Alternate title: When the nerds finally get comfyAlternate alternate title: Calling John Hughes
My dear old friend Carrie, recently found on facebook, made my post for me today.
Mostly when you see photos from your past, they are photos that you took yourself or photos you have had in your possession for a while. So it's not particularly surprising.
This one, Carrie had. I hadn't seen myself this way in a long time. Eighteen years. In the corner outside the art room, eating lunch with my friends.
Notable features:
- pegged pants
- imitation Converse (they were actually Esprit; I got them at a deep-discount store called Gabriel's in West Virginia. I wonder if it is still there?)
- thrift-store plaid vest
- army-surplus backpack
- notebook containing manuscript of soap opera about Greek hotel magnates, written by me and two friends during our uber-boring World History class
- bad-attitude girlfriend
- skinny but cute guy friend trying to look hot
We grew up and got married.
There's a lot more in the middle, but can't you see this as a movie starring Molly Ringwald?
18 comments:
Oh, those were the good old days. Check out that Pepsi can! And yes, Gabriel's is still there! Is this in Bethel? That guy looks familiar...should I remember him?
No, it was right after I moved to Alaska. That guy is my husband!
I'm thinking he should use that picture on his resume. You know, in case the other thing doesn't work out. If it does, he could always use it as his university ID.
ROFL - I love it. And is G trying to make up for the hairdo then by going bald now???
oh my... he doesn't do anything half-way, does he?
ROFLOL.
You look the same--you were "cute" then, classy now. But G? lol... (this is an anti-mullet--I still prefer that over a mullet, lol)
It drives real baldies crazy - if he didn't bic his head he'd still have a pretty full head of hair.
S.C., are you N. in Paris? Mysterious French person.
I do look mostly the same ... from the chin up ... except for a little wrinkle on my brow. Maybe when I turn 35 I will go for a little Botoxie.
No the guy in the first photo...or is that Alaska too?
Yeah, that's Alaska, too. The guy's name is Dave.
Isn't it hilarious to remember "those" days! I find that 'do on G so interesting! Could never imagine him in it now. Isn't it fun to walk down memory lane?!
Does your dh realize you did him a huge favor by marrying him??? Yikes! What a do!
Ang, I really am the lucky one. He was far cuter than pictures could portray (even my friends at the time said so) and I loved the crazy hair. And he grew up totally hot, I must say. (See http://watchoutformama.blogspot.com/2008/02/cold-play.html)
I absolutely love it!! Too cool! And honestly Ana you look just the same! But Glen, whoa, what a super punk rocker. Love it!
Nuh uh, that is NOT the same guy who's trying to be all respectable and professorial now. I LOVE it!
I just love finding old pictures! Love the stories that go with them too!
hard to believe that is the SAME guy!!!
G needs to grow his hair back out - he's totally hot! LOL! In hind sight - it's kind of cool to grow up with a wacky family - you may not have actually thought he was all that if you hadn't!!!
Oh, Ana, you guys are adorable. Sadly, I never had that kind of style.
Aaron had the long skater hair in high school. But danged if I was not secretly attracted to guys like your G and like my A.
I always did like my guys a little edgy... :P
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