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SUIT WARS Wednesday, June 21, 2006 |
Connie announces to me that she has a coworker getting married this August and we have been cordially invited. Now, when I hear the word "wedding," my throat starts to feel like it's closing up and the feeling of suffocation begins.
No, no. This isn't a commitment issue. Not at all. This is an "I hate dressing up, and I certainly hate the idea of wearing dress pants and a dress shirt in the middle of August" issue. This issue then fans the smoldering embers of the Suit Wars.
I do not own a suit. I've never needed a suit. I do not want a suit. These statements put me at odds with Connie, who for some reason is surprisingly passionate about the fact that I piss away a couple hundred dollars on something that I might wear once a year. Why not use that money for something we could use every day? Like a sweet TV? Instead, we'll buy a suit...that lives in my closet...covered in plastic...and sees daylight once a year.
Right now, I think the events surrounding my life are pretty stable. Most of my friends have been married for sometime, and there certainly isn't anyone close to kicking off yet (knock on wood). So really...I don't need one. "What about job interviews," you foolishly ask. Well, that's when I put on my $40 GAP pants and my black, silk tie that I got for being in Jeff's wedding about three years ago. This is California, that tie goes a long way.
I also understand that there are affordable options. But that's not the point. It's putting a decorated noose around my neck and then handcuffing my wrists with starched cuffs. It's having to buy a belt and shoes and get all fancied up and losing all sense of comfort.
So ultimately, it's coming down to this. I will indeed buy a suit. And it will either be light tan like you always see drug lords in movies wear, or I'm going Crockett-style.
No, no. This isn't a commitment issue. Not at all. This is an "I hate dressing up, and I certainly hate the idea of wearing dress pants and a dress shirt in the middle of August" issue. This issue then fans the smoldering embers of the Suit Wars.
I do not own a suit. I've never needed a suit. I do not want a suit. These statements put me at odds with Connie, who for some reason is surprisingly passionate about the fact that I piss away a couple hundred dollars on something that I might wear once a year. Why not use that money for something we could use every day? Like a sweet TV? Instead, we'll buy a suit...that lives in my closet...covered in plastic...and sees daylight once a year.
Right now, I think the events surrounding my life are pretty stable. Most of my friends have been married for sometime, and there certainly isn't anyone close to kicking off yet (knock on wood). So really...I don't need one. "What about job interviews," you foolishly ask. Well, that's when I put on my $40 GAP pants and my black, silk tie that I got for being in Jeff's wedding about three years ago. This is California, that tie goes a long way.
I also understand that there are affordable options. But that's not the point. It's putting a decorated noose around my neck and then handcuffing my wrists with starched cuffs. It's having to buy a belt and shoes and get all fancied up and losing all sense of comfort.
So ultimately, it's coming down to this. I will indeed buy a suit. And it will either be light tan like you always see drug lords in movies wear, or I'm going Crockett-style.
NERVOUS Tuesday, June 20, 2006 |
CELEBRITY SIGHTING OF THE DAY Monday, June 19, 2006 |
WHO: Audrina Patridge
WHERE: Quixote Studios
CELEB GRADE: B-
YEEEEEEEEEEAH! That's right. I watch MTV's The Hills, and for awhile I knew that Audrina worked at the studio.
Well today, I was sent there for work related things. And even though one of television's biggest stars was feet from me, it was Audrina I was most excited to see. And I was glad to see that this was an actual job for this kid, not some MTV set up thing.
I had to give her my keys so that people could move my car and never got the nerve to ask her for a photo. Maybe next time.
Previous Celeb Sightings: Breckin Meyer, Seth Rogen, Bob Saget (part 2), Arnold Vosloo, Deep Roy, Kiefer Sutherland, Broken Lizard (Michael Weaver, Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske), Joshua Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis (part 2), Dennis Rodman, Billy Dee Williams, Danica McKellar, Edward Herman, Arden Mytin, Keanu Reeves, Justine Bateman, Carl Reiner, Jessica Simpson, Greg Pitts, Mischa Barton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Luke Perry, The Hilfigers
WHERE: Quixote Studios
CELEB GRADE: B-
YEEEEEEEEEEAH! That's right. I watch MTV's The Hills, and for awhile I knew that Audrina worked at the studio.
Well today, I was sent there for work related things. And even though one of television's biggest stars was feet from me, it was Audrina I was most excited to see. And I was glad to see that this was an actual job for this kid, not some MTV set up thing.
I had to give her my keys so that people could move my car and never got the nerve to ask her for a photo. Maybe next time.
Previous Celeb Sightings: Breckin Meyer, Seth Rogen, Bob Saget (part 2), Arnold Vosloo, Deep Roy, Kiefer Sutherland, Broken Lizard (Michael Weaver, Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske), Joshua Jackson, Jamie Lee Curtis (part 2), Dennis Rodman, Billy Dee Williams, Danica McKellar, Edward Herman, Arden Mytin, Keanu Reeves, Justine Bateman, Carl Reiner, Jessica Simpson, Greg Pitts, Mischa Barton, Jamie Lee Curtis, Luke Perry, The Hilfigers
DON'T LIVE HERE Wednesday, June 14, 2006 |
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DON'T LIVE HERE
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It's a Ning app that allows you to locate a war zone and get detailed about what's wrong. Vent about neighboors, loose cats, vagrants or a constant police presence.
Please use. Share with your friends.