No Lunch today
Though, it's on purpose. I'll go to a talk at noon. It will have the best kind of food-FREE!
I might accidentally learn something, but that's a chance I'm willing to take.
Bob <--- living life on the edge.
Update: I got my pizza (Bacon and scallop-*waves at Waltek*) and saw the talk on Dislocations in Layered Semiconductors. One thing that I noticed was how young the speaker looked. I saw her and figured she was my age or probebly younger. This would make her a baby prof (first couple years), likely with a PhD from England or some loser country like that where a 3 year PhD is the norm.
The person introducing her mentioned her undergrad schoool and then her PhD school (for Engineering) and then her second PhD school (Physics) and THEN her post-doc and finally mentioned that she was a prof and had been since 1997 (So 9 years).
So she was good ten years older than I thought, even giving her super quick romps through her schooling.
Do people think you are younger or older than you are?
posted by Aislinn Sirk @ 9:42 AM
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Ah, the boxed lunch seminar. The Lab Med Dept used to have those all the time. I learned that I like chicken salad or roast beef, but ham salad sucks.
Have fun!
People always think I am younger than I am. When I was in the hospital, one of the nurses said I looked like I was 12. Hello! I'm freaking 25 years old. *rolls eyes*
I suppose I should answer my own question. Currently, people assume I'm younger than I am.
It might have something to do with looks as I'm quite short and have a 'soft' face.
But I think it has more to do with the fact I hang around with people who are generally 4 or 5 years younger than I am, but at the same stage in life (grad school, no kids etc..).
Online peeps always thought I was older. Real life peeps always think I am younger.
I use to say younger when I was single. Now I play young, but act old. Does this make sense?
mmmmmmmmmm pizza *drool*
People often say I look younger than I am. DH looks years younger than he is. He's 52 but most people think he looks early 40's, some even say he looks late 30's. He's got good genes.
By contrast, I went to a puppet show today.
Wait until you hit your mid 30s. Age gets really confusing and depressing.
(The puppet spit on All Stah and me and I was full of silent rage.)
I realised that I was getting older because I am now somewhat pleased when I get asked for ID, instead of being utterly affronted.
It does happen a lot more down here as the official age is 21, not 18 and I live in a college student intensive area.
Monsty, I think you should have taken out that puppet. Just attacked it and torn it to shreds.
Bob <--- would pay to see that
Puppets can spit?
Bob, maybe she got her first PhD when she was 16 - did you ever think of that? When I was in college I once had a 14 y.o. bench partner in some lab who was in a special 6-year program - B.S. degree at year 2, M.S. at year 3 and PhD at year 6.
He was a very smart kid. A disaster at benchwork, but a whiz in all tests. I wish I could remember his name. He probably became a prof at age 20, if that's what he wanted.
People have always thought I was older than I am. I didn't mind before, but now...
Oh well.
hmm, I got curious and checked her webpage. There is only one PhD actually listed. If she graduated with an undergrad degree at 20 (I know she finished it in 1990), she could be 36. I can't imagine getting an undergrad degree earlier than 17/18, so it is possible (not likely) that she was in her 32/33.
In any case, I would have pegged her at 25-30 and then at the younger end once she started talking (Man, Cool etc.. are not words you usually hear at the talks)
Good research though and that's what I'm really supposed to be paying attention too.
Yes how does a puppet spit?
Spitting Puppet would be a good screen name.
Oh to answer. I hate to admit this but probably right now I look my age. Feel it too. I have tons of grays and can't color my hair for another couple of weeks. So that does not help. I have to wear shlumpy clothes. I can't really get anything new yet. Esp. since this will be our last kid I really don't want more maternity clothes.
I have been so tired and busy that I dont' have time to concentrate on myself. I hope that changes once DH's school ends for the summer. It is really taking a toll on me.
Even though I'm 29 years and (give or take) 500 days, people always mistake me for a younger Anjelina Jolie. *sigh* Whatever. I don't mind.
MM <--really easy going about it
My voice and looks are definitely younger than my actual age. Caution: looks may be younger than appeared. Things that make my day: being asked if my mom is home (at the door or on the phone).
Zombs, I know where you can get some fabulous maternity overalls.
Anyway, I used to be taken for younger all the time, but I look my age or a little older now, I think.
People usually think I'm younger than my real age. It's because I treat myself right! Do I seem 44 to you guys?
MM, I've always pictured you as a younger Angelina JOlie, but without the freakish lips and with a better rack!
Bob, I've always pictured you as a scientific child prodigy!
Sounds....interesting. The food and the talk.
People tended to think I was a lot younger than I am up until a few years ago. Now, it varies from a few years younger to a few years older than I am.
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