Other signs of aging
Day 26
I've been told that I will one day be happy that I don't look my age. That I don't even look old enough to buy my own ticket to an R-rated film. Today I experienced some growing pains. I am old. After my microdermabrasion, my facialist decided that she was going to peddle some ultra hydrating eyecream to me. I told her that I already have an eye cream (lie) but thanks just the same. She put her hand on mine and said, "Yes, but this is an extra intensive moisturizer that will minimize fine lines." Excuse me? Do I have fine lines? I guess the microderm is sign number one of oldness. Eye cream: #2. I suddenlt realized that I now whisper my age when people ask. That was just the beginning of the day.
This evening Winthrop and I dined on a grotesquely over-priced grilled cheese sandwich, which although delectable and worth the investment was total wallet rape considering my employement status. At this meal we both ordered red wine (sign #3). Midway through our meal another young couple of girlfriends sat down next to us and ordered wine for which they were carded! I have to tell you the one girl I was facing was wearing a brown ribbed turtleneck and both foundation and pressed powder. Now I'm not saying she looked forty but she was quite obviously over 21. The bigger issue here is that WE did NOT get carded(sign #4). We didn't even get so much as a hestiant glance from the waiter. The remainder of dinner was spent discussing people we know who are engaged, people we know who are married, people we know who want to get married and people we know who shouldn't. There was also a brief discussion of diamond engagement ring shapes (sign #5-10).
So I'm old. Tomorrow I am going to go to a wedding and just for shits and giggles I am going to order some shots of jager.
I've been told that I will one day be happy that I don't look my age. That I don't even look old enough to buy my own ticket to an R-rated film. Today I experienced some growing pains. I am old. After my microdermabrasion, my facialist decided that she was going to peddle some ultra hydrating eyecream to me. I told her that I already have an eye cream (lie) but thanks just the same. She put her hand on mine and said, "Yes, but this is an extra intensive moisturizer that will minimize fine lines." Excuse me? Do I have fine lines? I guess the microderm is sign number one of oldness. Eye cream: #2. I suddenlt realized that I now whisper my age when people ask. That was just the beginning of the day.
This evening Winthrop and I dined on a grotesquely over-priced grilled cheese sandwich, which although delectable and worth the investment was total wallet rape considering my employement status. At this meal we both ordered red wine (sign #3). Midway through our meal another young couple of girlfriends sat down next to us and ordered wine for which they were carded! I have to tell you the one girl I was facing was wearing a brown ribbed turtleneck and both foundation and pressed powder. Now I'm not saying she looked forty but she was quite obviously over 21. The bigger issue here is that WE did NOT get carded(sign #4). We didn't even get so much as a hestiant glance from the waiter. The remainder of dinner was spent discussing people we know who are engaged, people we know who are married, people we know who want to get married and people we know who shouldn't. There was also a brief discussion of diamond engagement ring shapes (sign #5-10).
So I'm old. Tomorrow I am going to go to a wedding and just for shits and giggles I am going to order some shots of jager.
posted by shewannabecool at 10:15 PM
3 Comments:
It's not just you... most nights I'm in bed by 10:00pm AND my facialist made me start using eye cream last year!!!!!!!
You are old? I'm the one who didn't even bother to change my clothes after work and went out to dinner in a suit! I've given up and accepted the fact that I'm archaic...to top it all off, I've been using eye cream for YEARS! And I think the pores on my face are expanding...
Oh, and today a cop called me "ma'am"
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