t-shirt surgery (just a quick outpatient procedure, really)
Despite my rather radical beliefs, I’m very conservative about some things. For example, when I cook, I MUST have a recipe and I will not deviate from that recipe unless there’s a very good reason, ie, I’m out of an ingredient or I’m drunk. Similarly, my clothes are my clothes and I will not alter them to suit whatever kooky mood I’m in. I may have once made a pair of jean shorts by cutting up an old pair of jeans, but that’s about it.
Last year, when we went to Detroit, I got a nice, very old-school-looking t-shirt from the roller skating rink we went to. The only problem with it was that the shirt itself was poorly made and the neck came up around my throat. This made the shoulder seams bunch up oddly. All of these things combined made me gag when I wore it.
But today I went a little crazy and actually took a pair of scissors to the shirt.
Please also note my hair. I spent a good 35 minutes with the flat iron. I’m wearing the shirt and the hair to AVA tonight, where Rick Wilhite of fair Detroit will be playing records. Not sure what I’m going to wear on the bottom. Maybe I’ll just stick with these boxer shorts I’m currently rocking.
Somewhat related, the baby and I made a video greeting for Tracey today for her birthday, but I didn’t send it to her. When I got a look at myself, my face, I was stunned. I look so…tired. And old. And swollen. And worn out. This past year aged me so much. I’m freaking out somewhat. Sure, I can definitely do things like eat better and do yoga and get more sleep and stress less now that the semester is almost totally over. But I feel like maybe I wasted the last year of my “youth” spreading myself too thin. What if I’m just “old” now?
Promises to keep, 1500 words before I sleep.
May 10th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Don’t sweat the looking tired and spread too thin, at least you are pushing and getting somewhere. I know the feeling. I’ve got lots of gray hair. I don’t see much of it in the mirror, but seeing what falls into my lap during a haircut is a bit of a shock.
The hair and teeshirt look cool
Are you guys going to DEMF this year? Do ‘VIP’ tickets do anything for you besides cost more? Like, a parking spot would be great
August 29th, 2008 at 7:57 am
Well done for blowing the whistle on scammers. I am so glad you posted this
January 19th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
The shirt looks good, you did a good job modifying it. I like to use Gildan or Fruit of the Loom 100% preshrunk cotton so they stay nice and loose after washing and drying…
http://www.artik.com/blog/?page_id=4