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'The Message'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Jesse - Mar 20, 2011 9:39:47 am PDT #29248 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Oh, Jilli. I hope your friends and family were and continue to be a comfort.

In other news, man, the internet makes it easy to be lazy. I just ordered jeans from both Banana Republic and Gap in one fell swoop. I'm guessing the Gap won't work, but at least I didn't have to go shopping. I tried on some Banana jeans at Goodwill yesterday, and they fit really well, but I couldn't tell if they were flattering, because the mirror in there was the worst mirror ever.


Amy - Mar 20, 2011 9:44:07 am PDT #29249 of 30001
Because books.

The Banana Republic jeans I got a year ago are the best jeans I've ever had. My one true jeans, I think. I got them at the outlet, though, and I'm not sure they still make this cut. But the fit and the length are perfect for me.


Jesse - Mar 20, 2011 9:45:26 am PDT #29250 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I've loved the BR jeans in the past, and their "regular" inseam is totally my inseam now, which I think is crazy, because doesn't that mean most people have to get them hemmed? Or I guess they are meant for wearing heels.


Amy - Mar 20, 2011 9:46:40 am PDT #29251 of 30001
Because books.

Old Navy jeans used to work really well for me, but they changed the cuts. I also bought a pair once that I loved, and ordered the same size and length in another wash online, and they fit completely differently. Really disappointing.


Jesse - Mar 20, 2011 9:49:14 am PDT #29252 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Annoying! I've heard that their fits are erratic because they cut big piles of fabric at once, which is cheaper, but means that the pair at the top of the pile is significantly different than the pair at the bottom. Not sure if that's true.


Consuela - Mar 20, 2011 9:53:54 am PDT #29253 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Or I guess they are meant for wearing heels.

Absolutely, the presumption appears to be that we're all wearing at least 3-inch heels with our jeans.

I'm interested in BR's trouser jeans, but I kind of want to try them on before buying any, and I haven't seen them in any of the stores. Most annoying.


Amy - Mar 20, 2011 9:54:18 am PDT #29254 of 30001
Because books.

That's weird. That would definitely affect the cut.

I just want to keep believing jeans weather is almost over. I want skirt weather! Appropriate for bare legs, I mean.


Jesse - Mar 20, 2011 9:57:44 am PDT #29255 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm interested in BR's trouser jeans, but I kind of want to try them on before buying any, and I haven't seen them in any of the stores.

Yeah, and they were sold out in most sizes online. I guess they agree it's not supposed to be jeans weather?


Zenkitty - Mar 20, 2011 10:03:16 am PDT #29256 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I've heard that their fits are erratic because they cut big piles of fabric at once, which is cheaper, but means that the pair at the top of the pile is significantly different than the pair at the bottom. Not sure if that's true.

That's probably true of any manufacturer that churns out clothes in large lots. I have ordered clothes that turned out not to fit, sent them back, re-ordered the same size, and the ones I got the second time fit. Same size, same everything. Buying clothes is a miserable chore sometimes.


Tom Scola - Mar 20, 2011 10:11:35 am PDT #29257 of 30001
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500

Productive day for me today! (relatively speaking, of course). Today I:

  • Cleaned off a huge pile of papers off the table.
  • Took out the trash and recyclables.
  • Cleaned the bathroom.
  • Did dishes.
  • Vacuumed.
  • Went to TJs.

My apartment is clean!¹

¹ Apartment is cleaner, relatively speaking, than its average level of uncleanliness. The apartment cannot be considered “clean” for any absolute measure of cleanliness.