Wednesday, October 18, 2006
i'm OLD!!!
this has suddenly dawned on me. the other day while driving, barry and i got into a conversation about our downtown and how it used to be. we talked about the buildings and businesses that are no longer there and how different it was then, how going downtown was an event and how there was so much to do.
then, the next day, i got into a conversation with one of the guys at work who is roughly my age, about the 60's. he was in town then and we never crossed paths but we had alot of similar experiences. it just reinforced how different the times were then and how much fun it was.
then, worst of all, someone took a candid photo of me and sent me an email copy. I DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT! good god, one of the drawbacks of never having your photo taken is that, when you finally do, you are not looking at the same person who was in that last photo, years before.
and then, i ran into someone i knew in the 70's from the bars at the thrift store. donny was the all-american boy, who everyone lusted after. he was southern and had that southern charm and even in the long hair days, always had the jock, cleancut look. he was a sculptor who made these really disturbing life sized figures. they looked like people who were decomposing while alive. not something that you'd want to live with. he was really a funny guy, though, not all dark. he raised orchids in this huge slum apartment that he paid huge bills to heat all winter so his orchids wouldn't freeze. well....i ran into him. he has shoulder length, unkempt hair, is missing several teeth and his nose has somehow become twisted. he looked VERY bad. we talked for a long time, he's working in a factory (he has an art masters), living with his sister and never goes out, hasn't had sex since the advent of aids.
just kill me now.
this has suddenly dawned on me. the other day while driving, barry and i got into a conversation about our downtown and how it used to be. we talked about the buildings and businesses that are no longer there and how different it was then, how going downtown was an event and how there was so much to do.
then, the next day, i got into a conversation with one of the guys at work who is roughly my age, about the 60's. he was in town then and we never crossed paths but we had alot of similar experiences. it just reinforced how different the times were then and how much fun it was.
then, worst of all, someone took a candid photo of me and sent me an email copy. I DON'T LOOK LIKE THAT! good god, one of the drawbacks of never having your photo taken is that, when you finally do, you are not looking at the same person who was in that last photo, years before.
and then, i ran into someone i knew in the 70's from the bars at the thrift store. donny was the all-american boy, who everyone lusted after. he was southern and had that southern charm and even in the long hair days, always had the jock, cleancut look. he was a sculptor who made these really disturbing life sized figures. they looked like people who were decomposing while alive. not something that you'd want to live with. he was really a funny guy, though, not all dark. he raised orchids in this huge slum apartment that he paid huge bills to heat all winter so his orchids wouldn't freeze. well....i ran into him. he has shoulder length, unkempt hair, is missing several teeth and his nose has somehow become twisted. he looked VERY bad. we talked for a long time, he's working in a factory (he has an art masters), living with his sister and never goes out, hasn't had sex since the advent of aids.
just kill me now.
# posted by rae121452 : 10/18/2006 06:26:00 AM
