Yesterday marked the debut of the 2009 Whiskerino - the four-month beard growing "contest" that I've been curating since 2003. It's absolutely a beast of a project and we've got more participants this year than ever before. It never ceases to amaze me how many people want to showcase their beard growing on the Internet! It's also a bizarre phenomena in that I've made a host of legitimate friends through this activity; but that's sorta the point I suppose.

I could go on and on about the oddness that is Whiskerino but, at its heart, it's a great thing and I'm happy to be having it one last time. I'm also looking forward to having a giant beard on my face again.