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Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Rose Colored Glasses
A few weeks ago I made a purchase of a pair of hideous 1980's-sized sunglasses for the bargain price of $18.55 at Pac Sun. Not only are they hideous in the 1980's way, they're also hideous in the astro-girl way. So, they kind of wrap around my face. I think it should be noted that I don't have a very large face, so most sunglasses look big, much less a pair that was meant to look big. They literally cover half of my face.
Happily, these nifty shades are a transparent brown, and the actual "glass" matches the frames. So, when looking through these brown glasses, everything has a pinkish hue.
I wore them to the DRMS Employee Appreciation Day Picnic, and took a little teasing for wearing the exact same pair of sunglasses that so-and-so wore 20 years ago. During the banter, they were taken off my face and tried on by various co-workers, one of whom declared them to be like looking through rose colored glasses.
I've pondered this, and they are quite a bit like looking through rose colored glasses. I have to admit this newly discovered characteristic has been coming in pretty handy. I realize that this is in all probability my last summer in Michigan (pending transfer and all), and what better way, I ask you, to see one last Michigan summer than through rose colored glasses?
Happily, these nifty shades are a transparent brown, and the actual "glass" matches the frames. So, when looking through these brown glasses, everything has a pinkish hue.
I wore them to the DRMS Employee Appreciation Day Picnic, and took a little teasing for wearing the exact same pair of sunglasses that so-and-so wore 20 years ago. During the banter, they were taken off my face and tried on by various co-workers, one of whom declared them to be like looking through rose colored glasses.
I've pondered this, and they are quite a bit like looking through rose colored glasses. I have to admit this newly discovered characteristic has been coming in pretty handy. I realize that this is in all probability my last summer in Michigan (pending transfer and all), and what better way, I ask you, to see one last Michigan summer than through rose colored glasses?
3 Comments:
I wish I could look at life through rose colored glasses. I'm pretty sure mine are spray painted black.
For some reason, every time I hear that phrase (rose colored glasses that is) the song about the (pardon this beforehand because I usually just hum most of it) "...going to get myself a pair of cheap sunglasses..."
Anyone know that song? I can never remember who sings it and the lyrics to the rest of the song. That is the only part I know.
Help me out here folks. I'm grasping...
Doug - you can purchase your own pair of rose-colored 80's sunglasses at Pac-Sun for a mere $17.50 plus tax.
Ladies - can't help you, I don't know either song. Hey Brooke, is there a way to upload sound onto your blog (like if it's part of a video or something)? Because maybe you should hum it and upload it so we all can hear it. LOL
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