I think that being hard on myself is my leading characteristic, but I'm working on it. It seems to be a hazard of the gender due to whacked out socialization.

I really wasn't at all offended and thought it was funny and got the absurdist thing. I just happened to see it again after getting back a bunch of Christmas pictures and was all negative over seeing way too many pictures (3!) of myself. I'm hoping the next generation of women is a lot less neurotic than ours and above, but it's not looking good...

Over the angst (really!),
patt*

For what it's worth, I do believe that it's looking good for the next generation of females. But admittedly, my criteria is probably different than yours.

Patt***, why don't you just get a tatoo on the small of your back? Then you'll feel much better.

That's my next step!

I've got to go external, as is the way of the world

patt*