To Shave, or Not To Shave

Today marks a unique opportunity in my life. I have just finished the last of my Christmas celebrations. This means I no longer require decent appearance. I won't need to look remotely decent until the spring semester starts in two weeks.

I have not cut my hair since October, I think. Maybe longer. It's getting long, but has mostly passed the point of incredible annoyance and is getting more manageable every day. The front is just over my eyebrows when pulled straight and the sides can be tucked neatly behind my ears if necessary. The back can almost touch my collar when sitting normally. My hair is rather curly/wavy and effects what I could do with it. I have three choices that will decide my fate for the next couple months.

1. Let my hair grow out. I have two weeks to change my mind, but mostly try to learn how to manage the long hair. I could even get a trim on the top to make it more balanced for a long look. I have no idea how to work with longer hair, so any tips would be much welcome.

2. Get a stinkin' haircut already! I could cut my hair to the normal length, or slightly shorter. Nothing exciting, but no fear of embarrassing my Design Studio team in a client meeting.

3. Shave my head. There may be one day when I have no hair left on the top of my head, and I may want to just go clean. However, I have a lumpy head, so it would be nice to know what that would look like. I'm going to be pretty much secluded at home for the next week until I spend a week in Utah on the slopes, so my head would be covered. My hair could grow back to a short buzz cut by the semester start and I'd get a chance to look like a white supremacist for a week. I could get a decent look at my noggin and not need a haircut for even longer. Plus, it's easy to do and does not require paying a professional. However, this has the most chance of me looking like an idiot next semester.

I've been balancing these options in my head, and they match up pretty well in their own way. I just need the final ingredient to any important decision: peer pressure. Give me some comments of what you think I should do. Anything is good. Call me crazy, call me a fool, call me a genius. Do whatever you have to do in order to influence me one way or another. I need to choose by the end of tomorrow.