not particularly. it's, well, human. :) that is the core of the problem.
What things do you like about it?
that, despite being human, it works ok. not great, but ok. it gets me around enough so i can enjoy parts of the planet. i like my hands, they're very handy (pun not particularly intended). opposing thumbs rule. my hair feels nice; i wish i had fur like it all over.
What would you change about it if you could?
make it so it works, feels, and looks like the body in my mind. oh, more realistically, *heh*? get eye surgery to correct my vision (but i am scared shitless of mucking around with my eyes since they do work, if not well). fix my brain chemistry so the depression goes away -- maybe they'll actually figure out a way to do that within my lifetime. fix my beginning RSI because it's making my hands less handy. extend my lifespan. woops; back to unrealistic. :)
i mostly don't worry much about body image. the usual messages society sends roll off my back pretty well -- i think because i already had my own image in mind long before i listened to what society was yapping about, and i am just not unhappy per se that my body doesn't match society's beauty standard, because that is really small potatoes compared to not matching the body i really would like.
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Re: from housework to headwork
Date: 2004-06-03 10:26 pm (UTC)not particularly. it's, well, human. :) that is the core of the problem.
What things do you like about it?
that, despite being human, it works ok. not great, but ok. it gets me around enough so i can enjoy parts of the planet. i like my hands, they're very handy (pun not particularly intended). opposing thumbs rule. my hair feels nice; i wish i had fur like it all over.
What would you change about it if you could?
make it so it works, feels, and looks like the body in my mind. oh, more realistically, *heh*? get eye surgery to correct my vision (but i am scared shitless of mucking around with my eyes since they do work, if not well). fix my brain chemistry so the depression goes away -- maybe they'll actually figure out a way to do that within my lifetime. fix my beginning RSI because it's making my hands less handy. extend my lifespan. woops; back to unrealistic. :)
i mostly don't worry much about body image. the usual messages society sends roll off my back pretty well -- i think because i already had my own image in mind long before i listened to what society was yapping about, and i am just not unhappy per se that my body doesn't match society's beauty standard, because that is really small potatoes compared to not matching the body i really would like.