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That sucks. People can be so mean.
I look WAY younger than I am (at least I think I do, anyway) and I LOVE it. My entire family has the same 'problem'. My mom is often mistaken as being my sister. My grandma was 80 when she passed away a few years ago and you could swear she was in her 60's. My grandpa is 81 and he doesn't look it at all. Still has his dark hair, hardly any grey.
I'm going to be 29 at the end of this year. I still get asked for ID like a boss.
Not a very clear picture but that's my mommy. She will be 50 next year =)
I am immature.
I am proud of it <3
Life is way more fun.
I am proud of it <3
Life is way more fun.
no way! your mom looks about 35!
i had someone knock 10 years off my age once. not good when she thought i was 17 and i was 27 and i was talking about fancying a 19 year old (who i referred to as 'someone nine years younger than me')...
i had someone knock 10 years off my age once. not good when she thought i was 17 and i was 27 and i was talking about fancying a 19 year old (who i referred to as 'someone nine years younger than me')...
It was the dandy line that gave it away.
My publisher does everything electronically so no fountain pen correcting of proofs for me. I would enjoy the editing process more your way though; I really dislike doing it on-screen. Though it does make tracking changes easier.
I always get mistaken for younger than I am too, and I usually don't mind either -- it doesn't bother me that I was mistaken for a high school girl last year! And, like others have said, I got it from my mom. Here's a picture of her taken last month. She's 52:
Your mom looks younger than I do, and I'm fifteen years her junior! Nice genes...the both of you!
i refuse to believe TSQ's mom is a day over 40.
On a recent speaking trip to Brisbane, enjoying a nutritional meal: a rocky road ice cream.
How you doin'?
My Mom is 64, but looks a few years younger than that, her hair hasn't grayed much.
Some idiot not long ago carded her when she went to buy some beer. She said something to the effect of "Kid, my son is twice your age and he has socks older than you." But she did show her ID.
It was the dandy line that gave it away.
My publisher does everything electronically so no fountain pen correcting of proofs for me. I would enjoy the editing process more your way though; I really dislike doing it on-screen. Though it does make tracking changes easier.
My publisher uses track changes to give feedback, and much of the current round of editing's on-screen.
But when I'm editing for myself (and writing) I use fountain pen and paper. A luxury but also a writerly tool.
Can you point me to your book/s?
How you doin'?
*fans self* I do declare, this flower is wiltin'.
I'm catchin' the VAPORS!
Fiddle-dee-dee!
Fiddle-dee-dee!
It was the dandy line that gave it away.
My publisher does everything electronically so no fountain pen correcting of proofs for me. I would enjoy the editing process more your way though; I really dislike doing it on-screen. Though it does make tracking changes easier.
My publisher uses track changes to give feedback, and much of the current round of editing's on-screen.
But when I'm editing for myself (and writing) I use fountain pen and paper. A luxury but also a writerly tool.
Can you point me to your book/s?
Obscure non-fiction of interest only to those applying to UK medical schools, I'm afraid. Not exactly best-seller material, as you can tell by the relatively lowly Sales Rank of thousands!
I save my more introspective/thoughtful moments for my blog at present, though I'm vaguely thinking about writing something more extensive about my ideas around clothes and personal/social identity at some point. But the publishers want me to do a second book on another medical topic first so...
Your book Distraction sounds very interesting though. I'll add it to my (sadly, far too extensive) to-read list. I have a feeling I'll enjoy it, coming from a psych background with a broader interest in issues of personal identity and a smattering of rather basic sociology.
I enjoyed your newspaper article too. I totally agree about the joy - and imbued meaning - of a fountain pen though. I switch between a Parker 75 cisele and a Montblanc 146 (or is it a 149; I can never remember the numbers) most days, though I also use a Montblanc rollerball. Very much "starter" (and thought to be over-rated) pens by the standards of true pen fans, I know, but the Parker and the rollerball have sentimental value for me as they are gifts from my father. The MB fountain was me just wanting a MB.
Heh, my mom has been mistaken for my sister a few times as well. It always delighted her.
My dad was once mistaken for my mom's father... and my sister's grandfather. That didn't delight him so much.
Actually, I think both of my parents are aging fairly well, and I'd like to think that I'm taking after them in that regard. I'll be 29 next month, but I could probably pass for younger. I'll admit, I don't get carded quite as often as I used to, but when I do, it makes me smile.
Anyway, this is the picture thread, so I should probably post a picture, right? I'm going to be volunteering at the Toronto Comic Con this weekend; hopefully I'll be able to get a few interesting shots. Until then, here's a photo from the last convention I was at (Fan Expo in August):
That's me with Marina Sirtis (in case you couldn't tell
).
Quite respectable sales figures, actually. From memory, Distraction jumped up high on Amazon when it first appeared, but has not stayed there. Although I do get the occasional spike, when I do international publicity.
The Australian edition sold better, but I can't track the sales in the same way.
Yes, I saw. I'll have a read of your clothes and aesthetics blog post later.
It's more philosophical than strictly psychological or sociological - concerned with what's valuable in life, and how to seize upon it.
MB make some nice pens, but their positive qualities don't match their price.
I write with Pelikan, considered by many to be MB's direct competitor. (For example, the equivalent of the MB 149 is the Pelikan M800.) As always, there's a 'horses for courses' element here (e.g. writing style, hand size, aesthetic preference), although certain modern brands have let their quality slip a little.
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