Hair project

Despite Beyond Blue’s not-great track record caring for gay and lesbian youth in need of support, I’m going to do the Movember thing. But (ho-ho!) I’m not going to do any money stuff. That’ll show them. It’s just a good excuse to muck about with hair, which I really like doing.

For over a decade, and up until a month ago, I was a member of the Goatee Nation . I shaved it off to reacquaint myself with my chin, which hadn’t been part of my life for quite some time. I’m going to use Movember to grow it back (maybe to keep, maybe not).

But wait, there’s more.

I’ve noticed that without the goatee, I’ve had to shave nearly every day, otherwise the goatee-part will quite visibly grow back. The rest of my facial hair seems to grow at a much more leisurely pace. I’m wondering if this is true of all my body hair: are there bits that grow faster than others, and if so, why?

Here come the science: On the evening of 31 October, I’m going to shave all the hair off my body. Yes, all the hair. No, you probably didn’t need to know that. From 1 November, I will not shave anything anywhere. On 30 November, I will measure indicative hair and report my findings here for you, gentle reader.

I’m sure you’re fascinated. I know I am.