After 1 and 3/4 years of not cutting my hair, I gave myself a haircut. I'm doing this haircut in stages. It had gotten past shoulder length in the back, so first thing I did was trim the back to just above the shoulder, and kept it at that point for about a week, warming up to the scissors. Then, this past tuesday, I took the plunge and cut off the majority of the length of my hair on the front and sides . . . leaving a mullet. I kept that amusing look for barely a full day and then proceeded to cut the length off the back as well. I'm pausing for probably another week at this point (somewhere between a bowl cut and a crew cut- except "styled" with body oils. . . if I bathed, it would just lay flat, and I'd probably continue to cut it sooner), after which I plan to give myself a sidewinding mohawk, nabbing the idea from jay brannan (whom I saw sporting it in the "making of" documentary for shortbus). I am happy to no longer have long hair. I just hope I end up with a hairstyle that is as maintenanceless as possible but still is aesthetically pleasing. Anyway, I'm having fun with it for now. If you want, I'll post pictures later.