Here's what awaits you... if you don't do something soon. 
ps. I used to work with someone who got teh plugs. It was a great job, you could barely tell, however, he used to have the worst migraines all the time because they basically cut out some of the skin from the scalp near the neck to transplant the hair. Apparently we have that extra skin for a reason... too tight of a helmet scalp = headaches. Because of that, he was the most miserable b*stard ever on the face of the earth. Go for the bald look... women like it.

He's almost there in that pic.

I'd never get plugs. It costs a lot, doesnt guarantee anything and if you decide to shave after a while anyway you're stuck with a big scar on your head.
I'm gonna wait till spring or summer to cut it down real short. I could just wear it "longer" for still quite a while, but why wait. I'm terrible with my hair anyway, i spend like 10 seconds on it. So it doesnt even look that good. It'll be better of short i think.