Fashion Plates and Say What You Will

Little that J might say could surprise me. When he says something like "Did I tell you about the time I hung out with panhandlers?", as he said yesterday, I don't think "What?!" or "Really?!"

Instead, I think, Yes, that sounds about right.

Little that I say actually insults people. This is a good thing, because I don't sensor well.

The hockey game we were going to was set up to be a group event, but only J and I went. As we were training in, I chided him on his shiny shoes and long wool coat, saying I didn't realize that hockey had become a bis-cadge event. He said, " I actually bought these shoes because you were ripping on my old ones. Remember? You said it was time to put them down and I said something along the lines of piss off? Well, then I got these ones."

I didn't remember saying that. I supposed I was drunk at the time. But I said, now, completely sober: "I was thinking today that I say very personal comments to you kids. And it occurred to me that if I were a guy, you'd all consider me to be a jackass. But because I'm a girl, I can get away with it."

"Yeah. Well, you know, when you're living on your own and you don't have your mom to tell you things like, hey, buy some new shoes, you just don't think of it."

I wasn't pleased with being likened to the team mom--mostly because I think I'm pretty funky. But it's better than being a jackass, I guess...

"Do you recognize this sweater?" he asked.

"No," I said honestly.

"You found it in my closet once and said you never seen me wear it. So I thought, I'll wear it today."

"Well," I said, "that sounds like something I'd say." And I immediately decided to not tell him about the slight hole in the back neckline.

::sigh:: I'm a snob :(
Today I'm wearing a longer and bigger necklace than usual. My mom got it for me when she went to Hawaii, and it's a little more BAM! than the things I might normally wear. But there's nothing wrong with expanding your fashion tastes. This particular one, however, has made drinking from a watr fountain very difficult. And I imagine it will be the last of the long necklaces for me.