Still having issues with symmetry. Part of the problem is that shaving is an asymmetrical process if you do the whole thing with the razor in one hand. But then, if I tried to shave half of my face left-handed, the left side of my face would be a jagged bloody mess. I wonder if ambidextrous people are more likely to even out their goatees correctly?

Random almost-related observation… The classic conversation-at-the-driving-range scene in a movie or TV show amost always implies that one of the characters is left-handed, because they’re usually facing each other (and I’m pretty sure nobody would swing with their off-hand by choice).

I noticed this in the third season of Dexter – and Dexter was the one driving left-handed. This struck me as interesting because (a) it’s an ironic contrast with his name (”dexter” being Latin for “right”, from which we get “dextrous”), implying that he’s not what he seems to be; (b) the negative stigma of left-handedness would be a useful thing to associate with his character; and (c) I hadn’t noticed it before, and unfortunately I didn’t pay attention to it afterwards, but I’m about 80% sure he’s portrayed as right-handed everywhere else. On the other hand (pun strictly unintentional), I remember noticing that Brian from the first season was left-handed. But maybe I got that wrong too. Google was no help here.

It’s taken this long to work out what the conclusion of this aside is, but I think it’s that it’s annoying that they could have either made a slightly bigger deal all along about Dexter being left-handed, as a metaphor for him being more “sinister” than he seems on the surface, a possible direction that his name seems to set up but not explore; or, if he’s not left-handed, not randomly and inconsistently implying that he is. The most annoying thing is that if Miguel had been driving left-handed, they still would have been facing each other in that scene, and it would have implied those things about him, while also subtly setting them up as opposites, which would have been awesome.

Sorry, I’m overthinking this. The point is…

Um…

I’ll never have symmetrical facial hair.

Edit: Of course Dexter is right-handed. Ten points to the first person to leave a comment pointing out the completely obvious and umistakable clue that I just noticed.