Comments on Dizgraceland: Show me the face you had before you were born?

In my experience the people walking around with Bl...

2009-06-10T16:37:44.583-07:00

In my experience the people walking around with Bluetooth headsets are generally ones to avoid as well.

I say generally because my mailman uses a Bluetooth headset. Because his job requires him to use both hands it is a practical way for him to make the job go faster.

NB, Elvis has always been sending me messages. An...

2009-06-10T14:37:15.533-07:00

NB,

Elvis has always been sending me messages. And I'm telling you he was not a chicken man. So it must be the Colonel hyping the fried chicken and pretending to be Elvis.

R.
Since Bluetooth came along, talking to yourself no longer constitutes appearing odd.

I always talk to myself. This has the effect of ke...

2009-06-10T06:43:34.471-07:00

I always talk to myself. This has the effect of keeping me from being invisible since most people in public tend to want to avoid the weirdo talking to himself.

I want to make age irrelevant by replacing my body with a robot one.

God is Elvis. He IS the one sending you the messa...

2009-06-09T21:30:33.855-07:00

God is Elvis. He IS the one sending you the messages. He's trying to tell you that the meaning of life is not bacon and peanut butter afterall. It really IS all about the fried chicken.

There are no coincidences. ;-)

NB, Don't put too much stock in all the hype abou...

2009-06-08T08:00:39.179-07:00

NB,

Don't put too much stock in all the hype about turning 40. It sounds so young to me now. And don't put to much stock in my ramblings. As you may have discerned, I am into gross generalizations based on my own life experience. I imagine the invisibility factor kicks in at different times for different people based on genetics and self-awareness levels. Or it may never kick in (depending upon your income level). Some people have always been invisible. I think these are the ones who climb towers with high powered rifles.

BTW, funny coincidence, a spam called "Bucket of Chicken" telling me how to win free KFC appeared in my mail box at the same time as your comment.

And you think there is no god :)

I'm turning 40 this summer. Fading away and invisi...

2009-06-08T05:46:28.155-07:00

I'm turning 40 this summer. Fading away and invisibility aren't things I've experienced yet. I'm doing the mirror-denial thing already though. I look in the mirror and immediately see my faults, the falling chin, wrinkles around the eyes, etc. I have this thing where I position my face so that my extra chin is hidden, I tilt my head back and slightly lift my eyebrows. Then I imagine what I looked like when I was 19. I superimpose that image over the one in the mirror then... quickly... I mean QUICKLY (before reality knows what I'm doing) I move away from the mirror. It seems to be working because I go about my day thinking I look pretty good. I have to make an effort to avoid the mirror throughout the day unless I have a few extra minutes to repeat the process of denial.

Thanks for the reminder Tim.

Angel, I must have written at least three posts on...

2009-06-02T07:53:36.338-07:00

Angel,
I must have written at least three posts on being invisible and another two or three on fading away.

One of the joys I have found in having small children at my age is that they still see me. But I know that will be a fleeting thing. Sigh.

I quite often look in the mirror...oh not to admir...

2009-06-01T23:06:53.699-07:00

I quite often look in the mirror...oh not to admire my beautiful face but to remind myself I am in fact still visible to the naked eye.

This is largely because as I get older I feel more and more that I don't exist outside of the walls of my own home. I think I only exist there when I'm doling out cash or something needs to be ironed but I digress.

Do you ever get the feeling that you have become irrelevant to the world at large and therefore you are invisible? Ageing sucks...big time.