I’m not really sure where I first read about Movember. I think it was while I was watching the Flyers on TV or maybe it was through Reddit. Either way the idea of growing a mustache to support charity seemed oddly appealing. I am not now nor have I ever been a mustache guy and to the best of my recollection I have never seriously tried to grow one but what the hell. The rules of Movember were/are simple; hit November 1st clean shaven and grow a mustache. If anyone asks about said mustache tell them about the charity and or set up an account online and get folks to sponsor you.
I was unable to follow the exact letter of the contest as I had to shave the first weekend of the month for some family pictures, so I did not do the sponsorship thing but I kept at it the other three weeks and spread the good word.
Here are the results as of Nov 30:
Yeah, kinda mixed results there. I was going for kind of a Val Kilmer in Tombstone look:
but I think I ended up with more of a Shore Leave from the Venture Brothers stache:
I’m clean shaven again but definitely going to give this a shot again next year and see what a full 4 weeks gets me. Props to SepConcerns for staching it up with me!
More soon.
You know what’s awesome? (And you’ve seen my eyebrows, so you know that I really do think this is awesome.) Your eyebrows are heavier (and darker – is it just the photo or is that mustache a few shades lighter than your hair?) than your mustache. Those eyebrows just refuse to be defeated.