So in case you didn’t know, I actually used to have long hair. We’re talking “down to the middle of my back” long and that lasted for about 3 years total. I actually enjoyed having it quite a bit – though getting it to the length it was at definitely felt like a chore. Back then, I was a bit more of a metal-head – I was playing bass in a band and kinda liked the “image” of having long hair, so it all worked well, but after a time – I just realized how much maintenance long hair took and I realized that it had to go.
Since trimming it – I’ve had those moments where I thought “I’m doing it! I’m growing it long again!” but then on that first ultra-hot day of the summer, I seem to always falter. The same was true with my partner Mike. He’d get his hair long enough to put in a ponytail and then we’d go out on a long camping trip and it was guaranteed he’d be coming home with a shaved head.
It takes a commitment to have/keep long hair. So folks do it well and I have to give them all the respect in the world… but others really don’t know what they’re getting into or how to take care of it. Look at the SCA or a gaming convention for examples of this. Your hair should never look like a greasy bird’s nest. That’s not sexy. At least not to me. Sorry.
Hugs and haircuts.
Really, though – I’m probably gonna buzz myself bald again another time before Bear Pride. Even the mohawk usually takes a bit of upkeep, and honestly – with my job disallowing it now, it’s just kinda pointless to do for one weekend. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t miss working for a retail company, even if they did let me get away with a little bit of “individuality”, but sometimes I wish that my corporate environment would take a page from our European overlords and just learn how to relax.
It’s always funny when we get visitors from Germany or France and they look at us and question why we’re in “business casual” attire, given that they wear jeans and t-shirts to work every day. The argument being a that it’s a cultural difference and that American executives expect it, so we fulfill their expectations… Though given that Europe pulls the strings, I’m thinking that if I worked hard enough, I could relax their grip over our “fashion sense”.
Maybe I’ll make that my project for the next year…
Regardless, I am getting more and more excited for the trip to Chicago as the weeks roll by. The moment I get in the car and start driving – it will actually feel like a vacation, and damn if I don’t need one! 3 more weeks until it’s ON!
OH! And one more thing: Apparently, I made it into the actual “tournament” part of the ComicMix May Mayhem NSFW Comics Tourney! Go and vote, if you would – everyone gets a free vote, and if you donate, you can vote even more. Apparently, it’s 10 cents an additional vote, so if you’re so inclined, every vote counts! I’m up against Toonhole, which I’m not gonna lie: is pretty damn good and far more mainstream than I am. It’s always hard being the big ol’ gay bear comic on the block when it comes to these things, eh?
If you are so inclined, though – steal the link and post it up and try to rally me some votes! The longer I stay in the tournament, the more amused I’m honestly going to be at this point. Who would figure that a comic designed for such a narrow audience would even get this much notice… Lovin’ it!
When I was starting college 15 years ago, I wanted to grow my hair long enough to put it in awesome braids like Willie Nelson. Since i’m part Navajo and Blackfoot, I was hoping that I’d have long, straight hair like my uncles Hugo and Hector did. No such luck. After my hair gets a certain length, I look like the bastard child of Art Garfunkel and Sideshow Bob. As a consolation prize, I can shave and regrow a full beard overnight.
I loved my hair when it was long, loved to have it touched. Alas, heat, and the time it required to maintain, won over, and it’s all gone now, tho I still do get the urge to let it grow out, that lasts about a week, then off to the Chop Shop for a flattening!
Add a light saber to the center panel and you’re Qui Gon Jinn!
I would love to see the photos of you with long hair. I still have mine. Yes, it can be a bitch to maintain, but I’m not giving it up.
I voted for ya. It’s going to be a close race for you.
In college, I had long, luxurious chestnut brown hair all the way to my ass. And I can’t find a single photo of it.
I used to have hair long enough that the ponytail could reach my belt. In the humid summer I’d have 70′s guitarist, William Murderface, uncontrollable fros, but after one particular backpacking trip… it all went bye-bye. It’s never crossed my collar since.
Just being a bit of a picky fuck here, but you spelled ninety wrong in the last panel.
I had a mullet. It was the 80s!
@Scruff – this is when I claim it was right the whole time and whistle to myself softly…
My hair is between my shoulderblades, but I’m lucky. Aside from going SPECTACULARLY grey way before my 30th birthday my hair doesn’t require much more than shampoo, conditioner and a good brush.
back in the 80s I had shoulder legth hair. Unfortunatly my scalp was so oily that with in 3 hours of me washing it I looked like I had dipped my head in lard. These days it ranges between 3 inches and shaved bald
I let my hair grow for over a year a few years ago. I had an awesome and mighty afro. But yeah, that shit was work. After it was about 9 inches long I cut it off. I had grown accustomed to the insulation it provided so it took a while to adjust again. Even the warmest summer days felt chilly at the slightest breeze for a good while.
@Head Artist: I hate being “that” guy, and I am very happy to see that I was wrong
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Red (well auburn) hair down 1/2 way to my waist. If it would go to my waist i would let It. Haven’t cut it in almost 25 years. While I wanted my long hair back (had it long in college), it was more than that. With red hair comes red headed skin and I burn to a crisp in 30 minutes. This protects my ears and my neck from the sun.
Ever sunburn your scalp, by parting your hair?
LOL, you can look like Fabio! Just like someone else we all know and whom I Know!!! LOL
I had long hair for about 10 years, cut it all off and felt horrible…now I’m back to wearing it and I love it and my boyfriend loves it, fortunately.
Lots and lots of comments from gay guys telling me to cut it off, but screw ‘em.