Listen up now, I've been called "strong" and "outspoken" in my time. Not,I'll admit, as often as I've been called "late", "weird" or just plain "wrong", but there are people who believe that I am quite capable of speaking my mind.
These people are, in fact, sadly mistaken. Let it be known that they are wrong.
Let it be known that I am a wimp; I am wet, I am in fact a veritable mollusk on the seabed of life.
As evidence of this startling fact, I give you the following:
The scene - an investment manager's office. Kayleigh, our young fresh faced Client Liaison Officer, is taking some details - including my date of birth.
Deep breath
Reader, did I answer "Look, dollface the attitude's unprofessional, and you can quit with the personal remarks right now"?
Pfft. I wish.
Did I adopt my look of Serious Bemusement before firing back "Well what the merry blintering hell do you think fifty looks like? Raddled and bed ridden? Toothless?? FFS DO NOT DARE TO PATRONISE ME.
Nope.
I did not.
You know what the wimp said don't you....
"Oh...gosh.. thanks... ha ha.. must be good genes..."
Thanks? FFS...
These people are, in fact, sadly mistaken. Let it be known that they are wrong.
Let it be known that I am a wimp; I am wet, I am in fact a veritable mollusk on the seabed of life.
As evidence of this startling fact, I give you the following:
The scene - an investment manager's office. Kayleigh, our young fresh faced Client Liaison Officer, is taking some details - including my date of birth.
Kayleigh - Nineteen...sixty....{pause} ...one...?
Macy - 1961. Yes.Kayleigh {double checking} But that means.. you're... no...That would make you nearly fifty.
Macy - No. That means I am fifty. It's June already.Kayleigh - But that's amazing...you'd never think that...gosh you look really good on it...
Deep breath
Reader, did I answer "Look, dollface the attitude's unprofessional, and you can quit with the personal remarks right now"?
Pfft. I wish.
Did I adopt my look of Serious Bemusement before firing back "Well what the merry blintering hell do you think fifty looks like? Raddled and bed ridden? Toothless?? FFS DO NOT DARE TO PATRONISE ME.
Nope.
I did not.
You know what the wimp said don't you....
"Oh...gosh.. thanks... ha ha.. must be good genes..."
Thanks? FFS...
17 June 2011 at 20:10
I can remember thinking 21 would be very old indeed and I couldn't begin to wonder what it would feel like to be that old.
17 June 2011 at 20:11
17 June 2011 at 20:33
Tsk. You should have stopped at the withering look. Works with telesales people as well.
But anyhow, about this Blog crush....??????
SX
17 June 2011 at 20:43
I am no longer embarrassed to admit to being 50.
17 June 2011 at 21:02
Rog - Being a mere nipper myself, I can remember when I thought twelve was old...
Ms Scarlet - Funny you should mention that...even funnier that I shall not reply....
Dave - Ha! See, now I know I don't look my age I'm going to be announcing it all over the show!
17 June 2011 at 21:10
Ha Ha!!
Sx
17 June 2011 at 22:22
Blog crush? What blog crush?
In any case, sometimes it's better to let abject stupidity slide, because the jail sentence for GBH is at least 4 years, out in two. And that twerp ain't worth the skinned knuckles.
18 June 2011 at 07:25
Roses - The twerp we're not hitting is Kayleigh the Client Liaison Officer isn't it? Not the blog crush Scarlet's been trying to weasel out of me..
18 June 2011 at 07:31
Oh bless her, she meant well! Kind of a back-handed compliment really. I went to a party recently where someone told the hostess my age for some reason. She was so gobsmacked, she raced round everyone going -"guess how old CQ is? No go on - guess! I'm in shock..."blah blah blah. She meant it it nicley but I didn't know whether to simper like a girl or punch her lights out...
18 June 2011 at 08:57
Don't beat yourself up...we all fall for a lovely compliment...and I'm sure she will remember her words when she is your age!
18 June 2011 at 10:15
I'm not of the sexual persuasion that GBH is considered foreplay; so yes, no beating up Kayleigh.
So, about this blog crush then....
18 June 2011 at 12:16
Thanks to all sorts of reasons - knowing how to take care of oneself with regard to diet, exercise etc the norm is to look younger than one's age and when people point it out one can only smile sweetly and forgive them for pointing out the obvious:)
18 June 2011 at 14:12
Well 50 is a dam fine young age.
Why do people think that there is a look to age.
And they say that smoking makes you look older.
Why should there be any anger, more there should have been a chuckle and a retort---"You could wish to look this good at 50".
Takes too much energy to get angry.
Enjoy being a good looking yummy mummy
18 June 2011 at 14:13
Of course, you could always publish a photo for us to sit in judgement
18 June 2011 at 21:15
Ms Curry - It's rude, that's all it is. Not least, I think, because we're meant to all want to be young.
Libby - Hey! At her age I'll still only be 80! Go Me!
Roses - Ah, the whole Blog Crush saga is kicking off at the Dark Blue blog.
Pat - You know whereof you speak! The world is impressed with your updated photo you know.
Clyde - Hmm could be being angry keeps me young hey? Aaahh and bluff called! Ms Scarlet specialises in photos of bloggers with faces blurred, I might get her to do a new portrait..
19 June 2011 at 23:28
It's a strange thing: 50 was the first birthday since about 8 that I didn't feel really crabby about. I even told people when it was.
Not having any more though, I wouldn't want to get giddy.
20 June 2011 at 20:26
We're practically twins! Well, not till September, but still.
21 June 2011 at 15:46
Ok, bluff called---where is the photo ?