Movember - End of the Line

Movember has been a great month. The mustache turned out pretty well, and I raised close to $300 for prostate cancer research. Our company team, Being Tom Selleck, raised just over $1,100 in total.

Thanks to everyone who donated! Your tax receipts should be in the mail.
And as a very special thank you, here's a pic of the finished product (with a bit of extra stubble, because I haven't shaved today):






Now all that's left is to decide whether to shave it off and stay clean shaven, grow back the goatee, or whether to keep the handlebars for a while. Hmmm... decisions, decisions...

Movember - It's NOT a Goatee

A few people have made comments to me implying that I've grown a goatee and am therefore breaking the rules of Movember. I'd like to set the record straight.

As illustrated in previous photos, I have done my best to grow handlebars. A handlebar mustache is still allowed according to the rules of movember. There is a stipulation in the rules that the handlebars themselves cannot connect, and in my case they do not.

However, I also have dark hair and fair skin. This means that even so much as a little 5 o'clock shadow stubble will make it appear as though I have grown a rule-breaking goatee.

But ladies and gentlemen, please understand that a little bit of stubble does not a mustache make. :-)

Click here to check out some recent photos on my facebook (as long as you're on my friends list, that is).

Movember Day 11 - Cowboy Style

I haven't posted in a while because I thought i'd give my stubble some growing time. It's starting to fill in nicely. My badass handlebars are well on their way.

Disappointingly, my mustache looks okay. It doens't look nearly as ridiculous as I had hoped.

I like looking in the mirror lately. It makes me feel a bit like a cowboy. Like I should be wandering around some dusty town in a stetson, wearing my sherrif badge proudly with a cigar sticking out of the corner of my mouth and a six-shooter at my side.




Or maybe a biker with one of those cool little biker helmets that has the single spike on top.





And then I put my glasses on and realize that I just look like a geeky guy with bad mustache. :-)

Keep the donations coming. Movember!

Movember - Day 5

For those of you wondering why the number on my days seems off, here's an explanation. Movember technically starts on November 1st, as per the rules. However, on the first I hadn't yet committed myself to the cause. It wasn't until the 4th that I officially joined in and shaved.

On that note, here's the growth from Day 5. I just finished shaving and it looks like my awesome handlebars are well on their way.





Liberal use of skin lotion and a bit of aftershave are also helping the dry skin to clear up a bit, so that's good too.

Movember - Stubble

Well it's now day 3 since I started this mustache-growing charity endeavor.

So far I've got some stubble, dry skin, and a bit of razor burn. I now remember why I used to use aftershave. I also now remember why I stopped shaving in the first place. It's quite the nuisance.




Ah well. It's for charity, and it's kinda fun. So it's all for a good cause.

I've been really amazed by the support of others after only two days. I've sent one spam e-mail to everybody I know and already I've recieved quite a few generous donations. Thanks to those of you who have already provided your support for this cause in the form of cold hard cash.

Movember - The Beginning

Movember is a charity fundraiser to support prostate cancer research. The deal is simple: men start out clean shaven on november first and grow a mustache over the course of the month while raising money for the charity. Beards are not allowed.





So I'm registered, I'm shaved, and I'm collecting your donations! Visit http://www.movember.com for more information. My registration number is 1909296 and all donations are tax deductible.

Oh, I'm also taking suggestions as to how exactly I should grow this. I'm leaning towards "handlebars" but we'll see how that turns out.

Tell your friends!