YES!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 01:47pmMy Reasons To Be Thankful Today: Later on this afternoon, I’m going to meet with my friend Matt at his office and hopefully pave the way for some small freelance projects. Meeting at his office means I have to put on real clothes; i.e., pants that don’t have an elastic waistband and something other than a tattered bra and men’s v-neck tee shirt. Last time Kohl’s had a sale, I picked up a few button-down shirts for such an occasion (although I really need some of these, pronto), but I have an aversion to trying on pants and therefore don’t own many nice pairs.
I have a favorite pair of brown trousers, pants I’ve had for years from Old Navy, and throughout my weight gain I’ve left them in the closet. I’ve had these pants longer than I’ve had the geekboy. I have fond memories of these pants; I was wearing them the night I met a friend at a bar years ago and he looked at me and said, “Have you lost weight?” I miss you, Bry, wherever you are. Anyway, in some sick demented fit that really only leads to heartbreak most of the time, I tried them on today because they match this shirt I bought. They fit. THEY FIT. Granted, I’m rocking a slight muffintop and they’re not as loose as they used to be, but THEY FIT. THEY FIT! I guess my hangover-induced fast yesterday really worked, heh.
Kimberly on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I hear you on the pants. I’ve lost about 20 pounds lately and my pants are bagging. I have no time to go out shop for more. for some reason, they don’t put belt loops on our pants so I have to fold over the tops. SEXY! I almost mooned my boss the other day bending down to pick up a box in his office.
I have found an awesome tailor though, so I’m thinking of taking a pair of pants to her at a time to get them fixed because I don’t want to buy new pants right now. I need to lose about another 2,000 pounds.
Man, I’m windy today.
Susie on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 4:06 pm
“Man, I’m windy today.”
Ha. I totally thought you meant something else there. When did I turn into Beavis?
Susie on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 4:06 pm
Oh, and FG? Awesome!
Michael on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Pants unexpectedly fitting? Wizard.
I’ve had the very opposite experience for months now, and just after I sold off/gave away all the pants from the bloated side of my closet.
Genevieve on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 4:27 pm
BTW, as an equally busty girl, I will say those privacy strips are amazing. They work wonders on wrap tops too. I got mine at Ricky’s, but a quick search shows that sadly Ricky’s is in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island, Westchester, but not NJ.
freakgirl on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Gen, I ordered some today online. Yay!
I don’t know why these pants decided to fit. I’m not tempting fate; I’m not going to try on anything else. But it was fun.
freakgirl on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Oh, and Kimberly, congrats on the 20 pounds! No small achievement! I struggle to lose 1/2 pound at a time.
Megan on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Oh pants, thou art a heartless bitch. I hate pants. I’m short, so they’re always a major pain in the ass to find. A day of pants shoppoing leaves me hating my body and wishing I was something else. No bueno.
Thankfully I found a good (and affordable) tailor…but not all pants look good hemmed, taken in, let out, whatever. Sigh.
But. I digress. Trying on pants that once again fit friggin’ rules. Way better than finding a $20 in the coat pocket, even. And virtual high fives on the upcoming gig as well!
Lauren on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 7:39 pm
It’s the new year and I miss you all. I started a new, no access to internet or personal email job today. I feel very out of every kind of loop…
Congrats on your pants!
freakgirl on Wednesday, January 02, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Oh no! No access to email or internets all day? I would die.
And probably get a lot more done.
ali on Thursday, January 03, 2008 at 10:29 am
after having 12 days off, i had to get dressed for the first time in…12 days. stay home FG. getting dressed is so overrated.
although i am wearing my pjs under my pants and my uber fuzzy orange striped slipper socks…but still…this bra - it’s like a foreign object that i can’t NOT feel. ugh!
Lauren on Thursday, January 03, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Dudes it sucks. Right now I’m so busy with all this new “learning” that I don’t notice my cut off from the outside world. Then I get home and my inbox is full.