A very good image which will invite the infamous bell curve. However, while not at all a portrait, the presentation is awesome and as such I am bumping it up.
somehow, i don't think you spent 4 hours in the make-up trailer, getting ready for this shoot...
interesting composition. the lighting gets your point across, pretty much the same way you would if you were holding up a convenience store (in that you really don't anyone to know just who you are).
Sure, I have days where I feel like a cybermonkey, too. (not really...what is a cybermonkey? I guess I'm feeling a little sarcastic :)
To each his own. Concerning the photograph, I think this has a lot of style. It's an in-your-face, gritty, and contrasty piece with attitude. I offer you a 6.