Lookin Sharp
Nov 13, 2002
Yesterday I went with Rebecca and Sarah to get my hair cut. They took me to a 100% Spanish speaking beautique on the east side. I sat down and the lady pointed to photos of models and celebrities that were scotch taped next to the mirror. Living in Texas, I have the occasion to use some minimal Spanish that I learned in highschool. Unfortunately, "tapered", "long", "short", "medium" and "blended" are not in my vocabulary. The best I could muster was "no John Travolta".The girls, having a much stronger grasp of the language, seized this opportunityto become little Spanglish chatterboxes. They directed the deforestation of my scalp while I sat meekly by with a sheepish grin on my face.
It turned out as well as can be expected. Come summer I may shave it all off. Sexy bald Evan time. Rawr.
I've had this inclination lately to clean up my look. Yesterday I also picked up a slick charcoal-colored Dickies jacket. A random passerby might suspect I was ex-military, if not for my babyface and the rock-star belt looped back around my ass like some rockabilly bondage freak.
Day One of my re-born appreciation of depth was a successful one. I let down some walls and allowed myself to feel vulnerable for the first time in a while. It fell on trusting and patient ears. 'Twas a good, good thing.
I have big plans on revamping Ye Olde Website, but I probably won't get to it for a month due to time constraints with school. I intent on adding a "friends" page with profiles and photos of my friends here in Austin (making Austin even smaller). Also, I will bring more of my portfolio online and lay it out in a more accessible gallery format with thumbnails and everything. I may even add the ability for you to leave comments after each entry. The kids seem to dig that these days. Email any suggestions you have for the site to koax@koax.org.