Heh, fair enough. I look both younger and older than I am...somehow. It depends on my beard.
I feel my facial hair works against me, but that's my opinion, it doesn't seem to match up with people's expressions/responses to me buying age-restricted items. I'd say the significant hairless patches beneath my chin would give me away, but I guess my not-impressive height and tendency to stare at my feet and hands helps me out there, because all they see is my shitty 'stache and possibly the less-shitty goatee that happens naturally after a few days.
This is off-topic, so I'm going to also say that today's comic gave me a lot of feelings. I know the feeling Rose is describing, it's the same thing I felt back in 2011, when I started giving serious thought to killing myself. I didn't have a Billie; I was isolated as hell, miles from anyone who wasn't related to me and without a car. I got saved by procrastination, but considering Ruth's tried once already to off herself, I feel like that's not a problem she has.
I don't think it's a popular opinion, but I really like Ruth. There's more to her, I think, than she lets her floor know, with the exception of Billie. She acts so tough, but I get the sense from comics like today's that it's because she feels so weak against herself. That interpretation works in sync with how aware she is of her alcoholism and tendency to give in despite that awareness, giving her self-hatred that much more fuel. She also doesn't like being told things about herself and her motivations, hence her response to Billie. She'd probably beat the shit out of me if she read this. Then, she'd go to Billie for comfort and not actually tell her exactly what upset her.