It's kind of weird, the last 2 times I've subbed, they called me at 7:30am the morning of (I was still in bed), the time at which I would normally be getting my things ready to leave for work. It is nice to work, and everyone knows earning money is a good thing, but it's kind of frustrating to have to rush and get up & ready in 15 minutes!
Another pair of frustrations yesterday was found at the mall. Now, the last time we went to the mall, we got there on a Saturday evening, only to learn that everything was closing (6pm), and that Jo-Ann didn't have the yarn I wanted. So we went again in the afternoon, after I had called to verify. Now, I had serious doubts about the woman I talked to on the phone, since she seemed to have no real clue what yarn I was inquiring about, but assured me anyway that it was in stock. Well, it wasn't.
So then I went to try on jeans, only to find that our little mall had literally nothing in my size in a style I would consider wearing for a price I would pay. JC Penny had jeans in my size for $20, but they were ugly flares or the trendy "skinny" style that looks like denim spandex. Macy's had some decent ones in my size in the jr's section that were $50, and a whole bunch of reasonably priced jeans several sizes too big in ladies'. Don't get me started on the grandma-esque petite styles that are STILL too big. Why is everything either the wrong size, an ugly color, or a hideous style? Why did Gap have to go and change their sizes so my perfect pants no longer fit? My last pair are falling apart, and I can't find any replacements. I guess I'll just have to order some and hope they fit and look good. Wait- I tried that and it didn't work.
Also, I am stupid and left my knitting bag in the car, which R took to work today (duh), so I had to start another project, which makes 5 on the needles now (not counting the to-be-felted bag in perma-hibernation). It's ok though, because everything else I am working on is lace, and I can't do that without looking at it and thinking about it, so I started a simple scarf that will be for my friend Verne. It's going to have the Dark Mark on it, I think he'll be very excited. I hope he comes to visit soon with the rest of the Seattle crew!
Endings and Beginnings
10 years ago
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It occurred to me that the average American Woman strives to be your size, or at least according to all the yucky belly fat banner ads that I see on various websites. I wonder if all these women who unrealistically want to be a size -4 realize that if they succeed at becoming skeletal, they'll just have to go around naked because nobody carries pants in that size?
The weird thing is, I don't even feel that small! I'm less-small than I've ever been, but I've never really felt tiny. You know how some people are obviously waifish or extremely slender, the ones people rudely tell to "eat a burger?" I'm not one of those; I feel relatively normally-proportioned, which makes it even MORE frustrating to not be able to find clothes.
Also, apparently I've been wearing bras a band and cup too small- who makes a 30D, it's ridiculous!
Try looking on ebay for your perfect jeans? Set up an alert so that when some do come on the market, you'll know?
Bummer about the clueless lady, too.
Possibility: Make a pattern of your perfect jeans and try sewing a pair of your own? Just a thought, I know you are mostly a knitter!
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