so i have a pair of hair clipper electric razor type things that the barbers use. you know what i'm talking about. commonly referred to as "clippers" (although that always makes me think of scissors, for some reason).

anyway, i took out the ol' clippers for a lil haircut. a lil buzzcut. god, the word "lil" is annoying. there's supposed to be an apostrophe in there somewhere, but i have no idea where, exactly. anyway. i took out the clippers and started buzzing away. when giving a buzz (sounds vaguely sexual or alcoholic), there's a little plastic attachment that you put on the business end of the clippers so you don't cut the hair down to the skin and look like a nazi. there's different attachments, for 3/8" hair and 1/2" hair and etc.

so anyway, at one point i take off the attachment and clean the clippers, because i'm pretty much done. but then i notice a few hairs that are sticking out, longer than the rest. so i raise up the clippers to cut 'em...

but i forgot i didn't have the attachment on. so now i have this little bald patch on my temple. it's noticeable, but i'm hoping people care too much about their own hair to notice mine.

anyway, my hair will grow, and in a week or two i'll do a buzz again and the patch will be gone. or maybe i'll just keep that hair shorter than the rest. it'll be my own unique haircut. they'll call it "the Okin." and eventually hipsters in NYC will be getting ironic okins and they'll be books and websites and everyone will know the name OKIN!

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