The shave off

One the columnists in the AFR said that the true tragedy of Movember was that guys shaved just as their efforts were reaching their prime. I can only agree. But Jo doesn't. Cheers to everyone who supported Movember. Movember raised $7.5 million last year and I suspect this year will top that. See you next year, maybe :).

My Movember

Poor guy...

"Ok I had an accident when triming my moustache for Movember and end up looking like a fat, bald, ginga(my mo has alot of ginga if you can’t tell from the pic) version of Hitler.

I took this photo before I decided to shave it off completely, will try again next year!"

Help fight discrimonation...

From the extensive wikipedia entry for Moustache.

"In August 2007, following a widely publicised case in which the United States upheld a trial lawyer's right to veto a juror on upper-lip hair alone, The American Moustache Institute, a U.S. pressure group launched a campaign to counter prejudice against their members."

I feel their pain.

Awesome blog "Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century"

A Daily Celebration of The Golden Age of Upper Lip Hair. Very fun!

Living with facial hair

Three good things about living with a mo.

1. Being able to stroke my mo. I find it aids the thinking process and reminds me why I need a pet. Probably a Creatonotus gangis or hairy caterpillar.
2. My Movember rewards card. So far I've saved zero dollars but it still looks cool in my wallet.
3. No longer needing to shave everyday. Shaving is only good value if your time is worth nothing.

Three bad things about living with a mo.

1. My gf no longer finds my rugged good looks appealing. In the 1880s, Rudyard Kipling wrote of a woman who complained that being kissed by a man who did not wax his moustache was like eating an egg without salt. Unfortunately they seem to be out of mo wax at Coles.
2. The stares of the gormless. The laughing, the tears, and those cruel eyes studying you.
3. A new grown mo can require some delicate trimming. Some hairs seem keen to defy gravity. Can be disturbing to the casual observer.

Shave back reveals infant mo

Unfortunately the Significant Other doesn't share my appreciation of the infant mo. There was a lot of wailing 'oh no, oh no, oh no!' and bribes, 'I have $X in my account right now, please shave it all' etc etc. But I'm not a quitter and I perceive the potential for greatness.

The Wall Street Journal covers Movember...

Nice photo of Hulk Hogan sporting a fu manchu. Article here.

They're waiting for you, Owen. In the Test Chamber.

According to some I'm looking more like Gordon Freeman from the Half-Life series. While it would be great to get some Gordon-like facial growth, I'm planning a shave-back tomorrow to highlight the infant mo. Results will be posted for the amusement of all.

Welcome

Welcome to Owen's Mo. The blog which tracks the growth and adventures of my facial hair in the month of Movember.

I'm doing it for two good reasons. The money raised by Movember is donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative, which will use the funds to create awareness, fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and male depression. Also I think it will make me look a bit like Begbie from Trainspotting.


If you'd like to sponsor Owen's Mo please go to http://www.movember.com/au/donate, enter my registration number which is 134916 and your credit card details. Or you can sponsor me by cheque made payable to the "Movember Foundation" clearly marking the donation as being for my Registration Number: 134916. Please mail cheques to: PO Box 292, Prahran VIC 3181. All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

More info is available at www.movember.com.