i'm in Mexico for a friend's wedding right now, and am not sure my blackberry will work. to keep you entertained i've decided to throw out some vintage photos.
I thought this one would be appropriate, because of the Mexico tie-in. This picture was taken when I was 15 or 16 (I have virtually looked the same my entire life) and was my cross-country portrait (that's right, my lazy ass used to run 3-5 miles a day). The tie-in is that during this period of my life, people thought I was Hispanic - particularly Mexican. They still do, but the tan made it worse.
It's particularly frustrating in taquerias where folks immediately speak to me in Spanish (a language I only know via menus) and then look at my disapprovingly for not being able to speak my "native" language. Like I need any more guilt.
Btw, I imagine the above scenario is happening to me right now.
ps - the amount of tan in this photo is only about half of my maximum high school tan level - translation: this girl used to be really brown.