shhh! quiet please...beard growth in progress

The deadline is february 25th. i have almost 5 weeks remaining before judging commences for the annual yukon sourdough rendezvous beard-growing contest. on monday january 11th, i certified myself "shaved" at the "Barber Shoppe" and proceeded to pony up my $20 to enter into the annual facial hair proliferation contestation. I have 6 weeks to grow as big and well-sculpted a beard as possible.

Every year, the annual sourdough rendezvous event hosts a beard growing contest for local yukoners to test their testosterone. the sourdough rendezvous is an annual holiday that takes place over the last weekend in february to help us frigid yukoners emerge from the winter doldrums, drink a few intoxicating beverages and just basically blow off some steam. the event is one week long leading up to the holiday heritage day and the long weekend. i think the yukon is one of the only jurisdictions in canada that has a holiday in february (yet another incentive for all you suckers in vancouver to move to or at least visit the yukon!)

The accompanying photo gives an idea of where my whiskers are at. i'm not feeling too confident that i'll be able to pull off an upset victory in the "Best New Growth" category (there's also the "Best Colouring" and "Best Old Growth"), but the post-bike-trip-jesus look that some of you may remember gives me some solace that i may not completely embarrass myself.

I'll include some updates as to the status of the beard between now and the 25th. the top prize for each category is a solid gold straight razor valued at $150. the minus 47C temperatures we experienced last week are another incentive to grow some fur on my face.