Day 30

Day 30. November 30, 2012

It seems right that I'm home tonight. I live 2 and a half hours away from where I go to school, so being home for even a few nights is an oddity outside of vacations, but, through an odd turn of events, I'm here. As I type this, my computer tells me it is now December. The beginnings of months are always interesting in my mind, but this one is much more than that. I learned a lot over the course of this month. I've grown a lot, and my facial hair isn't far behind. As we approach the holiday season, my message to you, the reader, is to just love as much as you can. The holidays have become so much about material objects and thinking about oneself, and it's hard not to get sucked into that, since we're only human. But my challenge to you is to tell someone close to you that you love them once a day. It doesn't seem like a whole lot, but it means the world to people, trust me.

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away." - 1 Corinthians 13:4-8

Happy December. Things are about to get very interesting. :)

Day 29

Day 29. November 29, 2012

I love Thursdays. So much has been accomplished throughout the week and you have a chance to pat yourself on the back for a job well done, while also having only one day left until the end of the week. Thursday is the embodiment of hope, I think. People don't just pull hope out of thin air, and oh yes I know we all wish we could sometimes. We get it from looking back and finding a reason to move forward. If I can look back and clearly see my body of work throughout three days this week, who is to say I can't finish it off with just as much, if not more, panache as before. We're no longer tired, but just so hopeful, and I love that. I wish every day could be Thursday. I try to live my life like it's Thursday every day, always trying to make that push to the end of the week. The point of all this? Not sure if there is one. This was my excuse for looking so smug in this picture. Happy Thursday. ;)

Day 28

Day 28. November 28, 2012

Yes yes, please enjoy the chest hair today. I immediately realized after posting this picture to my Facebook that I may have gone too far, so I'm most likely gonna keep a shirt on from now on. Anyway I am extremely burnt out after a long day. I was in a great mood again all day, which I thank the beard for. Went to the gym for a much needed workout session, then I watched a couple episodes of Doctor Who, which I am falling in love with very quickly, but I'm not too happy about it, since another distraction is the last thing I needed with finals week quickly approaching. Anyway, I just want to give a little advice tonight. Take every chance you can to do the right thing, even if it's not what you originally planned. Maybe there's another plan out there that turns out with you being happier in the long run. All you can do is live like there's no tomorrow, because who says there has to be one?

Day 27

Day 27. November 27, 2012

So remember how I said my beard was taking over my face? Yeah it's interesting that I noticed that because now I'm noticing that the normal jaw-line hair is slowly connecting to odd patches of hair I have under my eyes. It's like trying to solve a 10,000 piece jigsaw puzzle of white kittens in the snow, and, after a couple of months of working on it, you finally understand that you wasted your time doing something utterly meaningless. Okay it's absolutely nothing like that. It seems that I've been using this blog to express life lessons I learned that have nothing to do with beards, and I feel like continuing that pattern today. I read a quote or something on someone's Facebook that talked about how the past is just a story, and it's the present and future that matter, how the past shouldn't determine who you are. I think that's pretty cool, especially if you think about it like I have been. People grow up in history class with the idea that history is made up of the great things that happen in life, but as you grow up, you realize more and more that history is being written right now, and those unattainable things that you read about, those historical figures that have always been like legends in your mind, that could be you someday. Pretty cool stuff. Thanks again to all of you loyal readers. I couldn't do this without ya. :)

Day 26

Day 26. November 26, 2012.

I realized today how tantalizingly close, and yet how far away we are from Christmas. Yeesh. I have said before (yesterday) that a good emotional day may make the beard grow more, and now I'm going to make the claim that cold weather also makes the beard grow more. The difference between that claim and this one is that this one makes a little more sense; it's basic survival skills. I looked at this picture and looked back at the first picture, and it's like a different person, like the beard kind of takes over my face. It may be a Samson effect, because I'm just feeling much more positive now than I was feeling at the onset of this journey. Here's to 35 more days of growing (and many more).

Day 25

Day 25. November 25, 2012

Please excuse my tardiness in publishing this post. A lot of stuff was going on and a lot needed to be done. Trying to take advantage of my time at home before heading back to school for the remainder of the semester. Since that time, I have made my journey, and I am back for the push. I'm feeling good about how things are going, and the beard is a good indication of that. I'm a firm believer that the beard grows more after a good day. There may be some science behind that, with something about endorphins or something, but I'll leave that to you to figure out for sure.

Day 24

Day 24. November 24, 2012

So Thanksgiving is over. Black Friday has come and gone. This is the day that the entire country takes a day off and tries to work past this eating and buying hangover we put ourselves into. I think it's even comparable to December 26 in that vein. Most of the day was boring, but tonight was bowling and late-night steak night, which is a new tradition that I may bring back to school next week. You will note that the neck hair is growing back quickly, which means another trim is on the way very soon. The hair is working its way up my face, and I'm excited that the hair is continuing to grow, even if it seems like very little every day. December is going to be a very hairy month. ;)