Monday evening notes
I’m taking a short break from rascuache Halloween costumes to get back to my favorite subject: me.
Anthro Man and the fountain of youth
This morning, while killing some time before I needed to go into the office, I stopped by the grocery store across from campus. As I was checking each aisle, I saw a familar face. He looked at me too.
Wait, was it him? Was it really Anthro Man (yes, I know that’s redundant), the guy I had Anthropolgy 12 with back in Fall ’98? I’d sit with Anthro Man and Y during the boring lectures and we’d study for the exams together. I later learned that Y had a little crush on him too, but it was never competitive.
The crush wore off after the class ended, but whenever I’d see Anthro Man he’d always say hi and we’d briefly catch up. It was like that this morning in Ralph’s. Anthro Man gave me the dazzling smile I first was attracted too. He was as handsome he was when we were freshmen nine years ago.
“Hey, I thought you looked familiar,” he greeted me. “Wow, you look the same… you don’t age.”
After we traded updates on our current work/school situations, I wandered off to buy some frozen lunch. A weird idea came to mind. Maybe I looked the same as I did when I was 18 because of the environment. I haven’t left UCLA since I first arrived over nine years ago. Perhaps the aging process is slowed down on campus. Hmmm. Maybe I’ll finally start looking my age when I get away from the Westwood campus.
Speaking of new crush and nicknames
I don’t really have a nickname for the guy I’m seeing. He has a nickname for me, Flor. The story behind that?
C: I don’t really like when people call me Cynthia.
X: I like the name.
C: Well, you can use it… [in Flower, from Bambi voice] “you can call me Flower if you like.”
X: I like that, I’m gonna call you Flower.
C: As in Flower the skunk? Ew.
Gossip girl
I think my life is sort of like Gossip Girl. On Saturday, I had a weird and very awkward experience at a friend’s wedding Mass. Gabby witnessed the encounter and immediately began text messaging the chisme to friends who were not at the wedding.
yup, she started texting alright.
does it bother you that people comment on your youthful appearance?
for the record liz was the only one I texted about that…
I’m a few years older than you, but I still get mistaken for a college kid lots of times, especially when I wear a college sweatshirt.
It’s the indio in you.
These are some really great Halloween ideas…I noted them over at my blog. Thanks! -A
I actually really hate being told that my appearance hasn’t changed since high school or that I look much younger than my 25 years, and I hear it all the time. To me it sounds like it also means I haven’t changed on the inside as well, which is so far from the truth. It mainly keeps people from treating me my age.
Older women tell me I’ll appreciate it when I’m older, but I reeeeeally disagree. I stopped dying my hair last year because I wanted to see my canas grow (still waiting). To me, they symbolize wisdom, not mortality.
Chispa,
No, it doesn’t bug me even though I hear it about once a week. What does bug me is when they guess in the ‘teens. Come on now, I’m 27, they should be guessing early 20s by now.
Gabby,
You may have only texted Liz, but Isa found out before I even mentioned the incident.
Adriana,
My uncle claims the Indio in him makes him less hairy. I didn’t know we could attribute our youthful looks to indigenous heritage.
Aaron,
Glad you’ve enjoyed the series. I’ve had a lot of fun writing it up.
Astrid,
I totally agree with you, except I don’t get mad (just amused) when people guess my age wrong. I don’t see many people I knew in high school these days, so this is the first time I’ve gotten a comment like this in a while. Most of the time it’s just “wow, you don’t look 27!” I started dying my hair a couple of years ago specifically to get rid of the gray. The canas bug me, but I think it’s more about aesthetics. I don’t think they make me look wise though.
Jaqui and I had a mutual crush on a classmate. Our nickname for him was “Our Boyfriend.” OB, it was grrrreat. Anthro Man has a super hero aspect to it.
Sorry to hear about the awkwardness at the friend’s wedding.