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jamesqI haven't shaved since October 26, which is probably the longest I've gone as an adult. Basically, I hate beards and they hate me. In addition to being mostly white, due to my age, it's also fair, due to my being a ginger, and coming in patchy, for god-knows what reason. For about two weeks there, I looked unsettlingly like Harvey Weinstein, which wouldn't be a good look even without his being a monster.
So why am I doing this? Well, at first it was just that I didn't feel like shaving when I was on vacation. Then I decided to keep going for Movember. I also gave some money to the cause because it is a good cause. It's not just prostrate cancer, it's anything that affects men's physical and mental health. As someone who's had his own issues with mental health, this has become somewhat more personal for me. You should give them some money too, if you're able. I'm not registered with them, so you don't need to worry about me getting brownie points or anything. In other words, give because they're a good cause, not because of me.
I was about two weeks in when the beard started to really weird me out. It curled around and was long enough that it started poking me in the corner of my mouth. This lead to several days of me constantly thinking I had some food on the side of my mouth, and wiping it to find nothing there.
Four weeks in, I could start to see it at the bottom of my field of vision, which was even more annoying.
Anyway, November ends tonight, so I'm going to shave it all off soon. I think I'll get a deluxe shave from an actual barber, rather than randomly slashing at myself with a disposable razor. Some days you just want to treat yourself.
So why am I doing this? Well, at first it was just that I didn't feel like shaving when I was on vacation. Then I decided to keep going for Movember. I also gave some money to the cause because it is a good cause. It's not just prostrate cancer, it's anything that affects men's physical and mental health. As someone who's had his own issues with mental health, this has become somewhat more personal for me. You should give them some money too, if you're able. I'm not registered with them, so you don't need to worry about me getting brownie points or anything. In other words, give because they're a good cause, not because of me.
I was about two weeks in when the beard started to really weird me out. It curled around and was long enough that it started poking me in the corner of my mouth. This lead to several days of me constantly thinking I had some food on the side of my mouth, and wiping it to find nothing there.
Four weeks in, I could start to see it at the bottom of my field of vision, which was even more annoying.
Anyway, November ends tonight, so I'm going to shave it all off soon. I think I'll get a deluxe shave from an actual barber, rather than randomly slashing at myself with a disposable razor. Some days you just want to treat yourself.
