Not What It's Cracked Up To Be by myautofocuslife

Not What It's Cracked Up To Be

It's a mosaic wall at a park I go to. This T-shirt is a favorite of mine. It's a simple white shirt with a simple graphic of a grey storm cloud, complete with lightning bolt and an angry face. Depicts my default mood wonderfully. I wear this shirt in the hope that people will steer clear of me. Even though I believe my default face should be enough of a deterrent. 8D

(What default face? Well, I suffer from Chronic Bitchface Syndrome: http://365project.org/myautofocuslife/365/2012-03-15 )

August is over! I've mixed it up for a month, trying a few new things, getting out of my comfort zone etc. And now the calendar thumbnails look colorful and weird. 8P

Come September, I'm going back to my old ways, the shots will be mostly green. Will be mostly bugs and spiders. It'll be boring. If bugs and spiders are not your thing, I highly recommend un-following me. 8)

Pretty
August 30th, 2012  
Love the mosaic. I had a similar t-shirt--with a crazy looking cat and the caption, "I AM PERFECTLY CALM". Guess I wore it too much, had to throw it away because it was worn out ; (
August 30th, 2012  
Fabulous shot Livia, as close to a selfie as I think we will ever get! Good on ya girl! Love that T shirt
August 30th, 2012  
What a cool selfie! Love your tshirt!
August 30th, 2012  
Well, your T-shirt and shadows of it matche in colour with the mosaic. A very interesting find!
August 30th, 2012  
Bob
Like the mosaic.
August 30th, 2012  
Your storm cloud is allowed. It defines you. Today, I have the same cloud above me.
August 30th, 2012  
LOL. Love it.
August 30th, 2012  
green is always good
but this is very cool too
August 30th, 2012  
Love the shot. Hope you're not falling to pieces yourself!
August 30th, 2012  
Great selfie! Love the mosaic and your tshirt!
August 30th, 2012  
LOL nice selfie!
August 30th, 2012  
Very cool shot!
August 30th, 2012  
Great selfie, I like the little face on the T shirt, he looks grumpy in a good way. Lovely mosaic wall.
August 30th, 2012  
*waves* Fab pattern and texture.
No deleting! ;)
August 30th, 2012  
Lovely Selfie, great shot
August 30th, 2012  
v cool
August 30th, 2012  
Love reading your description ~ I will keep you I think :-)

CBF ~ made me laugh :-)

Cool shot!
August 30th, 2012  
You do great photos, no matter what the subject. Love this mosaic+semi-selfie. Well composed.
August 30th, 2012  
Ian
Like the photo and description. Looking forward to the green shots!
August 30th, 2012  
Interesting selfie!
August 30th, 2012  
Very cool selfie!!
August 30th, 2012  
And look at it's angry face!! Cool, funky selfie almost:).
August 30th, 2012  
Cool mosaic with the partial selfie! :) I'm very into green, spiders, and bugs. Bring it!
August 30th, 2012  
Yeah, in case you haven't noticed, some of us love you for your clouds and bitchiness. We don't scare off that easily.
August 30th, 2012  
Graet partial selfie, you're not even a bit as fierce as you describe. The mosaic is beautiful and regardlesss of colour or subject I love your captures.
August 30th, 2012  
Very cool shot. I love your T-shirt xx
August 30th, 2012  
They're not my thing but I just can't miss your talent for an entire month!
August 30th, 2012  
Very cool find, great idea for the selfie!
August 30th, 2012  
You did it! A selfie. Well done and I love the tee!
August 30th, 2012  
Great mosaic and selfie, very creative :)
August 30th, 2012  
A very clever shot :D
August 30th, 2012  
Well I`m pretty self-willed so I don`t listen to you and I`m staying.
( The only women that has scares me was my Mum when she was angry with me when I have been a misbehave boy ).
A great and creative finding for doing a selfie
August 30th, 2012  
Clever and interesting.
August 30th, 2012  
Creative selfie. I love the mosaic and the angle. I am a sufferer of Chronic Bitchface Syndrome too. :P
August 30th, 2012  
What an interesting wall Livia, and we see a bit more of you.
August 30th, 2012  
Great shot. love the texture and relfection.
August 30th, 2012  
Cool shot! The composition is great!
August 30th, 2012  
You can't delete this!! It's too fun! ;) Cute shirt too. :)
August 30th, 2012  
Nice selfie =) I'll be sticking around for the green stuff!
August 31st, 2012  
Great selfie and I sympathise with the default face as I'm a fellow sufferer! I like your tast in shirts too :)
August 31st, 2012  
Great selfie!
August 31st, 2012  
Two selfies...what is the world coming to? Love this partial selfie and I must say you are the only 365er that regularly encourages people to stop following you! Ha!
August 31st, 2012  
When I look at your calendar, I see wonderful soft and calm colours. When I look at mine, I see hard, strong, dark ones. It's hard to imagine someone who takes such delicate pictures can have Chronic Bitchface Syndrome lol Looking forward to your images next month!
August 31st, 2012  
cool selfie!
August 31st, 2012  
Such a cool way to do selfie! FYI, I love all your work, your bugs don't bug me :)
August 31st, 2012  
Great abstract selfie. Beautiful mosaic. Great shot all together.
August 31st, 2012  
Very pretty mosaic and I still a little selfie in there too!!!
August 31st, 2012  
now how hard did you have to work to get you face in that tiny little square so we could not see it? great semi-selfie! and NO, I will not unfollow you!
August 31st, 2012  
Yay finally another selfie =)
Great capture, love the mosaic, lovely tones and textures =)
August 31st, 2012  
Outstanding and very clever idea for a shot,,
August 31st, 2012  
very fun selfie! looks like a puzzle the way it's broken up
August 31st, 2012  
Cute shot and great shirt!
August 31st, 2012  
Love the selfie! So creative and different!
August 31st, 2012  
Fabulous idea for a selfie.
August 31st, 2012  
Haha, great shot....and its almost a selfie....almost. Love it!
August 31st, 2012  
I love this and that shirt is so awesome.
August 31st, 2012  
LOL Livia!! Well you know you will always have a follow from me! I love your green and your Bugs!! Hey this is a great shot! love how you got the t-shirt in there and i love your story behind it! I should get me one!! loll!..Love the colors of the cracked glass also!
August 31st, 2012  
Fabulous mosaic selfie! :D
August 31st, 2012  
nicely composed
August 31st, 2012  
@wannabe Haha! I've just added your comment to my profile! XD Big numbers scare me. 8D
August 31st, 2012  
Ha-ha , your T-shirt is hillarious. Thanks for showing it to us. Perfect for you, but also very cute. Do you have any other that we should see ?
August 31st, 2012  
a very creative shot.. I love it...
August 31st, 2012  
@bardejov Heh. I have another T-shirt I wear often, it's black, and says "DEATH" in big grey letters across the chest. Then, in smaller letters, it says "our nation's number one killer". I love it, but always have to remind myself not to wear it if I'm going to the clinic or hospital. XD
August 31st, 2012  
@myautofocuslife LOL , that's a good one too.
August 31st, 2012  
Very cool shot. Love how your face is just in the right place to be anonymous.
August 31st, 2012  
This is so awesome! It is funny how where your face would be reflected it is not! Dd you clone it out? I love the mosaic, quirky angle, the reflection...and you know I won't unfollow you for posting bugs and spiders! Bring 'em on!
August 31st, 2012  
@espyetta Nope, I didn't edit or clone my face out, this shot was the only one of about 7 or 8 that turned out like that! The rest showed my face (which was behind the camera anyway). I think that piece of mosaic must have been sticking up at a slight angle or something. Lucky me! XD
August 31st, 2012  
Lin
and the one tile as a mask... wonderful composition!
August 31st, 2012  
Very cool selfie!
August 31st, 2012  
Rob
Love your T shirt and the mosaic! Nicely captured!
August 31st, 2012  
Oh. This is a fantastic idea for a selfie
August 31st, 2012  
Nice eye to spot this photo opportunity. Nicely done.
August 31st, 2012  
I just love this shot Livia!.....and the creativity behind it!.....great T shirt! : )
August 31st, 2012  
Your narratives always crack me up. No way would I un-follow you ;-) Creative selfie behind that lovely mosaic and the t-shirt is so cool.
August 31st, 2012  
Very cool shot! Love all the little tiles and your t-shirt. Loved your pics this month, but looking forward to the return of the spideys too :)
August 31st, 2012  
Gorgeous mosaic,
August 31st, 2012  
Haha, love the caption and the commentary. Don't care what you shoot, love it all.
August 31st, 2012  
I love the mosaic and the 'almost' selfie. And I like your t-shirt. Good on you for mixing it up this month...but I like your bugs too!
August 31st, 2012  
Cool Selfie - great composition - definitely not unfollowing you!
August 31st, 2012  
Love the mosaic, your selfie T-shirt, and your ever so wry commentary! You remind me of Lemony Snicket, a children's author of A Series of Unfortunate Events. In the preface of every book, he says something to the effect "If you're looking for a cheerful, happy book filled with all kinds of wonderful things happening to the orphans, you're in for a big disappointment. This book will bring the orphans nothing but misery and despair. You'd be better off by putting down this book and finding something that will make you happy and joyous." My students always think this is the funniest thing - they always say, "Why does he always warn us not to read his books - they're all so funny!" KInd of like you Livia - you tell us how pessimistic you are and how we'll all be bored with your green bug photos, but we love your sense of humor and your wonderful photos! I, too, am looking forward to seeing more jumping spiders!
August 31st, 2012  
I have to fav this for the fact that you captured it in such a way that the one tile that should reflect your face is clearly not doing so. Awesome composition, detail and lighting. Love the shirt too. By the way...your calender view for August is great. But can't wait for more spiders.
August 31st, 2012  
Very cool and creative shot, Livia. I like your shirt and the mosaic is so interesting looking.
August 31st, 2012  
Nia
Cracked up by CBF! Enjoy following you, for your photos and your comments. We love funky, different shirts in our family. One of the funniest was one that wasn't even meant to be funny. My pregnant S-I-L came to visit and wondered why she was getting some looks in the airports - her t-shirt said DIE BURGER. In South Africa where she is from its one of the daily newspapers, it reads differently in Afrikaans.
August 31st, 2012  
Don't delete! We don't really see you, and I like the composition!
August 31st, 2012  
What a great creative selfie! There is a lot of metaphor in this. Wonderful. :)
August 31st, 2012  
ha! why do you insist, anyway? you know it's not going to happen. hahahaha! you are such a tease, girlfriend. nice selfie, i think you're starting to give in, if august was just a little bit longer. :-)
August 31st, 2012  
Lol! Great little selfie! I do love that shirt!
September 1st, 2012  
@myautofocuslife well, it is great! Love it!
September 1st, 2012  
Very creative! love the selfie and shirt!
September 1st, 2012  
very cool selfie. love the shirt, love the mosaic. Hey! - did you clone out the square that would show part of your face?
September 1st, 2012  
A great, big, definitely cracked but grateful "THANK YOU!" to everyone for stopping by!

Selfies still make me nervous. Your comments make me grateful. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. It makes a difference, it keeps me going, and it's 80 more shots to the finish line! (Way too early to start counting down, but I can't help myself, I really want to finish already. XD )

September 1st, 2012  
I don't believe what you say about yourself, Livia. I think you're a nice person and great to be with. Your narratives give you up. This is a beautiful and very creative shot.
September 1st, 2012  
Great selfie Livia. I hear you on the countdown thing : I have 35 to go, and the way I've felt this week, I can't wait to be done either.
September 1st, 2012  
Nat
Liv - inside every cloud there is a story....Great 'selfie'
September 1st, 2012  
Cool shot and cool caption. Really like this shot.
September 1st, 2012  
You're getting much braver with the selfies Livia! A very cool t-shirt and great shot!
September 1st, 2012  
Cool selfie! Love the mosaics too!
September 1st, 2012  
Love the mosaic and creative selfie.
September 1st, 2012  
that's awesome!
September 1st, 2012  
A beautiful selfie - and very interesting to look at. The t-shirt is great - no way it will keep people away from you though :-).
September 1st, 2012  
I refer to my own CBS many times since you originally referred to it way back when! Love this expression! Great mosaic and an...almost selfie!!
September 1st, 2012  
real cool selfie! Love your tshirt
September 2nd, 2012  
Great cracked selfie
September 2nd, 2012  
I await the day you do a full selfie ¦). Cool idea and shot here!
September 3rd, 2012  
Mel
great tshirt! and selfie :) i have enjoyed your august and impressed at your self challenge to shake it up, but im glad your bugs are coming back again :)
September 3rd, 2012  
Ha! Love this shot - great idea here :) Really enjoyed stepping back and reading about bitch-face!
September 3rd, 2012  
Haha! I've been told I have an angry face too! Lovely half-selfie :)
September 5th, 2012  
You're trying to scare people off and you got so many comments? Your angry face didn't work, did it? Your are the best bug-shooter of all Livia, why would we go away?
September 5th, 2012  
dont panic
September 6th, 2012  
This is a great shot! Love the shirt! :-)
September 6th, 2012  
Cool Livia :)
January 19th, 2014  
I saw your photo in the selfie thread....hope you're keeping well :-)
January 19th, 2014  
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