Pre-6 AM Beard Update

I realize I am wearing the same shirt as I was last update. That was like 3 days ago. No, I have not been wearing the same polo since then. Can we focus on what's important here? My beard, the subject of "The Beard Growth Project", is actually getting compliments lately. Things like "Oh, I doesn't even look that bad". And "aww, you almost look like a grown man". I don't do it for the praise, mind you. I do it for the science. The compliments are just encouraging.

Easter Beard Update

It's been a couple of days since my last post. Well, more like 5 days. So, more than a couple of days. What can I say? Sometimes, there's just no time to keep track of my beard growth. Yesterday (Saturday), I had to work in the morning, do a couple of chores at the house, and attend a baptism. But, excuses are like assholes. They all stink. Keep on checking to see what's new with my facial hair growth. Even if there are no new posts, "The Beard Growth Project" continues. For the foreseeable future.

Week 6 Starts

It's Monday, officially past the mid-point for the month of March. "The Beard Growth Project" is officially 6 weeks old. After numerous posts and hair growth updates, it's starting to finally look like an actual beard. In pictures at least. In person, it still looks like a random conglomeration of confused hairs that somehow managed to congregate upon my face. It's a mess. But, I'm not doing this to look good. No way. This is not a vanity project . . . OK, maybe a little bit.

Non-Beard Related - Full Monty

As you know, growing a beard is pretty much a full time job. But, I do manage to get some time to look for funny shit here and there. Which is why I'd like to share this with you folks. Monty Python is one of the best things to ever come out of the United Kingdom. It makes me laugh, even now. You can check out this Monty Python video wall which has an adequately large amount of Monty Python videos uploaded to YouTube. Check it out. Should make for some fun times.

Up Close and Beard-sonal

Hey there, people that somehow stumbled upon this rather weird (and some may even argue pointless) blog. Just dropping in an update as to the progress that's currently happening with "The Beard Growth Project". As you can see from the latest picture, I'm almost looking like a grown man. A grown man with too much time on his hands and strange interests. Nothing much more to say today. I'll just keep this beard going for as long as possible. See you in a couple of days.

Mid-Week Beard Report

I'm not sure if it's the lack of appropriate lighting, or just the fact that my beard is just not growing at a rate that can be seen by the naked eye (ooh, naked . . . rawr), but I just don't see any difference at all from my last update. My wife did notice that my one gray (well, it's more white) that grows on my face actually sticks up and goes against the grain, making it fairly visible to beard on-lookers. I might take a picture of that to show the internets people what old looks like. In the meantime, I'll just keep growing this beard . . . for the sake of science and "The Beard Growth Project".

The Literate Beard Review - Monster Planet

Hey beard lovers. As you might have known, or are just finding out, when I'm not busy juggling a full-time job, family life, and growing a beard . . . all at the same time (yes, I know, it's mind-boggling how I pull it off), I tend to read books. Books that I then submit reviews for over at Analog Medium. My latest literary victim is David Wellington's "Monster Planet". Those guys are kind enough (true gents) to post them up on their fine weblog for all to see. I don't even know why they keep putting them up. I'm fairly amateurish when it comes to writing reviews. I'm more adept at making fun of either myself or celebrities (modesty is one of my strong suits . . . so is liberal use of parenthesis . . eses . . ii?). But, why am I keeping you here? Head on out to Analog Medium and check it out for yourself.

Monday Morning Beard Report

I know I said I would be posting every other day from now on, but since this particular day happened to fall on a Sunday, I had to wait until today to post. Because, as you remember, I don't post on my day of rest. But, never fear, Monday is here. And with Monday, a new post in "The Beard Growth Project". Starting week 6 of this experiment in weak facial hair growth. My face looks appropriately bushy. I wonder what this would look like if I had an average amount of hair on my face. Probably like a roadie for ZZ Top. No point in dwelling in the "what if's". See you folks in a couple of days.

Friday Follicles

It's been noted by my wife, and quite accurately, that when I take a picture showing my whole face, I look extremely tired. And it is true. Most of the time, I am fucking beat. So, we're going to focus on the follicles from now on. I'm also moving to a more sustainable "every other day" posting regimen from now on. It just doesn't make sense to me to try to post every day because now, you can't really see the difference from day to day. As for what you can see in the picture above. It's looking a tad fuller. "The Beard Growth Project" is officially 5 weeks old (close approximation . . . what? You have a problem with that?).

Beard Profile Update

You can see in the picture above how my beard is coming along from the side. I'm growing a fairly decent set of "mutton chops" (at least I think that's what they're called). They're just longer and bushier sideburns. That's pretty much all I have right now. The length is getting to where the hairs on my face are starting to curl. You can also see a couple of white hairs (not pictured). I'm getting old.

Beard March Madness

Sorry if it took me a couple of days to get the first March beard update, but Saturday was my unofficial day of rest and it just felt wrong posting on Sunday. Not that there was much growth that you missed. I mean, you can barely notice it from the picture I took on Friday to the picture I'm taking today. And yes, I do look tired. Thank you for asking. It's called getting old. Moving on. Now that the subject of "The Beard Growth Project" is just over 1 month old, I'll be taking suggestions as to what I should do with it. The poll will be right where the last one was. I'll make it last a little bit longer this time, being that it took almost a month to get 4 responses last time.