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lazy Sunday
Mar. 13th, 2005 03:39 pmHave called the parents and in-laws, and have attempted to sort out the library fines. Two library systems + 3 cards + computer systems at the two libraries going down before one can renew = ~$17 in fines right now. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
minastir is talking about giving up on the library systems entirely...I think some stiffly polite letters to the chiefs of the library services are in order, myself.
So I walked out of the MPRE yesterday feeling fairly sure that I flunked it, and getting home and realizing that I put the wrong address on the scantron form. I managed to get the street address within my apartment complex, but since I am reasonably convinced that our mailman is a functional illiterate, I had better give the folks at ACT a call first thing tomorrow.
Retail therapy yesterday after the exam to console myself; hit Artfibers and Lush. Yes, I have succumbed to the cult of Lush. The place smelled absolutely wonderful, and I wasn't sure whether I should use some of their products on my face or else eat them....they looked that good. Walked into Artfibers thinking that I would find some nice yellow yarn to make a scarf with; walked out with one red, one multicolor red/gray, and one gray.
I feel a rant coming on about dress in general and professional dress in particular, but I have not yet formulated my entire "Top Ten Ways Professional Dress Would Change If I Were the Dictator of the World" list. However, let's get the party started,fearsclave, kirixchi, et al.
1. Women get to wear trousers and flat-heeled shoes even at the Most High Professional notch of formality. In turn, men get to wear kilts and knee britches.
2. Socks become acceptable for women, even with skirts.
3. If a pattern is available in a man's tie, it WILL also be available as a woman's scarf.
4. Men get to wear neckcloths instead of ties if they want to.
5. Women's clothing is made to fit actual women. Clothing manufacturers are required to make measurements and come up with the mean, median, and sigmas out from the mean and median, and publish their measurements. (Did you know that the average American woman is 5'4", or ~163 cm tall?)
6. Standardization in women's clothing measurements.
7. Colors: People do not come in an infinite number of colors. Therefore, there are going to be some colors that look unattractive on anyone. These colors will be determined and will be banned from use. Likewise for colors that look unprofessional; these will be reserved for non-work attire.
8. Let's turn the engineers loose on coming up with non-run stockings.
9. Women's shoes: eliminate high heels; wide widths available for every style.
10.
minastir is talking about giving up on the library systems entirely...I think some stiffly polite letters to the chiefs of the library services are in order, myself. So I walked out of the MPRE yesterday feeling fairly sure that I flunked it, and getting home and realizing that I put the wrong address on the scantron form. I managed to get the street address within my apartment complex, but since I am reasonably convinced that our mailman is a functional illiterate, I had better give the folks at ACT a call first thing tomorrow.
Retail therapy yesterday after the exam to console myself; hit Artfibers and Lush. Yes, I have succumbed to the cult of Lush. The place smelled absolutely wonderful, and I wasn't sure whether I should use some of their products on my face or else eat them....they looked that good. Walked into Artfibers thinking that I would find some nice yellow yarn to make a scarf with; walked out with one red, one multicolor red/gray, and one gray.
I feel a rant coming on about dress in general and professional dress in particular, but I have not yet formulated my entire "Top Ten Ways Professional Dress Would Change If I Were the Dictator of the World" list. However, let's get the party started,
fearsclave, kirixchi, et al. 1. Women get to wear trousers and flat-heeled shoes even at the Most High Professional notch of formality. In turn, men get to wear kilts and knee britches.
2. Socks become acceptable for women, even with skirts.
3. If a pattern is available in a man's tie, it WILL also be available as a woman's scarf.
4. Men get to wear neckcloths instead of ties if they want to.
5. Women's clothing is made to fit actual women. Clothing manufacturers are required to make measurements and come up with the mean, median, and sigmas out from the mean and median, and publish their measurements. (Did you know that the average American woman is 5'4", or ~163 cm tall?)
6. Standardization in women's clothing measurements.
7. Colors: People do not come in an infinite number of colors. Therefore, there are going to be some colors that look unattractive on anyone. These colors will be determined and will be banned from use. Likewise for colors that look unprofessional; these will be reserved for non-work attire.
8. Let's turn the engineers loose on coming up with non-run stockings.
9. Women's shoes: eliminate high heels; wide widths available for every style.
10.
