watching expired appliances align

such cute little safety scissors

i think i'm only shaving once a week now. i have no idea how i let this habit become so infrequent. last night i finally put blade to cheek and cleared the stubble from my skin. i was in such a non-shaving mood that i didn't exfoliate first. i didn't use shaving lotion. i barely even let the water get hot. with the razor i didn't vary from my current sideburns / goatee (van dyke?) pattern. stubble was allowed to remain below the corners of my mouth and next to my 'soul patch' area. i've decided to try for a more complete look when it comes to my chin feathers. of course, after shaving i pulled the scissors from my dresser drawer and trimmed the hairs on my moustache and chin. they're now short and just four days past some sort of miami vice length stubble. growing and shaving a beard is always such a fascinating work in progress.

in another note - today's washington post had a great article about bourbon. i'm sure the pictures in the print edition made it even better.