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[xifeng]

Valentine's Day was 4W5UM, which is saying a bit since I don't really go in for Valentine's Day. The lolmom and I went to the Tin Fish (nom nom nom), and then shopping; she'd promised me a Good Bsns Wardrobe for a while, which was an exercise in entertainment, given that I believe dress codes are for simps and if I'm not supposed to have green hair and cleavage, I expect Zeus will tell me. We did come away with some things that work, in terms of Srs Bsns Clothes, and I now own a p0w4h suit. (Notice how I have to use goofy 1337sp33k to make it sound like I'm ttly not selling out. God help me.) The best part of this is that it has a decorative belt on the skirt, which rather than being a traditional belt is a ring-and-toggle device. Like you might expect to find on bondage pants. That's right: it's a BONDAGE SUIT.

It gives me big joy in brainmeats to walk into a conservative potential!workplace in my bondage suit. Because I'll be giggling on the inside. Oh yes.

(ON YOUR KNEES, SLAVES, AND OFFER ME A JOB.)

I also own two new pairs of jeans. RESULT! We looked at shoes, but the shoes that are Workplace-Appropriate are not at all the shoes I want (the shoes I want usually have bright colors or sparkles or something).

Other unimportant updates: Ainsley (one of my workpals, who occasionally makes appearances as Painsley on my Twitter feed) had a very exciting love life, involving five boyfriends who didn't know about each other. She was set to make her choice on Valentine's Day, based on who gave her the best present (I suggested that she make them duel each other in a no-holds-barred tournament, or possibly hold a dance-off). We were all hanging on this with bated breath, due to the entertainment value; I'm impressed that the strain of pretending to be monogamous hasn't cracked her.

Went to the Acropolis with the lolmom and Connie tonight, after I let the latter cut my hair (my hair is now about two inches shorter and feels a bit weird because I'm not used to it yet), and consumed yet moar fish; also, hummus. (Nom nom nom.) I was disappointed in the sautéed green beans, though; the Acropolis is usually really good, but the beans were limp. Eur.

Mom and I tried (and failed) to make falafel last week, and now have to eat our experiment for the next week or so because it makes generous amounts. I think we're probably going to have cod and potato stew for dinner tomorrow, because I control the menu at our house and thus we eat a lot of fish and a lot of vegetarian meals. :D

I get paid tomorrow, and still don't have to go to work. WIN.

Comments

[dethorats]

OMG, so WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE MULTITUDE OF BOYFRIENDS?

XD seriously though, I'm curious, and you've left me hanging.

I don't believe in shoes, only sandals, and those are never workplace appropriate, so I sympathize. Also, shoe shopping is somehow so very very tedious and awkward to me for some reason. I dunno.

Fail comment is fail.

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

WE DON'T KNOW YET! When last we spoke (on Sunday or thereabouts), she had made her selection, but was uncertain as to how to brush the losers off. I suggested a form letter: "Dear Applicant, We regret to inform you that we have selected another candidate for the position of Boyfriend whose qualifications and experience more closely match our needs &c&c&c&c.". Dude, I'm going to have to see how this turns out on Fri. If I happen to catch her tomorrow (I have to go in to collect my paycheck), I'll buttonhole her and demand some answers. XD

I like shoes (and sandals too), but shoe shopping suxx0rz. I think this is because my feet are both flat and wide, thus the polar opposite of what Dame Fashion dictates.

4W5UM Price is 4W5UM. ♥

[duokinneas.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only person who finds business clothes to be stifling. I like to be comfortable at work, so I can make customers and other coworkers comfortable ('cause if I'm not happy in my own skin, I think everybody knows it by the end of the day). But at least you have a p0w4h suit that you like, right?

Vegetarian meals are ♥. Mmmm. Your journal so often makes me hungry.

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

I also got a new pair of khakis that fit properly, which is really nice, especially since I would wear them for other purposes. ^_^ Unfortunately, I find Srs Bsns Wear to be somewhat...bland. Some asshole decided sparkles and bright colors were Not Appropriate For The Workplace. Bitch plz.

Mine is a bondage p0w4h suit. Speaking of, omae wa ore no mono da! *tosses you over her shoulder*

Vegetarian meals are very much of the nom, and I've been cunningly turning the lolmom onto them. (When X-chan was a teenager, she was a vegetarian and chose to inflict really, really weird meals on us. The kind that had such delicious ingredients as spirulina and wheat germ. Yecch.)

Come to Indiana! I will feed you!

[duokinneas.livejournal.com]

After practically living in khakis for the last few years, thanks to working retail, I have very little tolerance left for them. I'd almost rather wear black dress pants at this point, but for some reason, those are out of dress code at the Ko now. -_- Srs bsns wear is bland. Guys at least get to wear funky ties; what do we get? Nothing.

Iya! Dame da! **struggles pointlessly**

You know, I don't even know what spirulina is, but it sounds...funky. I'm up for anything vegetarian, as long as it doesn't involve mushrooms, which I deeply loathe and which my dad and grandma both seem to think are amazing. Since my dad's vegan now and has been for a year or so, he puts mushrooms in everything. It's very off-putting, but I still love vegan and vegetarian foods. I only wish I could convince Mom and Todd that vegetarian != flavorless lump of over-steamed broccoli.

I would so love to take you up on that. My stomach is starting to wish it had the money for a plane ticket. ^^6

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

I like khakis, but only the comfy kind that actually also look good on me, as opposed to the kind that squeeze one's flab or give one a moderate to severe muffin top. Also, black dress pants are A-OK. Also also, at least we have the consolation of earrings.

Resistance is futile! (My kibbles and bits of Japanese don't extend this far. Sorry.)

Spirulina!: The Musical. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplement)) I like mushrooms myself, but they are an acquired taste (I was in college before I would eat them) and they are not everyone's thing. I haven't had a lot of vegan food that tastes good, but I'm willing to be corrupted. :D

Flavorless lump of oversteamed broccoli = HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE MIDWEST, unfortunately. >(

For you, I would create dishes such as the world has never seen. ♥^____^♥

[duokinneas.livejournal.com]

There isn't any real restriction on jewelry at the Ko, other than facial piercings, which are a no-no (something I think is ridiculous in the case of people with, say, small nose studs or small lip rings, but whatevs); however, our dress code is changing so that black and gray dress pants are out, and we have to wear khakis. It turns me off khakis even more because I bought my black dress pants specifically for work and now I can't wear them. In my opinion, black dress pants are classier than wearing just plain khaki pants, basically glorified jeans, so why can't we wear the more professional of the two? Argh.

Yeah, I can have a conversation about pretty much anything in Japanese, other than sex. The vocab's just not there for me. So, um...please, no, don't! Don't touch me! Iya, iya, yamete! Furenakute! Te o dokete~

Um, whoa. Spirulina should not win a Tony Award. It is...frightening-looking, and it doesn't sound much better. DX Ew. As for good vegan food, well, I was corrupted into drinking soy milk and substituting it into all recipes that call for milk, and I love the vegan pizza my dad makes. It's delicious, but too expensive for me to get the soy cheese and vegan pizza crust he buys; Boise is a health food wasteland.

Flavorless plate of dry meatloaf/heap of fatty, overcooked roast beef = welcome to Idaho. Being in the Jell-O belt does not have its advantages.

OMNOMNOM. **chomps on your hand while you try to cook** What? I'm hungry! XD ♥

[shake-the-stars.livejournal.com]

Facial jewelry has joined the ranks of Enemies of the Wal, along with such harmless pasttimes as "playing Space Helmet", "texting", "calling the union", "hitting each other" (my personal favorite), "using the PA system as therapy", and "failure to speak of Salaried Management in tones of hushed awe". Also, I nearly got hauled up for failure to adhere to the spirit of the dress code, despite obeying the letter.

Black pants > khakis, not because I don't like khakis, but because black pants show less customer scuzz. You know, the kind you get by just being in the same hemisphere as customers. (This is how I understand having a bad attitude about the Wal, by Lee, aged 28.)

I WILL SNUGGLE THIS DEFENSELESS FLUFFKIN TO DEATH! *proceeds to do so, though not in Japanese, for I am not 1337 like H*

Organic and vegetarian/vegan food can be hard to find in this part of the state, but Bloomington (where everything is better) is a goldmine. Bloomingfoods (http://www.bloomingfoods.coop) is your one true God. I am told, incidentally, that soy and rice and nut milks are often high in sugar (to make them taste better to our spoilt little palates).

The lolmom makes delicious meatloaf. But at our house, meatloaf is made with only meat and onions (no breadcrumbs--blurgh) and we don't dump ketchup on it (though we may use a little to hold it together. Oh fuck, now I want meatloaf and I gave up red meat. (I may have a little bit of ham or lamb at Easter, because it is a tradition at our house, just as I had Polish sausage on New Year's Day for the same reason.)

Southern Indiana is the Jell-O Belt also, less in the Mormon sense than in the "o hai iz church supper tiemz??? i wil taek jelo!!!!1" sense. Seriously, a lot of things get eaten in the Midwest that are not food.

OW OW OW OW OW. BAD UKELETTE. *wrings her fang-scored hand; gives you a platter stacked high* Go eat your waffles, and let me finish cooking. ♥