blah blah blah
my college sociology teacher (j. mark thomas--whom i took 5 classes from because i liked him so much) used to start out most of his semesters with the same theory; that we, as animals, make our appearance such that it invites the type of person with whom we want to have a relationship (friendly or otherwise). and i have never been totally in agreement with that, because of my own appearance. i firmly hold the belief that i appear and act the way i do in order to save myself the time and/or trouble of talking to someone who doesn't have the decency or patience to get to know me before forming their opinion. this is probably why i have a hard time concerning myself with other peoples' perceptions of me.
i know none of you who see me more than once a year are ever very shocked at the amount of metal on my face, so you might not understand.
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In a way, though, doesn't your professed reason (to dissuade the closed-minded) accomplish the same thing as what your sociology professor taught? You choose your contacts, but by exclusion instead of invitation.
Posted by: Colin | March 3, 2005 9:12 PM
I love your metal face.
Posted by: fashion_viktim | March 3, 2005 10:03 PM