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Laid bare
Awfully clever of me to shave my beard off one week before the coldest day of the year, don't you think?
The reactions have been fun, ranging from "He doesn't look any different to me" to double and triple takes. But the most satisfying reactions are from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
monshu. All this week, he's been cracking up every time I pull a face. I don't know how much is the increased expressiveness of a beard-free mug and how much is still the shock of the new. (I tried to get him to shave down for the party as well, but he wasn't having it. Too bad, because the shock would've been incredible. I've done this a couple times before, but even I've never seen the Old Man's bare chin except in yellowed family photos.)
Several people have told me I look "younger", despite my protests about exposing my double chin. Too the extant I agree with them, it's not in a good way: when I look in the mirror, I see the dorky face I had in junior high. Fortunately, unlikebunj, I don't have to worry about seeing my father's face emerge from under the whiskers--not unless I trim my nose as well. And unlike poor e., monshu is well protected from any stubble effects. I'm the only one who has to fear beard burn right now.
The reactions have been fun, ranging from "He doesn't look any different to me" to double and triple takes. But the most satisfying reactions are from
monshu. All this week, he's been cracking up every time I pull a face. I don't know how much is the increased expressiveness of a beard-free mug and how much is still the shock of the new. (I tried to get him to shave down for the party as well, but he wasn't having it. Too bad, because the shock would've been incredible. I've done this a couple times before, but even I've never seen the Old Man's bare chin except in yellowed family photos.)Several people have told me I look "younger", despite my protests about exposing my double chin. Too the extant I agree with them, it's not in a good way: when I look in the mirror, I see the dorky face I had in junior high. Fortunately, unlike
bunj, I don't have to worry about seeing my father's face emerge from under the whiskers--not unless I trim my nose as well. And unlike poor e., monshu is well protected from any stubble effects. I'm the only one who has to fear beard burn right now.