Clean Shave

This is my new razor - the Norelco 7735X Cool Skin Rechargeable Cordless Razor, to be exact. After asking unsuccessfully for a razor that can be taken into the shower for three Christmases now, I finally just broke down and bought one for myself. It set me back about $100, but it was worth it. It has these cartridges full of goo

that oozes out on the head while you shave. It sounds like a silly gimmick, but I can honestly say that this is the closest shave I have ever managed to give myself with an electric shaver, and it's better in most respects than what usually results from using a regular razor. In fact, I'd say that my skin has only felt this smooth on two other occassions in my adult life - once when I got a shave from a Phillipino barber (a highly recommended treat for your face), and once when I singed off all my facial hair lighting a propane grill (a not so highly recommended treat for your friends, who will laugh themselves sick at your eyebrowless expense).

This has only the tiniest, most tangential, link to the theme of this blog, but where else am I going to rave about this new toy? It is linked to our experiement in communal living only because the replacement packets of goo hang in the shower that everyone uses. I realize that some of the inmates of Flock Hall might be tempted to open said packets and use the contents as conditioner, moisturizer, lubricant, toothpaste, spermicide, piercing cleaner, labia polish, or a light snack, but please try to refrain - the goo is kind of pricey, and doesn't taste good at all.