"16 minutes shaving?!"

I'm a true newbie, but I haven't gotten a good, thorough straight razor shave down to less than forty-five minutes. I see this as time well spent.

These days, I could breeze through a DE shave (and still derive no small amount of pleasure from it still), but I've found the time spent stropping, lathering, stretching and learning strokes far too enjoyable to pass up now I've started. The sheer subtlety of the practice of shaving with a straight razor is something I've found myself eagerly anticipating as the days go by and I gladly reserve time now in my schedule to get in touch with my razors, prepare them and my face and work towards a better shave. It's a treat.

If you're looking for the most efficient method of shaving, I don't think this is it. I know I'm not going back, however.

EDIT:
Oh, right, I see. He's gone...