"The hair," as requested...
Well, there it is, folk(s). I’m not generally photogenic on demand (“good pictures” happen spontaneously, outside the bounds of my control, and never when a professional is behind the camera), and this was taken in PhotoBooth, but this pic gives a pretty good idea overall of what I’m dealing with here.
A friend wants to give me a faux-hawk. If this happens, you can bet there will be pictures of that, too.
And now back to regularly-scheduled ranting…
the sloppy copy 