michael pascoe

I can advise that when ordering a turkey and cranberry sandwich, you should not compromise with chicken instead of turkey, and you should definitely not subsequently decide to add avocado and pepper.

It’s funny how much faith we have in soap. Considering we don’t even know what it actually is. We do know it’s not disinfectant. We know that you can eat it – so it can’t be that full-on. Yet we fully believe that it magically makes our hands clean and germ free. The only time I don’t really trust soap is when I go to a public toilet and there is an old cake of soap that is dirty and cracked. At that point, I start to question Soap’s abilities. I find myself thinking “Soap, you don’t look very clean. How do I know that you can really clean me if you can’t keep yourself clean? … I don’t know, I think I might be cleaner if I don’t touch you? I don’t think I trust you Soap.” But in the end, I usually give in. Soap wins again.

To all Melbourne folks who are on annual leave at the moment,

Please would you leave town. It is awesome here now without you, and it would be great if you would consider not coming back (or at least just stay at home and don’t travel to work or go to cafes).

Thank you very much.

Ps. This doesn’t apply to Ross. Ross, it would be good if you could come back to work.

I just hope I don’t run out of steam

I started a search in google today. My search term started with “mini”. As I typed, the following auto suggestions from Google appeared (based on other people’s searches)

I had never before thought of getting a mini ninja, but now that I know about them I can’t wait to get one.

23 days growth now.. I haven’t found the real personality of my chops yet. I’ve trimmed them a little yesterday, but I think I might still be pushing them a bit too hard. I might do some more trimming over the next few days to find their true identity. We’ll see. Donate and they might reveal themselves.

I feel like you can finally tell that I have chops now. I am now noticibly missing hair on my chin and mo. So much so, that when I see a guy on the street with a goatee , I can’t help but think “You complete me”.  Yes, I know. Weird.  Sorry Sarah.

For the record, it’s 13 days along, and I am starting to get quite a few comments from people – most of them not good! Help me get the past the abuse,  donate here

Well I’m 8 days into the chop growth now, and I’ve discovered something: My mo grows a LOT faster than the rest of my beard. So I’m sorry to say, but my chops are struggling to be noticed. I’ve put a few pics up though.    Maybe they will grow faster if you donate?

Just thought I better post a picture of me clean shaven.

I feel very naked.

I can once again feel the cool breeze on my cheeks, and the smooth sheet as it caresses my chin.  Yes, I have removed the cobwebs from my razor and attacked the beard – which is now, sadly, no more.

But it’s not all bad news. Soon, I will (hopefully) be sporting a great set of side burns. I’ve seen pics of my dad in the 70s with ‘em, so I reckon it’s about time I had a set myself.  Why? Well, besides being cool, growing them can actually help raise funds for charity.

How?  It’s easy: I grow them, and you give money. Seeing my naked face is probably good enough to pay for to start with; Chops on top is just a bonus!

So lets get started.  I’ll grow my chops and post pictures, you can check-out how much I have raised, and most importantly you can donate.