New Clovember (text only)
I have recently learned that (a) leather jackets are definitely in at the moment, and (b) most "leather" jackets in the shops are not made of bits of dead cow treated with heinous chemicals but from a polymer, often polyurethane (?!). I've slightly coveted a leather jacket since I was a teenager. At the time I got a parka instead because I was a Mod not a Rocker. Since then my identity has become a little less categorical, but one or more of vegetarianism, money, fashion, and opportunity have all blocked such a purchase ... until today.
At end-of-the-day pickup we had this exchange:
**FIXME: Are you wearing a leather jacket?
D: Yes! It's new.
**FIXME: [somewhat incredulous] Did you buy that?
D: Yes! Bought it today. What do you think?
**FIXME: Well, it's ... different.
Later:
D: What do you think of it, **TODO?
**TODO: It's weird.
Edit: Huh, kids, what do they know? My friends who've seen it reacted positively with only one slightly raised eyebrow, and I even got an unprompted "I like your jacket" from a lass serving me in a shop. Midlife crisis what midlife crisis?
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At end-of-the-day pickup we had this exchange:
**FIXME: Are you wearing a leather jacket?
D: Yes! It's new.
**FIXME: [somewhat incredulous] Did you buy that?
D: Yes! Bought it today. What do you think?
**FIXME: Well, it's ... different.
Later:
D: What do you think of it, **TODO?
**TODO: It's weird.
Edit: Huh, kids, what do they know? My friends who've seen it reacted positively with only one slightly raised eyebrow, and I even got an unprompted "I like your jacket" from a lass serving me in a shop. Midlife crisis what midlife crisis?
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