Note: This is a repost from October 14th, with a “before” picture added. Happy Hallowe’en!
Like a coat of arms for his face: A well maintained moustache is a symbol of the modern gentleman.
Recently I Tweeted that I was going to grow an evil moustache to look like a guy who ties women to train tracks. My Twitter friend @ALL_CAPS Tweeted back that I should be part of his Movember team. I didn’t know what Movember was. The same day I joked over lunch with a few of my coworkers that we should all grow moustaches just for fun. Pretty much everyone I spoke to seemed to like the idea.
Did you ever hear of « Movember » ?
The ‘Mo’, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for Movember.
Each November we challenge men to change their appearance and the face of men’s health by growing a moustache. The moustache is our ribbon, the means by which we raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, our commitment is to grow a moustache for 30 days. Funds raised benefit Prostate Cancer Canada.
Registering is easy, and just hit the following link if you want to join @ALL_CAPS’ team “The Movemberists”. We’ve got 11 members so far and it’s still early!
Here’s a before shot, taken today:
The Glamorous Before Shot
Later tonight I’ll completely shave my little goatee and scruff, and then Every day in November, I’ll post a picture of my growing moustache, and I’ll also do this 30-day meme that I’m stealing from Sarah:
- Day 01- A recent picture of you and 15 interesting facts about yourself
- Day 02- The meaning behind your blog name
- Day 03- A recent picture of you and your friends
- Day 04- A habit that you wish you didn’t have
- Day 05- A picture of somewhere you’ve been to
- Day 06- Favorite super hero/fictional character and why
- Day 07- A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you
- Day 08- Short term goals for this month and why
- Day 09- Something you’re proud of in the past few days
- Day 10- Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad
- Day 11- Another picture of you and your friends
- Day 12- How you found out about WordPress and why you made one
- Day 13- A letter to someone who has hurt you
- Day 14- A picture of you and your family
- Day 15- Put your iPod on shuffle: First 10 songs that play
- Day 16- Another picture of yourself
- Day 17- Someone you would want to switch lives with for one day and why
- Day 18- Plans/dreams/goals you have
- Day 19- Nicknames you have; why do you have them
- Day 20- Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future
- Day 21- A picture of something that makes you happy
- Day 22- What makes you different from everyone else
- Day 23- Something you crave for a lot
- Day 24- A letter to your parents
- Day 25- What I would find in your bag
- Day 26- What you think about your friends
- Day 27- Why are you doing this 30 day challenge
- Day 28- A picture of you last year and now, how have you changed since then?
- Day 29- In this past month, what have you learned
- Day 30- Who are you?
Who’s in? ;-{)