Went out for some white wine and wings with
Was offered invitation today to attend snazzy 100th anniversary party of McClelland & Stewart in distillery district soiree Friday, June 9th. Think I will go.
Ate yakisoba for lunch. Have been staying awake after minimal night’s sleep with liberal applications of coffee and Swedish berries. Not looking forward to class tonight.
Computer crashed this morning — totally dead — so I got a new one from IT and with my full admin privileges I installed Firefox. Now it’s like a Firefox revolution in here: everyone wants to use it. Maybe I can talk them into making the ministry homepage a Wiki site so I (and everyone else who is in the mood to add their five cents worth) can work on it from home in my underwears.
Speaking of underwears… I sure wish old-fashioned bloomers would become hip and trendy again so that I could wear them under business suit skirts and avoid the pain of sweaty thigh-chafing that happens when hot weather and humidity cause skin friction in my nethers. So far, mincing along geisha-style keeps thighs from rubbing together until they bleed, but makes it look like I have bladder problems to outsiders. Awkward.
I love Spanx for that purpose – they come in a footless version, and they even have what they call ‘power panties’, which are basically the control-top version.
However, they’re heavy, and they definitely reduce the chaffing in the nethers.
Oh, DUDE, I was totally wishing for a bloomer revival yesterday! I have the worst sweaty thigh rash from walking the hour and ten minutes each way in the horrible, horrible weather. Today I had to wear pants, even though it was HOT and I was HOT, but my thighs were not about to handle touching today.
I have the same problem, and I never understand how so many gals seem so comfortable walking around in skirts/dresses and bare legs! I mean, I love the idea of summer skirts and dresses, but I *cannot* handle the thigh chaffing. My upper/inner thighs are stupidly sensitive and I can’t even shave them (Nair/life brand Nair all the way….sigh). This is why I’m all about the capri pants. I’ve had Spanx before, but they are really quite hot I found. I don’t really want the slimming factor, I just want something to not make my thighs chaffe. Is there some kind of bike short that isn’t a bike short thing? Like, just cotton shorts or something that happen to be thigh length? I really must look into this further.
I wear mens boxer briefs for this purpose. They’re cotton, so less hot than the Spanx, and they come down longer. Helps me a LOT with the rubbing.
I say fuckit, pipes has a sewing machine, let’s buy up some soft cotton fabric and make ourselves some goddamn bloomers. If enough of us start it, it WILL be a revolution.
Honestly, pants aren’t any better for me, because the seams do me in just as badly. Bloomers all the way!
…and…you have a place to keep your change 🙂
“Not that I’m *not* happy to see you, but yeah, that’s a roll of quarters.”
Yes! My sewing machine has been waiting for this chance at fame and glory. I just need to learn a little bit more about applying elastic hip-hugging waistbands to things, and we’re cooking with gas.
I actually have at least 2 metres of leopard-print light quilting cotton that would be hella good for this. They could be made to match everyone’s luna pads! 😉
See, I’ve always been a fan of the straight-up boxers, but just recently (like, last week) discovered the joys of boxer briefs and now he is a TOTAL CONVERT. I don’t think I’ll ever see him wearing his cute little frosty penguin boxers ever again. *sniff*
They’re very comfortable, and because they are tighter than regular boxers, you can wear them under form fitting things without any poofing or bunching.
Bwahaha. Leopard-print bloomers? I dunno, I’m more after the classic white (or red if you’re riding the red pony a la the creepy dance sequence in Oklahoma).
I saw a commercial the other day for a product by Monistat called Chafing Relief. Doesn’t make a statment like bloomers would, but might be of interest to y’all.
Ch-ch-check it out:
http://www.soothingcare.com/soothingcare/products_chafing_gel.htm
“This breakthrough product is perfect for daily prevention and relief of chafing and irritation in delicate areas like your inner thighs, bikini area, underarms and breasts.”
that’s why I wear them… oh, wait…. no it’s not.
No, the anti-chafing and, subsequently, anti-fabric destroying goodness is a big part.
I’ve never liked boxers… there’s just too much freedom there.