Timing, eh?

Apr. 3rd, 2010 02:40 pm
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Okay, so I posted about the dream I had this morning and was kind of wandering around the house and had a really strong urge to go over to the Sharing Center (thrift store, source of Hatzilla).

I suited up and headed over there...they have two buildings, one with clothes and stuff, and furniture over in the other one. Now, we all know that the last thing Fluffy needs is more furniture, right? But I parked and strolled over to the furniture building and wandered around and there on top of a dresser were a stack of books. To be specific, yearbooks from my high school. Which is local, so it's not much of a stretch.

I saw a date---the year after I graduated---and looked through the stack, and woohoo, there was one for my senior year. I had one back in the day, but it got water damaged when I took it to my 10-year reunion, so I've been without one ever since.

For a mere fifty cents, I snagged it*, and have been revisiting the last hurrah of the 70's---Class of '79 Rules! In those days, I had miles of natural blonde hair (with bangs!), great big aviator glasses and a smirk (the latter hasn't changed). Highly entertaining!

Coming on the heels of a post about graduating from high school, that certainly is timing!

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* That was the only thing I got, since I didn't have any folding money on me and there's a $10 minimum for purchases with plastic. Otherwise, there was a zebra print jacket I was eyeing---smaller than what I think of as my size, but it fit!
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Date: 2010-04-03 10:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] socialhermit.livejournal.com
Ahhh, serendipity! I've had that happen before and it never ceases to amaze me. YAY for an awesome (obviously meant for you to) find!

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Date: 2010-04-03 11:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vanillafluffy.livejournal.com
It made the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Very cool.

Too bad I didn't have any cash on me aside from a handful of change---the zebra shirt would've gone perfectly with the skirt I'm wearing tomorrow (with a cranberry red shell).

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Date: 2010-04-04 12:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karaokegal.livejournal.com
There may be a day when I can look at any of my yearbook pictures without cringing and wanting to die, but I haven't gotten there yet.

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Date: 2010-04-04 01:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vanillafluffy.livejournal.com
Oddly, it's the captions that make me wince. I went through high school known by a nickname that has nothing whatever to do with my real name. Except for my senior photo, ALL my other pix ID me by the nickname, which I haven't used in decades. The senior pic is labeled with my first name, which I haven't gone by since 1974...I use my middle name, and have since college.

The pix in general are amusing---guys with long hair and gals with even longer hair---it was the era of the Farrah flip-'do and great big glasses....

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Date: 2010-04-04 12:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ang5fam.livejournal.com
I barely recognize myself when I look at my high school pics- I was so young, thin, tanned and had that Farrah do that you mentioned. In my graduation photo, I was so dark that I looked like I was from Brazil or somewhere. We used to spend all day at 7th St South in Cocoa Beach. Now I avoid the sun like the plague---already had one skin cancer scare.

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Date: 2010-04-04 05:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vanillafluffy.livejournal.com
One of the drama club pix of me is full length...in those days, I thought I was fat. I was 100 pounds less than I am now, thereby proving everything is relative!

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Date: 2010-04-04 07:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ang5fam.livejournal.com
Yeah, I bet I was all of 120 lbs at high school graduation but wouldn't change in front of others before swim class as I thought I looked too fat in a bathing suit! HA! Those were the days.

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