Bear, first off, I love the shirt and you wear it well :) Second, I really like the effect you got by using topaz adjust (at least it looks like topaz adjust) and I think you did it just right. I find that I get a little carried away with topaz and fudge up more shots then I help so I've moved away from it for now until I can control myself :)
It's a great shot and it fitting for this challenge and it scored well.
hey bear, piece of advise: stay away from combining self portraits and hdr-ish tone mapping. yes it's grungy, kinda disturbing and thought provoking, but just doesn't make for a good photo...don't take it personally, i'm only talking about photography here. ;)
Penitent repentant, contrite. I'm penitent. Maybe it comes with age.
Love this, and I think it fits the Grunge theme very well. Was the choice of the martini glass shirt intentional? LOL Keep them coming this one is great.