The Tin Man » Goatee Again

Monday, November 8, 2004

A couple of notes on my physical appearance.

First: my recent panic over perceived weight gain appears to have been misplaced. After panicking, I bought a pair of 32×30 jeans, but they turned out to be a tad too loose, and also a tad too long — I was constantly stepping on the pant cuffs, getting them all frayed. So this weekend Matt and I went to the Newport Mall in Jersey City, near my apartment, and I bought a new pair of jeans at the Gap. They’re 31×28 — 31 waist, 28 length. They fit fine. I’m relieved that I can comfortably wear size 31 jeans again. Not that I should be surprised — my dress pants for work all have a 31-inch waist, and I’ve been wearing them just fine. But the last time I tried on 31-inch jeans, they seemed a bit too tight. Now they’re not. I’m glad.

Second: I’m growing a goatee again. I began right after Election Day. Maybe I won’t shave it off again until we have a Democrat in the White House. (Matt always loves it when I have a goatee, so he’ll just have to figure out which is more important to him.)

This thin, short, goateed blogger will write more later.

4:30 PM |

4 drops of oil

not that my vote counts, but glad to hear you’ve got the goatee back - and good for you that your bf prefers it!

Donated by BJ
11/8/04 @ 5:25 PM
Am I supposed to feel sad that you may be a tad bigger than 31? AND now you are a 31? Whatever… eat something… you’re probably hungry…. damn you “small-waisted” bitches….

Donated by tim
11/9/04 @ 9:52 AM
Just in case anyone else thinks you’re being silly for bemoaning a 31-inch waist, I’d like to remind everyone that Jeff is extremely short. As in 3-ft 4-inches. So proportionaly, 31-inches is pretty big.

(Just kidding… Jeff is a still-wee-sized 5-ft 6-inches tall)

Donated by Matt
11/9/04 @ 11:10 AM
I’ve found that my waist size varies between jeans and khakis, pants and shorts. I can’t figure out why clothing manufacturers do that.

Donated by homer
11/9/04 @ 12:30 PM