When I first moved to New York, I noticed the crowds, the tall buildings, and the ridiculous facial hair on most of my male williamsburg hipster neighbors. Most of them looked as if they'd coated their face with a hot glue gun haphazardly and laid under a barbers chair for 20 minutes. It almost seemed like a rite of passage for a male NYC resident to have a go at a moustache/beard/goatee/the word "Slave" on one's face. So here's my account of my entry into the 'stache club:

I was eating and drinking with my buddies Dan and Kit at inoteca a few weeks ago, and apparently, Dan and I discussed growing moustaches. I didn't really remember the conversation, and certainly didn't think that we'd decided to grow them together, but when I went to work, later that week, Dan had the beginnings of a nice 'stache and I had bupkis. So, naturally, he said, "What the fuck, dude? Where the hell's your 'stache?" Like I said, I didn't really remember our talk, so I asked Kit: "Did Dan and I agree to grow moustache's together?"
kit: "Yes, y'all did"
me: "Oh...ok. I think I'll grow a Fu Manchu/Josh Brolin extendo/70's pornstar/redneck childmolester type thing"
kit: "Sounds awesome"
So here's the result of my not shaving my upper lip for over a month. Pretty fun, eh? Now this may be like a distant star in that by the time you see this, it may not even exist anymore. Or maybe it'll adorn my mug for a while to come. I'm having fun with it now, but it's has it's drawbacks. Like every time I try to smell a glass of wine, I get a whiff of my moustache mingled with black currants/leather/minerality/insert bullshit wine descriptive term here. Y'all can help me decide: should I keep the 'stache or lose the 'stache. Or rather, should I lose the 'stache now or later. Cause I gotta tell you...I'm about 95% sure that this is not going to be with me till I die. I know that just as I felt compelled to grow it, one day, I'll feel irresistably compelled to shave it. Let me know, oh my distinguished myspace friends: should I keep it for a while, or shave that shit tonight? Let your voices be heard!