Thanks for the continued, and honest advice guys, much appreciated. I'll keep the faith for a while longer and see what happens. Frustrating that one area grows so well while the others are a dismal no-show. I'm 31 for crying out loud, I really thought beardiness would be upon me by now. My hopes of a full beard are probably a bit unrealistic, I'm not kidding myself. The circle beard just seems a bit of a cop-out, you know? Maybe it's just because that's not what I was after.

Still, thanks again. Hard not to feel intimidated by all your awesome beards, but you're all true gents. With the exception of that BrewMaster guy. Eesh.