Thursday, September 13, 2007

End of Another Era

This is what happens when all I have to think about is the re-model. We end up with a post full of pictures of me having shaved off my beard. I’m not really hurting for content, but I’m just having a hard time thinking about anything else but the state of the house.

Though, truth be told, The Beard (it really does have a life of its own) has been bugging the crap out of me and I’ve been wanting to shave it off. I think (and most people tend to agree) that I look better with a beard than without, but if you can believe it, I have a hard time sleeping when I have a beard. Like most people, sleep is very important to me, much as breathing or screwing up the country is to the current administration. Even when The Beard is past the “poke-y” stage and is soft and sort of sponge-y, it still bugs me when my head hits the pillow. Plus, I have sensitive skin. And don’t get me started about my “t-zone” because otherwise we’ll be here for hours.

And I’m very particular about how my head hits the pillow. Yes, I am one of those people who has to have the perfect pillow or I can’t sleep well. You may commence rolling your eyes at me now.

Anyway, here is a shot of me, pre-shaving:

There are many gay guys who think I’m hot stuff with the full beard. Reha, however, just asked, “So what’s your plan with this whole beard thing? Because if you are serious about achieving that whole ZZ Top look, I’m not going to be able to go out in public with you.”

The look of the Amish is the new black this Fall Season.

Carrie said, “You. Look. Horrible.”

I think I look like a happy version of Brigham Young here. And we all know what a party animal he was!

I was told to keep shaving immediately after this was taken.

Now we can tell that I really have nothing to lose. The half-goatee/half mutton chops look.

Not a good look.

I once had a sales weenie who had a look remarkably similar to what I am sporting here try and up-sell me a cell phone plan. Gag me with a 2x4.

From Bad to Even Worser

No words for this.

Can’t. Look. Away. So very hideous, but so compelling. Like watching a train wreck. Or NASCAR.

How I normally look.

Looking off into the distance, somewhat confused and somewhat intrigued. Befuddled, basically.

OK, now I miss the beard.

Gonna go dig out all the “pieces” from the bathroom trash can and see if I can’t glue them back on.

And lest we think I’m merely repeating myself, last time I did this, I did it completely differently.

1. Should’ve left a soul patch.

   For ridicule purposes of course.

   Posted by Radioactive Jam  on  09/13/07  at  09:10 AM

2. I wish I could do beards.  When I grow mine out I wind up rubbing it and bugging my skin. 

   Why do people thin the whole “flavor saver” thing looks cool?  It looks like they missed a spot to me.

   Posted by michael  on  09/13/07  at  11:09 AM

3. I have 3 different pillows on rotation.  When I’m having trouble getting to sleep on one, I rotate another pillow in and drop right off.  I have no explanation, but I feel your pain.

   Posted by Jenna  on  09/13/07  at  01:38 PM

4. Many people at work have said that I should have come in today with the soul patch/mutton chop fiasco and that it looked great. They obviously do not have my best interests at heart.

   And Jenna… THREE pillows. In rotation. Yeah, you know you are crazy, right? (I keed, I keed!)

   Posted by jon  on  09/13/07  at  01:50 PM

5. Really it’s two pillows with an emergency backup for dire insomnia… wait, that’s not better, is it?

   Posted by Jenna  on  09/13/07  at  06:04 PM

6. That is a great photo array.  I checked out the last time too and that was cool also.  It is amazing how each look is so different from the other.  Good post.

   Posted by Dawn  on  09/14/07  at  07:56 AM

7. You look much better without. Nearly respectable, even.

   Posted by Karla  on  09/14/07  at  11:10 AM

8. Great post.  Quite a different look from having and not having.  You look more serious without the beard :-)

   Posted by Sirdar  on  09/14/07  at  10:18 PM

9. Why hide that gorgeous face behind the beard?  Yum!

   Posted by Janet  on  09/20/07  at  11:35 AM

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