It's important that this be the subject of a major philanthropic organization's 'research and studies' grant ... I mean, if money can be wasted on finding answers to things like why young girls like to have sex, well, DUH ... THIS is much more pressing ... Enquiring minds, 'n all that ...

Yesterday, I was taking a walk for no apparent reason other than I like to take long walks sometimes. I find that it helps -- if I'm stuck on a plot point or some other element in a story I'm working on, the walking seems to clear out my brain and very often a useful idea occurs to me.

Anyway, a car went by and there were four or five teenage girls in it. One of them yelled, "Hey, I want your baby!" I said, "I don't have one, you'll have to look elsewhere."

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People complain about the ubiquitous MySpace-style camera-phone-in-bathroom-mirror pics that have become something of a cliche by now.

I decided to parody the form by taking the stupidity level up a notch. This picture is me using a Pentax Optio SV camera to take a picture of me taking a picture of myself in a bathroom mirror with a camera phone. I know, it's way too subtle. I took the picture last weekend, in the bathroom of a small business establishment, and posted it as my main pic on a couple of sites, because I think it's art.

One of the sites I posted it on is what's called an "Alternative" site, although I'm not entirely clear on "Alternative" to what. But I figured there seem to be a lot of pseudo- and quasi-artistic types there, so what the hell.

And the profile views have just exploded off the charts since I put that pic up yesterday.

Now I'm wondering if there's some gene that causes women to notice cell-phone-bathroom-mirror pics. Well, that's why we have Research Foundations.

Lex: Could it be that now someone who is an aspiring photographer, (and incidentally looks like Billie Piper) will notice your cellphone-bathroom-mirror pic and read your profile only to discover that she is your perfect match? She's out there somewhere. Not wanting children, not drinking AND the thought of turning you into a goat would never cross her mind. Hope the new pic works. It can only be a matter of time.

I have seen hundreds of similar pics, no one as of yet has ever been able to explain why "that" is supposed to be "cool." It looks pretty stupid and vane at best.

i looked it at

i was like what the h e double hockey sticks is he doing with a camera up and a phone taking dual pics damn he's pimping

Lex, you forgot to have one of those dumb expressions on your face while taking that pic, I'm fairly certain it's standard bathroom pic criteria

It's like they can only deal with a very small bit of technology, otherwise their heads will explode.

I have often wondered about profile photos with baseball caps & sunglasses

I just thought you were taking up stereoscopic photography

I'm devastated you've made my confession public domain ... <--- Head exploding