clothes minded

[oiran]

dress code vagaries: The Mr.'s company is having a non-denominational holiday party in about three weeks and I have nothing to wear. The dress code requests that gentlemen wear jackets, but cocktail dresses on ladies have been deemed "too dressy." The party is taking place from 6:30 to 8:30 PM (a very narrow slot IMO), which seems quite cocktail-dress-appropriate to me, but what do I know? I'm having trouble picturing what a lady wears when the man is required to wear a jacket yet she's not supposed to be "too dressy." Sparkly top and...jeans with heels? Sparkly top and...random skirt? Anyone have any ideas? Because I think it ought to be holiday-ish, I'm going to have to get something fresh regardless. As an example, I was thinking something like this sequined jacket, which is expensive and impractical but screams HOLIDAY!

Fretting about what to wear is at least a distraction from the fact that I won't know anyone there and I haven't been to a social event in literal years and am not sure I know how to behave in public at this point.

laundry: When we moved to Nashville, we bought a used top-loader washer and dryer that were already very old, and we've proceeded to use the shit out of them for ~12 years and now they're done. The front legs have broken off of the washer and it has lost two of its three main cycles and is permanently off balance. The dryer has fared better, but still creaks and wheezes and makes loud metal-on-metal scraping sounds with each rotation of the drum. This past weekend, we bought ourselves a fancy (not really) new front-loader LG washer/dryer set and it will be delivered later today. I am actually a little giddy at the prospect of doing some laundry!

Comments

[rhiannonhero.livejournal.com]

It means you're a grown up when you're excited about new appliances! Congrats, you get another stamp on your grown up validation card!!

I, for one, am excited about you going to the holiday party. I think you should buy the sequins coat if it speaks to you. Impractical is awesome and one fantastic benefit to being child-free (you can't say, 'I shoulda put that money in a college account'). I vote yes!

I also vote that you post again tomorrow so I can reply to you. I will use a lot of exclamation points in an attempt to penetrate you with my love and joy.

See?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did it work?

[suzycat.livejournal.com]

That jacket is a WARDROBE STAPLE and you should get it.
Say a white sleeveless top, skinny dark jeans and heels = STYLE. Although I guess sleeveless is not so sensible in your land right now... but anything can be 'dressed down' with jeans.

[tehomet.livejournal.com]

Conventional advice would be to wear a black dress, but if you like the jacket, get the jacket!

[dougiefelchtone.livejournal.com]

I'll add my name to the list of those saying "Hell yes, get the jacket". It'll be totaly practical when we go to Mardi Gras again. Also, screw the haters, if you wanna wear a cocktail dress, where a damn cocktail dress.

If you got the same model of LG washer and dryer that we have you are going to LOVE them. The dryer plays you a little song when the cycle is finished. A SONG!!!! It's AWESOME!!!!!!

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

Hi you! It makes me happy to see a post from you! (It also makes me happy that I *can* see one as I've been having computer/internet issues for the past 3 weeks.)

Good luck with finding something for the party (the sequined jacket would look great on you, IMO) and enjoy the hell out of your new washer and dryer!

[jay-jay.livejournal.com]

I need to go shopping for holiday party dress. For some reason I am dreading this. Which is weird, since I love shopping.