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I have something to confess ...
Published: 7/7/2008 3:16 PM
Last Modified: 7/7/2008 3:16 PM

I've been tanning.

I know, I know, it's TOTALLY unhealthy. But as I go to the lake most summer Saturdays with Banshee & Co., as well as hang out by a friend's pool on Sunday afternoon, I've become a smidgen on the George Hamilton side. In fact, during our weekly department meeting an hour ago, someone made that comparison.

Thankfully, Mr. Hamilton's not an unattractive gentleman. But I do realize he's about as brown as my Mamaw Walter's naugahyde couch. (Quick brag: I actually spelled "naugahyde" correctly the first try. It's the little things that feed my vague sense of accomplishment.)

Anyway, I think I have the tanning equivalent of body dysmorphic disorder. Even though I'm looking a bit browner than I should, sometimes I look in the mirror and think, "I'm pale." That's some scary stuff -- especially considering it's been several years since my last mole check. Feel free to slap me when you see me -- just be gentle. Or buy me a margarita, we'll call it good.

I use sunscreen (that no-rub Coppertone stuff, SPF 15 -- love it, even though a bottle only lasts me a weekend and a half). As long as I'm in the sun, though, I might as well be shellacking myself with Pam -- preferably butter flavor. Mmm ...

Silliness aside, I can't shake the fear that I'm potentially burning myself to death. I mean, when more than a dozen people comment on your tan in a three-hour period, that's gotta be bad.

To ween myself off the sun, I'm thinking about trying out this product that came in the mail today: Dex New York Body Glow. I'll try it out and let you know how it goes -- not sure where it's available in Tulsa, if at all. For $45, it better be good. I'm just excited because I won't have to rub it in. Hmm, maybe I should address my laziness, too.

So be careful out in the sun, kids. Like my daddy said, do as I say, not as I do. Or something like that.

Peace, love and Olympically bronzed skin ... xoxo


Reader Comments 7 Total
Elly Willy (5 years ago)
Does any one look at the comments?
Like the Editor???
Jason A Wright is a huge talent and should be exploited more
He is the funniest writer in the paper
BAR NONE!!!!
Banshee (5 years ago)
Great blog and great times in the sun! We DO all wear sunscreen. Some of us just apply more liberally than others ...
Ginny (5 years ago)
I know where you can get something similar "Tan Towels". They are great! Available at Prescriptions Compounding Pharmacy, 806-B S Aspen Ave, Broken Arrow, OK, 251-6655.
Ruth (5 years ago)
Love Jason Wright. Agree with the above...he's the funniest and I never miss his columns. Bur please Jason, cool it on the tanning if you start to look like Lindsey Lohan!
Felix Cueva (5 years ago)
Hi! Im the customer relations representative for DEX New York, which is located in the heart of New York City and I just want to say that the DEX Body Glow is such a great product to tan, instead of tanning in the sun! It's simple, easy, fabulous. It's a tan that you will be pleased with!

Felix Cueva
DEX New York
Stacey McFarland (5 years ago)
I just discovered from a BFF of mine that you can buy DEX Body Glow at their online store. Google Dex New York.
She is a big fan of DEX New York, and highly recommends their Body Glow Sunless Tanner - its like St. Barths in a bottle. I love that. I just ordered 1 and got the 2nd bottle half price - even better.
elly willy (5 years ago)
Imagine all the tanned Amazons in Tulsa joining together and storming the news office and demanding that Jason be declared ICONIC............
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While other kids were watching "The Smurfs," Scene Writer Jason Ashley Wright was tuned in to "Style with Elsa Klensch." By fourth grade, he knew he wanted to write, and spent almost three years publishing a weekly teen-oriented magazine, Teen-Zine -- circulation: 2. After earning a degree in journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi, he became the medical reporter and teen board coordinator for the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American, a Gannett newspaper. Eight months later, with visions of Elsa dancing in his head, he applied for the fashion writer position at the Tulsa World, where he began working on Aug. 3, 1998. He is now a general assignment reporter for Scene.

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