Um... Chalk this one up to naïveté and/or the pitfalls of giving in to stereotypes... In case you couldn't tell, I was getting a little nervous about the countdown to the American Idol Auditions. It occurred to me, as I was looking in the mirror critiquing my audition-worthiness, that I am one pale little lady. I've also been thinking that I need a "look," and that my blonde hair and blue eyes pre-qualify me for the "California girl" look. So, with all this in mind, I went down to my local tanning salon and sold my soul for a little UV. 20 minutes later I had a sunburn. 2 hours later I had a rash. Now I just feel stupid!

Once, to impress a new fella, I tried tanning on a tanning bed at the recommendation of a close friend. I was pale, so the tanning salon woman said I should only tan for 8 minutes. Despite following her recommendation, it seemed even 8 minutes was too long.
Most of me tanned, but my ass plain old burned. Bright red. Worse, I could barely stand to sit down on my date. I kept trying to coyly sit at an angle, but it just looked akward.
Posted by: Kidd | October 08, 2004 at 14:24