Growing a mustache is much like the start of new a day. It is something to measure progress with, advancement, or simply the passage of time. Of course things aren't always so simple. But it is interesting to watch your own visage change daily.
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The Mustache Diaries: Days 6 and 7
The Mustache Diaries: Day 5
Apparently 5 days is what it takes for me to grow enough mustache to invite strange looks from cashiers behind counters.
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The Mustache Diaries: Day 4
My friend asked the bartender, a cute 20-something brunette, if she was against kid cancer. With a look of confusion she replied with a hesitant affirmative.
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2 Sentence Review: The Passage by Justin Cronin
When I first picked up The Passage by Justin Cronin – one of the summer’s hottest reads – the eerie, almost-post-apolocalyptic world gave me hope that one of the summer’s hottest reads wasn’t simply another gimmicky vampire novel. That’s why I was so disappointed with the last 200 pages when it seemed like Justin...
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The Mustache Diaries: Day 3
Before this fall, I hadn't shaved properly in probably about 5 years. Then I met a girl and shaved for her. Then she stopped talking to me. So now I'm growing a mustache. Makes sense right? No, of course not. It's stupid to start shaving just because you like a girl.
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The Mustache Diaries: Day 2
But take heart, my friends, nothing is permanent.
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The Mustache Diaries: Day 1
We are all heroes. Not just firemen. So come along with me on this magical journey. Yes, it will be magical.
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2 Sentence Review: Godfinger by ngmoco and Wonderland Software
In GodFinger, the game by ngmoco and Wonderland Software for iPhones and iPads, you are God: your followers farm gold for you and worship shrines on your behalf. It’s not a fast-paced game – your energy comes from mana (naturally) and you must wait to replenish your stash once you perform a number of small...
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Reading for Book Club: Going Public with a Private Pastime
When I read alone, the only English major who could argue or fling around words like misogyny or existentialism would be me... and then I'd really be a pretentious asshole, wouldn't I? A pretentious asshole who also talks to herself.
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2SR: Lenny, a Lenny Bruce biopic directed by Bob Fosse
Lenny should be required viewing for anyone interested in the First Amendment, racism, LGBTQ issues, or life in the 1960s. I’d go so far as to recommend that all public school seniors watch Dustin Hoffman portray Lenny Bruce and his fight against censorship as part of a US history or American government class –...
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