^ probably one of the least masculine things I've ever read

^don't make me separate you

I think this thread has proved you can't beat wearing jeans.

oh! but do tell! it sounds like it could be interesting. definitely more interesting than a thread about pants.

i tried to pm you the answer but yr box is full

ah! that!

sorry... gimme a sec

done!

i feel like making you people watch this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjkMhwNWcbY

lol at pointing out that there's one difference, to prove me wrong when i said almost identical.

the dickies name and logo are popular and worn with pride all around america

carhartt is way too fucking expensive, i feel like i'm going to my worksites wearing chanel when i buy the hartt

omg i played that with the sound off the video and played killing for company by the swans over the top of it and its amazing

Maybe you just need different jeans. They make some really good ones these days.

btw if anyone's interested I have a pair of used Levis 501 shrink to fit in 34 x 36 that I'm willing to sell for cheap. Also some 514s in predistressed washes. Very good condition, they're just not my style anymore.

theres no substitute for jeans if you ask me. i wear the same levis every single day. i feel like an asshole if i wear any other kind of pants

Jeans are good especially if you have good genes.

pajama pants are great for the indoor life. flannel pajamas in winter. in summer, one can walk around naked.

otherwise, i've pared down my wardrobe to 2 pairs of jeans (well, things to cover my top too), one of them is in the last stages of disintegration and might need replacement or some good patches.

i try to have only the clothes i need to live for a week. then it's time to do the wash. pack light.

i have considered coveralls for work in the past, but the polyester gives me an icky feeling. perhaps i'll try 100% cotton scrubs. it's nice to, ha, hang loose.

but for the outside world it's jeans. though i keep a suit on a hanger for the occasional funeral/ wedding/ court appearance.

less = more

Any advice on packing light? I have to figure out clothes for a week in portland but I don't want to fly with more than one light carry on bag.

travel underwear, the pants you're wearing, the pair of shoes you're wearing. if you need anything extra, buy it there. you know that saying-- pack half the things you think you'll need, bring double the cash you think you'll need.

money wads are relatively light & pack a lot of punch.

i do always take some kind of lounging clothes on the road though-- good for bedroom action.

good advice but I won't have a lot of spending cash, esp not for clothes. but I figure I can wash stuff there. & I have bedroom/lounge wear already there.

thinking about your situation, you should probably have your portland wardrobe in place-- at least some toiletries & your bedroom gear. and piss in every corner of the apartment, to mark your territory.

i keep a bunch of old clothes in the mountain hovel so i never need to bring clothes there. it has books, music, clothes, some canned food, it's ready to inhabit. for you it's probably more of a boudoir situation, so think of what & that.

Ha ha. Yes, well, I do have the basics there re toiletries and bedroom gear. Also about half my books. When I leave Asheville, I'm giving away all the furniture I have here, including TV. The biggest problem will be moving my records and stereo.

On the other hand, we've also been talking of late about mrs gmku moving here instead of me there.

yikes! why-- haven't you had enough of the south? im sure it's a fucking charming little town and what not, but the charm will sure fucking wear out once you're there too long.

And sorry for the neg rep, Ni'k, old boy. I finally just couldn't stand the thought of somebody having so little sartorial imagination that he couldn't figure out what to wear besides jeans. I'm sure you understand.

I assure you--Asheville is NOT the south. Even North Carolina is not really the south. Go north of the Carolinas border and you are in a whole other world.

Mrs and I are quite enamored of western North Carolina and especially Asheville. It's actually a lot like Portland.

i shudder. but whatever works for you. anything south of the mason dixon gives me the willies. if deluding yourself into thinking that asheville is like portland works for you, i say pursue those delusions while they last.

i do understand, it's because i neg repped your comments to dead air in the watcha doin thread. its your way of saying - "strike me, and i'll strike back"

ha

But it is! Have you been here? The place is wonderful. I've been here almost a year and I like more every month.

I would say that Portland has done a better job with urban planning, and in fact, is known as a model city in that regard, e.g., mass transit, green building, controlling sprawl, etc.

But Asheville is a wonderful, liberal, cultural center. There are city things to do and it's nestled in the beautiful blue ridge foothills. Asheville and Portland are very much sister cities in many respects.

And hey, there's a local brewery about every other block!

i wasn't going to return the neg rep i got from him, but it seems he's on that level, so here it comes gmku

ha don't make this turn into a rep war.

the repshed must stop.

Bring it on, please. Thanks.

no. i'm not going to be all rep conciouss. it's stupid.

It's actually my way of trying to get rid of some of my points. It's obscene to have so much.

caring is perhaps worse

Pointing that out is even worse still.

I was never a fan of The Smiths.

Plus-Fours, FTW