Debearded, Bladerunner

Even Spartans have a day job…..

So last night was Halloween.  The weather was pretty nasty with rain and wind.  Our trick or treater turn out has always been spotty to non-existent since we have lived there.  However I was optimistic and turned on the entryway light to welcome any possible visitors.  Well I turned the light out at 9, not a single soul rung the doorbell. I was mildly disappointed.

I had no desire to play WoW last night, instead I sat down and watched Bladerunner.  Bladerunner is one of those movies I had heard about over the years but never saw, like Godfather, Good Fellas and Scarface.  John just happened to have the DVD at home so he let me borrow it.  The story takes place in 2019, a scant decade or so from now.  It’s funny how the view of 2019 is imagined in 1982, when the film was released.  Flying cars are everywhere and instead of being overrun by Mexicans, it depicts a Los Angeles that is mostly populated by Asians instead.  The film was rather bizarre and creepy.  It was entertaining but it I would have no reason to ever see it again. I guess I would give it a B+.

So the beard came off last night.  When the hair on a face gets as long as it was on mine, removal is a two step process.  I lined the sink with paper towels so I wouldn’t be washing tons of hair into the drain.  At first I tried to use the clipper part of my normal electric razor.  That wasn’t up to the task, it would pinch and pull as it tried to chop through the thicker growth on my face.  I went and got the trimmer Ali uses when cutting my hair.  That worked much better.  In a minute I had it knocked down to a nice tidy uniform length.  It actually didn’t look bad all trimmed up like that.  I’ll have to keep that in mind in the future.  After the trimming, shaving it with a razor was easy.  I have to admit after a month of seeing hair on my face, it almost looked naked without it.  The hair added some sort of visual strength to the chin area, clean shaven I looked “weaker”.  I think part of that is my hair is a bit longer than normal.  The beard balanced it out, without it things look out of whack.  Time for a haircut too I guess.