Admittedly I did not begin this week thinking "do you know what? I really rather fancy growing a moustache that makes me look like I'm starring in a fruitily-titled straight to DVD opus," but here we are, and here I am with perhaps the most epic piece of decorative upper-lip fluff I've ever sported. Actually, it's all the fault of my beard trimmer - y'know, the one that looks like a phaser from Star Trek: The Next Generation. I was trimming my beard, y'see, and it started doing that thing where it sounds like it's straining - which inevitably means it's about to run out of power. Having only trimmed part of my face I was left with the dilemma of trimming the moustache and being left with half a trimmed beard on the righthand side of my face, or trimming the righthand side of my face and being left with a longer moustache.
I plumped for the latter because I'm all about the symmetry.
As the beard trimmer died in my hands (OK, I'm now hearing THIS as I type) I did briefly think about either a) shaving the whole lot off the old fashioned way, or b) trying to trim my moustache to the same length as the rest of my beard using my razor. I vetoed the former because I look like a 12 year old completely shaved (and my face gets chilly), and the latter because I knew I'd slip up and end up looking like I was Amish or something.
No offence if you're Amish. Hi to all my Amish readers!
Truth be told, I've always been intrigued by the concept of a handlebar moustache, so being forced to adopt this look will, if anything, satisfy that curiosity. Similarly, I've also often thought about taking part in Movember, but don't like the idea of looking ridiculous on my birthday. On the plus side, now that I think about it I'm off to see Local Natives, one of my new favourite bands, at the beginning of March, and they're evidently well into the 'tached look - maybe I'll keep it in honour of them?
And if I end up being randomly asked to partake in an adult movie production in the process, so be it.
Anyway, there you go. I'm off to see if anyone needs their photocopier 'serviced' (hubba hubba) - feel free to leave the usual round of lascivious and inappropriate comments in the, um, comments section.
16 comments:
I was going to shock you and say that I am actually Amish, but I don't know any Amish jokes. They never share any of them.
Nice mustache! And I like that red hoody, too.
Somehow I doubt there are many Amish bloggers out there as they don't really like electricity and all, but I'm sure if there are any, they'd love your blog a lot. I know I do.
Your 'tache does look very well crafted and the colours of the hoodie and T are great. Look at me, I sound like Paula Abdul.
I'm sorry to say this, because you always look hot but...
Is that a neck butt you are sporting?
Pardon my ignorance, but what exactly is a 'neck butt'?
Also - nice tache :)
P.s. - at the risk of offending the scores of Amish readers:
Q. What do you call a man with his hand up a horse's arse?
A. An Amish mechanic.
Tara - Thanks! And I guessed you weren't Amish by the fact you've got a computer. And a car. At most you're a lapsed one.
Paula. I mean Cyberpete - Neck butt? Please explain your workings for the class.
Anonymous - Hello! And: my question exactly! And I like that joke - that's doing the rounds at work tomorrow!
Nice 'stache, Tim... you hottie, you!
I have no idea what a neck butt is either... Pete has some explaining to do to the masses.
wv: dallik... Oh, Dr. Who!
Ok, am I really the only one seeing it?!? Wow.
So, I'll explain it for you lot then. You see, down where the gorgeous blue T ends and Tims neck begins? There is this thing that could look like a butt crack. Hence neck butt. It should be fairly obvious.
Don't you see it?
PS. For a second I thought you called me working class.
I nearly had a tantrum although there is absolutely nothing wrong with being working class. It's all good.
Ponita - Bless you!
Cyberpete - That's my manly chest hair.
And like you're working class! HA!
"I'm starring in a fruitily-titled straight to IVD opus"
Yay! Yay!! And thrice Yay!!! Plus, my photocopier does need servicing...
Jeebus, for a minute there I actually thought I might've made a horrifically Freudian slip.
*phew*
Your photocopier looks fine to me. Though you probably should wipe the arse prints off the glass.
Oh, how I wish you had made that slip!
We need to see more of that Tim. Just to make sure it's true.
I'm sure IDV agrees.
Inexplicable Device - In contrast, I'm *so* glad I didn't.
Cyberpete - Um … nope.
sexy! ;] grrr. love facial hair. Saw a cool old man yesterday at a Thai restaurant sporting a nice white handle bar mustache. had half a mind to ask him if i could have a pet. haha!
Ha ha ha - brilliant!! I would've loved to hear his reaction if you actually had asked him!
Hunt him down and do it!!
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