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[chelseagirl]

OK, this cheered me up immensely.

A freshman who started chatting with me while we were both on line to get lunch . . . thought I was an upperclassman. Not a grad student (which strictly speaking, I still am, though a rather elderly one), but a senior.

I am way more pleased by this than I should be, absurd as it is.

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[silme.livejournal.com]

We're at the age where we love being told we don't look it -- that we look younger. And heck, you've been under a lot of stress lately. I hope you and M are doing better now (I read yesterday's post, just didn't have time to comment).

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

It's funny -- being mistaken for 35 I just expect, 30 is flattering, but a senior? That's so absurd it's just adorable! (Second time this semester too, the other time by the registrar, but you know, it's not like I usually get proofed, and I get called ma'am as often as miss, so I'm regarding them as . . . really good light sources or something.
;-) )

It's stressful and it'll stay stressful until something gets resolved. We're both trying to be conscious of that but it's tough.

[neuralclone.livejournal.com]

Remember when the opposite mistake would have been flattering? *G*

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Barely.

But I always looked young for my age, even when it wasn't a good thing. I remember learning to wear makeup my last semester in college so I wouldn't go on the job market looking too young to be on the job market.

Enjoy!

[studiesinlight.livejournal.com]

This summer, my friend V. was in line at the grocery store, and a teenage girl darted looked at her several times, then finally came up and gushed about the beautiful, trendy, "glitter highlights" in V.'s hair. Wherever did she get them?

Months later, V. still gets pleased about her natural "glitter highlights" (that is, gray hair) in the same way you probably will about being a senior. :-) Enjoy! :-)

The Pinis once used the phrase "long, golden afternoon of elfin adulthood" in their fantasy. Real-life human adulthood isn't so long or so golden, but there's something to the collapsing of age differences as people cease to be children ...

Re: Enjoy!

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

I could use a long golden afternoon just about now. :-)

Re: Enjoy!

[kittyjosephine.livejournal.com]

Awesome Janette icon!

Re: Enjoy!

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Isn't she fabulous? I saw her in havocthecat's journal and when I squee'ed she said the icon was totally shareable -- so that goes for you too if you want to. (The name of the person who made it is in my picture info.)

[sujet.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you mean. I work on a University campus and a few weeks ago they were holding student elections. Lots of very serious students handing out flyers and I was just wishing they would mistake me as a student and give me one. The perverse thing is, that when they did I got a bit of a thrill telling them I was staff.

[(Anonymous)]

Yes. When people call me "ma'am" I sulk, but when people think I'm much younger than I am, I take perverse pleasure in letting them know I'm not.

What's that about?

[chelseagirl.livejournal.com]

Sorry; That anonymous reply was from me. (I always forget that when I'm replying to one comment in a window from email that I'm not actually logged in. *sigh*)

[sujet.livejournal.com]

Worry not.

As to what it is all about... I just think we are contrary.