Oh how I wish I could go back to the day when I clicked that little “Upload Photo” box on SSOL. It seemed so innocent, just begging me to have some fun with it. Wouldn’t it be hilarious if I took a “silly one” for my ID card photo? Boy, was I wrong…
Now, every time I try to swipe into campus and flash Public Safety my ID photo, I get stopped in my tracks. The security guard’s eyes linger on my photo and he furrows his brow. “This is you?” he asks. I sigh, and, reluctantly, go through my (now daily) routine. I stick out my tongue, wink one eye, keep the other one wide open, raise my eyebrows, puff up my cheeks, wiggle my ears, and stick my neck as far forward as I can. The guard then glances at the photo again, and says, “Ah, I see, you’re good to go.”
Future freshmen, I implore you: if you want to be able to go to JJ’s without putting on a goofy little show for Public Safety, do NOT make your ID photo a “silly one!”
