time. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha."
Oh Patient One (with a sniff): "You hate it, don't you?"
Me (trying for supportive and positive): "Don't worry, it will grow back. Bwahahahahahahahahahahahah."
Oh Patient One (leaving the room in disgust): "I'm going to look for my baseball hat."
Me: " Bwahahahahahahahahaha."
This happened two weeks ago (just before we left for Paris, in fact) and I am happy to report that Oh Patient One's hair is growing back. Finally.
Surely we cannot be the only family in the world who have these odd little mini moments? Come on, Chicklets, fess up and tell me it ain't so ;-)
Michelle
Posted by Michelle at 12:13 PM | Comments (11)
Comments
So, was it just the shock, or is he one of those guys who don't look so hot without hair? Did women hit on him in Paris? That bald look is pretty sexy. ;+)
I had my hair done blonde in a salon once, and they burned my scalp so badly that I still had scabs when it was time to do my roots. I couldn't face it, so I cut off everything that wasn't my own color, i.e., I left it a little less than half an inch all over. I never had so many men falling at my feet! What is it about that?
Posted by: ZaZa at September 3, 2006 2:16 PM
Zaza, Oh Patient One always looks hot to me, although I have to admit that he does suit some hair a lot better than no hair. It was the shock that made me laugh (because I knew that he wouldn't have done it without reason, and Cunnah family status seems to dictate that we all have these little accidents from time to time).
And hugs to you on the salon experience - Ack, they burned your scalp! That must have been so painful. But go you on the men falling at your feet with ultra short hair.
Michelle :-)
Posted by: Michelle C at September 3, 2006 2:25 PM
One of my sisters decided to trim her bangs in my father's hospital room using a pair of nail scissors. It was not her finest hair moment.
The LC Eileen
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at September 3, 2006 5:37 PM
Just last week I decided to put a rinse (you know, 8 washes and it is gone) in my hair--not a dye as they are far too permanent. I have dark brown hair with many a silver strand, so I was prepared for coppery highlights. Ha, ha. I ended up with mostly orange hair. I loved it. I went to the mall wearing my matching orange top. I looked delicious.
Posted by: Wendy at September 3, 2006 7:16 PM
LC Eileen - your sister is obviously a long lost member of my family...
Wendy - I love orange! I once did my hair orange, hmmm. Methinks it might be time for a change from my dark brown ;-)
Posted by: Michelle C at September 4, 2006 7:16 AM
LOL You all are funny! And men...gotta love 'em! My SO is always constantly trimming his own hair with nail scissors.
Posted by: TeresaH at September 4, 2006 8:05 AM
DH is mostly bald, so he shaves his head almost daily. He has a great skelatal form to do so.
The January after we got married, I decided to give it a try. I cut most of my hair off, got into the shower, and shaved all my hair off with a razor. He got home and was in the bathroom. His words? "I wanted to come home to a clean house, not Mrs. Clean!" I had all I could do not to burst out laughing!
I don't know that I would ever do it again, but now I know if I ever lose my hair I have a great looking scalp!
Posted by: sal at September 4, 2006 10:09 AM
TeresaH - with nail scissors? The curved variety? I love it!
Sal - that clean house/Mrs Clean thing is too funny!
Michelle, thanking goodness that there are more self hair stylists out there :-)
Posted by: Michelle C at September 4, 2006 12:47 PM
My most memorable "OOOPPPS" moment involved a home perm kit. (These should never be sold to non-professionals - LOL.) My resulting "Poodle Do" earned me the nickname of Fifi by my Dear Husband. Ain't he a riot! NOT!
Posted by: Cindi at September 4, 2006 2:12 PM
Cindi - ouch! Hugs on that.
I've often wondered what it would be like to go blonde, but I am guessing that "me" and "bleach" and "my hair" in the same equation would probably end in disaster, knowing my luck.
Posted by: Michelle C at September 5, 2006 9:26 AM
Hubby uses a Flowbee to cut his and the kidlet's hair (of course, hubby doesn't have much hair to start with). Earlier this summer, kidlet jerked at the wrong time and the only recourse was to give him an extremely short buzz. He wore a hat for two days. And he's only 7!
My biggest boo-boo was changing my hair color from the shade I normally used one October. I ended up with purple hair. Luckily, it was right before Halloween and I convinced everyone I'd done it on purpose...
Posted by: Dia at September 5, 2006 9:24 PM
