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You know those unguarded moments when you catch someone's impression of awe? It usually looks like a momentary bulging of the eyeballs in their sockets? It happens when someone's skull swells up due to an unexpected load of information, which is how you get that eye popping look.
I have seen it twice before. Once it was in a serviceman who made a big stink about the importance of payment for his services. It was as if he had assumed my friend was a deadbeat just based on a visual impression. And then the guy walks into the house and finds fantastic handcrafted work displayed in the living room and in an unguarded moment, his eyes popped out of his head. His behavior became more respectful afterwards.
The second was more comical. I'm not into wearing jewelry but sometimes it's necessary for the occasion. I generally buy faux jewelry, not only because I'm not responsible with jewelry but because it's not in the budget. To me, it's obvious that what I wear is fake. It's funny, because most ordinary people don't fall for it, but the people who should know better, are the ones that do. One time in particular, a woman we were with was trying to sell herself off as someone who knows money. I was wearing a scarf at the time and removed it. Underneath I was wearing a silver necklace that was composed of (fake) silver beads of various sizes that were strung together with nylon thread. The nylon thread should have been a tip-off. The effect looks like the beads are floating. I almost laughed out loud when I saw her eyes begin to bulge out of her head as if she thought she was looking at the real thing. So much for her credentials.
And I admit that some things can make my eyes bulge out of my head. I had that reaction recently when we were set loose as tourists in the streets of Rome. One of the most amazing surprises was the number of treasures that we found in the numerous cathederals in the city. The enormity of the open space inside those buildings cannot be captured in photographs. And no matter how you feel about religion, you can't help but gasp when you realize that there are Masterpieces hanging in a cathederal that was open to the public without cover charge. It is crazy.
What about you? What makes your eyes pop out of your head?
Shrek
(3,983 posts)The atmospheric pressure is really high.
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)magical thyme
(14,881 posts)only those that deserve it, of course.
trof
(54,256 posts)Sorry, I just miss your whole point.
How can one be irresponsible with jewelry?
Just sign me:
Unobsessed with jewelry.
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)Back in the day when I received gold tokens from relatives (small sweet 16 type rings and pendants), I either wore them day and night until the necklaces were stretched out and the rings were oval shaped, or I lost them entirely.
Upon becoming a gardener, rings and fingernail obsessions became obsolete. However, there are those formal moments when dressing up is necessary. I learned that carefully selected costume jewelry can dress up anything. And, when you're in the elastic waist band era of your life, you tend to rely on those life hacks.
Skittles
(153,182 posts)I do not own a single piece of jewelry, and have never understood why so many women feel the need to decorate themselves like Christmas trees
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)"And, when you're in the elastic waist band era of your life, you tend to rely on those life hacks."
aint_no_life_nowhere
(21,925 posts)back in the mid 1950s. The feature act was The Great Unus, a guy who came out to the center ring who could do amazing feats of balancing, including doing a hand stand on one finger on the surface of a smooth crystal ball. I've never lost my sense of wonder over his abilities that I had as a kid.
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)I think that the day we stop being amazed, is the day we stop living.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)I have to force my eyelids open during a sneeze if I'm driving.
hack89
(39,171 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But instead of awe, I'm usually "Awk! Awk!"
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)seveneyes
(4,631 posts)When the news is bad or a threat is imminent the defensive hackles are indulged with
the prerequisite modern hardware to survive the threat.
The wide eyes follow the threat.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)this line of her beadwork Fireworks.
Dont call me Shirley
(10,998 posts)turned around to look and there was Todd Rundgren, my idol, towering above me. I'm certain my eyes looked like frisbees.
olddots
(10,237 posts)my breath makes me gag also but never snort lines of Calgon dish washing detergent ,that will really make your eyes bulge .
Baitball Blogger
(46,756 posts)I'm guessing, of course.