Beard is gone!
I got bored the other night and shaved it off. Partly responsible? Third season of Mad Men. The final episodes contained much excitement, and then they were over. I'd been thinking of shaving for no other reason than to upset the new norm. Hello, chin! It'd been what, eight months?
Reactions — half shock, half not noticing. Marc: "Happy 26th birthday!" Meghan, on point: "It's probably just a matter of time before someone starts dudeswithoutbeardseatingcupcakes.tumblr.com." Sheri debated a girl equivalent with me. Someone else: "Hey, did you get a haircut?"
Thank you, beard, for your diverse service. Break-up beard > softball playoff beard > "I'm with Coco" beard > decision beard > NPR beard > not-an-NPR-intern beard > winter beard > then I ran out of meaning. And when one runs out of meaning, it's time to try something new. I have a feeling the beard will be back soon, though. It's cold outside.
January 26th, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Patrick's evolution > continues
January 26th, 2011 at 11:35 AM
You could go with a "I can't really grow a goatee even though I'm 51 and that's kind of embarrassing plus it's turning gray even though the head on my hair isn't" goatee as an alternative. Or not.
January 26th, 2011 at 10:32 PM
That was a mistake I realized mid-shave. I hadn't taken the time to see what I'd look like with a goatee or mustache. Am guessing not good.
June 13th, 2011 at 7:36 AM
[...] the first seven months, I had reasons for the beard. Running out of them this winter, I shaved it. But then the winter was still cold. Reason found! The beard came back. Then I started dating again [...]
February 12th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
[...] to do next. So — my only mention of my Mad Men watching on this blog ever, I think — I shaved my beard. Then I waited, waited, waited for the show's return. [...]