I’ve grown a full beard in the last couple of weeks. Er, more specifically I’ve tried to grow a full beard. ”It’s a nice masculine aesthetic,” as one guy put it in this article.

I had a goatee for years, but was incredibly tired of the whole thing. Also, this guy I know once referred to it as a porno donut. Now I don’t know what that means exactly, but I didn’t like the associations that came to mind. So it had to go.

Turns out neither me or my wife cared too much for the face underneath. Hence the full beard. But I’m having trouble on the sides. Nothing’s happening. Some people have these unbelievably fat sideburns - I would probably have to save for years to get something like that.

Now I haven’t shaved for about three weeks, but I’m still nowhere near a full-fledged, handsome beard. I was going for the George Clooney-look in Syriana, but I’m ending up looking more like Heath Ledger, sadly. Yup, it’s still a goatee. Or a porno donut, if you will.

But I’m telling you, I’m not giving up on the full-fledged version. I’ll keep you updated.