remembering your first shave the big plan, the doing, the "after show"?


Ben32
- the man who is not getting  tired to ask a lot of questions. 

Mine sorta evolved from buzzing my hair, then I just left a mohawk and went out with it that night. the next day I shaved the rest off then shaved it closer and closer... and soon, I was scraping it with a razor.

I'd been thinking about it for a long time, but didn't actually plan on doing it the day it happened.   I'd been getting my hair buzzed to about #1.5, and was going to go down to #1 but chickened out at the last minute.  I later decided to buzz it a little shorter myself, but the clippers I had wouldn't go any shorter -- so I took the guard off.  And that was WAY shorter than what I wanted.  I knew I'd screwed up after the first swipe, but I had to continue.   I wasn't going to shave it smooth, but I was so very close to it I couldn't resist the urge to go all the way.  Figured it was as good an opportunity as any.

The first swipe with the blade over the top of my head, and the path of smooth bald skin that it left behind was a really exhilerating feeling.

I remember it quite well, since it was only a little over a year ago.  I had been contemplating for quite some time.  The only regular razor I had was a cheap disposable.  It's a wonder I didn't do a real job on my head.