Bye bye bearded boy

Facial hair is incredible… to be more accurate, the choice to sport facial hair and the various interpretations others might have for my non-shaving habits is fascinating. For those that may have spotted me in the last few weeks, you may have noticed the tufts of follicles on my chinny-chin chin and jaw … these are just some of the comments I’ve received

Ahhh…..going for the Ustatz look I see
Dude , I know you’re working on your thesis but lets not do the tortured academic look
Dei ! Put some whisky on your face ..it’ll grow faster
Took you 2 months ? Riiiite…congrats (Indian guy)
You look old. I don’t like. SHAVE (my mum)
I never quite imagined u with stubbles (maniacal laughter ensues)

Sooo battered is my beard-ego that I’ve started to find support where there is’nt any

Anon: Quite natural
Me: You mean my beard ?! yeah ! ..it was kinda sparse at first but I think its ever so slowly filling in now ( slowly caresses jaw)
Anon: No man, I meant how you talk on stage
Me: Oh err right .. ( throws ninja smoke pellet on the ground and disappears)

So for all you non-members of the ‘Leave NJ’s Beard Alone Club’, I would like to inform that I’ll be shaving myself on Thurs 7th April @ 1300 hrs because I have to attend a formal conference the next day. The grieving ceremony shall begin at 1900hrs where friends and family shall sit around exchanging stories about the dearly departed; men and women with beards are disallowed from participating