Thursday, January 4, 2007...2:28 am
New look… again
The template is called White as Milk. There were a surprising number of glitches with the standard WordPress template I was using for a few weeks. With any hope this’ll be a nice soothing presence in my other wise hairy life.
Why is my life hairy, you ask? At least, you should be asking.
Simple: I’ve been growing a beard since USC lost to UCLA way back in the early mornings of December. I had one between Oregon State and UCLA and between Arkansas and Oregon State. I had one in 2005 from the opener in Hawaii to the day Vince Young fondled the breasts of my young dreams whilst smoking a cuban and making deals for human cattle. The rule is grow until a loss. Instructions also instruct thusly: if bowl game is reached, cut in event of a loss as per usual. If bowl game is won, cut on National Letter of Intent day. If bowl game is also national championship game, cut on first day of NFL Draft. USC won the Rose Bowl, which was not the BCS title match, so that means I’ve got a beard and ’stache until Feb. 7.
Which is also the day USC clinches its fifth recruiting title in a row. So that’s okay.
13 Comments
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 10:19 am
Just a couple of comments:
1. As a Filipino male with limited facial hair growing ability, I envy and respect you. To keep with the football theme, let’s say my growing a proper beard (or just sideburns) is like having Thomas Herring run an out route; he can do it, it just won’t be very effective and the ladies won’t be impressed.
2. Growing out a beard and ’stache is a much smarter and cleaner way to exercise obssessive compulsive college football diehard superstition. Tweaking the rule from “grow until a loss” to “retain underwear until a loss” would cause a biohazardous risk to anyone within a ten foot radius. I learned this the hard way. And despite hating Vince Young for obvious reasons (including my propensity for sobbing uncontrollably whenever I see a quarterback scramble or hear the words “Vince” or “Young”), I must at least thank him from releasing me from that self-imposed contract with the USC football team.
3. Speaking of superstitions, I feel compelled to proudly mention to anyone who will listen that I have made a habit of playing the Spirit of Troy incessantly during the entire course of every USC game this season. After the Rose Bowl, I checked my last.fm and iTunes and confirmed that “Tribute to Troy”, “Fight On” and “Fanfare” have all been played approximately 5000 times each since kickoff at Arkansas. The actual band more than likely outdid me, but I think it was a solid effort for the ‘06 season.
Fight On!
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 10:50 am
I will bear witness to the fact that the author’s beard-growing ability is only slightly superior to Notre Dame’s ability to win bowl games, so don’t feel too bad there Shalom.
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Shalom, thanks for taking the time to add thoughtful content to my blog instead of certain people above *cough* who really shouldn’t be making fun of another man’s beard, anyway.
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Like the new look Jonathan.
Best,
Jim
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 7:32 pm
No problem, Jonathan. Your blog is one of the few that I actually enjoy reading, so to add a meandering and mostly pointless comment is the least I can do.
And, your post actually inspired me to give facial hair another shot. That is, until signing day or my mother makes a comment about “all that dirt” on my face. Whichever comes first.
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 9:51 pm
BeauDemon has officially retired from stomping mongolians and red-headed stepchildren in growing face fuzz. After 5 years of goatee, stache and beard, I have reverted to my clean-shaven childish self. It’s getting colder in Davis.
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 10:08 pm
Oh, great. Way to not look like a child molester.
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 11:12 pm
It’s not the length: it’s how you use it.
Friday, January 5, 2007 at 11:35 am
You’re probably right Jon, we should join forces and create a hybrid Red Mongolian Beard of Doom, which despite being fearsome would not hold a candle to the Demon’s championship winning ass hair.
Friday, January 5, 2007 at 1:40 pm
still undefeated btw
Friday, January 5, 2007 at 5:42 pm
We could hold a candle to it, we’d just ignite along with the rest of universe once he sharted.
Friday, January 5, 2007 at 5:42 pm
Oh, and raincoaster: was that an Asian joke?! Because if so… well done.
Saturday, January 6, 2007 at 9:10 pm
Thank you, but no; it was just a generic, PC sex joke.
Why don’t you study Tom Cruise? He always seems to get lovely beards.
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