Elf or Viking

I rather amuse my wife at times. Yesterday, for example, she burst out laughing when she looked at me after I got up from our tv lunch. Since laughter is the best medicine, I now share with you what she saw. Go ahead and laugh; I have no shame. She said I looked like an elf with those things on my ears  

One of my weird realities is that in certain positions, my hearing aids weigh heavily on me. In point of fact, my ears can get rather sore. Thus, Sue has provided me with little pads that she uses to apply makeup. They soften the impact. 

Usually, one ear bothers me more than the other, but yesterday, I couldn’t determine which ear was worse. I kept switching the one pad back and forth but then realized that I could do both ears at once.

Sue said I looked like an elf. Then, she dug out a Christmas elf hat to complete the look. What do you think?

That evening, we attended a little camera club meetup. After showing my elfin selfies to Bob, he thought he could present me better. He snuck a shot and did this with AI.

I think I look better as a Viking than I do as an elf, but I think elfin me is more amusing. Whatcha think?