Diary of a Goatee

I have begun growing a goatee. This morning, when I shaved, I neglected my upper lip and chin. I think I’d last shaved three days ago (gosh, I’ve been lazy this week), so technically my goatee is three days old. We’ll see what happens. Perhaps people will start to think I’m Evil Tin Man. At any rate, I’ll have to start doing some goatee maintenance. I’ve already read up on the history of the goatee.

Whenever I grow a goatee, I notice that my facial hair has a slight reddish-brown tint, as opposed to the hair on the top of my head, which is brown. There are several types of goatees. I’m going for the conservative, more common Van Dyke look — around the mouth and chin — and not the beatnik, Shaggy, Maynard G. Krebs look.

I wonder what this will look like with my glasses? I’m planning to get a digital camera pretty soon — most likely the Umax Astracam (a cheap, decent, no frills camera) — so maybe I’ll finally post some photos of myself up here, just like Anonymous Goateed Man.