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20 January 2013

Apparently I now look like a historical thug Hair status update. I looked like this. I told my barber "boardwalk empire" and I got ...this, and thus, and side. It's a big change.

post by: The Whelk at: 17:21 | 13 comments

Your tweets is locked! I can't see your Boardwalk style.

posted by msali 20 January | 19:28

Nice. I've just given up and say say "buzz cut #4"

posted by octothorpe 20 January | 19:48

locked? Oh Noes! I had no idea twitter was going that now, here is a imgur album

posted by The Whelk 20 January | 21:06

Very Michael Pitt of you!

posted by msali 20 January | 21:41

As someone who grows their hair out then chop it off to donate it to cancer kids, I can relate. I was like your new pic last May. I always find it interesting to watch how differently people treat me at different stages of length

posted by rollick 20 January | 21:55

Ah. Jimmy Darmody, yes?

posted by gaspode 20 January | 22:01

as I told the girl who saw me out of the shop "and I'm not snorting Heroin or fucking my mom" and she lauhed, cause...Jimmy Darmondy spoilers.

Seriously it's the same haircut, the barber got all silent and conspiratorial when cutting it, making SURE I was okay with "no seriously, just do what you want."

The Bar Maid at malachy's think it makes my eyes look big, which is good. Simon thinks it makes me looks like a thug. Jennifer thinks it makes me hot. There's a wide variety of responses.

posted by The Whelk 20 January | 23:08

Actually wait no Simon said I looked like a Bover Boy, which I had to look up.

posted by The Whelk 20 January | 23:09

I may bring your picture to the barber for reference.

posted by Obscure Reference 21 January | 02:43

Funny story: My husband's family is in town for the weekend to celebrate said husband's birthday. It made sense to have everyone to our place, because of the MLK holiday. Last night we were sitting around, watching the playoffs after dinner, when I eagerly opened up Whelkipoo's new Jimmy Darmody 'do. "Ali, what on earth you looking at? Who is that?", my sister in law asked, after spotting my browser window. Now, I have a reputation in the family for being "An Internet Person", and my sister in law most certainly is not An Internet Person. Explaining that The Whelk is a real person who lives in NYC and is my invisible internet friend was met with Grave Suspicion in light of the Manti Te'o, Lennay Kukua stories of late. All my protestations that Whelk is real were met with derisive laughter, and I conceded that I couldn't prove he's real, but that I just know he is.
It is a little strange to explain this whole mefi/mecha thing, I haven't done it in awhile.

posted by msali 21 January | 09:00

Thats okay, Im not sure im real either.

posted by The Whelk 21 January | 10:30

I got my hair cut and now I look like The Whelk. (Well, a little older, but . . .)

posted by Obscure Reference 22 January | 10:47

yay! Let's start a trend!

posted by The Whelk 22 January | 14:16

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