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so today i got up at 6:51. so i could go *shopping*. this is how desperate for decent jeans i am, folks, i got out of bed before 7am, and at jorn's house, no less (i always sleep extra there for some reason). so i got up and showered, and jorn and i ate breakfast together, which was really nice, and i got to Kohl's by 8:15 or so (they open at 8am; i had called last night to check). i have a gift certificate to kohl's, so i was really really hoping the perfect jeans would present themselves to me. but they didn't. the vast majority of the jeans at kohl's were ass-ugly. they do this thing now where they actually print big creases on the jeans where they would crease anyway from you wearing them, and it looks really dumb. also, they have jeans that are glittery, and also jeans that are brownish, and both kinds just look dirty to me, like i rolled down a hill or something. so i refuse to buy a pair of those. also, i detest the ones that involve any sort of leather thong lace-up arrangement, whether it's down the leg of the pants or in lieu of the zipper. so basically, this left me very little choice in the way of things to try on, so i tried like four pair of jeans and none of them fit. but we knew that would happen, so we weren't too disappointed. then i wandered back to the shoe department to drool over the brown skechers, but i didn't have to just drool, because they were on sale for $32.99. this gave me license to at least try them on, which i did (after buying a pair of socks, since i foolishly wore sandals, and it's raining outside too). but i wasn't all that thrilled with them on my feet. they pinched a little in the heels and also restricted my arches a little. and they reminded me of high school, too. so i wasn't going to spend $35 on shoes that weren't the Perfect Dream Shoes, so i just left then (with my new socks, that have giraffes on them).
then i went to Old Navy. i had major misgivings about this, since i passionately hate Old Navy: their commercials insult not just my intelligence, but my individuality and humanity and basically my entire being. so i was reluctant to go to Old Navy, but i had heard that their jeans just might do the trick. i figured, sure, they're owned by satan, but i bet satan's jeans at least fit, so i headed over after kohl's and got to ON about fifteen minutes before they were supposed to open (at 9:30am; i called to check on this too). and i tried on EIGHT PAIRS OF JEANS. i tried on sizes 10 and 12 in every style they have--curve jeans, flare jeans, just-below-the-waist boot cuts, low-waist boot cuts, and cargos--plus i tried 10 and 12 longs in the boot cut styles, and no jeans fit. at all. nothing even really close. the 10s were too tight in the crotch and tummy (although they fit okay in the waist), and the 12s were too loose in the tummy and waist, creating the attractive carpenter-crack look and the baggy crotch look (although they were great in the butt and thigh).
so, no go on the jeans, which was sad because they're having a great Labor Day sale and all the boot-cut or flare jeans were only $20 a pair. a good deal, but not for me. however, the morning wasn't a total bust because i did find one thing at ON--the jean skirt i've been hunting for! i've been wanting a jean skirt that has lots of pockets and goes all the way down to my feet, because i figure in lieu of actual jeans a jean skirt could go a long way. and i found it, and it's perfect, and it's really cute and sexy too, and it fits in the waist exactly how i wish jeans would fit in the waist. it was $28.22, but i don't care (hooray for mastercard), and i'm going to see how much i like it this weekend and if i really love it, i'm going to go back for another one just like it. and i'll just wear jean skirts all winter long instead of pants.
okay, so i'm looking at oldnavy.com, and they've got a women's size chart. according to this chart, nothing Old Navy sells will fit me perfectly. my hips are around 38 inches, and i think they fluctuate, and my waist is i think around 28. this is hard to calculate when i'm at work without a tape measure. okay, i just measured my inseam with a yard stick, and it's 33 inches or so. hmm. but do their sizes mean that if you measure 38 inches, it will fit you, or that the garment itself measures 38 inches? then we must allow fabric space, right? so that the pants have to measure a little bigger in inches than i do? okay, so then a 10 long should be perfect for me on a good day, but that doesn't account for ass curve or thigh muscle, both of which i have, thus making the 10s too tight in significant areas. now look at the size 12s. both the waist and hip measurements jump up by two inches, thus making the size 12s too big in the waist for me and too big in the tummy. argh! fashion! they're off by an inch!
and then i went to the Harris Teeter, and got groceries, and used coupons. but i forgot the eggs, of course, and the birthday card for stina. oh well, i'll just have to go back again this weekend... jorn'll need to go shopping anyway, the HT had coke products on sale for $2.50 a case, and he'll want some pibb xtra when he hears about that. i got sprite and nilla coke, myself.
tonight: going to new york pizza to 1)eat pizza and 2) see davidbowen and jillian play guitar and sing and stuff. and maybe have a drink or two--i've never been in the bar section of this particular pizza place, but it should be cool. lots of people are going, like most of the MFAers i know and their sig others--ruth's partner is coming down from DC for the weekend, so we'll get to meet her (hooray! queer girls in greensboro, finally!), and tom's gf betsy is also going to be in town, so we'll meet her too. fun fun. i'm going to wear my new skirt, of course. :)
then i went to Old Navy. i had major misgivings about this, since i passionately hate Old Navy: their commercials insult not just my intelligence, but my individuality and humanity and basically my entire being. so i was reluctant to go to Old Navy, but i had heard that their jeans just might do the trick. i figured, sure, they're owned by satan, but i bet satan's jeans at least fit, so i headed over after kohl's and got to ON about fifteen minutes before they were supposed to open (at 9:30am; i called to check on this too). and i tried on EIGHT PAIRS OF JEANS. i tried on sizes 10 and 12 in every style they have--curve jeans, flare jeans, just-below-the-waist boot cuts, low-waist boot cuts, and cargos--plus i tried 10 and 12 longs in the boot cut styles, and no jeans fit. at all. nothing even really close. the 10s were too tight in the crotch and tummy (although they fit okay in the waist), and the 12s were too loose in the tummy and waist, creating the attractive carpenter-crack look and the baggy crotch look (although they were great in the butt and thigh).
so, no go on the jeans, which was sad because they're having a great Labor Day sale and all the boot-cut or flare jeans were only $20 a pair. a good deal, but not for me. however, the morning wasn't a total bust because i did find one thing at ON--the jean skirt i've been hunting for! i've been wanting a jean skirt that has lots of pockets and goes all the way down to my feet, because i figure in lieu of actual jeans a jean skirt could go a long way. and i found it, and it's perfect, and it's really cute and sexy too, and it fits in the waist exactly how i wish jeans would fit in the waist. it was $28.22, but i don't care (hooray for mastercard), and i'm going to see how much i like it this weekend and if i really love it, i'm going to go back for another one just like it. and i'll just wear jean skirts all winter long instead of pants.
okay, so i'm looking at oldnavy.com, and they've got a women's size chart. according to this chart, nothing Old Navy sells will fit me perfectly. my hips are around 38 inches, and i think they fluctuate, and my waist is i think around 28. this is hard to calculate when i'm at work without a tape measure. okay, i just measured my inseam with a yard stick, and it's 33 inches or so. hmm. but do their sizes mean that if you measure 38 inches, it will fit you, or that the garment itself measures 38 inches? then we must allow fabric space, right? so that the pants have to measure a little bigger in inches than i do? okay, so then a 10 long should be perfect for me on a good day, but that doesn't account for ass curve or thigh muscle, both of which i have, thus making the 10s too tight in significant areas. now look at the size 12s. both the waist and hip measurements jump up by two inches, thus making the size 12s too big in the waist for me and too big in the tummy. argh! fashion! they're off by an inch!
and then i went to the Harris Teeter, and got groceries, and used coupons. but i forgot the eggs, of course, and the birthday card for stina. oh well, i'll just have to go back again this weekend... jorn'll need to go shopping anyway, the HT had coke products on sale for $2.50 a case, and he'll want some pibb xtra when he hears about that. i got sprite and nilla coke, myself.
tonight: going to new york pizza to 1)eat pizza and 2) see davidbowen and jillian play guitar and sing and stuff. and maybe have a drink or two--i've never been in the bar section of this particular pizza place, but it should be cool. lots of people are going, like most of the MFAers i know and their sig others--ruth's partner is coming down from DC for the weekend, so we'll get to meet her (hooray! queer girls in greensboro, finally!), and tom's gf betsy is also going to be in town, so we'll meet her too. fun fun. i'm going to wear my new skirt, of course. :)
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