Desktop Meme

[vanillafluffy]

Ganked from karaokegal
1. Anyone who looks at this entry has to post this meme and their current wallpaper at their LiveJournal.*
2. Explain in five sentences why you're using that wallpaper!
3. Don't change your wallpaper before doing this! The point is to see what you had on.



The source: It's a mock-motivational banner of Jeffrey Dean Morgan's character from Watchmen (Now out on DVD!) created by dodger_winslow.

I've had a "thing" for JDM for a long time now, so that's one good reason for it to be up there. Of course, he's not nearly as scenic here as he is in RL.

(For comparative purposes: Seriously gorgeous.)

The other reason is the sentiment (or lack thereof). Here I am, late 40s, getting to the point where things are not what they were: skin texture is changing, lines are showing up and becoming more defined, joints hurt when I move wrong...all that. But do I really want to kick the bucket now while I can still pass myself off as 30-something? Nah, not so much. Which means steeling myself to the fact that where I am right now is probably the best I'm going to be from now til---whenever. I'm not in an income bracket that would allow me to "have a little work done"---I'll be doing good to afford false teeth---so I need to learn to accept the things I cannot change. Without whimpering, without blowing my paycheck on "anti-aging" creams---I'd need a freaking bathtub full---realizing the wrinkles and wobbly bits are the price I pay for surviving.

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* If you're so inclined. I'm not going to go around checking up on you all---I have better things to do.

Comments

[pwcorgigirl.livejournal.com]

For a long time I had the larger version of the icon above. But for about the past year, it's been this photo of my son when he was two years old:


I took photography in college, and this is one of the best portraits I ever did.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

What a charming picture! It deserves a title, like "Innocense in Springtime" or "Discovering Nature"....

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

Wow! I didn't even recognize JDM there because the lighting in that shot made him look so....yellowish.

I'm fighting my aging process every step of the way, although I am trusting Sebastian to tell me when I can't pull the flaming tresses off anymore.

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

Something I heard once (and retained!) is that as one gets older, the most complimentary thing to do is to use a color that's the same tone or a little lighter than one was as a child. Since I was gilt-blonde until my late teens, I can tell myself I'm not getting older, I'm getting blonder!

[socialhermit.livejournal.com]

My desktop has been a picture I snapped of my daughter in 2001, when she was 4-1/2:



She came downstairs to show me she'd dressed herself, and wouldja check out that outfit! *whistles* If it clashed any louder, I'd need earplugs! I think the bruised legs (she's a tomboy) are a nice touch too. ;-)

I complimented her on a job well done - while trying desperately not to laugh. Needless to say, I failed miserably. As I was snapping her picture and giggling, she folded her arms across her chest in mock-indignation, trying (and failing) not to laugh, herself!

[vanillafluffy.livejournal.com]

That IS quite the ensemble!

So far, kid pix seems to be the desktop favorite. Of course, I'm the opposite extreme!