is older really better?

applying wax
Originally uploaded by painty.

so, i think i might have blogged last month about having my eyebrows waxed. well, i needed another haircut before the big trip to australia. and i figured the brows weren't so bad, maybe there really is something to be said for these professional salon people. however, i'm still so squeamish about people getting up in my business. so if someone is going to do this i want it to be someone i know really well and trust and have at least hugged a lot of times. actually if i didn't have lori palbicki (the best hair-cutting, waxer, therapist in the world), i probably would just grow a goatee and roll with it. but enough is enough, right? i'm tired of pulling out a few hairs here and a few hairs there. so lori strapped me down. and the madness began...

i love lori to death in the first place, she has been putting up with my shit for something like 10 years. she must be something if i drive 42 miles each way to visit her for cuts. now, i have cheated on her a few times, but i always come crawling back. luckily she lets me through the door because she only works by personal referral (if someone needs one, i can hook you up. ha ha).

anyway, she always likes to take a look and tells me, yup you are a good candidate. that's a nice way of saying, you look like shit, please let me help you out. but either way. out comes the astringent, and suddenly leeser pops up out of the chair, complete with my new nikon camera. so, she jams it in my face and starts taking photos with a big grin on her face. she is happy to see me suffer because she is as hairless as a newborn baby.

so for the benefit of all the viewers and readers, my wife was happy to document my pain and suffering and embarrassment so i could post it. check out flickr if you want to see a few more, like the one of me grimacing after the strip directly under my nose was yanked. man, that friggin' hurts!!!

lori did a good job though and hopefully all the swelling will be gone by monday so i don't look like an idiot at work. i wonder what else i should consider waxing before heading to aussie land. i'll look forward to the comments that statement might bring.

have fun laughing at me!