So, how many quarts of strawberries should I get for strawberry shortcakes for 8-12 kiddos?

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I hope labor is going smoothly for the Wallybee.

Mom-ma, Suzi.

Dad-ma, Cass.

My upstairs neighbor and her son had a fight at 3 AM punctuated by the repeated slamming of doors. After we woke up to this, TCG turned over and was snoring again in less than 5 minutes. Me, nsm.

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Cocktail attire for men. (with a spectrum from least to most preferable)

See, to my eye, the khakis with the sport coat is less formal than the monochromatic dark slacks, shirt, and tie. The khakis to me signal daytime wear.

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Cocktail attire for men. (with a spectrum from least to most preferable)

And what is wrong with the 2nd guy from the left? Is it because its a dark suit with dark shirt and dark tie? Too much dark? I agree Barb, khakis and dark jacket say more relaxed than chic. But then again, I have no clue what chic is, so Aaarggh. Either way, I gotta buy something. All my suits are too small. Damn belly. I hate clothes shopping. Fancy clothes shopping the most.

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also,

Wear a sharp suit.

That link confuses me. What makes it sharp? The right hand image looks dishelved to me. The left says winter. Not sure what the middle one says.

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damn, that sounds a lot like my uni.

You mean this trend is international? Stupidity across continents. Delightful.

There have been five separate viewings of my apartment today. I was enthusiastic and helpful and *yaythisisthelivingroombounceyay* with the first ones, but then I realised it wasn't like I was selling the place, and now I am ignoring them.

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David's link is actually an image from a thesis about appropriate interview attire-- not cocktail party attire, which seems to explain the khaki thing! [link]

Although every single one of the outfits they test for women is hideous and unflattering in my opinion (except the black dress with the red necklace, which I like but wouldn't wear to an interview)

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the source of all my deleted work rants from the past couple weeks is leaving, yay! But not before blaming one more of her mistakes on the janitor, leaving the safe door open, and making a schedule so messed up that I practically have to start over from scratch. But she's leaving! Yay!

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UGH! From one of those appropriate interview attire comments:

Our office is full time business casual, but colors are required, meaning that while a golf shirt is more casual, it is also more appropriate.

I hate that kind of "logic." It's so random. Like deciding that anything made of denim is too "casual" when a nice pair of jeans looks way better than, say, a pair of ill-fitting, sloppy or whatever khaki pants.

This suit says sharp to me:

[link]

Maybe it's the slender cut? Actually almost anything that model is wearing on the BR site says sharp to me so maybe it's him!

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Omnis, I don't know from Texas but a boy and I got really good service at a Men's Warehouse in Illinois, ages ago. Maybe consider throwing yourself on the mercy of a (discount) professional.

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