Not the hair!
Thursday, August 16th, 2007 at 2:48 pmI type this with the stink of burnt hair filling the apartment. The light in the bathroom blew and we couldn’t get the cover off, so Stu put a couple of candles in there (there’s no window). The maids, Wass and Wan, were in here cleaning. Stu was in the bathroom asking them if they knew how to uncover the light. He turned around suddenly and the very dry ends of his yard-long ponytail (that hair which has been the envy and plaything of women from Cairo to Soi Cowboy) brushed the flame. Next thing I see from my desk is a conflagration and Wass very quickly and quite heroically batting it out. Stu thought it was okay and didn’t need trimming, but frankly the ends had needed trimming for a long time and getting set on fire had not improved their appearance. I cut about five inches off. It wasn’t that much hair that got burnt, really; what is amazing is how much it smells.
Anyway, he still has plenty of hair. Wass’s hand is okay. And sometimes the gods poke us into action, even in such small matters as trimming dry split ends.
August 17th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
For some reason I am struck by an image of Dave with his hair all aflame, laughing maniacally.
August 17th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
well as long as he still has the hair that covers the rest of his head i don’t see a problem
August 18th, 2007 at 7:52 am
Laurie - you’ve seen the burning Tickle-Me Elmo doll vid, right?
Colin - I’ve been living with Stu’s hair for 15 years, so I’d miss it if it were gone.
August 19th, 2007 at 4:18 am
Laurie sometimes has unrealistic expectations of me. I think my laugh would be more “evilly.”
August 19th, 2007 at 9:34 am
shave all his hair off i will post you a buffer and turtel wax