The Thirty Seven Year Old *itch by alophoto

The Thirty Seven Year Old *itch

Here is my belated birthday selfie and entry for theme-retro. And no, the title is NOT accurate. I'm only 29;).

This was taken using my new remote timer.

A b&w version can be found here: http://365project.org/amandal/themes-challeng/2013-07-10
Fantastic selfie :D I just love your facial expression :D
July 7th, 2013  
Brilliant and fun shot! Awesome selfie! Love it!
July 7th, 2013  
So fun and flirty! Pretty, love it!
July 7th, 2013  
This is really, really awesome! Perfect face and pose. Congrats! A superb retro rendition!
July 7th, 2013  
Fabulous pastiche and very cleverly crafted : so retro !
July 7th, 2013  
remote timer and hair dryer? Great selfie!
July 7th, 2013  
Fantastic, creative, great homage to Marilyn and the movie -- perfect for the retro theme!
July 7th, 2013  
SO marilyn! and you go girl :)
July 7th, 2013  
what a perfect shot for the theme. love your expression
July 7th, 2013  
@bobfoto Fan. Thank you!
July 7th, 2013  
Ooh lady ;o) That's some shot. Very cool and a perfect retro entry xx
July 7th, 2013  
Great selfie!! Very retro!!
July 7th, 2013  
@amandal - breezy.
July 7th, 2013  
So fab! Awesome fun selfie!
July 7th, 2013  
love it! great selfie!
July 7th, 2013  
Clever capture and great looking selfie.
July 7th, 2013  
Nicely done
July 7th, 2013  
Did you have the vacuum underneath for this shot! It's lovely and natural - a real Marilyn look!
July 7th, 2013  
Fabulous selfie! Happy belated!
July 7th, 2013  
Love it!!!
July 7th, 2013  
Marilyn eat your heary out! Great shot.
July 7th, 2013  
Pea
Ha ha brilliant! Love your expression and set up. Happy 29th birthday, hope you had a fun day :-)
July 7th, 2013  
Fantastic selfie and brilliant execution
July 7th, 2013  
Brilliant selfie
July 7th, 2013  
Oh, my, wow. Well played!
July 7th, 2013  
Eat your heart out--MM !! fav :)
July 7th, 2013  
AWESOME!!
July 8th, 2013  
So cute! Love your playfulness!
July 8th, 2013  
Kev
Great selfie! Looks like you had fun!
July 8th, 2013  
FAVE Amanda.
You should frame this one.
July 8th, 2013  
What a fun shot ... you rock, Amanda!
July 8th, 2013  
I LOVE this selfie!
July 8th, 2013  
well done Amanda!
July 8th, 2013  
Cool selfie!
July 8th, 2013  
@cdonohoue You are so sweet. Thanks so much for the fav, my friend!!!

@jodimuli You rock, my friend. Thank you for that fav!!:)
July 8th, 2013  
Oh, you are amazing, Amanda. Fantastic selfie. Love it
July 8th, 2013  
Meg
Awesome......you look great.....fun expression!
July 8th, 2013  
Fabulous Amanda! Lookin' fine, as always.
July 8th, 2013  
nice
July 8th, 2013  
Very fun and creative shot! Awesome selfie and so retro!
July 8th, 2013  
super cool. looks like you had a lot of fun :-)
July 8th, 2013  
Beautiful, fun selfie. Love it.
July 8th, 2013  
@tracywilliams Thanks, Tracy. Trying to pull off such a thing was a bit harder than I had expected. I think that it is when you are recreating something and want to do it just so that makes it tough. Not exactly perfect, but close as I was going to get it yesterday. Thanks for your great comments and for stopping by!
July 8th, 2013  
@sassik Thanks so much, Sassik!!

@snaphappy1 Aw, thank you, friend. It was fun, albeit tough, to pull off!

@dlaxton Thanks so much for that, Dave!!

@paul2782 Thanks so much, Paul!!

@taffy Thanks so much, Miss Taffy. Did you like my title?:)

@moreyoulessme Thanks, Jerri. It was fun to try. Wish I had come out more Marilyn-like, but...

@cheribug Thanks, Cheryl. Appreciate that. I was attempting a 'shit eating grin' but in the end, thought perhaps it was too much. So tough to get it right with the fan and such.

@psychographer Thanks so much, Lisa. It was fun to do. I did this while the kids were napping. Afterwards my daughter said, "Mama, I saw you taking pictures during nap and I saw your undies." Whoops.

@carolmw Thank you so much, Carol.

@bobfoto It was really quite windy. Tough to get it all right. This was the closest I got. I notice you just comment on my selfies. Do the other photos stink;-)? No worries...just teasing you. Perhaps I need to do more selfies, though.

@wendywoo Thank you, lady!!!

July 8th, 2013  
@lfrans Aw, thank you, lady!

@tonydebont Thanks, Tony. It was fun to try to pull it off.

@sugarmuser Thanks, Sharon!

@maggiemae I used a propped up box fan. My hubby, the engineer, helped me with the set up. I broke my tripod once again prior to the shoot and had to rig up the camera on my mantle balanced on it's side and propped up. It took us a few tries to get the fan angle right. Getting posed properly with the wind blowing up my skirt was a bit of a challenge. All in all it came out pretty good, despite the challenges. Thanks, sweet lady!

@kwind Thank you, kind Kim!

@bpaquette Thanks, Barbara!!

@dh HA!! Thanks so much, friend!

@deeganp I really am 37...not ashamed to say it. Thanks, Pea. It was a great birthday and fun to finally do my selfie.

@sewsharyn Thanks so much, Sharyn. It was fun to do!

@rachelwithey Thanks so much, Rachel!!
July 8th, 2013  
@misterkitty You had a great retro selfie this week, lady! Thanks for your comments!

@fauxtography365 Aw, thanks so much, my friend. It was fun to pull off!

@snaggy Always trying to. Thanks so much, Kev!

@wendyhgill Aw, I appreciate that so much, Wendy. Thank you, friend!!

@seejillrun Thanks so much for the love, Jill! It was fun to plan and shoot!

@paula365 Thanks, Paula!!

@tskipper Thank you, Tami!:)

@anazad511 And you are very kind to me. Thank you, Ana!!

@megmills Thanks, Meg. Really appreciate that!

@masosy And you are sweet as always. Thanks, Kate!

@twr Thank you, Timothy!

@pflaume Thanks, Miss Lisa!!

@abhijit Thank you, Abhijit. It was pretty fun...and a bit harder than I expected. It was windy!

@danitech Thank you, Danielle!!
July 8th, 2013  
Wolf Whistle. Whoo woo!!! great selfie, a FAV
July 8th, 2013  
@simon0128 Thank you ever so much for that, Simon. Nice to still get a wolf whistle now and again, even if it's virtual. I'd had been a while:).
July 8th, 2013  
@amandal No problem, a beautiful selfie and nicely done too : )
July 8th, 2013  
Beautiful and fun selfie and a very belated happy birthday!
July 8th, 2013  
@roseolivia You are sweet. Thank you!! Your selfies were a little classier this week. Loved your take on retro!!
July 8th, 2013  
You go Marylin! I mean Amanda - Your fabulous!
July 8th, 2013  
@michaelelliott It's tough to find as interesting subjects now that I am back home. Gotta shoot what I got. Thank you, Michael. Just trying to keep up with the likes of you.:)
July 8th, 2013  
That's a great way to cool off! I know what you mean about back home after being somewhere with fantastic shot opportunities! Happy belated birthday!
July 8th, 2013  
Marilyn...oh I mean Amanda! :) :) Beautiful!! Such a lovely selfie... Great retro shot! I just love everything about it!
July 8th, 2013  
You always get the most awesome selfies! Where do you come up with all these ideas??
July 8th, 2013  
Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
July 8th, 2013  
Ooooh looooove it. Great pins :P
July 8th, 2013  
Love this, its so fun!
July 8th, 2013  
Ah!! How did I miss this indeed? Great pic Amanda :) Fav of course.
July 8th, 2013  
@adamj I got a wolf whistle from a friend above. Thank you for your plain old fav;-). Glad you approved, Adam. I only wished that I could have gotten all of me in there. So tough doing selfies, especially with a fan blowing up your dress. Oy!
July 8th, 2013  
@amandal I can only imagine...lol One day you can show me the pics that didn't make the cut :) Nice dress by the way.
July 8th, 2013  
@nana2r It's hard when home seems so boring comparatively. Thanks, Carren. Glad you get it. And yes, this was a nice way to cool off.:)

@eyesmile You are very sweet to say that, my friend. It was fun to do. I think that it came to me because I remembered her saying "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" when I was thinking of what to do for my birthday. Glad that I waited so that it made it for this week's theme.

@istacy1011 I have a very creative imagination, I guess. I sit around thinking a lot...brainstorming shots. Really appreciate your kind words, my friend!

@ozziehoffy Thanks, Cass! Really appreciate that!

@aleksandra Thank you, kind lady!!:)
July 8th, 2013  
Oh my goodness - this is ADORABLE! O.k., now I need to start my diet. . .
July 8th, 2013  
hello!
July 8th, 2013  
Rob
Awesome selfie!
July 8th, 2013  
@stimuloog I posted the birthday selfie finally a week or so late. Thought I would tag you in that you said that you couldn't wait for it;-).
July 8th, 2013  
@kareenking You are sweet, Kareen. I really should diet more, too. I tend to mostly eat what I want and could stand to lose a few. It's hidden under the dress, thankfully.

@dreamatrix Right back 'atcha. I needed to make 37 look good somehow:).

@jdr4690 Thanks, Rob!
July 8th, 2013  
@amandal - ooops busted... ummm? Like your comment to Adam.
July 8th, 2013  
@bobfoto Doh.
July 8th, 2013  
@amandal I love it :)
July 8th, 2013  
very nice photo Amanda hope you had a lovely Birthday
July 8th, 2013  
such a fun selfie! great one for the theme!
July 8th, 2013  
Brilliant - love it !
July 8th, 2013  
Great selfie and hope you had a great birthday. Can I say 'nice legs'?
July 8th, 2013  
Brilliant work.
July 8th, 2013  
What a great and sexy selfie, Amanda. I figured you had to have some help. Glad your husband was there to assist. Too bad about another tripod. Love what one of your kids said. lol FAV
July 9th, 2013  
@darsphotos I am still on the same tripod, luckily, just steadily breaking it worse. My first couple of "breaks' were fixable. These last two not so much. It is now more of a table top tripod at this point. I ripped one leg off so it won't lock in anymore. I am a tripod killer. Thanks so very much for your kind words and fav, my friend! You are the best!

@june Thank you so much, June!

@malc Of course you can. I work hard to keep them that way. Thank you, Malc.

@annethomson You are sweet, Anne. Thank you!!

@wind_of_the_sothern_sea Thanks so much, Arefin!!

@gerry I did, Gerry. Thanks so much!

@stimuloog Aw, thanks, sweet lady!!:)
July 9th, 2013  
@amandal You need a second tripod, Amanda. I have a few of them but one that I love and use as I need to that is light weight. You are too funny. Gotta write that book or take notes like about your tripod to incorporate and how you set up to take photos and the comments your kids make. Take photos of each of the photos that you post and what you write and the comments all the way down and put those in a special place. Will help when you write that book.
July 9th, 2013  
Excellent selfie! I love the expression you managed to catch!
July 9th, 2013  
Amanda, I take my hat off to you! You have a fabulous set of pins and I love what you have done here - you are obviously happy in your own skin! Fav.
July 9th, 2013  
I think everyone has said everything I wanted to say. Great selfie, you do them so well. Fav.
July 9th, 2013  
@darsphotos Yes, I do. Great suggestions, lady!

@arina Thank you so much, Arina. I wished that I had looked a tad less crazy, but it worked:). You are sweet!

@steampowered I wish that I had always been this way. Wish that you didn't have to mature into the comfort. I also would love to somehow teach it to my girls so that they don't have to go through the insecurity that I once had. And thank you ever so kindly for your hats off, great words and fav. You are great!

@thirtysevenways Well I humbly thank you for your kind compliments and fav, Andy.
July 9th, 2013  
You did great with this! Did you try a b&w conversion?
July 9th, 2013  
@rockinrobyn Nope...the original was color so I went with it. Thanks, friend. Fun one to do:).
July 9th, 2013  
I always thought it was a b&w - now I have to google it to see the color one!
July 9th, 2013  
@rockinrobyn Want me to convert and post and tag ya?
July 10th, 2013  
Sure! It may be a challenge with the wall close to flesh tone, but I would be curious!
July 10th, 2013  
Very clever..
July 10th, 2013  
Beautiful selfie, beautiful you! Love the dress.
July 10th, 2013  
@bulldog Thank you!:)

@bristolrose You are sweet, Kathryn. Thanks so much. It was a great thrift buy from my favorite thrift store in California. I think it was $16!!:)
July 10th, 2013  
Awesome selfie Amanda!
July 10th, 2013  
@3sixty5 Waaaay better than my first time crazy one, right? I remember you and I had similar screaming crazy selfies (only yours was good:). Thanks, friend!!
July 10th, 2013  
so fun! great selfie
July 10th, 2013  
LOL! you won't see this from me cause your legs are waaaaaay better ;-)))
July 10th, 2013  
Missed this! Love it! (and you're legs are way better) xoxox
July 11th, 2013  
Brilliant for the theme, another fabulous selfie
July 11th, 2013  
@colie Thanks so much, Colie!!

@3sixty5 Ha! Aw, you are sweet, woman:).

@edie Whatever top 5 with your legs. How stinkin' fun that we both made it, eh? Thank you, friend!!

@wenbow Thanks so much, my friend!
July 11th, 2013  
Brilliantly conceived and executed - I just need to lose 20 years and 30 kg & I'd think about copying it - you look fabulous!
July 11th, 2013  
@kittikat You are so very sweet, my friend. Thank you.
July 11th, 2013  
Sam
Everyone has said it above ....imagination and a wonderful sense of humour ...great stuff Fav :))
July 11th, 2013  
@samr You are very kind! Thank you, Sam!:)
July 12th, 2013  
What an awesome selfie.. With I could be that brave! You look so carefree! Well done!
July 13th, 2013  
Still better in colour
July 13th, 2013  
@bobfoto Better than partially desaturated? Thanks! I like color way better than b&w, but the desaturated version was pretty good, too, and better for the retro theme.

@kristieg Aw, thanks, Mistie. Doing selfies a bunch has made me more brave.
July 13th, 2013  
@amandal - There's a desaturated version now?

(and weren't you gonna reduce your 365 obsession time?)
July 13th, 2013  
@bobfoto Damnit! I did a little better this week. A tad. And now am getting waaaay less comments. Funny how that works out. Here it is: http://365project.org/amandal/themes-challeng/2013-07-07
July 13th, 2013  
Love your expression and perfect for the theme. For these two, I love the color version.
July 16th, 2013  
Jo
Wickedly good shot!
November 11th, 2013  
@jo13 Thanks so much, Jo. It was so fun to do, albeit difficult because I broke my tripod while setting this up and had to make due and balance the camera on my mantel on books. So glad it didn't fall.
November 11th, 2013  
This one! I love this one! Gorgeous face.
November 14th, 2013  
@edie :) Crazed. Appropriate for me, though;-). Thanks friend!
November 14th, 2013  
(great legs btw)
November 14th, 2013  
@edie Thanks, Edie. Know what's weird?! I swear this shot had way more faves than 7? Maybe from people who have left? Nutso.
November 14th, 2013  
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