Reading Jaz's journal

I'm trying to grow a beard.

It's really hard at first because you're always in danger to shave away the young thing in its undeveloped state. You practically have to change your whole morning bath routine. One overslept shave and the whole experiment might be doomed!

Another thing is that you're looking like a scruffy dork while your beard can not yet be recognized as one. My face is so screaming for a shave.

Last but not least, eating a bowl of cereals has become a truely ugly affair.

I buyed a beard trimmer today to assist me with my scheme. It was really funny because the package came with a pair of scissors and it was all shrink-wrapped in hard plastic. So the pair of scissors satanically smiled at me from inside the transparent box while I couldn't find a fucking pair of scissors. To, you know, open it. Get the scissors. Haha.

Has anyone here played Monkey Island by chance? Nevermind if not :)

Wish me luck. All tips and suggestions are welcome.

'Yeah, That's what Jesus would do. Jesus would bomb Afghanistan. Yeah.' - snowlion

This post was edited by Jaz on Jun 25, 2003.

You can't be serious! I mean, it's hard enough null got one *gee* ;) Today I met a former classmate and he also grew some dying steelwool on his chin. Ugh. Now you, too. Guys, what is it all about beards? Are you trying to give the revival of the Stone Age a chance, like we all let revive the 70ies and 80ies and 20ies, now you want to revive the some million years before?
I'm sure Ettena won't be delighted, having to kiss the "new" Jaz ;) I mean because it will scratch, we're not talking about looks now. Some kind of well tend beards (regularly cut back neatly :)) look good on some kind of guys :)
I can imagine it looks good on you. Beards make boys look older :) Anyways, post your picture if it's how you wanted it to be ;)

Men on NAO, don't take this post too serious, it's just a funny topic and I want to know why you want to grow a beard. I mean I can't imagine it feels fine.
My well-thought-out theories:

you wanna look older
you wanna look better
you wanna look more manly
you think a man with a beard looks like he "went through everything"
your shy and you wanna hide behind a forest-like thing
you think it impresses girls (no!)
you wanna go back to the roots

Now? :)

"Sie wollen nichts anderes. Sie wollen kämpfen! Sie sind Soldaten! Fucking Wahnsinnige!" - Noel G.

I'm sure Ettena won't be delighted, having to kiss the "new" Jaz

You know, this whole beard fiasco is somewhat her fault. She always bugs me not to shave!

Some kind of well tend beards (regularly cut back neatly :)) look good on some kind of guys :)

Well-tended, definitely. It's not like this is about having a Woodstock revival in my face :)

'Yeah, That's what Jesus would do. Jesus would bomb Afghanistan. Yeah.' - snowlion

I hate getting asked for my passport when buying beer. And a beard quite helps.

And you look like a smartass when you're rubbing your beard after you got asked a question ;)

cya Magic

"The wise have always said the same things, and fools have always done the opposite"-Schopenhauer

Oh.
To be blessed with the right quantity of horomones to allow me to grow a beard.
Ive just turned 20.
And ive never shaved my face in my life.
And not to preserve the fine bushy beard on my hairy little neck.
But bacause i never actually got around to growing facial hair.It seems puberty decided to give it a miss, and make a mockery out of me...
Blessed with smooth skin to make a baby jelous.
Oh yeah..buying beer
"do you have any ID?"
IM 20 YEARS OLD DAMMIT!"
(the legal age in Britain for buying alcohol is 18..)

*spins in a circle* *dies*

Assuming I have shaved about 200 times each in every year since I was 16, I wasted a total of 100 hours of my life with this Sisyphusian labour.

And I'm just 21. You should ask my dad.

'Yeah, That's what Jesus would do. Jesus would bomb Afghanistan. Yeah.' - snowlion

I periodically grow beards. Right now I'm wearing a goatee. For me, the best way to grow a beard and avoid the awkward stage you mention is to grow a goatee, let it fill in, and slowly let it spread out until you have a full beard. For some reason, my cheeks are slow (not to mention assymetrical) in growing hair. So this is the only way I can grow a full beard and not look like a ool for a couple months.

If you keep it trimmed, you can look fairly respectable the whole time, if that's your thing. Or you can go with the crazed intellectual or dirty hippie look! Since I have long hair and a goatee, whenever I neglect to shave, I really look like a reprobate, especially if I'm casually dressed. But if I tend to the hair and shave and dress well, I can almost look "respectable," which unfortunately is sometimes necessary.

Anyway, best of luck in your bearditude, I hope it serves you well!
Mac

Ewige Blumenkraft!

For some reason, my cheeks are slow (not to mention assymetrical) in growing hair.

My face has difficulties connecting chin-beard with moustache, but it's slowly coping with it.

Isn't that weird, day for day you have to go through that pesky routine and as soon as you want your face hair to grow your hair growing powers abandon you!