I’m going to a mate’s stag do next weekend, and on one of the days we all have to dress up. The theme this time round is to dress up as a country, which we drew out of a hat a few weeks ago.
As you can see, I drew China.
I found this jacket at a little shop in Chinatown earlier today, and the hat is actually an old lampshade. I love the jacket, especially the collar styling. If it makes it back from Edinburgh in one piece, I might find opportunity to wear it again…
The girlfriend, commenting on how long I’ve had a beard for. We went to Egypt in June last year, and I think it was shortly after that trip that I started growing the beard, which has been in permanent residence ever since.
I’m getting bored of it though, so it might not last until March… Time for something different.
New glasses
Old glasses
I picked up a new pair of glasses last night, and have spent today trying to get used to them. They’re quite a different style to my old ones, which I’ve been wearing for at least five or six years.
The new ones aren’t as tall, which means that when I look down or up, it’s much easier to see past the edges of them. This is a tad disturbing, but thankfully my prescription isn’t all that strong anyway, and it’s only really in one eye, so I’m already barely noticing it.
What I am noticing, though, is the frames in my peripheral vision to the sides. The red edging on the frames is visible from the inside, and the arms are pretty chunky, so I sort of have these red squares at the edge of my peripheral vision when I look to the left or right. Again, something I’ll just have to get used to.
I wanted to change my look, because it really has been the same for a few years now, save for the coming and going of various beards. A chunkier frame is a start, although no-one at work noticed today. :(
I’ve had a beard for over 7 months now, and I’ve forgotten what my chin looks like. I think I’m getting a little bored with it now, so might get rid of it in the not-too-distant future.
I’ve got some new glasses being delivered next week, so it’s probably time for a new look…
The last time I was clean-shaven was over 5 months ago. This is probably the longest I’ve ever worn a beard for, because I usually get bored of styling it and so shave it off in a huff. Admittedly, the beard has gone through a few minor changes in this time, but I’ve had facial hair throughout.
Currently, I’m rocking the goatee with a chin-strap kinda thing going on. You can see in the GPOYW I posted earlier how it fades back from the chin, but you can’t see that my sidies gradually fade down to the corner of my jaw and meet the beard there. I think it looks OK for the time being, better than a normal goatee.
I just looked back at some photos to see how long I’ve had a beard for this time round, and I barely recognise myself when clean-shaven. I reckon I look a lot better with some sort of beard on my face, as without it I look about 16. Having said that, a full beard is a bit much…
I’ve no idea how long the current beard will hang around for. I don’t mind trimming it at the moment, but it’s a little fiddly to shave the rest of my face and not make a mistake each day. I guess I’m just not yet fully committed to a long-term relationship with a beard.
EDIT: I’m not surprised that I already have posts tagged with “beard“…
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At Gulfoss waterfall
At a geothermal power station
Searching for whales
Out at sea
At the world's oldest parliament
Being silly
On top of the mid-Atlantic ridge
Excuse the vanity! Most of these are from the girlfriend’s camera, not mine, in my defence.
We had a few friends round for dinner last night, and between the eating and the Wii golfing, one of them commented on my renewed facial hair. It makes me look like Edward Norton, apparently.
Usually, that’d be no bad thing: he’s a handsome chap, quite striking and I’d be happy for that kind of comparison to be made.
Unfortunately, the Edward Norton she was referencing was his appearance in American History X, where he plays a violent, racist neo-Nazi murderer with a swastika tattooed on his chest.
Can’t win them all, I guess.
GPOYW - The Post Beard Shave Edition
Compare and contrast to the photo taken a couple of hours ago, with the full beard.
I’m genuinely amazed at how young I look. I’d forgotten what I look like when clean-shaven. It’s been so long since there hasn’t been a single hair on my face…
GPOYW - The Pre Beard Shave Edition
I’ve got bored of this beard, so it’s coming off a little later this evening. I’ll post an after picture, erm, after.
A txt from my mum, responding to a photo I sent to her of my latest beard.
Incidentally, my dad said I looked like “an Al Qaida rep”. I’ve no idea what a “rep” is, but it’s probably not flattering.
As it is, I quite like the beard. It’s the most hair I’ve ever had on my face, and I think it doesn’t look too bad. That said, I’m getting bored with it, so will probably shave/style it a bit later in the week. Suggestions?
