Mirror, mirror

Tonight, I was perusing my facebook pictures. I must admit that I was under the influence, as I am now. But, I realized that the face that is in the pictures i so unfamiliar to me. I had over 500 opportunities to say, "oh, that looks like me", but I never did. I dont know if everyone has this revelation when seeing themselves in print or pictures, but it disturbed me. 

From then, I evaluated what my thoughts are when I look in the mirror. I do look in the mirror everyday; to attempt to manufacture what I am supposed to look like when I leave my house. from this revelation came many thoughts.

FIRST THOUGHT:

- I always say that I am waaaaaay prettier in Atlanta than I am in DC.  Is that, in fact, because the mirrors in ATL altered my perception? Maybe I'm just more confident in ATL because I'm removed from a place where girls have to compete with one another.

SECOND THOUGHT

-How do we know that mirrors actually depict our reality/ Whomever created mirrors could have very well tweaked them to show us with larger noses... or bigger lips....or more squinty eyes. 

It seems like an absurd thing to think about, but it bothers me to think that the tool in which I have relied on for so long,  to show me how the world views me, may not be accurate.

So, it may be a national upset that mirrors serve little to no purpose. What actually is the purpose of reflection? from a mirror, of course.