The Viking Look

I realize that my facial hair is not and likely will never be particularly impressive.  If I neglect shaving for more than a week, I definitely develop more than stubble, but it's still too transparent to call it a real beard; I'm skeptical it would get much better (denser, really) in more time.  And any less itchy.  At it's best, the most I'd say for it is that it's noticeable.

However, the feedback I've gotten when I've grown the "beard" out its longest has actually been pretty positive, from a few interesting and perhaps unexpected sources.  So it's worth messing around with, at the very least for purposes of conversation.  On that note, with a nod to the Johnson ancestors this time, I've dubbed it the "Viking look."

Winter 2011 will be remembered as a somewhat productive period of experimentation.  Through a combination of dermatological reasons and pure laziness, I've let it grow out a few times, usually well more than a week but never much more than two.  I guess I'll update with a new image if at some point I can outdo this.  But for now, here's Dan's Viking look: