That's just about how I would sum up the last 30 days.
As friends of Confessions of a Blogophobe would know, I took up the Movember challenge on October 31, when I shaved my face clean to let my moustache -- and only my moustache -- grow all throughout November, in support of prostate cancer research.
The results are just about as I expected. An ugly-ass moustache.
There was no hiding from that thing. It followed me everywhere.
Like to work.
Every. Day.
Thankfully, most at the office understood that my unusual upper-lip growth came not because I thought it looked good. A good number of my colleagues understood the Movember movement, and appreciated my attempts to go on living despite the hideous addition to my face.
Most of them, anyway.
One colleague, whom I don't believe was even aware of the campaign, thought it would be funny to ask, about three weeks in, if that day I had driven to work in a van without windows.
I didn't get it at first, until I realized she was telling me I probably couldn't be trusted with kids.
She has been overwhelmingly polite and chatty since I failed to respond to her comment with the laughter she thought she was going to get.
Hey, even guys with moustaches can be sensitive to crappy peanut gallery commentary, though I know she meant no harm.
Made me want to go all gangster.
Like this:
But I didn't. Cause I can't pull that look off either.
I'm just a good guy. And as of tonight, a good guy with a clean shaven face.
My addition has left me, gone for another year. When it reappears, it will be with beard or goatee, but certainly not solo until next Movember, when I will probably go all out with handlebars and a bandana.
I'll keep driving the mini-van too, but just so there is no confusion, I'm keeping the windows.
I'm sad to see Movember go. The stash was growing on me. Well, actually on you, but you know what I mean. As for the co-worker comment, I haven't laughed/snorted like that in a long time. Hugsxxx
ReplyDeleteChubbs: too bad Slim is trademarked cause you're looking fit! I also laughed at the coworkers comment LOL I could just see your face. I think I've been on the receiving end of that face. My jokes fall flat...alot...especially with the opposite sex. Anyways, it doesn't look THAT bad. It was worse when my dad shaved his stache years ago. Yikes. Good work. The cancer association and those suffering surely appreciate your sacrifice :)
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