11 Weeks: Portrait of a Young Man as a Blogger
If Cass could spell and type (not to say that he can't), he might have his very own blog--a tell-all account of babyhood, as seen through the eyes of a real baby. It would be pensive, engaging, erudite and wrought with intelligent baby humor. And with every blog, comes the obligatory, expressive digital self-portrait.
This is the common artsy approach. The one that says: I'm not trying to be creative, I just am. See how I'm not centered? That's not on purpose. Because I see things differently than the rest of you.
In this regularly imitated shot, the blogger shows off his (often feigned) fine taste in literature, as if to say: I don't want you to like me because I'm good looking, I want you to realize you're dealing with a keen scholar type. Cass is quite the bookworm.
A common ploy to mislead readers, the blogger often photographs himself in a way that makes him look like something he's not (29 years old instead of 40 or "built" instead of fat). From the back, Cass looks shockingly like a five-year-old boy, making his critical thinking skills that much more believable.
This is a smug approach to vanity. The blogger uses reverse psychology to make you feel superficial about wondering what he looks like. When, in reality, he's either too modest or too ugly to post his photo. Cass is neither--he just thought he'd try to trick you. Gotcha!
If this was Cass's self-portrait, his blog would be called something self-depreciating like "The Yawn," so he wouldn't seem arrogant--like he was trying to make other, less advanced babies (who can't spell yet) feel inferior.
This is the common artsy approach. The one that says: I'm not trying to be creative, I just am. See how I'm not centered? That's not on purpose. Because I see things differently than the rest of you.
In this regularly imitated shot, the blogger shows off his (often feigned) fine taste in literature, as if to say: I don't want you to like me because I'm good looking, I want you to realize you're dealing with a keen scholar type. Cass is quite the bookworm.
A common ploy to mislead readers, the blogger often photographs himself in a way that makes him look like something he's not (29 years old instead of 40 or "built" instead of fat). From the back, Cass looks shockingly like a five-year-old boy, making his critical thinking skills that much more believable.
This is a smug approach to vanity. The blogger uses reverse psychology to make you feel superficial about wondering what he looks like. When, in reality, he's either too modest or too ugly to post his photo. Cass is neither--he just thought he'd try to trick you. Gotcha!
If this was Cass's self-portrait, his blog would be called something self-depreciating like "The Yawn," so he wouldn't seem arrogant--like he was trying to make other, less advanced babies (who can't spell yet) feel inferior.
posted by meghan at 9:07 AM
2 Comments:
meghan! he's so so cute. so are you.
colin linked me over here. it's nice to see you again, and so happy : D
<3 laura
seriously, can cass start his own blog? i'd like to hear what his feelings are about wearing blue sailin' britches.
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