oops. i did it again!

yep. i missed another day of blogging. what can i say - i've had work to do. today - not so much. i just wrapped up some revisions to a project that came in yesterday and i anticipate twiddling my thumbs again for the better part of the day. oh well.

what should i blog about today? i know!

at my office, our dress code is business-casual monday thru thursday with friday being dress down day. that means that on fridays we get to wear jeans and sneakers - or basically whatever we want that is not business casual as long as it is within reason. ok. now, in addition to fridays, there is another part of this policy that states if the weather is exceptionally poor we can dress down and wear jeans and sneakers, even if it is not friday. this is interesting... let me explain a little more. there are two real instances of exceptionally poor weather that qualify for non-friday dress down days. one would be during the winter months. if it snows/is snowing and the roads are still passable enough to get to work but are all mucked up with salt and slush/ice, we get to dress down. the second is, if it is 90° or more outside. this second one bewildered me a little. when it's 90°+ out, one of the last articles of clothing i want to wear is jeans! does anyone know why? it's because they are jeans! plain and simple. i think part of the reasoning for this is that the boss-man just wants us to be as comfortable as possible in the heat. i get that. i can also appreciate that. thank you, boss-man. and i do suppose that some people probably find jeans more comfortable than their work clothes.... but to me, denim is way less breathable, not to mention more constrictive, than my easy-breezy cotton business-casual slacks. and when it's hot out, you will more than likely see me in a dress. you know. something that lets the air get to as many places on my body as possible while still covering the parts that shouldn't be exposed. therefore, when it's 90°+ out, you will not find me at the office in jeans.

but wait. there is now a new twist in this policy. in light of recent events (refrigerator like temperatures in the office) there is a whole new reason to be able to dress down at work on days that do not start with fri and end with day... it would be the refrigerator like temperatures in the office. i found this funny and coincidental. you see, there is really no difference if you dress down because its 90°+ outside or if you dress down because it's frigid in the office. the two go hand in hand. if it is hot outside, it is freezing in the office... so, for the very opposite reason of staying cool and comfortable during the exceptionally poor [hot] weather outside, you can also dress down to stay warm and toasty on the chilly willy inside... wearing jeans.

oh. as a side note. i really, kind of, sort of, just don't enjoy wearing jeans in general. i find that no matter how relaxed or loose fitting they may be, i am still uncomfortably constricted in them. below is an image that represents how i feel when i am putting my jeans on... it might actually represent what i actually look like, too... nah - i think my thighs might be thicker.


:-/

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