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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
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11:44a
Woke up. Drove wife to work. Got sniped on ebay auction.
Motherfucker.
I have so much work to do today, it's a bit maddening. Time to start.
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1:52p
Last night:
Astrid and I were on the couch watching tv, listening to an hour of sirens going past. After the fifteenth one, we looked at each other realizing something wasn't right. I turned on a website I know that has the fdny scanner, and turned on the citywide frequency. Staten Island was buzzing. I put my headphones on and sat there for five minutes, piecing together the reports.
"Okay.. two alarm fire.. the fire's been knocked down.. preliminary searches through, they're doing the secondary- wait." I take the headphones off and look at her. "They just said the fire's on Woodstock Ave."
"Woodstock's not that long." We get our shoes on, coats over pajamas, and go up the stairs to the roof. The flashing lights are visible before we get to the edge of the building, and the end of the block is filled with fdny vehicles. 20 degrees and a howling wind, and the air stinks of smoke. We head inside.
This morning we drove past the building, and it looks like one or two apartments were completely gutted. There was an NYPD car sitting on the curb, blocking the entrance with police tape.
When I came back home, while driving past the building, Q104 was playing Jimi Hendrix singing, 'Let me stand next to your fire..'
I'm trying to work on my Cognitive Psych presentation and I got a txt from K. saying that the fire was to cover up a murder.
Sure enough..
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2:23p
Fuck you, cognitive psychology. Fuck you.
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3:55p
That's right. The sickest keytar ever. Dragonforce!
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4:13p
Apparently overdosing on coffee isn't the way to write a 10-minute presentation unless the class is moving in fastforward super speed and you decide you need a hardcore techno song in the background with seizure-inducing pulsing lights while you rant like Hitler with a neon halo, twirling batons on fire while the space monkey choir behind me develops spontaneous tourette's, cursing and spitting and suddenly- then- bursting into an organized ballet, half of them wearing Ronald Reagan masks and the other half wearing Richard Nixon masks.
Then again, that might be an A. Shit I drink really really really really strong coffee.
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5:26p
Dale Cooper: "Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it. Don't wait for it. Just let it happen. It could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee."
Twin Peaks.
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6:07p - Ritual.
After a long, hot shower, I towel off, but leave my face wet.
Apply shaving cream with the badger hair brush. Run the brush under hot water first, then the shaving cream.
I use a Merkur Futur safety razor, with a new blade after every two shaves. Wet the blade under hot water, and first shave starting with the sideburns, making downward strokes in the direction of hair growth.
The chin next, in the direction of the hair growth, wetting the blade frequently and making short strokes, allowing the weight of the razor to cut, rather than overapplying pressure.
The lip last. The reason for starting with the cheeks is to allow the shaving cream to saturate the thicker hairs of the moustache and chin.
Saturate the brush with hot water again, and apply another covering of shaving cream to the face.
Begin again with the cheeks/sideburns, this time pressing the blade against the grain in an upward stroke in short, progressive strokes.
Extra caution under the chin, where hair growth can change direction. Extra gentle with the lip, where the hair is thick but already tender from the first pass with the razor.
Once finished, I use lukewarm water to rinse my face, removing any remaining shaving cream. After the first rinse, I fill the sink with cold water, and once full press my entire face into the sink.
Once out of the water, I use a small towel that I only use for my face. Dry off completely, then splash on an alcohol-free aftershave.
If there are any irritated spots (subdermal acne, ingrown hairs), I use a small amount of shaving irritation cream to prevent inflammation and infection.
Lastly, I apply an oil-free aftershave gel.
I do this every time I shave. It's not as quick as an electric shaver, but the electric never gets a close shave. It's more effective than a multi-blade disposable razor, and the single blades are cheaper and better for the environment.
This is my indulgence, and perhaps, vanity. But this is one of the rituals that makes us men. This is how John Wayne and Elvis and your grandfather shaved. And it's a damn good shave.
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