How green was my ….. skin?
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It happens every year at this time: GT turns green.
Not sure if it’s a nutritional deficiency, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or a hitherto undiscovered branch of the family tree that started in Transylvania in the 1300s.
Whatever the case, my skin is more pond-scum green than peaches and cream.
Depending on the time of day I happen to look in the mirror, my greeness can cause me to look like a vampire or Alice Cooper. Boo!
But I’ve learned to embrace my greeness. That is who I am in winter: a person with green skin. In fact, I’m rather proud of the fact that I can be so green without actually being sick.
If I were in a Miss America contest, I think I’d use that at my talent.
“She’s so green,” the judges would gasp. “And she’s not even sick!”
I could probably win on that basis alone.
February 8th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Ooh. You should come to the office so that we can ooh and aah over your green skin.
February 8th, 2008 at 6:24 am
Will you throw money at me too?
February 8th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Sounds like unoxygenated blood in the epidermis. Do you stay green when you exercise and work up a sweat? When you’re hot?
Is the rest of your body green? Maybe you’re base make-up is reacting with atmospheric pollutants.
Are you grouchy?; because Oscar is green.
Maybe you were a frog that almost turned into a princess?
February 8th, 2008 at 9:45 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M0jzK51p9w
a quirky little song from the Juno sound track that I picked up yesterday… when I heard this song I thought that it went very well with your column today!
Nanc
February 8th, 2008 at 11:56 am
Dick, I’m afraid I’ve got all of those symptoms. How long do I got?
Sweet Nanc. Some people think certain little typists #1 looks like EP. I haven’t seen juno yet.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
It’s not easy … being green. Oh come on, you know somebody had to say it.
It’s funny, isn’t it, how the spousal units believe they are being so subtle and careful when they ask questions like, “have you taken your vitamins lately” or my personal favourite “when’s your period, anyway?”
February 8th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Ooooh, I knew it!!! You’re a ZOMBIE!!!
Just kidding.
Kind of reminds me of the time I was in Home Depot and one of the asociates asked me my nationality. I told him I am Japanese. He laughed and said “Really?? I always thought that Japanese were more YELLOW!”
I’m truly not yellow.
February 8th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
MdG, you’re right. It’s the zombie disease. Barbara B, the one above you, is the Bad Tempered Zombie and she is the one who says it’s not easy being green….. such a zomboid thing to say.
BB, it’s your fault. Damn you Zombie
February 8th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
In my defense I will say that zombies aren’t really all that green. Sort of greenish, but with generous amounts of blue, black and red thrown in. We’re totally multi-cultural.
February 9th, 2008 at 5:13 am
An equal opportunity zombie then.
Sweet.
February 9th, 2008 at 6:51 am
MdG, that’s unbelievable!
GT, you’re green because you’re envious of all the donkeys I’m receiving.
February 9th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
yea,donkeys are obviously attracted to you.
MdG, you should have said, “you’re not purple, I thought all stupid home Depot workers were purple.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:03 am
No, no, the people sending the donkeys are attracted to me.
February 11th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Those were neither the italics nor the facial expression that I wanted…
February 11th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Deepti, is that a good thing? Having people who throw donkeys attracted to you?
Yeah, the facial expression is creepy