Justin Bieber Hair

Hi,
right now I am a human experiment involving hair growth. I decided to try and let my hair grow in and see how it looks. No more 'bald chick' look for the time being. This is huge for me since I haven't had hair on my head in the last 4 years since my cancer surgery left me with a 'putting green' bald spot.

It's been 4 weeks since I last shaved my scalp and I'm looking pretty odd. My hair was never good to begin with, it's thin and straight and not a very flattering colour. Now it is also very gray and I can't colour it because of the cancer problem. No more chemicals on my head or in my body, chemo did me in. There is now this 1/4" dark peach fuzz that is sticking up in all sorts of weird directions, just like Justin Biebers'. It doesn't look any better on me than it does on him in my opinion. Alfalfa, from Our Gang, had similar hair problems but he was cute and goofy with his pointed up-do. I don't know that there is enough gel, hairspray or goop to control what is going on with my coiffure.

The more my hair grow, the less I like it. I had to find a comb yesterday. Thank goodness I didn't throw them all out. Shampoo has become a necessity again. I even have to remember to dry it thoroughly before I run out of the health club after swimming so I don't catch an pneumonia in this cold weather... all these issues I had put behind me and didn't miss. What was I thinking? Why do I want hair on my head again? It's such a pain!

I am making a valiant effort to try and look 'normal'. I don't think my hair will grow in thick enough, or in the right direction (I have cowlicks that send my hair every where but where I want it to be) to cover my surgical spot. From the right side I look perfectly fine. Women in the health club come up and comment on how cute my hair looks... until they catch a glimpse of me from the left where I look like a bad joke. Then they are not quite sure what to say. I explain that it's an experiment to see if I can get my hair to cover the 'spot'. They nod and back away. I get the hint.

Part of me is excited to look normal again, the other part couldn't care less and really doesn't want to dig out the blow dryer from the basement. Bald was beautiful, easily dealt with with a prosthetic scalp augmentation (better known as a wig) and showering time was cut in half. I can always go back to looking like Mr. Clean when this whole test run gets old or fails. I don't think the Bieber look is working for me just yet. Maybe I need more gel?

xox
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