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stormkeeper_lovedoris) wrote2012-08-24 07:53 pm
stormkeeper_lovedoris) wrote2012-08-24 07:53 pm
Rollercoaster rides (Or "When I Am An Old Woman, I Shall Wear Purple")
Had a great day at a rollercoaster park with my BFF today!
It was like 93 and sunny. We lasted longer than I'd dare hope. Rode lots of roller coasters and smaller rides, one water ride, and we saw a crappy IMAX movie.
I liberally applied and re-applied sunscreen but I have a few pink sections on my shoulders.
As fun as it was, I am tired. I'm waiting for 8:45 to arrive so I can go to bed. Remember, I get up at 4:40 most days. Really.
Oh, and wait! I had a liberating moment today, having to do with my physical appearance. I have thin, curly hair and pale skin. When it's this hot and humid, I can't wear make-up as it's just going to run off my face and I need to keep the sunscreen on. I put my mop of hair behind a headband and hoped for the best. There were plenty of teenage beauties there, but for one of the first times in my life, I didn't care that I'm not pretty. I'm a middle-aged woman whose looks have never been above average, and I'm basically okay with that now. And besides, no one looks at me anyway. Given my age and appearance, I'm invisible in this society.
Okay, I don't know if that realization was liberating or depressing. Maybe both. Nice to not worry about my looks, kinda sad to be invisible though.
It was like 93 and sunny. We lasted longer than I'd dare hope. Rode lots of roller coasters and smaller rides, one water ride, and we saw a crappy IMAX movie.
I liberally applied and re-applied sunscreen but I have a few pink sections on my shoulders.
As fun as it was, I am tired. I'm waiting for 8:45 to arrive so I can go to bed. Remember, I get up at 4:40 most days. Really.
Oh, and wait! I had a liberating moment today, having to do with my physical appearance. I have thin, curly hair and pale skin. When it's this hot and humid, I can't wear make-up as it's just going to run off my face and I need to keep the sunscreen on. I put my mop of hair behind a headband and hoped for the best. There were plenty of teenage beauties there, but for one of the first times in my life, I didn't care that I'm not pretty. I'm a middle-aged woman whose looks have never been above average, and I'm basically okay with that now. And besides, no one looks at me anyway. Given my age and appearance, I'm invisible in this society.
Okay, I don't know if that realization was liberating or depressing. Maybe both. Nice to not worry about my looks, kinda sad to be invisible though.
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But to be honest, from my point of view, you are very beautiful. It's not so much your physical features as the way you carry yourself. The older (lol, right) I get and the more I meet people, the more I like people who exude warmth and kindness as opposed to simply pleasing features. Some of the women, and men, that I consider the most attractive are not all the pretty or handsome but they have smiles that light up their whole face and they are always so kind and caring. Just my two cents on the matter...
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