you’ll be so cool
An individual, who will remain totally anonymous, dared me to grow “wicked burns”. This person was refering to sideburns, or “chops” as they were also called. I had no specific objection to raise, so I felt compelled to comply. Right now, I’m just letting the basic area grow and soon I will start to shave the outline of The Great Sideburn Experiment of 2005.
If anyone has any advice, words of widsom, or targetted warning then feel free to pass it/them along. I’ve reached the phase where this new facial hair is starting to itch and I am therefore looking for all range of sharp objects to scratch my face with - nails, broken glass, basically anything that results just short in total laceration. Lucky for me, I have had a few life-altering bouts with poison ivy that have given me a distinct tolerance to most itching, so this doesn’t really bother me… but…. aarrrg, right now I want to rip this skin off my cheeks.
May 10th, 2005 at 10:20 pm
Dear Ryan, your stubble is quite attractive.
May 10th, 2005 at 10:26 pm
P.S. –
These are some nice chops.
May 11th, 2005 at 6:04 am
Ughh. Rufus.
Ughh Chops.
Ughh Ryan.
Ughh Mornings.
May 11th, 2005 at 7:01 am
I tried a chop and a goatee once, but got tired of the extra care it required. I’m the type of person that likes to get ready in under 30 minutes, so the extra grooming time required to make a perfect one just didn’t cut it for me.
Facial hair does add 5-8 years to your age, so it’s really all about the kind of look you are going for.
I think you’ll be handsome either way.
May 11th, 2005 at 3:47 pm
I’m not crazy over sideburns anyways… besides, I’m mustache-ingly challenged…