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Since I can't afford gifts for all my loyal readers (or anyone, come to think of it), I present to you some pictures. I was going through some of my sister's pictures from back in the day and found some atrocious ones of me circa 2004, back before all my hair fell out. I was a college freshman then. Here's me as a wannabe war photographer with a 10-buck camera.


Here's me doing my best "jaunty."


This one might be my favorite. Boy looks into the future!


Hard to believe that was seven years ago, and that I have only gotten more embarrassingly hideous since then. This life stuff doesn't let up.
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  1. UnknownDecember 28, 2011 at 2:18 AM

    Lookin' good, ry ry. I couldn't tell if this was an old picture or a new one at first. Woud love to see what's become of you, old friend :)

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  2. RyanDecember 28, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    What are you up to these days? In SoCal with the rest of Reed?

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  3. thesixkillerlibrarianDecember 30, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    you're certainly not hideous, Ryan Cooper. I think you're quite the handsome young man. Gosh, that makes me sound quite matronly...anyway, I enjoyed these. Is that your little sis?

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  4. RyanDecember 31, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    It sure is.

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  5. UnknownJanuary 2, 2012 at 10:13 AM

    Your old hair is creepy. You look much better now now:-)

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  6. RyanJanuary 2, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    I know, right? I can't decide which was worse, the hair or the glasses. It's probably divine intervention making my hair fall out now.

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