The guy in the pic, Ed Abbey, is a little younger than me, other than that we look remarkably similar with the same beard. Truthfully now I'm going to admit the reason I didn't post a real selfie is that I haven't figured out how to post pics from my phone. I know it's got to hosted somewhere and I've tried but I think my brain's unable to make connections with computers as easily as young brains do. I've given up trying now and besides, I've used Ed's picture to represent me for so long now when I look in a mirror I'm a little surprised to see me instead of Ed.
I'm just a mysterious person even irl. I like my voice to be separate from my looks. I feel faces draw conclusions to a degree... I like to see if the words match your mental image. The imagination is a fun experiment...
It’s both for me. The mysteriousness allows us to get to know someone’s personality to an extent, without having their appearance influence how you interpret their words. BUT I also enjoy seeing what a person looks like after you’ve interacted with them for a while. It’s cool to see if a person’s looks reflect and match their personality, or not. Do you think most people’s personalities match the way they look?
One of my fave things about a forum is not knowing what people look like, getting to know them for a while then seeing it. I rarely have a face for someone in my minds eye. You all look like this in my head I like eventually seeing people's faces because it helps me remember who's who via username too. The paranoia in this thread makes me not wanna post one either, even though my first couple avis were selfies. I'm too open now. It's easier to hide behind stonercat.