Speaking of uniforms, I hated our high school marching band uniforms. They were wool. I am allergic to wool. Ever marched on a warm September afternoon wearing a turtleneck and tights under a wool jacket and pants? Not fun.
I am really happy that the way the corporate world is getting away from the concept of uniformity in business. The idea of being one of the herd, faceless in the masses is giving way to individualism.
Well, maybe business is only getting away from uniformity so that the oppressed workers don’t realize they can rise up, throw off their chains and sieze the means of production!
Though, honestly, the only production I really want to sieze is Chicago, which is on down the street from me. Haven’t seen the show itself, but I love the costumes and there’s nothing like a girl dancer to put a tiger in your tank.
The corporate world is still too uniform for me. I had to buy a whole new wardrobe when I started my new job. I used to work at a non-profit (and an environmental non-profit at that) and I could wear whatever I wanted. Now, pantyhose. I hate pantyhose.
I saw Chicago in Chicago, with my parents. They were in town visiting and I had the worst sore throat I’ve ever had. But they drove all the way out here from Oregon, so I really couldn’t just send them home until I felt better.
The lead role in Chicago was played by that girl who was in that Cosby Show spin-off, The Real World.
It was A Different World. The Real World is on MTV. But who watches that anyway? I don’t watch much fluff TV myself. Though I am partial to Friends. I missed the first episode. Can you believe it? I should have asked someone to tape it, knowing I’d be busy, but it slipped my mind completely until two hours later. Fortunately, I watched ER.
I missed the episode because of a soccer game and then the other team didn’t even show up!
Pardon me, does anyone know the way to Cuba?
You know there are people who really like MapQuest, I personally prefer just to go to Yahoo maps. Probably because Yahoo is just a button on the top of the page.
Speaking of buttons, man those SD buttons Baglady made for our dopefest were so cool!
You know I saw my first baglady on a trip with the school band when I was 15 years old. It was Atlanta, Georgia at 2 AM and we had to stop at the bus station to change drivers because the first one had driven too long.
My sister lives near Atlanta, in LaGrange. She’s not a baglady, tho.
“I am jihacking this thread to Cuba!”
Cuba?? Hey, how come you can’t get Cuban cigars in this country? Is the JFK economic embargo gonna overthrow Castro soon? We gotta go to Toronto?
I loved Toronto! They have the neatest science center there. I think it’s called the Ontario Science Center. We went in right after it opened and thought we’d stay a few hours. They ended up kicking us out at closing time that evening. We didn’t even have kids then.
And what is it with those French Canadians, they want to secede from Canada? You guys oughta let 'em. Bunch of whiners.
I think Oregon should secede from the U.S. We’d be better off without 'em.
It’s a good thing we didn’t try the Bay of Pigs thing in the last ten years or the U.N. would have formed an international coalition to bomb Washington D.C. and then disabled all our weapons of mass destruction. You’re not allowed to invade other countries anymore. (It became illegal in the 70s. About the same time disco became fashionable.)
The Seventies? I remember it mostly as a Fashion Disaster. I actually had a white suit with a dark silk shirt, to get that real Travolta look. But I was young, so I forgave myself…
Speaking of Canada, I don’t see why those Quebecois have to be all separatist. I personally wish I WAS Canadian. Then again, the Quebecois can go be their own thing if they want. Most of the hot guys in Canada aren’t French. My great-grandmother was, though. Part of the family still lives on the border.
As far as places to live go, though, I don’t think you can beat Virginia or Texas.
Texas? Naaahhh. Too many Cowboy fans there.