dirty hippy beard be damned!!
It’s finally that time of year, ladies and gents. It’s time for this damn itchy beard to come off.
I’ve been doing this seasonal beard thing for the last couple of years, where I start growing it in for the winter months, on the premise that it keeps my face that extra 1.3% warmer, but mostly because it saves me a few minutes trying to shave in the mornings, and it’s a lot harder to get out of bed in December and January than it is in the warmer, sunnier months.
When the days get a little longer and warmer, though, it’s time for the damn thing to come off. This usually earns mixed reactions from people, from the utterly clueless “Is there something different about you today?” to people that are glad to see my old look come back to others that, for some reason, kinda liked the beard. For that last group, I can only assume they haven’t had to deal with having a bunch of goddamn itchy hair growing out of their face. Me, I’m glad to be rid of it for the summer.
I should point out that if you’re evenly mildly saddened by this news, take heart, because Karl has heroically taken up the slack by growing his beard in. Karl, I salute you.
In other news, I’m now entering month number six of not getting a hair cut. This is the longest my hair has ever been in my adult life and I am not quite sure what to do with all of it. Also, tomorrow I’ll begin week number two of kicking the coffee habit (save for my Sunday morning cappuccinos), which is something I do every few months since I refuse to be addicted to anything. So far, I am happy to report that nobody has been injured during this round of caffeine withdrawal. I’ll keep you posted.
Yummy lips, mister!!!
So do we get to see an “after” pic soon? Cause yanno…that would be fabulous! Also, that is incredible that you have no addictions…*twitch*.
WHAT!?!?! Where’s the micro-goatee? I was promised a micro-goateeeeeeeeeeee!
I had high hopes for you and the John Waters ’stache. Next year, perhaps.
We NEED an photo, definitely.
Gah! What happened to my “AFTER”?? I was asking for an AFTER photo!!!!!
oh dear, the baby blogger is going baby face. i looked through my TC photos to reminisce on your beard. i guess summer really is here now!
Oh wow, so much for the facial hair solidarity. We’ll see how long I can keep mine in the Florida heat.
Brother, I respect the man under the beard more than the beard itself…
Hair is still growing, eh? Me too, not sure when the next haircut is gonna get me, but it might be after the move to Minnesota…
I too just shaved my beard. I trim it down fairly regularly, but this spring was the first time I’ve gone to bare cheeks in over a year.For me the opposite effect was achieved, beard=no itch. no beard=hypersensitivity. I immediately missed my furry face friend.I don’t think I’ll shave again for a long time.