Everything about this picture I just found makes me laugh. It was taken on my son’s eight birthday, so just over eight years ago. Much has changed since then!
First I would not be caught dead in that sweatshirt. (I no longer pay to advertise for clothing companies.)
Second, that wallpaper? ‘Nuf said.
Third, that smoked glass table with pseudo-velvet chairs that are supposed to look like paint smears was not mine. Ever. (My best-friend used to live with me. Sorry best-friend, I couldn’t keep the secret any longer…. you can’t decorate. 
Fourth, there is my cat about 15 lbs lighter. Ain’t he cute?
And fifth. I’m sure you saw it first. Well maybe after noticing my larger self, short hair (get that girl some bangs!), and honking Culligan cooler*. The Diet Coke! My roommate used to drink almost a 12 pack a day, with me bringing up the rear at 6-8. A day. So, that pile you see there was a week’s worth of teeth-staining, stomach-eating, carbonated beverage that I was addicted to and didn’t even care.
I was just trying to remember how long it has been since I had a soda pop but I couldn’t do it. Been too long I guess. 
*Funny that I didn’t even drink water at the time I was paying for it to be delivered every two weeks, plus rental. Now that I drink about 100 oz. a day, I drink it from the tap.
So, anyway, this is probably like one of those “funny” stories that people try to tell that you never really get and ends with a lame-o “guess ya had to be there”, so bless yer heart for reading this far. And bless your body with a healthy dinner!
WoW! Flashback to the past
That’s really funny. Well done for quitting those diet cokes!
Comment by Debs — December 22, 2006 @ 4:14 am
It’s funny how a picture can sometimes remind us of all the changes that we’ve made and just how far we’ve come over the years!
Comment by Lorri — December 22, 2006 @ 8:38 am
Well, I laughed all the way through your description of the picture. Such fun! And WOW, that is a ton of diet soda!!
Comment by Blair — December 22, 2006 @ 11:36 am