Last Saturday I sunburned my lovely shaved dome. It was not a bad burn: I was only standing in the sun for about an hour watching my nephew's soccer game. But I'm a pale enough nerd that I need an SPF30 just to turn up the brightness on my monitor.
It was enough of a toasting that I had to slather my head in aloe to avoid peeling. I slathered on Sunday. I slathered on Monday. Then I left behind my slathering lifestyle in favor of less slatherous activities.
Yesterday, the peeling began. I think this is unfair. I had undergone 48 hours of aloe-slathering, and the redness had been gone for days. Why do I have a peel-waiting service, and how do I unsubscribe?
Today I'm shedding thin slices of derma like I'm being grated. I'm unfortunately not able to peel off a complete Carrington Head in one go, which would be cool and handy for Halloween. Instead I just get shavings of me.
I think I need to be buffed. (But that's nothing new.)
