Alienation, too

 

 
In November 2006, I explored my inner alien in a post called Alienation. Besides being an opportunity to crudely put my face on the alien from the movie Alien, it was a pretty good exploration of how I felt about the inner conflict about fitting in versus standing out. My younger self captured it pretty well, so pat on the back to you (me).  It is a topic I've always struggled with. I want to be me, but I also want to be liked and those two don't always equate. 

But back to the opportunity to put my face on the alien from Alien, ChatGPT did a much better job at bringing out the beastly alien within me.

I joked with it that that was a face only a mother would love because it is downright scary looking. I couldn't leave it at that, though. I asked for sharper teeth and Chat obliged.

Now this is a character that probably would have difficulty making friends, but you'd always get your own seat on the train. It is how I feel at times, especially as I age.

But back to October 2006 briefly, I did a post called Daily Exorcise and made a Linda Blair version of me. 

It was kind of in the same vein as this t-shirt design I did a couple of years ago.

After a few false starts battling with ChatGPT's guard rails (who are real party poopers BTW) I was able to recreate a possessed version of my current self.

It does greatly represent those days when people avoid me because "Tim looks like he is having a bad day." 

It's a pity about the carpet, too.