Project X-3: Grow A Beard

This may well be ill-advised. Only time will tell. I haven't shaved for about a week now and things are feeling decidedly beard-like. However, whenever I look in the mirror it still just looks unkempt and straggly rather than like an actual beard. I think I'll give it another week or so and if it still looks crap I'll shave it off. I haven't grown one since 1991 so this could be interesting...