What Am I?

[violaconspiracy]

I dress in the uniform dictated for me,

but I will only wear my own face.

I can swing a hammer,

but nails escape my notice.

"X" marks the spot,

but does not signify my destiny.

I don't bake buns in my kitchen.

What am I?

[Answer]
No true woman. I wear women's clothes but not makeup. I don't do my nails. I don't prefer "feminine"

Comments

[fodschwazzle]

This appeals to me.

[violaconspiracy]

You appeal to me.

[similiesslip]

I love how you did this and how you explain it. Very creative! Great job! :)

[violaconspiracy]

Thanks! I felt like the explanations were necessary, because the riddles themselves came out kind of opaque.

[mari4212]

Very well done.

[violaconspiracy]

Thank you!

[eternal_ot]

Amazing! Enjoyed this format. Well done!

[violaconspiracy]

Thanks! I like experimenting with different formats.

[halfshellvenus]

I liked the riddles here, and how each describes falling short by someone else's measure, even though you clearly are all of these things.

My baked goods have never deceived me.
I don't even know what that means, but I just like the idea of deceptive baked goods. :D

[violaconspiracy]

It's a reference to the game Portal. The main character is a "test subject" and is promised cake as a reward for completing the test. But at some point in the game, he starts seeing messages scrawled on walls that say "The cake is a lie." It's now a commonly-quoted line among gamers.

[halfshellvenus]

Ah, now "The cake is a lie" is something I _have_ heard. But independent of the source. :)