Time to grow a beard.

[F Horn of Valere]

Today was my final day of duty after ten years in the U.S. Army. My discharge is official in a couple days, but I am done, and now I am fully out-processed.

 

Which means I am now free to not shave! I will keep a grizzled look until my high school ten year reunion next month, but then, watch out world, I am growing a beard!

[BridMorgan]

Congrats Horn,and thank you for your years of service!

[Cairos]

Congrats!!! 10 yrs is a long time! Show us a pic of the beard when you fully grow it out!

[dicetosser1]

just call him Grizzly Horn!!

[dicetosser1]

double post

[Tyler Glembo]

Congrats Horn, that is great news.  The day my little brother completed he immediately swore he was going to grow and afro back like what he had in high school, lol

[F Horn of Valere]

I will show pics if it grows well! If it doesn't grow well, I reserve the right to shave it in shame and have a perpetual grizzled look while my wife complains that I scratch too much when kissing.

 

Kind of a weird feeling though... I spent over a third of my life in the Army, so after turning in all my gear, I went through my own personal stuff that was left over-- it felt strange making piles to sell, give away, keep, and throw out. Instead of 4 duffels and a rucksack full of crap, down to 3/4 of a duffel.

[Tyler Glembo]

Dude, if it doesn't grow well then shave everything but the stache.  Take creepy pics and post them!

[Andrej]

Congrats Horn!

 

I know the feeling of that first breath of real freedom after those tough years

 

I'm happy for you and thanks for your service

[BridMorgan]

But a beard? Really?

[F Horn of Valere]

Yes, really. It's a rule, you know. Veterans are required to grow a beard. At least one half inch per five years in. *nods*

 

It is no different from the rule that batters don't walk over a pitchers mound... Don't ever break it!

[Hayl3y]

lol congratulations !!!!

 

will u add ornament to your beard, the viking way ?

 

 

 

and no this is not Thane's lol

[F Horn of Valere]

Well, I do happen to be half Scandinavian...

[Thane Vakarian]

not my beard YET you mean Chae

 

working on it

 

Horn, will you let your hair grow too, or keep it short?

[F Horn of Valere]

My hair will stay short forever! While I hate shaving every day, I also have grown to hate having a full head of hair. It makes my hats not fit right, is WAY too hot in summer, and I have to use shampoo. (Short, I only use shampoo when it gets to an inch, or after swimming. Otherwise, body wash.)

 

Another factor... I get terrible bed hair in the back. When in high school I fixed that by letting my hair grow out (over my eyebrows, 3/4 over my ears), but I couldn't go back to that because Justin Beiber made that style look stupid since his was kind of similar. That, and I've kind of aged out of that look.

 

Instead, I'll just be buzzing it down to the first or second clip every few months, with a few actual faded haircuts every now and then to get the neck. 

 

I also prefer the look where the beard is equal or longer to the head hair.

[Nikonis]

Congratimatations!

[F Horn of Valere]

I feel a bit like Perrin. It was much worse last week though, but it still itches a bit!

[Hayl3y]

i have heard that if you put some mayonnaise on it, the itching would stop

 

*tries her most serious face*

[Thane Vakarian]

actually, ketchup works better.

[F Horn of Valere]

Really? And here I thought it was a mix of blueberries, blackberries, printer ink, and sharpie!

[Nynaeve]

I wanna see a pic of your beard.

[F Horn of Valere]

Maybe. But it doesn't look great yet... I'm following some advice to not groom much at all for the first few weeks.

[Hayl3y]

Really? And here I thought it was a mix of blueberries, blackberries, printer ink, and sharpie!

lol that sounds like a great mix

[F Horn of Valere]

Day 19

 

[Hayl3y]

omg, it is GROWING ! O.O