01/21/2005 Entry: "Putting Your Best Faces Forward."

The thing I find most interesting about The Face Transformer are my reactions to the pictures—or rather, mostly my lack thereof. While I find the "Afro-Caribean" me pretty handsome, and the "Modigliani" me a nice painting, it's only the "Older Adult" photo that really makes me stop. Maybe that's because I know that in my lifetime I'll never be able to change my race, won't shift my gender identity, can't go back to looking like a child or a baby. But I will get old. I find myself looking at that image and wondering, is this the face I'll see in the mirror years from now? Will I mind that change? Or will I even notice the change?

I pointed out that one to The Boyfriend. "This is what you'll be waking up to in a few years. Just so you know." He seemed OK with the idea. I think that's a sign that he's a keeper.

(I will also confess to my own vanity: I debated about posting these because I really needed a haircut when I took the original photo. But if I'm going to post Apeman Casey, there's really no point in pretending to be proud, is there?)

Replies: 4 comments

You kinda get Steve Jobsian there.

Posted by Nala @ 01/22/2005 06:24 PM PST

You are one hot African-American motherfucker.

Posted by John Kusch @ 01/24/2005 08:33 PM PST

I like the first one best. ;)

Posted by Chas. @ 01/27/2005 07:48 AM PST

Man - I'm luving the morphing action.

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(click check it out to see mine)

Posted by Aaron @ 02/01/2005 01:35 PM PST