I am not going to other-validate individually...just wanted to say you're a fine-looking, genuine, real group of people ( and so intelligent and insightful too) who have helped me more than you realize. I am not a computer person at all and am really happy I somehow landed here. IHJ
I'm definately not famous...I made it onto the team because I happened to know how to build killer websites. I'm like the team manager who get's his picture with the team. I don't race in the same class as our top riders and this year has been a bust because of my dad and the interruption to training.
Anywhere is walking distance if you have the time
-Steven Wright
Quote: I actually expected a tamer, "midwest" look.
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I look like cr*p in appliqued sweatshirts and elastic waist jeans. The picture is a bit misleading since I am usually far too lazy to do my hair "a la Farrah" and put on mascara. Also, I do not allow myself to wear the black stretch hipsters pictured outside of my house. The white stretchy t-shirt is one of my wardrobe favorites ever since the incident a few monthes ago when my H rejected me and I went out front in that t-shirt and got one cat-call and two honks.
Corri,
I am glad that you confirmed my believe that my H is lucky that I am monogamous. How long do you think I will have to spend in the biker bar on my 40th bday if my H isn't willing?
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
Like Journey, I'll refrain from individual comments, but I do have a general one. I don't know what I expected, but I've really been struck by how normal everybody looks. I don't know, somehow it seems like our difference should show. I know that I, myself, have commented that anyone not spending time in our bedroom with us would never guess that W and I aren't a perfectly normal couple with a perfectly normal SL. But at some mental level I just feel that we are different, so we should look different. Am I the only one?
BTW, I'll see if I can scrounge up a picture of us. W lost the digital camera last fall and I haven't replaced it yet, but other than me losing some weight, we look pretty much the same. I'll see what I can find.
Quote: I don't know what I expected, but I've really been struck by how normal everybody looks.
I know what you mean. That is why I decided to post my picture after I saw the first few. If we all did have a real life meeting sometime, we could easily pass for a group trying to pass a school millage or preserve a local wetland. However, it is a bit surprising to see each individual picture. We would probably seem more like our writing if we actually met in person. I used to meet a lot of authors and they usually seemed much more like their books in person than on their jacket photos.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
Quote: No comments on what you all think I look like? Really? Bummer.
OK. I'll jump in here. I was WAY off on my mental picture of you. You said you are 5'6", but I had you pegged for much shorter - maybe 5'1" or 5'2". You said brunette, but I had you pictured as a redhead. Not real red, but more of an auburn or maybe titian kind of red. You said athletic build gone soft; I had you quite petite. And of course I had you down as a down-to-earth, straight-shooter type of personality that generally enjoys life, but is one of those people that you really don't want to cross.
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