personal growth
I quit shaving a few days ago, without even noticing. One day is fine (i think we usually call those weekends). Two days is acceptable, though mildly uncomfortable (camping anyone?). Three days is completely unheard of for me. So after the second day, and some time contemplating when i last went more than 2 days without shaving, i decided to just give it a try for awhile. I've never had any facial hair, it's just not my thing. I'm really not a hairy person so that period between scraggly and beard has always been too long to transcend. Not that i can't do it, i just don't want to put up with anyone questioning it- asking whether i'm trying or if i'm just plain lazy.
And i'm not even sure how it will go. My face doesn't seemed to have hair follicles in all the proper places. I could do some really good mutton chops, or a nice fu-manchu mustache, but there's this blank space between the two where hair doesn't seem to grow as much. I think my hair is stuck in seventies. It's not just the mutton chops; i could do a really nice porn star afro when necessary.
Don't get me wrong, i don't like facial hair. It seems like it's all cons and no pros. Scratchy face, more trimming and manicuring, and scratchy face. Who wants to rub up against that? I know my little girl doesn't, and that counts for alot in my book. Maybe if i was a mountain man living up in the snowy wilderness and it would keep me warm. Ya, maybe then it would be a useful.
But this time i'm gonna pitch the logic out the window and let the scruff get the better of me for awhile, if only to see what i look like. Personally, i have no idea. My best guess is looking at a picture of my mountain-man brother with his full Grizzly Adams beard (at left). I don't think i'll let it get that big and fluffy, but i sure hope it's got the same life and color in it. Or maybe that's just his pleased with life smile. :-)
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And i'm not even sure how it will go. My face doesn't seemed to have hair follicles in all the proper places. I could do some really good mutton chops, or a nice fu-manchu mustache, but there's this blank space between the two where hair doesn't seem to grow as much. I think my hair is stuck in seventies. It's not just the mutton chops; i could do a really nice porn star afro when necessary.
Don't get me wrong, i don't like facial hair. It seems like it's all cons and no pros. Scratchy face, more trimming and manicuring, and scratchy face. Who wants to rub up against that? I know my little girl doesn't, and that counts for alot in my book. Maybe if i was a mountain man living up in the snowy wilderness and it would keep me warm. Ya, maybe then it would be a useful.
But this time i'm gonna pitch the logic out the window and let the scruff get the better of me for awhile, if only to see what i look like. Personally, i have no idea. My best guess is looking at a picture of my mountain-man brother with his full Grizzly Adams beard (at left). I don't think i'll let it get that big and fluffy, but i sure hope it's got the same life and color in it. Or maybe that's just his pleased with life smile. :-),
posted by joe @ 9:15 PM
2 comments
I think facial hair is great on guys who live in cold places - or if you are a hero in an epic adventure (ahhh, LOTR men). If you are going to try it, winter is better because if you get that California tan and then shave it off and have white where the beard once was, yikes. I always preferred men smooth and I think the Queer Eye guys are right when they re-do some poor guy and send him in to be waxed.
As for the 70's hair - I got a snort on that one. People were so hairy then. A couple of years ago we popped into a midnight showing of Disco Dolls in 3-D (John Holmes film from the 70's) Talk about a fro - both above and below, haha.
Well, just for the record, I prefer my men...uh...smoothe as the day they were born. ;) (Traumatized at 14 by some dude with a short beard who tried going all Rico Suave on me...Eew! Scarred for life!)
But I'll be anxiously awaiting the "mountain man" photos on your Flickr site. :D