- Waxing. I had been thinking about cutting out the wax in my locks, but I changed my mind. There were a few factors that swayed me.
- I started a program, so I should follow through. The wax controversy gave me pause, but my hair's making progress.
- I'm getting feedback suggesting that it's locking up fast, so apparently I'm doing something right.
- I spoke to a local business owner who used to have locks, and he used wax as well.
- Outing. I was consider giving a talk to my business networking group which would tie together my writing and my hair, but I didn't think my locks were quite ready for prime time, and I opted to talk about poison ivy instead. When I make the shift in their consciousness from "the business writer who always wears a hat" to "that guy with dreads," I don't want them to take away ideas like messy, wacky, or disheveled. It's important that I project a professional appearance with dreadlocks, so I want to let them settle in a bit.
I think these are acceptable shifts in strategy. What's wonderful is that I can always change gears again . . . my hair's not going anywhere, and the process is slow enough that I can mold my coif like a bonsai kitten. My hair is locking up fast enough that I have abandoned my stocking shower cap; although I've got plenty of loose hairs and a couple of locks which are kinda meh, there is definitely improvement every day. The progress is enough to keep me on the program, but not so fast that I want to start dangling them in every face I encounter.
Of course, I live in a small, strange town. I now know of not one, but two elected officials who have put a single lock into their hair. The lock acceptance rate in the rest of the world may vary.
No pictures today. Instead I will close with a fun little montage video of the day of backcombing. Have fun!
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