Thursday, August 28, 2008

Through the Years

Here is my picture in eighth grade. The really sad thing about this is that this picture is my RETAKE. Yes, that's right. I thought my first picture (which was actually much better than this one) was really lame, so I decided to opt for the retake. At the retake, I tried to be "demure." Obviously this was a bad idea for many reasons, not the least of which is that it is ridiculous to try to be demure while wearing a sweater with a knit rocking horse and hearts on it.
Halloween, Junior year of high school. This Superman outfit is supposed to be for a child. Bless the days when I could fit into a child's Halloween costume (even if it is a bit short). I morphed (read: taped) two shots into one to make it look sort of like two pages in a flipbook, so I could hang it in my locker at school. It's taken at my dad's house.
Here I am in my dorm room at St. Olaf Freshman year. I am talking to Dave on the phone, and my roommate Kristin took this picture. Notice the poster of Luke Skywalker on the wall. I don't know why I have that guitar. I have never played.
This next one is Dave and me at St. Olaf during Sophomore year. Look how young we are. And we both needed a bit of fashion help.
I think this might be the same day, but I like this picture, so here you go.

4 comments:

abby said...

Why does this post not contain the term, "Jedi by insemination"?

Rachel said...

I must say, the retake pic is one of my all-time favorites.

I'd like a copy to hang in my stairway, please.

Michael said...

I also enjoy the retake pic... it looks like something I would've pulled off though in a different manner per se. I also noted the landline non-cordless phone while talking to dave. Was pre-cell phone era really that recent??? Astonishing!

Cyndy said...

Yeah Mek...I didn't have a cell phone until the first year after I graduated from Olaf. Even then I think it was several months before I finally got one. Of course, this picture was taken literally 11years ago, almost to the day. I'm not sure what the exact date is on it, but I know it's September 97. Yes. I'm old.