So by my rough estimations I don't think I've posted anything here for close to three weeks, and I've probably already started to slip from public memory, but I'm back. In the time that I was gone, I've not shaved and have grown (relatively) impressive (for an Asian guy) facial hair. My parents and friends are impressed and have complimented me on it but I find it a complete pain in the ass to maintain. If anyone would like to pass facial hair maintenance tips to me, I'd be most appreciative.
Also, I moved into a new place. After living with my parents for the last three years I've settled about half and hour south of them and much closer to my current place of employment. It has cut my commute time from an average of 45-60 minutes to just 20 minutes and I am ecstatic. I'm living with my best friend from college who has recently come back from Rhode Island after earning his Master's Degree and working for the state. Our place doesn't yet have a cool nickname and it is only now, three weeks after we moved in, that we finally have a coffee table and have completed the things needed to make a living room actually look like a living room (a place to sit, a place to put stuff, and something to watch things on.)
In short, I'm going to be better about being back. Also it's summer and that's awesome. Just passed 12 years of being here regularly. Holy crap.
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Yeah, holy crap.
As for beard handling tips, I don't have much for you. Just make sure to keep it all even and not too messy?
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"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
That just made me remember that I used to write anniversary posts every year called the State of the PMS Address, but according to Wisterwood I haven't written one since 2009.
Anyway, good to have you back.
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Yeah, I miss the Awards and State of PMS.
Glad to see you back on PMS Kylo, although I've seen you on Facebook in the meanwhile so of course I haven't forgotten ya!
Of course I couldn't forget you. We've had dinner together!
As far as facial hair grooming goes, I've found that maintenance of the "underbeard" is vital to an aesthetically pleasing beard. I personally shave/maintain with an electric razor, but even if you don't, the principles should be the same. Nobody likes a neckbeard; therefore, it is important to keep a nice firm line at the bottom of the beard. Not only do you stay out of the scraggly realm, but it also accentuates that which you have grown. Now I'm not sure how quickly your facial hair grows, but in my case, I found that doing that every 2-3 days (and I can go from babyface to full beard in about 10 days) worked fairly well.
The top of the beard (that is, the part of the beard that meets the cheeks) is open to more subjective maintenance. Some don't bother with that area at all, while others have strict guidelines as to their preferences. Willis, for example, has a beard that functions as a seamless bridge between the sideburn and goatee. The hair mostly sticks to the jawline, and the cheeks are bereft of facial foliage. I usually keep mine a bit higher, but maintain the boundaries once a week.
Since this this is your first foray into the follicular frontier, you might want to experiment a bit. See what looks best. If you mess up while maintaining, you're only a few weeks away from returning to where you were. Hope this helps!
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Let NOTHING stand in your way.
Fun fact: "underbeard" is a calque an Old Norse word for the pubis (even the lady pubis!).
But yeah. If you're going to keep it up, invest in the electric trimmer. They're like $30 at CVS, which is nothing because they last for years. I like to keep mine pretty short, so I run it through on a 2 or 3 like once a week. (I let it go longer if life seems grey and joyless.) And yeah, I have nothing that I can bring to the table.
(I've never had my beard described on the internet before. It feels... different.)
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
Also I feel like "impressive (for an Asian guy)" is misleading, because this is impressive for an Asian guy:
http://i24.servimg.com/u/f24/14/54/04/96/pai_me11.jpg
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
^ That's my dream beard, but I don't have white hairs yet.
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"I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific."
I HATE having facial hair, but I'm told I can rock the "neck beard" pretty well.
Meeeeeeeeeeeh
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
You cannot rock the neck beard pretty well.
I'm sorry dude. Whoever said that was playing a mean trick on you and America.
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir
willis5225 posted...
You cannot rock the neck beard pretty well.
I'm sorry dude. Whoever said that was playing a mean trick on you and America.
This. The neck beard is a frontier that should NEVER be explored, for it is a desolate wasteland that only leads to ruin and lonely nights.
Also, I am particularly amused by that use of "underbeard". I am sorely tempted to ask one of my female companions about the maintenance of her underbeard, if only to see her response.
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Let NOTHING stand in your way.GMTELigence posted...
willis5225 posted...
You cannot rock the neck beard pretty well.
I'm sorry dude. Whoever said that was playing a mean trick on you and America.
This. The neck beard is a frontier that should NEVER be explored, for it is a desolate wasteland that only leads to ruin and lonely nights.
Also, I am particularly amused by that use of "underbeard". I am sorely tempted to ask one of my female companions about the maintenance of her underbeard, if only to see her response.
3/3 people have said I can pull it off. This was also during No Shave November.
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Well, there is a new accent of n00b language. It's called: Vet LUEser goes Foreign!-MegaSpy22
Those must be the pants of the gods!-Digitalpython
But were they tastemakers?
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Willis, it seems like every other time you post, I need to look up a word that's in the OED or Urban Dictionary but not both.
-Mimir