pale blue #2 plus mug shot by summerfield

pale blue #2 plus mug shot

it's pale blue fridays in january, and "mug shot" day for the one night stand challenge.

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in high school, i had a crush on one of the scout leaders who was also a jock. he wasn't particularly handsome but he dressed well and i was a sucker for well-dressed men. he was then going steady with a very pretty volleyball player. you know how in high school we had this thing called 'slam book' - we used to make our own at the time, and there were questions you had to answer. although i never gave any stark indication of my 'secret crush' somehow someone surmised who it was and when he found out, he laughed at me. he told me i should be ashamed of myself because i was ugly.

years later, when i was in law school, our paths crossed. he was taking some make-up electives so he could graduate from his course and their class had to attend and analyze the 'mock trial' taking place at the moot court. i was one of the two students on the 'defense team'. he came up to me after the trial, which we won btw. he asked if i knew him and i said yes, blah, blah, blah. he gushed how i had changed and that i used to be an ugly duckling. in front of my professor, he reminded me that i had a big crush on him in high school to which i commented that "that was in high school."

then he so brazenly asked me, in front of everyone, with his cocky attitude, if i would like to go on a date with him. i was still standing on the platform so that my eyes were at the same level as his. i picked up my books and bag, looked at my classmates and professor, smiled at him and i said "no." he asked, still cocky, "why not? you liked me in high school." "high school was crazy," i said. then as i started to walk away, i told him, "besides, i only date money and smart. i don't date stupid."

i heard my professor say "atta girl!" and my classmates clapped their hands.

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thank you for your kind views and comments; i truly appreciate them.
What a horrible person! This is a fantastic selfie and you are beautiful - your eyes are penetrating.
January 12th, 2013  
I thought you were beautiful before seeing your picture, I judge peoples beauty by how kind and caring they are, and you are a 10 my friend.
Now about your picture, You are a very classy looking lady and your eyes are amazing... ... That high school jerk, would not know a beautiful woman if she ran over him with a car. HEY< THATS A GREAT IDEA
January 12th, 2013  
This is beautiful! Well done.
January 12th, 2013  
This is gorgeous, you have a wonderful mischievous glint in your eye! Good on you for putting 'the jock' firmly in his place :-)
January 12th, 2013  
Kaz
Gorgeous selfie :-) and that blue is stunning.
January 12th, 2013  
Wonderful mug shots. Kids can be cruel and some things you never forget.
January 12th, 2013  
Awesome self-portrait
January 12th, 2013  
Gorgeous color it suits you well. I loved the challenge and I pushed myself to figure it out... I am hoping to keep going.
January 12th, 2013  
@tara11 - aww, thank you, tara. that's so sweet. and that horrible person had always been sending me 'friend requests' on facebook, until i found out i could block him out. yeah! payback for snobbing me in highschool! tee-hee!
January 12th, 2013  
@sarasdadandmom - i shudder when people tell me i'm beautiful, having grown up being called 'ugly'. it is probably because the people in the old country has this impression that the whites are beautiful and growing up because i played sports in the school yard, i was dark as an aeta. my sisters and brothers, on the other hand were all fair skinned which they took from my mother. thank you for your kind words, terry.
January 12th, 2013  
@carolinedreams - thank you, caroline. i owe your albums a visit, it's in my list.

@salza - when i saw him three years ago at an informal school reunion, i just ignored him and because we were in the same year, when our pictures were taken, he had wanted to stand beside me which i averted by pretending i was excited to see somebody else so i had to stand far away from him. i'm sneaky that way! thank you, sally.
January 12th, 2013  
@kazzamazoo - thank you, KB.

@lesip - i surely never forgot those who treated me bad but more importantly those who treated me well. thank you, leslie.

@abhijit - thank you, ab.

@fullcircle - thank you, cindy. just keep doing the challenges; that's how i learned most of what i can do with my camera.
January 12th, 2013  
@summerfield You go girl!
January 12th, 2013  
"sticks and stones can break my bones, but names will never hurt me" that is just NOT true. words and powerful and should be used with great care. this is a very very classy photo of you
January 12th, 2013  
Great photo. This pretty blue really looks good on you.
January 12th, 2013  
What a terrific story. That applause would carry me thru whatever life throws!
January 13th, 2013  
I love the serenity in your selfie.
January 13th, 2013  
ATTA GIRL is right!!! I could just slap him for calling you ugly -- and laughing at you!!!!!!!!!!! You are very beautiful now - -and I'm sure you were then - he was just too stupid to SEE IT!! This is a beautiful shot -- and you are wearing my very favorite blue..........!!!
January 13th, 2013  
You know, his own insecurity probably made him feel he had to be larger than life and judge everyone in high school. But a truly good person would not have gone so far as to hurt you that way. Thankfully you put high school behind you and have moved on. You summed him up well to call him stupid because even time and distance didn't remove that urge to be one up on everyone else. So, on to the present and this lovely shot! Well done!
January 13th, 2013  
...atta girl indeed. Nice.
You are beautiful! This is a wonderful selfie. Great work.
January 14th, 2013  
BEAUTIFUL ---that is you
---is multi-layer
---and only beautiful people can know what real beauty is.
January 14th, 2013  
Beautiful portrait that reflects assertiveness, love the choice of colors.
January 16th, 2013  
you look fabulous!!!! good for you for giving the jerk (do i mean "jock"? prolly not! ;p) what for!
January 16th, 2013  
You are just too fabulous! Beautiful selfie ;-)
January 16th, 2013  
@northy @michaelelliott

fabulous 60! that's going to be my slogan this year! thanks, kiddos!
January 16th, 2013  
@eniaral - so true. thank you, laraine.

@henrir - why, thank you, henri.

@mickanem - it did! thank you, mickie

@quietpurplehaze - serenity? heck, i was thinking "maybe i should've coloured my whites and waxed my moustache!" hahaha. thank you, hazel.
January 16th, 2013  
@cscecil - here now, watch the blood pressure, my friend. :-D thank you, CS.

@olivetreeann - hah! when i saw him that time, i was kicking myself and asking why did i have a crush on him! he's not that great looking, but he was a good dresser. but not so anymore during our reunion three years ago. thank you, ann.

@netkonnexion - thank you, damon. much appreciated, my friend.

@daveanajao - dave, thank you. you are so kind.

@hudamor - thank you, huda. much appreciated.
January 16th, 2013  
Wonderful story! You go girl! ;-)
September 12th, 2014  
@bill_fe - didn't see your comment on here till now. thank you, bill!
September 23rd, 2014  
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