I decided that Easter Sunday was as good a time as any to go for a slight change in my look, especially with the changes in living space coming up. For the first time in at least 9 years, my upper lip is bare nekkid. Witness:
It's a weird feeling and different to get used to, but I like it. One nice side benefit is that my CPAP mask seals much better around my nose when I go to sleep. I got all sorts of comments as people tried to figure out what was different - did I get a haircut, did I lose weight, etc. A few people noticed right off that the 'stache was gone, but most did not (which made it more fun for me). The biggest compliment that I got was that it makes me look younger.
Sure it's not a major change, but I think it'll do and it shakes things up enough to make things fresh and yet still sort of keep the image intact. Click the link to take you to my Flickr photostream to see the original photo, the "conceptual markup", and then the current state of the face.
Change is good.
way to go dood, looks great :)
Argh!! As someone who prides myself in always knowing what's different about a person's appearance right off the bat, I totally couldn't figure this one out Sunday. I'm just gonna' resolve this in my head by telling myself it's because we didn't have a one-on-one convo. Nevermind the fact that I kept peeking at you from my pew behind you in an attempt to figure it out.
Speaking of your facial hair, James and I said the other day while watching Kill Bill (vol 2) that you need to grow out the beard really long so that you can swish it around for emphasis like Pai Mei.
Yeah, James has been harping on me about that ever since he's known me. While I will admit that I briefly contemplated doing that immediately after seeing Kill Bill Vol. 2, I have since come to the conclusion that I will not grow it that long for that purpose....so stop asking.
I'm not going to braid it, either, just so you know.
hey drew, you should grow your beard long, not just for the kill bill vol 2 look, nor to braid it. you should grow your beard long because while turning your head you could take out whomever is walking next to you with a single blow of the beard! that's something chuck norris could never do! a beard smackdown! if you choose to braid them, you could put to metal spikes on the end, and then it will be a beard nunchuku. you can start your own martial arts, tae kwon beard. see, you rap someone with your beard, you can start getting some respect.
*sigh*
you could grow it long and crimp it. i have an old crimping iron from the 90's you can have. oh, and i have a spiral curling iron, too! oooohh! that would be so santa.
c'mon. lemme style your beard.