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!

'Til Death Do Us Part

I visited Edmonton a few weeks ago for a friend's wedding. The bride has been a good friend for quite a few years and I was happy to visit. There were lots of other good friends there too. The whole gang back together in one room again, basically. It was nice to see everybody again.

Mostly.

At some point in the evening one of the bridesmaids, whom I've known as long as I've known the bride, decided that I should hook up with one of the other bridesmaids. She didn't really care which one. That wasn't the point. She just though I should "get some". She decided to tell me so, and got a few other people involved as well. It was all in good fun I guess, but I was not amused.

"But don't you want to get laid?" was her question, half joking, half serious.
"Here? With a complete stranger? No." I said very bluntly.
"Why not?"

Of course, at the time I was mostly annoyed and felt a little on the spot, so I couldn't put together enough thoughts and words to explain exactly why. I'm not sure I had an answer myself, at the time. It's not that I didn't know why. It just wasn't clear to me.
But I do now that I've had time to think about it, and it's something like this:

For me, sex for the sake of sex is meaningless. I've never liked the idea of one night stands because the mere idea of them seems empty and pointless. Sure you have a little fun, but there are plenty of ways to do that without sex. And unless there's some sort of other emotional attachment involved, I'm not interested.

Frankly, if I wanted a meaningless sexual experience all I'd need to do is turn on my computer and fire up a web browser. It would take me about 1 millionth of a second to find some porn on the internet. Oh look. There's some now! See how easy that was? No bridesmaid required. And... oh look! Naked bridesmaids even!

Of course, she and a few others insisted on forcing the issue. They just couldn't fathom why I would refuse what, to them, was a golden opportunity. Because apparently it's just that easy to go to a wedding, find a drunk bridesmaid, and get sme action. And then the bride, who had had "a bit" to drink, dropped by and also got involved. And of course she thought this was a grand idea and was behind it 100%. Because I'm always miserable and she wants me to be happy. Her words, not mine.

Thank you, guys. Thank you for thinking of me. Thank you for being concerned for my welfare. I appreciate it, I really do. But you should know me better than that. Your hearts may have been in the right place, but your heads clearly weren't.

And people wonder why I hate weddings...

Slowly but Surely

I have broken that chains of debt. Well, one of them at least. As of yesterday I have completely paid off the balance on one of my credit cards. I'm now one step closer to financial stability. Just one more credit card and a student loan to go!

And what better way to celebrate my newfound financial freedom than to buy pre-sale Nine Inch Nails concert tickets on the other credit card?

Hmmm... I think my plan may be flawed. Ah well....

5th row baby!