"I couldn't possibly fail to disagree with you less."
28 October 2006Slices of lifeThe premise, from Robert B. Parker:
You know those newspaper columns where the guy has a deadline, and nothing to say, so he does a "Thoughts While Shaving" Column.
This caught the eye of Mary Stella:
Guys, when you're standing in the bathroom wearing a towel around your waist and foamy cream on your jaw and cheeks, do you really think random thoughts worth mentioning to anyone else?
Because:
The possibility fascinates me, probably because, when I'm in the shower shaving my legs, my deepest thought is, "If I wasn't near-sighted, I could see what I'm doing". This is followed immediately by, "Don't cut yourself".
Even when I'm out of the shower and can put in my contacts or wear my glasses, there's something about the lighting that isn't quite good enough. I end up checking my thoroughness by feel. Unfortunately, I often later find that I wasn't all that thorough. Usually when I'm already at work, sitting outside in full daylight at lunch and look down to find that blatantly unshaven patch. Deep thoughts while shaving must be a guy thing. Well, not this guy; my major goal is, indeed, Not Cutting Myself, and yes, I use one of the razors that reputedly make it difficult to do so, and yes, I use some aerosol emollient which could dissolve the weld on the muffler of a '67 Buick, which should provide as much protection as I could possibly need, but having had some unpleasant experiences thirty-some-odd years ago — I managed to draw blood with an electric, which is a trick — I stand there under the lights and watch every stroke as carefully as these not-especially-good eyes permit. And no towel: I go from sink to shower, not the other way around. One of the mysteries of life, I suppose. Posted at 4:43 AM to General DisinterestAre there any kind of thoughts other than random? Electric shaver here. Don't even put my glasses on. Been doing it so long, I know where most of the parts of my face are... Posted by: Winston at 7:35 AM on 28 October 2006Chaz, I think your Comment function has developed a kink in its personality. It told me my previous comment failed and needed to be re-entered. But it showed up anyway... Posted by: Winston at 7:39 AM on 28 October 2006The system probably didn't hear it because it was in the bathroom. More importantly, Parker's blog indicates that he only shaves once a month or that his deep thoughts are only worth collecting and disseminating once a month. Posted by: Brian J. at 9:45 AM on 28 October 2006I used to shave my legs, but I always had torrents of blood coursing down my legs when I finished. So now I use a foul-smelling depilatory, and that's not so good either. Sigh! What we women go through! Posted by: Miriam at 11:33 AM on 28 October 2006And then there's the case of the vampire, who can't rely on the mirror to keep track of things — and what if the water pressure is higher than usual? Posted by: CGHill at 12:38 PM on 28 October 2006THOUGHTS WHILE SHAVING "Gawd, I hate having to do this." Posted by: McGehee at 2:34 PM on 28 October 2006 |