tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post114791810955165226..comments2024-02-09T10:55:50.410-06:00Comments on Jess Riley Writes: Oh What a Wonderful World of ArtJess Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06987689969282168406noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148356917801076002006-05-22T23:01:00.000-05:002006-05-22T23:01:00.000-05:00Oh, that looks like such a blast! It actually brin...Oh, that looks like such a blast! It actually brings back fond memories of similar things I did at that age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148324152487294522006-05-22T13:55:00.000-05:002006-05-22T13:55:00.000-05:00Oh man. I had my very own Artsworld -- Syracuse U...Oh man. I had my very own Artsworld -- Syracuse University Precollege Program, summer of 1986 (summer before my senior year.) The fashion faux pas, the strangely posed photos -- so familiar!<BR/><BR/>I am SO going to dig my photos out. I shall dedicate that post to you, my maxi padded friend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148091248663781552006-05-19T21:14:00.000-05:002006-05-19T21:14:00.000-05:00At least the maxi-pad on your head didn't have win...At least the maxi-pad on your head didn't have wings. Now <I>that</I> would've been weird. Because all the rest of it is perfectly normal...Mignonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716330276288396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148090575558877602006-05-19T21:02:00.000-05:002006-05-19T21:02:00.000-05:00I thought I recognized myself in those pictures wh...I thought I recognized myself in those pictures which threw me because- well I never went there. Then I realized it was just the hair and fashion. Why when I had the best waist I would ever have did I blouse out my shirts? Why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148082009434099882006-05-19T18:40:00.000-05:002006-05-19T18:40:00.000-05:00OMG. No really O M GOSH. LOL. I am so glad that yo...OMG. No really O M GOSH. LOL. I am so glad that you are so brave because these pics made me crack up.<BR/><BR/>Oh and I totally would have made friends with a girl that wore a "Can't touch this" t-shirt.Virendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14513306549244143689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148077722497137382006-05-19T17:28:00.000-05:002006-05-19T17:28:00.000-05:00I'll see your Artsworld portraiture and raise you ...I'll see your Artsworld portraiture and raise you my several outings (and resulting photo op nightmares) with the Rotary International District 510 exchange student program, Jess Riley. Hellllz, yeah.<BR/><BR/>I recently came across a few of my belts from that era (I had the, erm, privelege of working at the Gap in 1991 - year of the palindrome, btw - and purchased many, many belts - "cinch it!" that I apparently couldn't let go of until last year during the great pre-baby purge of 2005). I tried one on that I thought still looked cute and semi-wearable, and that's when I realized *just how high* those suckers used to sit. and how incomparably low our pants rest these days.<BR/><BR/>p.s. you think the white t/spandex combo was bad - how about the spandex *under* the ripped-up/faded levi's cut-offs? topped off with a gigantic pink Body Glove sweatshirt and pink bandana binding the giant Mariah Carey hair? <BR/><BR/>yeahhhh. can't touch *this*, alrighty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148062979705890802006-05-19T13:22:00.000-05:002006-05-19T13:22:00.000-05:00Those pictures are pretty awesome. They remind me...Those pictures are pretty awesome. They remind me of the early <I>90210</I> days. I long to be compared to David Silver.eganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03783658744477659987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148060550527928602006-05-19T12:42:00.000-05:002006-05-19T12:42:00.000-05:00MY EYES! MY EYES!MY EYES! MY EYES!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148056040408418452006-05-19T11:27:00.000-05:002006-05-19T11:27:00.000-05:00this was awesome...the post could have been called...this was awesome...the post could have been called, "Awkward teens that will never speak to one another after Artsworld."<BR/><BR/>Your styles made me thin I gotta dig for some pics this weekend. Yeah, teh pulling the shirt/sweater out of the pants for that unflattering bump? Oh, and I wore docksiders w/ no socks too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148054597290446372006-05-19T11:03:00.000-05:002006-05-19T11:03:00.000-05:00I'm sorry Jess but that really does look like a ma...I'm sorry Jess but that really does look like a maxi-pad stuck to your head. lolbornfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12908901525549894211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148042048814458812006-05-19T07:34:00.000-05:002006-05-19T07:34:00.000-05:00Wow, I looked at the second picture and almost spi...Wow, I looked at the second picture and almost spit out my coffee. I looked exactly like the girl with the "Can't Touch This" t-shirt in 1990. <I>shudder</I><BR/><BR/>Btw, what's wrong with tucking an xtra large t-shirt into spandex shorts?Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148040713361945262006-05-19T07:11:00.000-05:002006-05-19T07:11:00.000-05:00Hi again. Thanks for popping by my site yesterday...Hi again. Thanks for popping by my site yesterday. You cought me with my shameless self-promotion pants down, didn't you? You are so on with that martini, dude. I'll impart all my sneaky wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.Wendy Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18145665422296622616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148017591941424952006-05-19T00:46:00.000-05:002006-05-19T00:46:00.000-05:00I owned a "Can't Touch This" shirt! Holy hell Jess...I owned a "Can't Touch This" shirt! Holy hell Jess! Thanks for the reminder.<BR/><BR/>The hair is painful - it really is, kitten.<BR/><BR/>But, you were still bee-u-ti-ful.<BR/><BR/>And the talk of "clmactic events" and "endowment"? Oh, "denouement"! Still, what kind of camp was this REALLY?Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334552523048470954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1148014387164395952006-05-18T23:53:00.000-05:002006-05-18T23:53:00.000-05:00It's been a while since I've laughed so hard I cri...It's been a while since I've laughed so hard I cried, but this post fixed that problem. Why on EARTH do teenagers at weird camps do these things? I have more than one "cheerleading stunt" photo of myself and other kids I can't remember from THEATRE camp. Not cheerleading camp, because that would make too much sense. What about theatre camp makes a bunch of 15 year old girls decide to do a shoulder stand? But enough about me. This is outstanding. Maxi pad on your head? Genius!Teacher ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672531047040896495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147985813043275902006-05-18T15:56:00.000-05:002006-05-18T15:56:00.000-05:00Jess, whenever I am in need of serious gut laughte...Jess, whenever I am in need of serious gut laughter, I click on to your blog. I am sooo glad I know you in person or else I'd spend my days WISHING I could meet such a cool chick! xoMaNiC MoMMy™https://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147978126481182432006-05-18T13:48:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:48:00.000-05:00Did people really dress like that in 1991? Say it...Did people really dress like that in 1991? Say it ain't so.<BR/><BR/>Must also note that my word verification word is "xyated". Yeah, I'd say these pictures were xyated, all right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147977756294285572006-05-18T13:42:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:42:00.000-05:00Hilarious pics. Now picture those clothes on a 27...Hilarious pics. Now picture those clothes on a 27 year old law student. That would have been me. Did you know that my undergraduate degree truly is in painting? Yup. Watercolor. And I was a thespian.Wendy Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18145665422296622616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147977188080048042006-05-18T13:33:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:33:00.000-05:00Fun fun fun. You're the only person I know who cou...Fun fun fun. You're the only person I know who could write about something this dorky and leave me wanting more!Jeff and Charli Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868852480996815442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147975441887871862006-05-18T13:04:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:04:00.000-05:00oh. my. god. i remember that exact time period. ...oh. my. god. i remember that exact time period. I was 14-15 at the time...oh god. the clothes. the clothes! dreadful.Webmiztrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365475789228230445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147975276300334042006-05-18T13:01:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:01:00.000-05:00*Wipes tears from eyes* As much as I adored your c...*Wipes tears from eyes* As much as I adored your captions for the last picture... what the hell were you guys REALLY doing?Tinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16188363142469404823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147973411221508922006-05-18T12:30:00.000-05:002006-05-18T12:30:00.000-05:00Whoa. I have some pictures that look a lot like t...Whoa. I have some pictures that look a lot like these and all I can say is, you were very brave to share these with the world! ;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for that blast from the past. I think we must've shopped at the same store!Suburban Turmoilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788867412080827567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147972941065158292006-05-18T12:22:00.000-05:002006-05-18T12:22:00.000-05:00*regains composure and picks up child that acciden...*regains composure and picks up child that accidentally slipped off lap while Mom was cracking up*<BR/><BR/>Oh. My. God. That was hysterical. I FORGOT the belt thing. I wonder what the hell happened to all of mine? I could never wear the headband thing because, uh, it would've interfered with my Stiff Stuff'ed hair. I only felt comfortable when I, too, looked like a helmet. Flat hair in back, and high hair on sides and top. Yeah.<BR/><BR/>1991 was actually a pretty cool year for me.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15382797455070371722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147960970881375692006-05-18T09:02:00.001-05:002006-05-18T09:02:00.001-05:00Or, maybe it's just all "revealed"Or, maybe it's just all "revealed"tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147960942476004972006-05-18T09:02:00.000-05:002006-05-18T09:02:00.000-05:00Well - it is all revelealed, now isn't it?Crud - i...Well - it is all revelealed, now isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Crud - in 1991 I was already MARRIED and had a JOB, and I think also had the maxipad hairdo...and the t-shirt scrunchie thing, because back then I still had abs. Oh dear, I'm so very very old...tiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351692108818152561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19050282.post-1147957000052030052006-05-18T07:56:00.000-05:002006-05-18T07:56:00.000-05:00oh wow.did you ever use a scrunchee to tie off the...oh wow.<BR/><BR/>did you ever use a scrunchee to tie off the side of your hypercolor t-shirt in a little ponytail?<BR/><BR/>do you remember the scent of aquanet sizzling on your curling iron or CRIMPING iron?? actually...i preffered Vidal Sasson. (Because honestly...if YOU DON"T LOOK GOOD, WE DONT LOOK GOOD)<BR/><BR/>And I didn't have Artsworld. I had VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL. I would have taken your Artsworld...any day over singing along to 'Joshua fought the battle of Jericoh'.<BR/><BR/>great post jess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com