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mysteriousaliwaysSheesh.
You think you're doing pretty well for yourself, and then you leaf thru your old university's alumnus magazine and spot a photo you recognise. Hang on, you think, I know her - we were in the Gilbert & Sullivan Soc together. I lent her my belt for her costume in the final scene of 'Patience'.
You read on to discover that she has gone on to do all sorts of high-powered executive stuff, including being the CEO of at least three household name companies (including the Australian divisions of Microsoft, no less, and of Estee Lauder - can't remember what the other one was) and that she has just bought the cosmetic company Stila because she liked their eyeshadow and fancies having a company of her own to run.
In addition, just to show how well-rounded her talents are, when she was still a student, she founded the first women's rugby team in Scotland. And she was an excellent singer (she was one of the soloists, I was in the chorus.)
And she's doing all this with two children under 5.
And the worst bit of it all? She's a year younger than me.
OMG I feel so inadequate, woe!
*goes back to reading LJ in her jammies*
You think you're doing pretty well for yourself, and then you leaf thru your old university's alumnus magazine and spot a photo you recognise. Hang on, you think, I know her - we were in the Gilbert & Sullivan Soc together. I lent her my belt for her costume in the final scene of 'Patience'.
You read on to discover that she has gone on to do all sorts of high-powered executive stuff, including being the CEO of at least three household name companies (including the Australian divisions of Microsoft, no less, and of Estee Lauder - can't remember what the other one was) and that she has just bought the cosmetic company Stila because she liked their eyeshadow and fancies having a company of her own to run.
In addition, just to show how well-rounded her talents are, when she was still a student, she founded the first women's rugby team in Scotland. And she was an excellent singer (she was one of the soloists, I was in the chorus.)
And she's doing all this with two children under 5.
And the worst bit of it all? She's a year younger than me.
OMG I feel so inadequate, woe!
*goes back to reading LJ in her jammies*
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Date: Monday, 3 July 2006 02:51 (UTC)I'm with you. Being a relative underachiever myself.
Some people are born to have it.
But who knows? Gaugin(?) started at forty, I believe. :)
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Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2006 23:10 (UTC)At least the dancing is something I know I'm good at.
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Date: Monday, 3 July 2006 10:28 (UTC)I bet she's got no friends though.
*hughug* :)
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Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2006 23:11 (UTC)Bet she can't bellydance though ;)
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Date: Monday, 3 July 2006 14:45 (UTC)I don't think I've ever seen it before and jaysus...
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Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2006 23:08 (UTC)Here:
Edge & Bono with William Gibson (http://pics.livejournal.com/mysteriousaliwz/pic/0008a81b/g5)
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Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2006 09:43 (UTC)AhHH Don' Think so!
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Date: Tuesday, 4 July 2006 23:12 (UTC)*hugs*