With the age thing, I was regularly mistaken for older from the time I was eleven or so, on, but then, by my mid-thirties, the shift began and now if anything, people guess younger, when they do.
I am Barb in this regard.
Man, you just get darker and darker, and the weird thing is, your aura? Beige.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Aug 11, 2008 3:26:31 am PDT #2438 of 10003
Ginger - Aug 11, 2008 3:48:27 am PDT #2439 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Like JenP and Barb, I was usually thought of as older through my 20s and these days people seem to think I'm younger than I am, although perhaps they are erring on the side of nice or are confused by my Peter Pan lifestyle. They do call me ma'am way too much.
sumi - Aug 11, 2008 3:48:53 am PDT #2440 of 10003
Art Crawl!!!
Brenda - vibing for your dad.
I am amused that the US has at least two team members who have at least one parent that was on the Soviet gymnastics team. Who would have predicted THAT back in the 80s?
The 4x100 free relay was very exciting. And those suits that they wear now are just so silly looking. (And you notice how as soon as they're out of the water that guys pull the tops down? So I'm thinking - also uncomfortable.)
Ginger - Aug 11, 2008 3:57:53 am PDT #2441 of 10003
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Brenda, I'm so sorry. You already had quite enough on your plate. I'm hoping the damage to your dad turns out to be less than you thought last night.
Barb - Aug 11, 2008 3:59:37 am PDT #2442 of 10003
“Not dead yet!”
(And you notice how as soon as they're out of the water that guys pull the tops down? So I'm thinking - also uncomfortable.)
I've been wondering though if Michael Phelps isn't a bit of an exhibitionist because seriously, his always seems to go further down than anyone else's. And I was screaming at the cameraman when they were showing the reactions of the team during the replay, "Pull back to Cleveland, please!" because really, no ass, no matter how fit, looks good just this side of plumber land and bouncing up and down to boot. Not that I'm blaming Phelps for being excited, but really, the cameraman should've exhibited a little restraint.
Consuela - Aug 11, 2008 4:44:14 am PDT #2443 of 10003
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
ita: if you choose not to take Nilly's offer, consider Thailand. Krabi province--not Phuket, which is horribly overdeveloped, but Cape Phra Nang, which is somewhat more rural, with bungalow complexes under the coconut palms. Rock-climbing, snorkling, gorgeous white sand beaches, kayaking. It's really beautiful and pretty cheap -- or at least it was 10 years ago when I was there. Another option is the islands: Ko Phi Phi on the west coast, or Ko Samui on the east.
Winter is the high season, but I think the monsoon is probably over by now...
Jesse - Aug 11, 2008 4:47:32 am PDT #2444 of 10003
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Brenda, I hope your dad is OK.
Aims - Aug 11, 2008 4:54:42 am PDT #2445 of 10003
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Many vibes to your dad, brenda!
Nora Deirdre - Aug 11, 2008 5:03:53 am PDT #2446 of 10003
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Yikes, Brenda- I hope your dad is OK. ~ma to you all, I know it's been a tough time lately.
Belated happies to Aimee! Hope it was a good one. Sorry about the car crap though. That's no way to spend a birthday!
Nilly - Aug 11, 2008 5:06:03 am PDT #2447 of 10003
Swouncing
ita, um, I'd take Suela's offer over mine.
brenda, lots of hope-it-gets-as-well-as-possible-as-easily-and-quickly-as-possible to your father (and you, of course).
Aims! I wasn't online on your birthday, so happy third-day-of-your-new-age!