I have started shaving every other day, requested by Tamara. Something about how my scraggly beard is scratching the skin off her face like sandpaper. I would normally shave at best twice a week, and most times less than that. Being a programmer, the places I work tend to expect a hygiene of sub par standards. A programer is expected to be a bit stinky with an extreme lack of pigment to the skin, and at least a three day beard. I, not wanting to rock the boat in any way, had opted for the four to six day beard. You really don't want to be around me when I have skipped my daily hygienic routine. However, I have promised Tam to get my shaving on a semi regular schedule, and so I have.

The odd thing about actually shaving fairly regularly is that people seem to notice. They say things like, "Have you lost weight?", or "Your looking pretty good lately." I haven't been pulled over in a long time, and women in public still turn away when I look at them, but in disdain rather than fear nowadays.