Monday, September 14, 2009

Recession

My hair is falling out. Well, mainly around my hairline. I tell people this and they roll their eyes. It's a very personal thing, hair loss. As in, I think I'm the only one who cares. That is until I have no hair left and then people will begin to stare. "Look at his big black eyebrows contrasting against his shiny pink forehead", they will say and "What a shame", they will say. I'm thinking about buying Rogaine. You always wonder about stuff like that, what it will do to you in the long run, other than possibly grow you some hair? I believe its original intent was to treat hypertension or heart disease. So, in all actuality, it is a side effect, like diarrhea or death. Either way, once you start using it you are stuck for life because if you were to stop all your fuzzy regrowth would disappear back down the shower drain. Commitment. I knew this day would come. Everyone in my family has always been a little short in the hair department, even the ladies.

The other day I also noticed the beginnings of a granny armpit. Does anyone else have this? Women do, older women and me. It's that delicate patch of softer skin in the front of your armpit. At the right angle it looks shapeless, wrinkly and geriatrically ladylike. It's not the whole armpit, just that spot. I've noticed it when the elderly wear tank tops.

I'm not even thirty yet. What happens in twenty more years? Superfluous ear hair? I guess we'll never know seeing as the world is ending in 2012. The Mayan calender and PBS says so.

6 comments:

Nick Kusner said...

None of this matters anyway. We're all going to die. Everyone who is already dead died at some point. Everyone who is living will also eventually die.

jacobwissman said...

someone is chipper.

Nick Kusner said...

I know. I need to take a chill pill. you're right though, getting old isn't fun. Everyone keeps telling me my hairline is receding. It's like, bag yer face, ye knew?

Patrick said...

Propecia is an option, but it's Rx only, so I guess Jon would have to pretend to be losing his hair. Hayr. It's an androgen antagonist of some sort, which is why pregnant women aren't supposed to even touch the pills because it'll screw with unborn baby's hormone balance. God... can you imagine? "Honey I'm so happy the baby's on its way! Now we can be in more debt. Your hair is falling out! Here: take this pill..."

jacobwissman said...

Oh, I know.

"You have no hair AND a baby!"

I have nightmares like that.

JoetheAsshole said...

Thank God I started losing my hair back in the 90's so now I'm pretty used to it.

WELCOME... we've been expecting you.