When DH worked for the venture capital firm that got him a bespoke suit. A little much for crawling on the ground hooking up wires, but he also did tech analysis for co's they were acquiring and needed to have the investment banker look.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
beth b - Dec 12, 2009 9:18:18 am PST #24594 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
sumi - Dec 12, 2009 9:24:24 am PST #24595 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Teppy - those names remind me of Speed Racer names! (And are therefore, totally excellent.)
Cashmere - Dec 12, 2009 9:25:02 am PST #24596 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
My DH wants a bespoke suit badly. But he NEVER wears one so we can't justify the expense.
Atropa - Dec 12, 2009 9:50:11 am PST #24597 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
See, Jessica knows what I'm talking about!
(I have it on DVD.)
Polter-Cow - Dec 12, 2009 9:58:44 am PST #24598 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Look up the definition of "bespoke." As regards clothing.
Huh!
Jessica - Dec 12, 2009 10:03:11 am PST #24599 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Neil Patrick Harris is posting photos of Christina Hendrick's Christmas party on Twitter: [link]
sarameg - Dec 12, 2009 10:29:58 am PST #24600 of 30001
So I went out to Ellicott City for my haircut, and as it usual, went into my favorite shops. One is a furniture and house stuff store, and of all things, I found a couple of whimsical books ( Encyclopedia of Useless Information and the dictionary of bullshit) which will be good for my brother and Dad. Then I went into my favorite antique shop and kicked myself again.
See, they have reclaimed stained glass windows from England. I keep meaning to measure my closed off transom so I can get one that fits there. I love the idea of rehoming something like that. Especially in an old house. ANYWAY, I looked through the glass and OMG, I found this fantastic burgundy and black one and it totally isn't the right size for my transom, but I've not seen one like that in there before and OMG, I was totally in love with it.
So I bought it. Who cares if I shouldn't be spending money of frivolities right now??!
And I bring it home, and it is going to fit perfectly in one of my 4 narrow windows. I need to put hooks on it so I can hang it in the top half.
And now I'm wanting to go back and see if I can find another that dramatic (it doesn't have to be the same) or maybe THREE MORE, and that will totally be what I use as window coverings for these.
Ok, crappy pictures from my laptop cam, since I was too lazy to get the regular camera and cord: [link] [link]
Also got a few odds and ends for the kids (found a Muno[?]) and now really all I have to get is ANYTHING for the parents. Uf. Oh, and go on an Amazon megaspree.
Oh, and I apparently locked Loki out on the deck for 2 hours this morning. Oops. He's so damned fast. Just glad it was only cold, not stormy.
Jessica - Dec 12, 2009 10:37:43 am PST #24601 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Dylan on his new skates - [link]
Steph L. - Dec 12, 2009 10:38:03 am PST #24602 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
That stained glass is gorgeous! What a lucky find!
DavidS - Dec 12, 2009 10:39:16 am PST #24603 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Hec, Jesse's plan has women competing against men in their weight classes. Also it doesn't consider sports in which weight isn't the key differentiator.
It's time we moved to a weight/testosterone matrix.
One of the odd things of catching old baseball games on the MLB channel is to be reminded of what non-steroidal, pre-workout bodies looked like on athletes. Baseball players practiced baseball - they didn't have the gym culture of football.
They do now, of course. But not back in the seventies. They just look like....guys. A variety of shapes. Generic adult males who happen to have superior eye hand coordination.