Today marks the beginning of No Shave November, or Movember, an important occasion for those who secretly aspire to be a mountain man or a hobo. Also those who want to advocate men's health. All those things apply to me, so this month I'm going all out.
I'm just missing one thing.
What's that, you say?
A GREAT BIG BUSHY BEARD!
So to help keep me focused, I have created a few tentative sketches of how I plan this month to work.
October 31, last shave, and first time I get to wear my sky pirate costume. Tricorner hat, thrift store lingerie worn on top of my clothes, and steampunky-looking motorcycle goggles, check. Just missing a beard.
Movember 8. I was so excited to actually have the appropriate goggles for a steampunk costume that I never took the costume off. I'm going to be a skypirate forever. Beard growth thick and luscious by the 8th.
Movember 30.
I have achieved nirvana.
Beard is strong, stronger even than me. I no longer feel hunger, weakness, or disappointment. Just beard.
Forever.
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If you're on the edge about whether or not to go in for No Shave November this year, this video should help you make your decision. It' so beard.
Also, I accidentally googled bear while trying to google beard, then I thought it was the best mistake I ever made and looked up bear beard. Feast your eyes on these inspirational images, carefully selected amidst a mass of very butch shirtless men with facial hair.
Found this piece of awesome at Build a Beard, which is a tumblr loaded with exciting beard news.
And finally, to conclude my hour and a half of googling beards, some resources so you can make an informed decision about your facial hair:
The National Beard Registry You can literally register your beard.
Most importantly:
http://us.movember.com/ The actual Movember website, with information on efforts to use your beard as a weapon against men's health issues, like this guy!
(I wonder if he confuses people when he tells them his face is bear.)
