(conclusion) Every Bear Does It At Least Once

[jpinsd]

So, due to the overwhelming response, I will be growing the beard back. Thank you all for voting!

I'm actually pretty happy with that, considering i was missing the beard about 3 minutes after I shaved it off. I'm still having to deal with the gray, tho. I'm not bothered that I have gray hair, it's what it represents.

As some of you know, I spent over a decade cocooned away, not doing much of anything. Although I'm 41, I still feel like I'm 31 — until I see all that gray. It reminds me that I wasted 10 years: not dating, not falling in love, not living, just hiding.

So now i'm trying to make up for lost time :-)

I decided to keep a visual record of how long it takes to grow the beard back (inspired by bigkid's same photo record).

Here's day 1

Comments

[xianjessen.livejournal.com]

You call that a gray beard at 41? Amateur. Look at me--and I don't turn 41 until April!

I blame the loving and living.

For the record, I thought you rocked all three looks equally well. I say put them all in rotation.

[jpinsd.livejournal.com]

ok, ok. i concede. You do have more gray in your beard. But it looks good on you! I'm just getting used to it on me.

and thanks! It's easy enough to rotate through all three looks. I just shave the beard off, and the scruffy happens on the way back to full beard. Just check my daily progress pics in a week or so to see " the scruffy" ;-)

[xianjessen.livejournal.com]

I've got you friended now. You'll be like my online Chia Pet.

I must also concede. I love gray hair on other men and have been into mine so far, but the accelerated graying on my chin just in the past year has been kinda shocking.

And gray looks good on you, too. You just need to embrace it.