Hair Update 2

Six weeks and two days later, and I've only been mistaken for a boy twice. Occasionally my mother affectionately tells me I look like an Asian middle school boy. Yes, the boy-ish looking stage has begun.

The summer has also begun, in earnest, allowing me to witness my sweat glisten on my scalp as well as my forehead, something I've never been able to see before. My head now maintains the healthy appearance of a Chia pet. I have never really sought out similarities with our current president, Barak Obama, but I couldn't help to find this one:

My hair is not quite as long as the green sprouts upon Chia Obama's head, but it's getting there. Currently it's about a half inch short. According to my calculations, I should have about four inches of hair next year, just long enough for a eyebrow-length bowl cut of sorts. Oh, the possibilities. 

I'm not sure how long my hair will have to be before it transitions from spiky afro to an unevenly layered shag. Only time will tell. Onwards to the endless potential of naturally odd hair styles!

Itchy Grass

My beard-capable friends warned me of the itchiness that comes with post-shave hair growth. And I thought I would be spared of such an inconvenience. The first two or so weeks passed itch free. I felt confident, proud of my sprouting scalp, and congratulated myself for having such amiable hair follicles.

Such bliss came to an end, and, for the past two weeks, my hair has been like a batch of itchy grass. Does it matter that I took a shower three hours before? Nope. Cleanliness deters the itchiness of mine head only for a moment before the itchiness begins again. I have resigned myself to my fate, hoping that once my hair grows out more, my scalp will find itself to be more agreeable.

For now, my coping strategy (or non-coping strategy) include jamming a baseball cap on my head, taking off said baseball cap and rubbing my head to relieve itchiness, putting baseball cap back on with reminder for self-control and endurance, and sighing at my scalp-beard-like predicament. .

Perhaps the next centimeter of growth will be more agreeable.