80s Bitchslap

[plumtreeblossom]

Taking a spin through Hootenanny and Urban Outfitters last night, it was blaringly apparent that, now that the revival of the best 80s fashions is so 2 years ago, they're going for the 80s worst. I didn't know what I wanted when I went in, but it definitely wasn't a foofy neon tulle skirt circa Like A Virgin.

And yipes, horizontal stripes?! This is 2006 – we're all too fat for that, so I guess not enough focus groups happened or something. Those striped rugby shirts with the white collars were a chilling reminder of high school. I found pegged jeans, just like I wore back in the day. Every pair of pants I owned then was pegged, except they didn't come that way from the store; you had to do it yourself. If I'd seen an Izod aligator, the Jihad would be on. I was in the middle of thinking "Revival, revival, revival. Can we please have something new to wear?" when I happened upon a God-insulting one-piece marriage of culottes and a tube top. In Marine Corps blue. Be careful what you wish for. I think it was the first time I left Urban Outfitters without buying anything.

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I can't believe I missed a double episode of Bourdain last night. I got all involved in a little creative project and completely forgot what night it was. This morning I was all "This is Tuesday. Something was supposed to happen last night that didn't..." Then the Oh Noooo. I waffle about getting TiVo, because to do so would be to acknowledge that I do occasionally watch TV. When the season ends and the DVD comes out, don't even bother calling.

Happy Birthday vanguardcdk, T@F House Manager extraordinaire and my roomie!

Comments

[tcb.livejournal.com]

I watch much less TV with a TiVo than I ever did before, but what I do watch is what I want to watch.. and all of Tony's shows are on my Season Pass list. watched a great Cook's Tour on Australia last night. who knows when it was broadcast, it doesn't matter!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

How expensive is TiVo? Maybe it would be worth it for the few good shows I enjoy...

[(Anonymous)]

sadly, TiVo isn't quite as good a deal as it once was, as they've done away with their "lifetime" option.. (there are two parts to TiVo, the hardware, and the service. they used to offer a lifetime service option (lifetime of the hardware) but have phased that out.)

that said, it looks like they have a deal now for $155 to buy a refurb TiVo and 1 year of service. after that it's $20/month or less, depending on what plan you get.

[mangosteen]

Hey!

I am currently wearing a horizontal striped rugby shirt with a white collar. :)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I thought about that as I was writing the above, remembering having seen you in one. Kerri, too, and actually a good number of my friends. Umm, ooops! :-) The shirts at UO just reminded me of my preppy high school, and seeing then hanging there on racks that used to hold leather bikinis triggered a flashback. But I don't really hate the shirts. They're different when there's someone huggable inside them. :-)

[epilimnion.livejournal.com]

Wow, now I can finally wear the fashions that I only dreamed of having when I was 10!

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

We'll get you a gondola and you can be Madonna in the foofy skirt. Oh, and we'll have to find dozen of O-ring bracelets for you!

[spatch]

I've got way too much TV on tap for my current schedule. Several Bourdain episodes I haven't seen (next: Sweden) and new Sopranos and The Office... and us in a church for the better part of our free time this week and last!

Maybe we should have a No Reservations watchin night.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes!!!!!! I missed whatever was this week, and the first 2 of this season, and several from last season.

We can invent a drinking game wherein you have to drink every time one of his swear words is bleeped out, and twice if you can read the word "fucking" on his lips.

[marmota.livejournal.com]

And yipes, horizontal stripes

No kidding; I recently did the rounds of Hootenanny/Hubba Hubba/Garment District/und so weiter looking for something stripey and only finding horizontal not vertical or diagonal. You have to be a stick to wear horizontal, and even if I was the effect of 'post-industrial gondolier' or 'gothic mime' isn't really what I'm trying for. It only works on the Dresden Dolls because they can carry off that Joel Grey sinister ambiance.