Hey Alan thanks for the comment! You know, I am already shooting for length: my 13 weeks goal is in early March, then I'll throw in another 4 weeks or so for ScarfFace's April's Fools challenge, so it will be 17 weeks altogether. Honest right now I'm in two minds, I want to grow a longish beard this time, but my weaknesses are already apparent - even if it fills in to some extent it will always be weak on the sides and bottom-heavy - just exactly how much will determine if I keep it eventually. On the other hand I could get rid of the weak sides and do a good Riker, but I'm not sure if that style can work well to a lot of length, it might easily turned into the dreaded neard. I think the length I'm at now would be just about perfect for a Riker. But as they say, time shall tell!

As for shaving your head, give it a thought - I think it's something everyone should try at least once, same as growing a beard really luckily, even if it turns out to be a mistake, it's self-repairing.