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Feb. 3rd, 2002 04:31 pmBelieve me, I'm not saying this to boast, but I just got hit on 3 times in 15 minutes. o_O I went to the grocery store and Noah's Bagels to get a bagel for my co-worker on my break. Grocery-bagging boy mumbled something and asked me if I needed help to my car...with my 12-can pack of Diet Pepsi with Lemon. Yeah, no, I don't need help with that. Then Noah's Bagels worker said, "I bet people tell you you're beautiful all the time." To which I kinda laughed and said "No, not really." Then Older Guy Walking in Parking Lot tipped his hat and said "Have a nice day." Okay...so maybe that's two, but he was kinda smarmy about it. Odd, just odd.
Must be something in the water.
That, and when I went to the oral surgeon on Friday, the parking attendant guy kept stumbling on his words when I was inquiring about validation. Then he said, "I'm sorry, you're so pretty you confused me." double o_O
This is nice and self-esteem boosting and all that jazz, but in a way, it pisses me off. First of all, it's usually guys that, I'm sorry, I would have NO interest in. Second, it's just a grim reminder of how the world works. Lose a little weight, suddenly I'm worth noticing...suddenly it's okay for me to be an object of desire. It's bullshit and I'm almost tempted to gain more weight just to spite society. But I won't...because I'm doing this for me. Because I feel better when I can fit into my cool clothes and, frankly, I can't afford new ones. And yes, the attention is nice...double-edged sword.
On this note, I saw an ad for Lane Bryant the other day (I tore it out and I'm going to scan it). Now, Lane Bryant doesn't ALWAYS use the most hefty of models, but they're usually pretty good. But this ad, this ad had a pretty damn skinny chick in such a pose that her skin bunched up on the side. It was OBVIOUSLY Photoshopped to make it look larger. So their intention was to make her beautiful and to show that she had some meat on her bones. Fail and fail. Apparently one can't be too heavy to be beautiful and a little over-emphasized rolls do not the heavy girl make. Besides, it just ended up looking like a fleshy, tanned growth. Yes, Virginia, it is a tumor.
But I'm a hypocrite, cause I want to be skinny again. Or at least able to wear my old clothes.
Getting there.
( Oh, what do you THINK it is? )
Must be something in the water.
That, and when I went to the oral surgeon on Friday, the parking attendant guy kept stumbling on his words when I was inquiring about validation. Then he said, "I'm sorry, you're so pretty you confused me." double o_O
This is nice and self-esteem boosting and all that jazz, but in a way, it pisses me off. First of all, it's usually guys that, I'm sorry, I would have NO interest in. Second, it's just a grim reminder of how the world works. Lose a little weight, suddenly I'm worth noticing...suddenly it's okay for me to be an object of desire. It's bullshit and I'm almost tempted to gain more weight just to spite society. But I won't...because I'm doing this for me. Because I feel better when I can fit into my cool clothes and, frankly, I can't afford new ones. And yes, the attention is nice...double-edged sword.
On this note, I saw an ad for Lane Bryant the other day (I tore it out and I'm going to scan it). Now, Lane Bryant doesn't ALWAYS use the most hefty of models, but they're usually pretty good. But this ad, this ad had a pretty damn skinny chick in such a pose that her skin bunched up on the side. It was OBVIOUSLY Photoshopped to make it look larger. So their intention was to make her beautiful and to show that she had some meat on her bones. Fail and fail. Apparently one can't be too heavy to be beautiful and a little over-emphasized rolls do not the heavy girl make. Besides, it just ended up looking like a fleshy, tanned growth. Yes, Virginia, it is a tumor.
But I'm a hypocrite, cause I want to be skinny again. Or at least able to wear my old clothes.
Getting there.
( Oh, what do you THINK it is? )
