My fascinating weekend rundown:
Friday night and most of Saturday was reserved for a training I conducted for teachers to bone up on the new SAT. The teachers are smart folks, so that training went quickly. It was nice to catch up with teachers I haven’t seen in a while.
Dimitri went golfing with my dad on Saturday. I think it’s neat that the two of them have connected with one another over golf. The golf course that they golf is nice. While I will never be convinced to go golfing with them, I can see how it’s a nice way to pass an afternoon.
I was too tired to go to church on Sunday. Yes, it’s a lame excuse. I arrived early to my 2:00 tutoring appointment, which gave me enough time to walk to the mini-mart to buy a soda. The total was 99 cents, and I handed the lady a dollar, and she had to TYPE THE TOTAL INTO THE REGISTER AND STARE AT THE SCREEN TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MY CHANGE WAS. Yipes. It’s sad, really. If her math skills suffer that much, I wonder what other basic problem solving skills she is lacking.
I went to PetSmart and bought Ruby some Catnip for the first time. She LOVES it. I don’t know what it is about the grass, but she goes nuts now when I bring out the catnip bag. I put a little bathroom rug into the computer room, and I sprinkled a healthy amount of catnip on it for her to play with. Dim and I now refer to it as her “Magic Carpet” and while she’s rolling around on it in ecstasy, we say that she’s on a magic carpet ride. Weird.
I also went to Old Navy on Saturday. I’ve been meaning to go for months, ever since Kat told me that they finally carry plus sizes. I applaud Old Navy for finally realizing that they’re missing out on a huge chunk of the female population (no pun intended), but they haven’t worked out the kinks yet. First off, the cheap prices that they advertise on television are only for the skinny stuff. A t-shirt that is a size 2 will be $5, while a similar style in a size 18 will be closer to $30.
Before Terrence starts up about supply and demand economics, or the sliding scale when it come to plus-sized clothing and cost of goods, let me say this to Old Navy: Suck it. If you want to charge me $2 extra for the extra quarter-yard of fabric, fine. But a $25 difference is asinine.
So today, I am tutoring at 3 and then teaching at 6. I have to clean my car before then. Off I go.
you need to check the clearance aisle. i'll go with you.
Posted by: kat at August 30, 2004 5:04 PMI think that as long as they're using sweatshops to produce their clothes, they can stand to lower the price a little bit.
Posted by: JennySmith at August 30, 2004 9:36 PMTry finding tall sizes at Old Navy.
Posted by: John at August 31, 2004 5:29 AMyeah. all of the pants are too short for me. :(
Posted by: kat at August 31, 2004 7:43 AMIt seems to me that if Americans are generally overweight, as seems to be the consensus, then it would be smart for them to carry plus sizes. Plain old good business sense.
Posted by: Stephanie at August 31, 2004 11:20 AMThe funny thing is that the women's clothing comes in "tiny fit" "perfect fit" and "loose fit" for each size range. I had a chuckle when I saw a size 20 tiny fit.
Oooh, and their sizes are all off, too. At Lane Bryant, I'm a 14/16 in shirts. It's the same at Target. At Old Navy, I had to squeeze into a 20. Bastards.
Well, put it this way: the clothes for skinny people have to be cheaper-- how else could they afford the liposuction? :)
Posted by: Dimitri at August 31, 2004 10:16 PM