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overworkedtiredandnumb

Location: Dalian, China
Birthday: December 11

Bio: US expat living in China. Another 40-something woman experiencing mid-life crisis, only this time in China, with dumplings.

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My Posts: 83. Tiger, Tiger (India, part 3); 82. Ridin' That (Turns Out to be Midnight) Train (india, Part 2); 81. A Passage to, uh, India; 80. A Dream; 79. Learn the Language; 78. When My Morning Comes Around; 77. 2010: The Year in Quotes; 76. The Immigration Bunny; 75. Google Translate, 一半半; 74. Motherhood, a photo essay; 73. Special Friend: Clay; 72. US-Chinese Relations: Slowly Warming Up; 71. Good Job, Bad Job, Any Job, Please; 70. Ideas That Shake My World; 69. Would you like some hot water with that?; 68. Special Friend: Brandon; 67. Special Friend: Jane; 66. A Visit to Hong Kong; 65. Pork Pastries 不好吃!; 64. Rock, Paper, What?; 63. 很可爱的女儿（Very Cute Daughters); 62. Digesting China; 61. Adapting (?) to China; 60. Christmas in China; 59. Expat Drunk Blogging; 58. Adventures in Translation; 57. Settling In - In China's Rust Belt; 56. And we're off; 55. Preparing for Our Move to China, Part V; 54. Preparing for Our Move to China, Part IV; 53. Preparing for Our Move to China, Part III; 52. Ft. Hood: Potential Lessons; 51. Things We Are Doing to Prepare for Our Move to China, Pt. II; 50. Cyber-Anger: Not New, But Lasting; 49. Things We Are Doing to Prepare for Our Move to China, Part I; 48. Attending the Theater; 47. Gloves On: Slightly Better Than Awful Pizza Now Available; 46. Old Couple Overheard on Flight from Chicago to Phoenix; 45. The Toilet Reveals Something Deep. But What?; 44. More Food Notes from China; 43. Lunch in China; 42. The Way We Made the Decision; 41. Choosing a Home in China; 40. House Hunting in China; 39. 不看 Facebook (No Read Facebook); 38. Almost a Year; 37. 15 in 15: The Quote Quiz; 36. Thoughts on Southern Liberals (i.e., Mama and Daddy); 35. Notes To and From a Packrat; 34. Dude, Where's My Brush?; 33. Dad is Awesome; 32. My American Idols; 31. Dinah Washington; 30. Spansion Lays Off Thousands While Spending to "Retain" Execs; 29. She's Mean and Evil Through and Through; 28. Signage; 27. Who Could Resist?; 26. A receipt; 25. Saturday, July 25th, 1925; 24. My Afternoon on OS: Or, I really need a new hobby.; 23. 2008 The Year in Quotes; 22. 25 is a lot of things; 21. Open Salon Cherry Juice Debate, a call for volunteers; 20. Open Salon Debate Format, Version 1.0; 19. Debating Debating: A Proposed Open Salon Debate Format; 4. Unearthing Treasures; 18. Hard Times; 17. Portrait; 16. OS Collage: o please o please o please let me in; 15. Hope Springs Eternal; 14. Pre-school Civics 101; 13. The Consolation of Laughter; 12. Circling the Square; 11. Compromise; 10. Here I Am; 9. Dull Ache; 8. The Way of Clay; 7. This is My Favorite Picture; 6. Poor Cissy Hadn't Got a Mama; 5. Some Beginnings; 3. Maintaining Sanity; 2. Mama Died Today; 1. Death 'n' Shit

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JUNE 25, 2009 6:46PM

Rate: 9 Flag

This is not my Farrah hair. This is my brother Clay's Farrah hair. The woman's influence extended beyond her own sex. Vain young teenage boys loved her hair as much as her body. And Clay always had great hair.

This is the closest I ever came to Farrah hair. Lifeless and flat, and that took an hour to achieve. I always liked Kate Jackson better than Farrah. She was the "brainy" one, remember? I wanted to be the brainy one because for me it was a realistic goal. A few hours in the bathroom was all it took to convince me that I was never going to be the one with the great hair.

Although, for much of my life I did want to be Clay, minus the great hair.

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Oh dear, that's great.

Kerry Lauerman

June 25, 2009 07:22 PM

When I was about 13, my hair wouldn't feather, try as I might. My older sister's hair would fly back in perfect peaked wings. She sensed my frustration, and literally came up with a taunting song with the refrain: "his hair won't feather/mine does!" Surreal to think about now (I haven't had hair to feather since I was about 22).

Kerry Lauerman

June 25, 2009 07:24 PM

It just sucks when your brother's hair is better than yours. Love the pics of both.

Sally Swift

June 25, 2009 07:25 PM

Your brother had the David Cassidy look going for him!

cartouche

June 26, 2009 12:21 PM

I definitely see Kate Jackson! Very cute.

suzlipman

June 26, 2009 12:24 PM

Yep, his hair is still better than mine. Thick and brown and hardly any gray. But at least he never wrote a song about it!!

overworkedtiredandnumb

June 26, 2009 01:20 PM

I also thought your brother looked like David Cassidy. who was, maybe, the male Farrah.

Nelle Engoron

June 26, 2009 02:08 PM

Great post! My brother also had a naturally feathered look that I had to take an hour with a curling iron to achieve. I vote with Silkstone-David Cassidy was the Farrah for boys!

mamoore

June 26, 2009 02:27 PM

I think the Farrah for boys was Sean Cassidy. David was a little earlier, if I remember correctly.

Going off to check now....

Juliet Waters

June 26, 2009 06:25 PM

It's a tough call. David had the better hair, but Sean had the bigger selling poster.

I had a full sized David poster in my room, but that was a few years before Farrah hit the scene. Wish I still had it.

Juliet Waters

June 26, 2009 06:32 PM

The thing about Farrah's hair was the volume. Everybody's hair got bigger after Farrah. Including both Cassidy brothers. (I was a David fan and could probably dig out an old Partridge Family album to prove it.)

overworkedtiredandnumb

June 26, 2009 08:35 PM

Love the pics...yes, I remember the young boys having this do...