The other night, I was bored. I mean, really bored. I couldn't get online, and had worked my part time desk job for 11 hours straight. I was restless and punchy and definitely didn't want to do any of the things on my list.
I wasn't paying attention to whatever was on TV, and I started thinking about the day before, when I was at my other, main, part time job at your favorite specialty grocery store, when I was making a mustache and a beard out of my braids. Let's just say the beard was pretty metal. The mustache was more like a giant curly handlebar gone awry.
Left alone (and did I mention, bored?), I went much, much farther.
My hair had been down all day, and it was lookin' good! The curls were keeping their shape, it wasn't too dry, it wasn't too greasy. It was the just right porridge of hair days...without the danger of being eaten by a family of bears.
First, I started making the mustache. I tucked the front strands behind my ears and took locks from either side of my head about two inches back. I double knotted them in between my nose and mouth and then wound one lock behind the knot so that they both stood out horizontally...making a long, lustrous mustache the envy of any hipster.
The beard was the next step. No easy feat. It took doing, but I finally figured out that an ascot-type loose knot was the winner to make me look full-bearded. Upon showing it to some coworkers the next day, one commented that I looked like one of the guys on Duck Dynasty.
I think that may have squelched my interest in sporting a beard. Then again, if there's another cold snap like the one we had this week, it could definitely add some much- needed warmth to my wardrobe!
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