What will make your eyes pop out of your head?
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?
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only those that deserve it, of course. 
Sorry, I just miss your whole point.
How can one be irresponsible with jewelry?
Just sign me:
Unobsessed with jewelry.
"And, when you're in the elastic waist band era of your life, you tend to rely on those life hacks."
But instead of awe, I'm usually "Awk! Awk!"
my breath makes me gag also but never snort lines of Calgon dish washing detergent ,that will really make your eyes bulge .
