Because people wanted pictures. . .

[xiphias]

And, just to round it out,

Comments

Cool Pics

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

Seeing you looking like that, I wonder when the body-modifications nuts will try and go for the permanent Chrome-Dome look, as in actually metal coated. "Super-Hero bounces Laser-Beams off his Mighty Brow" ;-)

Gain some weight and people might confuse you with Steve Balmer.

Re: Cool Pics

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

Looking at photos of Steve Ballmer, I don't think he's significantly heavier than I am . . . (I'm 200 pounds/91 kg, and 5'5"/165 cm)

Hmmm

[shmuelisms.livejournal.com]

You don't look that short OR heavy in the photos I've seen at your web-site. I'm a string-bean at 75Kg /188cm (165lb /6'3").

Re: Hmmm

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

I get that a lot, even in person. As near as I can figure, my legs are relatively short, so my torso is proportionally longer than one would expect, so, sitting down, people assume that I'd be somewhat taller than I am. And, even when I'm standing next to someone, they often don't notice that they're looking down at me. I don't know why.

As far as weight goes, nobody guesses that I'm as heavy as I am. Which, when I was studying a full-contact martial art, was rather fun -- people would occasionally attempt to tackle me, and bounce. I am carrying about 20 pounds more fat than I'd like to, but the height-weight charts suggest that I should be 150 pounds.

The last time I was 150 pounds, I was rail-thin -- and 5 feet tall.

Re: Hmmm

[teddywolf.livejournal.com]

My Dad follows the height weight charts. I hates 'em. I told him I'd accept a Body Mass Index measure but not Height Weight - so he found something that claimed to be a BMI index. Funny, it acted just like a height/weight chart... oh well, I pointed it out to him.