A White Sports Coat and a Pink Crustacean

[howeird]

The white suit absolutely floored the folks at work. To their credit, after a couple of seconds of "surprise, surprise" on their faces, the two students from Lacrosse, WI (who were wearing the usual jeans and casual/polo shirts) just took it in stride. You never know what you'll see in California, I guess. My co-workers were another story. During my break in my cubicle, they peeked over the wall like I was some zoo animal. I asked them to throw me some peanuts or a banana, but got nothing.

The day started with my semi-annual dental appointment, and though I was wearing just the white shirt/pants/shoes (no vest/tie/jacket), what they all noticed was how much weight I'd lost. The last time I saw them I had only dropped about 15 lbs, and now it's almost 50. The change from white to black hair and the goatee also probably played a part. But their response was amazing. And very flattering because they're all really cute themselves.


    


Yesterday after work I went to Ranch99 Market and bought a lobster, and boiled it while I was having dinner. Tonight I had lobster tail for dinner, but it wasn't till I started typing this entry that it occurred to me I had just lived the title of the first Jimmy Buffet album I'd ever bought: A White Sports Coat and and Pink Crustacean.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/_oy_/]

Very nice!! It's always good to keep people on their toes. I see you resisted the urge for the Fu Manchu. Probably wise.

[howeird]

The fu manchu just didn't go with the suit. The goatee was a better fit. But I'll probably do the fu manchu tomorrow for "Hawaiian shirt" day. And then chop that off on Friday, so the beard can grow back in gray. I need my natural hair back for a family reunion August 19...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_oy_/]

If you do, I so want to see photos!

[howeird]

I am now sporting the fu manchu. I'll take photos after work.

[scendan.livejournal.com]

I like the goatee! You look great!!!!! Lookit them shiny shoes on that svelte goateed guy! :)

[pyrzqxgl.livejournal.com]

Oh man, that beard is so black it looks like it was drawn onto the picture with a marker! And you're lucky the dentist & crew somehow managed to avoid getting any goop on all the whiteness.

I had an electronics teacher who wore all white every day as part of his spiritual path, except that he could never quite bring himself to wear white shoes.

[howeird]

that beard is so black

Yup, I made two major mistakes. First is I used the wrong brand of hair color, and then I left it in way too long. My skin was dyed black as well as the hair. It took me about an hour with diluted bleach to get it off my forehead, cheeks and ears. I didn't try getting it off my beard because I was afraid it would streak. Turns out that after-shave works well too as a solvent.

you're lucky the dentist & crew somehow managed to avoid getting any goop on all the whiteness

It was just a routine cleaning, so anything they got on me would have been white too. and I wasn't wearing the vest, jacket or tie, just in case.

[caprine.livejournal.com]

Spiffy outfit!

BigCat

[(Anonymous)]

NICE SUIT! Too bad your hair and goatee weren't white as well. yOu could make a living selling chicken. You remind me of someone, but I can't place who quite yet. I was waxing nostalgic on your trip to Santa Cruz. Congnito was a regular stop when trying to get the right costume piece. Boccis was of course the sight of many a murder mystery. All the old hangouts. You must have lost another 10 pounds walking around in the heat. We spent 3 days in Atlantic City on R & R. Now I'm slated to teach a class in Philly the last 3 weeks of August so we'll stay in a Residence Inn and check out the local sights on the weekends.

[leatherapron.livejournal.com]

Very daper.