Aug 26, 2008

Ten-Word Tuesday.

18-yrs

You are looking at a photo of Bossy’s first day of college. Sort of. Actually you are looking at a photo of Bossy’s first day of college give or take the following:


  • Six months. This photo was taken six months prior to the beginning of college.
  • One bird. This bird did not accompany Bossy to college; this wholly unnatural pose was struck at a Florida aviary.
  • One boyfriend break-up. Horrible.
  • One boyfriend get-back-together. Worse.

But you are definitely looking at the first day of college hair, and that is definitely the first day of college eyeliner.

More details about the first day of college hair: At some point Bossy and her mother decided that getting their hair cut wasn’t enough, they wanted to be shorn.

Bossy’s mom suggested the look was very Jean Seberg, although on Bossy the look was more Concentration Camp since directly following this photo, Bossy’s tonsils were removed—along with most of her body fat when she couldn’t eat solid foods or spicy foods or citrusy foods or food.

What this photo doesn’t show is how every decision Bossy made surrounding this time frame had to do with her boyfriend who became her ex-boyfriend who became her boyfriend again and finally, her ex-boyfriend.

Bossy’s process of selecting a college consisted of calculating the number of miles all prospective schools were situated from her boyfriend’s apartment door.

Bossy vaguely remembers receiving glossy college brochures in the mail, which she promptly tossed—unopened—onto the avalanche of similar brochures which she kept on the glass shelf of Her Unit.

Ultimately Bossy chose a college only 10.2 miles from her boyfriend’s apartment and the cat piss and wicker that filled it, and only 3.6 miles from her childhood bedroom, where Bossy continued to live while working at her high school job.

first-boy

This was Bossy’s son yesterday during his first day of college orientation. He is taking full advantage of a program that devotes an entire week to introducing students to their campus, each other, and their enormous city.

Bossy’s college orientation? She can’t remember because she probably skipped it. But this is what Bossy does remember about her first day on campus:

late, unprepared, forgot campus map, purchased Whisk for boyfriend’s laundry

Which is what today’s ten-word challenge is all about: in exactly ten words, can you tell Bossy what you remember about your first day of college?

And if not college—what were you doing instead?

goodbye-book

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