Ode to a Lost Beard

[Calleja]

Oh man.

We need a minute of silence, please.

I was using the clippers to just trim my righteous totally chick-digged beard.... and then, the unthinkable. A twitch, a spasm, intervention from Satan; call it what you will. Whatever it was, it shaved a rectangular spot right off from my cheek.

I know, I know, I'll give you a few seconds to compose yourselves. There, there.

So, obviously, I had to shave it all off after. I still used the number one guard on the clippers so I'm not CLEAN shaven, I'm back to the 5-o-clock shadow-y look.... which is a fucking tragedy since the beard had been working so good, dammit.

I can grow it back in a couple of weeks, sure, but all the lost time!! Oh, the misery.

 

[Andromache]

Frosty Susan meets the Shredding Pussy and Twitch razor

 

[ThatNickGuy]

 

[Calleja]

That is almost exactly how I reacted.

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

 

[Andromache]

post pics!

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Heh, been there before, my friend. I just use a straight razor to shave (and a beard trimmer on the goatee) and sometimes shave too close to the goatee and lose some of it. Then I shave off the 'tee and all. Though, sometimes (like...right now, actually), I get tired of the 'tee and shave it off. Huh...maybe I'll join you, my clean-shaven friend!

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[Silver Jelly]

This happenned to me when I was learning to take care of my beard... Be strong, Calleja. It will be back befor you even know it.

 

[Occasional Poster]

Oh man, I hate when that happens. I've been forced to groom my Magnum down to a Higgins because of yawning or twitching. Have comfort in knowing that your beard will be back before you know it.

 

[Calleja]

post pics!

Webcam is all you get, I'm afraid:

I tried to do a Home Alone face here.. but I needed the other hand to take the snapshot. tee hee.

So sad.

Still sexy, though. Right?

RIGHT?!

 

[Baerdog]

I think the stubble looks better on you than the thick beard you had before.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

I don't recall what you looked like before, but honestly? You've got a slight bit more than a 5 o'clock shadow there, man. I'm fucking jealous because I can't even pull that off.

Honestly? It kinda works for ya! I say keep it trimmed like that!

 

[Calleja]

The sort of decent pic I have with how my beard used to be is this one:

but that's after 2 hours of pain and sweating.
...
Actually, that makes it sexier, doesn't it?

 

[tegid]

God, I'm so sorry! the fully grown beard looks much better on you than that stubble. But don't worry! In about a week you'll have something more decent. Not your full manliness yet, but something not to be ashamed of!

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Yep, I agree with the Tegster: the full grown looks much better. But what you have now isn't horrendous, either.

 

[Calleja]

Make up your mind, Nicolas!

 

[tegid]

He hadn't seen it fully grown! Your after-tattoo picture has made him see the light! He now speaks true words.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Fine! You're a sexy Mexican beast that every woman craves, no matter how your facial hair appears.

And yes, you can put that in your sig.

 

[tegid]

The Tegster! I like being called by deformations of my original nickname! Yeah!

(Aw, this was supposed to go together with my previous post! Ninja'd!)

 

[Calleja]

.... alright, how about some female opinions now, maybe? aranoid:

 

[ThatNickGuy]

Gimme a minute! *finishes putting on his eyeliner*

Hey Teg, does this sun dress make me look fat?

 

[Andromache]

.... alright, how about some female opinions now, maybe? aranoid:

It does not affect your current level of attractiveness or lack thereof.

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.... alright, how about some female opinions now, maybe? aranoid:

It does not affect your current level of attractiveness or lack thereof.

 

[tegid]

Oh, not at all! You look delightful sweetie, now go and tell Fernando how sexy he looks!

 

[Silver Jelly]

Lesbians don't like you wth a full beard, but some men do. I don't find that surprising at all.

 

[Cajungal]

You're not at all sexy anymore. I retract my offer to lead you to promiscuous Southern hotties. And you can forget about going for a pastrami sandwich before, too!

..No, but really, it still looks good.

 

[Calleja]

But you prefer the beard?

 

[Cajungal]

By a tiny little margin. It looks good thin, too. You're just a handsome devil, Calleja. No gettin' around it.

 

[Calleja]

Oh, you.


I had predicted much more comments on my wall behind me, though.

 

[tegid]

Hey, what's that on the wall behind you?

 

[Calleja]

Heh, I was thinking more of the "I can't believe you have a huge U2 poster!!!" sort of thing, but since you asked and EvE is like an hour way from finishing downloading:

Don't worry, the Beatles paraphernalia is there, just not at that angle.

 

[Gusto]

The wall behind my computer as naught but a window, but alas, my paltry facial hair is undeserving of such a thread.

 

[Philosopher B.]

It should be a crime if you can have a bitchin' smexy beard and you choose not to. 40 lashes.

- Philo-B., who looks like a wispy, patchy blonde goat whenever he tries to grow anything on the lower portions of his face.

 

[Allen who is Quiet]

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[Calleja]

It worked!! Re-opened!

I've been flirting a lot with this girl from Mexico City who might be visiting soon (I'm about 2 hrs away), but she's gone on record saying she prefers me with the sort-of-stubble you see in the pictures here than with a beard beard... but I was working on my beard and looking forward to having it all big and glorious again!

What do you guys think? Shave it off for a girl?

 

[Cajungal]

Your face, dude. You gotta live with it. Ya look great with either style.