It's official. I am Old.
This morning I had to throw myself out of bed to rush to class to teach a new class on the Internet. This is one of our more advanced of the classes we teach. It's still very basic, but newbies need some background first. I have a guy in this class who must be over 80 and doesn't know his mouse from his keyboard. Literally. I always tell my students that I won't lose anyone, that we only go as fast as the slowest student. I may have to make an exception unless he took my advice to heart and actually practices at home. Other than that, it went well.
I need to find a sub if I go to Minneapolis next week. Anyone want to teach a class on Thursday for me? It's easy, and there is a nice step-by-step manual. Of course, you will have to come here to do it. No problem, right?
Then I rushed to lunch to meet a former co-worker who caught me up on the latest goings-on at my former office. Many changes are afoot. She and her husband and child will be in Minneapolis at the same time, coincidentally, so we had that to discuss.
After that I stopped in Talbot's and picked up some summer things, including some cute little casual skirts. Good for traveling, I am thinking!
Home to feed the dogs.
So what brought on the Official Old comment? Child came by to pick up two more bags of her hundreds here. She saw me standing in the sunlight with my hair tied up, all decked out for chasing down weeds and being chased by wasps.
She said it's time to dye my hair. Too much gray. Sigh. I had hoped to hold out longer because I like my natural color.
Why do men get "distinguished" and we get "old?"
8 comments:
All I know is I have 4 gray hairs and I have 4 people to blame it on! Tell her she gave you those gray hairs she can pay for it to get colored.
No, I can't help you with your class, my 80 year old Grandfather didn't know who I was yesterday, so I'm not good with "old" people at the moment, they break my damn heart!
He now has chronic congestive heart failure..yippie.
Hardly seems fair does it? I have been coloring my hair for so long, that I have no idea the real color. BTW....the horse path that I showed you in Arizona.....now has a MT. LION on it. YIKES! Anne
You want to hear my official "I'm OLD" thing? I was innocently sitting in my car - I glanced over at the car next to me and the two little barbies start giggling and said " the old lady is watching us" I'm not sure, I must've missed something they were doing or had done. I just heard that was an OLD LADY!!! OMG!!! Talk about DEPRESSING. :::heavy, heavy sigh:::
Monica
You aren't getting old!
Tell the child to leave you and your hair alone!!
You know me and the old statement "If I lived closer....." lol
hugs,
Kathi
ah not all men, my husband thinks gray hair looks good...he's says it's better than losing it all like his ex. hehe...Once when I was taking my written driving test at the dmv...I was watching a poor old guy trying to figure out how to put his birthday in the computer...wish they'd go back to paper tests....I was even getting screwed up by the voice asking me if I was SURE I wanted to answer the quesiton false and I am only 48! rose
I just hope when I'm 80 I know that's "not a mouse" on my "laptop." Tell the girl you'll dye your hair when she hits adulthood.
I'm still trying to figure out why you would want a submissive to teach your class.
What? Oh, I need to spend less time on the 'net.
It's not the color of the hair, it's the way it's used...remember young girls "frosting" their hair?
I just dyed mine yesterday. I went to my hairdresser and she told me I have such a youthful face and an old woman's hair. I admit it looks better...
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