The Evolution of Cool
Ah, grade 7. Note the stripes of pink and purple in the shirt. (I won't say "Polo" because we weren't rich enough to afford "Polo". I got the JC Penney version: Fox. I did wear the collar flipped up, though. I believe I even starched and ironed it myself!) The feathered hair. The big, round glasses with photobrown lenses. The pink bandana used as a belt.
And grade 8. I learned about makeup! Pink lipgloss! FemMullets! Graduated from pink to purple! Lost the glasses (no I didn't get contacts; just decided blindness was cooler than glasses)! Lost the "prod up my rear" posture. Kept the upturned collar. Kept the same earrings too. Oy!
Thanks to Scout for the trip down memory lane. Still working on the limerick, though. Will edit to include it soon!
Edit: Limerick input from Friend Jesse
young rachel, a fan of the cure,
had young stoners trying to woo her.
the heshers all said,
"i'll get her in bed"
and rachel said, "like, i'm SO sure."