What a difference 5 years makes...
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter."
~Mark Twain
Man... today we got new photo ID cards for work, as our organization is changing and we require the necessary identification. We had to hand in our old ID cards and exchange them for these newly taken beauties.
So, when I got my new one, I took a moment to compare the two photos. My old one was taken 5 years ago, when I first started at my current place of employment. My new one was taken just before Christmas.
I looked at the old.
I looked at the new.
I looked back at the old.
Back at the new. My God. I look a whole lot different than I did 5 years ago.
5 years ago I was not married, I had no kids, I lived at home with my parents, I had no money, I drove a crappy 1/4 tonne truck.
Today I am married, I have a baby girl, I own a home, I have money, I have a brand new vehicle.
I guess a vastly different lifestyle can lead to a vastly different picture. One thing that was obvious to me was that I have less hair... thank you gene pool... another is that I am actually slimmer in this current photo than I was 5 years ago. Slimmer in the jowel/double-chin area, but my shoulders appear to be bigger...
...maybe its all those gamma rays...
It's funny to see my old photo, as I am decked out in a then fashionable shirt and tie combo, which just reeks of ambitious newcomer doing his best to look and act like a professional. In my new one, I am wearing a collar-less shirt, my half-smile and body language is that of a been there done that scene it all veteran.
Funny how things change in as little time as 5 years.
Anyway, here are the aforementioned photos for you to see, and in an ongoin effort to avoid identity theft, I have removed any personal information... so if you're out there trying to steal my identity, dont bother... go after another identity, someone more exciting... and with more hair...
It is astonishing to me how different I think I look. I just hope that another 5 years down the road when we do this again, I dont end up looking like Gollum or George Hamilton or something...
I hope I continue to age (relatively) gracefully. But who knows, add in another kid here and there, a little more (or less) stress, and I could look vastly different.
Anyone know where I can buy some good age-defying, wrinkle-reducing facial cream?
Until Next Time...
~Mark Twain
Man... today we got new photo ID cards for work, as our organization is changing and we require the necessary identification. We had to hand in our old ID cards and exchange them for these newly taken beauties.
So, when I got my new one, I took a moment to compare the two photos. My old one was taken 5 years ago, when I first started at my current place of employment. My new one was taken just before Christmas.
I looked at the old.
I looked at the new.
I looked back at the old.
Back at the new. My God. I look a whole lot different than I did 5 years ago.
5 years ago I was not married, I had no kids, I lived at home with my parents, I had no money, I drove a crappy 1/4 tonne truck.
Today I am married, I have a baby girl, I own a home, I have money, I have a brand new vehicle.
I guess a vastly different lifestyle can lead to a vastly different picture. One thing that was obvious to me was that I have less hair... thank you gene pool... another is that I am actually slimmer in this current photo than I was 5 years ago. Slimmer in the jowel/double-chin area, but my shoulders appear to be bigger...
...maybe its all those gamma rays...
It's funny to see my old photo, as I am decked out in a then fashionable shirt and tie combo, which just reeks of ambitious newcomer doing his best to look and act like a professional. In my new one, I am wearing a collar-less shirt, my half-smile and body language is that of a been there done that scene it all veteran.
Funny how things change in as little time as 5 years.
Anyway, here are the aforementioned photos for you to see, and in an ongoin effort to avoid identity theft, I have removed any personal information... so if you're out there trying to steal my identity, dont bother... go after another identity, someone more exciting... and with more hair...
Wow...
<-- 2001 2006 -->
It is astonishing to me how different I think I look. I just hope that another 5 years down the road when we do this again, I dont end up looking like Gollum or George Hamilton or something...
I hope I continue to age (relatively) gracefully. But who knows, add in another kid here and there, a little more (or less) stress, and I could look vastly different.
Anyone know where I can buy some good age-defying, wrinkle-reducing facial cream?
Until Next Time...
Labels: stuff I think about
posted by The Captain at 1/19/2006 12:24:00 PM
1 Comments:
Having so many of the things in life that you want definitely tend to agree with a person. Very nice...
The face cream...I actually think a few skin care lines have come out with just-for-guys products. Google it.
AND. I come from Maine, which some people have been known to call "Canada Light", so yeah...I'll just keep my mild Utah winters if ya don't mind. ;)
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