Important update, everyone: as of today, my fullbeard attempt has been terminated. I'm back to a Van Dyke now. Later this afternoon, I'll be posting picture updates of what the sides looked like a week short of 4 months (i.e., today). I realized the fullbeard just wasn't meeting my expectations yet, and I'd like to try again several months to a year from now. I'd also like to say a very sincere thank you to everybody who's accompanied me and given encouragement here. I would have given up a month in if it weren't for all of you, jasjes especially. Your words and advice have meant a lot.

The reason I decided to go back to a Van Dyke now is that I have 2 presentations for 2 classes this week and next, and I want to look as presentable as possible, and also, none of my classmates this semester have seen me without my fullbeard attempt going. And although I don't know what they thought of it, I wanted them to see me with a more intentional-looking style of facial hair, before the semester ends.

Once again, thank you everyone. I may keep this thread updated with mustache progress, since I want to go without trimming that for a while, but I look forward to reigniting it with another fullbeard attempt several months from now.

I'll post the pre-termination pictures after my class today.