Sorry for the lack of posting. I'm a slacker- I've got to try to be better about writing blog posts when I think of them, otherwise I seem to never get around to them. I have a list about a mile long in my head of "Hey! I should blog that..." things.
There appears to be a conspiracy afoot to try to convince me that I am getting old. I got an American Girl doll catalogue in the mail the other day. (I have no idea how on earth they got my name. I have not ever bought anything from them, but somehow they know that I have a daughter- and they've started the marketing early, since she is no where near old enough for a $100 doll! Maybe they bought the Hanna Andersson list? (Did I tell you about the $5 dress I got there? A steal! Also, $5 sweater for a friend who is expecting a little boy. It is so tiny and adorable!)) Anyway, what the hell was I saying? Oh yeah, doll catalogue...For the uninitiated, American Girl dolls are dolls that are from various points in history (1944, 1934, 1904, etc.) They are very girly and come with all kinds of expensive accoutrements and accessories and friends and what-nots. Oh, and they also come with a book, set in their particular time period. I really only know about them because when I was a nanny, they were fairly popular and the little girl I watched was pretty into them. Well, actually, her mom was into them and the 6 year old was just along for the ride. There is a huge doll store in Chicago and they have a doll spa and a doll hospital, and you can buy matching outfits for you and your doll, ad nauseam.
So we get this catalogue featuring their latest doll, Julie, who is from 1974. 1974. A historical figure from 1974. That is just so wrong! Though when I think about it, to little girls born in 2002, the 70's are as historical to them as the 1940's are to me. (Ack!) You can even buy a lava lamp and roller skates for your 1970's doll.
As if that wasn't bad enough, today I got an invitation to subscribe to MORE magazine. Yes, MORE, the "premiere periodical for women in their 40s, 50s & 60s", "articles with MORE substance, with features that matter to YOU", "celebrating the 40+ woman!"
What.the.bloody.hell?!?
I am not 40! I am not even pushing 40, I can't even see 40 on the horizon, it's a loooong ways off. Not that there is a thing wrong with being in your 40s, but I am just not there, and a magazine about menopause and golf and the pros and cons of botox? Do not want.
I wonder who's list they bought? Maybe AAA?
October 01, 2007
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Hee hee! Doesn't it just seem like yesterday we were still getting carded? And now MORE magazine comes a-knocking? *shakes head* Where does the time go?! *grin*
I haven't been carded in months. It depresses me. Started happening about the time I turned 30.
Heh. Yeah. I was talking to Temp & TSB over the weekend and pointing out that the thing that's made me feel most old lately was the woman at the salon who told me my cut made me look younger. Because nothing says "You're old" like the expectation that "you look younger" is a compliment.
...except maybe getting MORE in the mailbox.... ;-)
Veggie- it may just be that since you've had Sprout you haven't been doing a lot of carding required activities :)
Those American Girl people are insidious. I think Kitten was 4 months old when I got my first catalog - they must comb the birth records.
i actually was asked if i was a STUDENT at the Rosedale Mall Theater. I had to say, "um, yes! but i forgot my i.d." So, it feels a little weird getting in for the student rate, but good!
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