White Light/White Heat
It is so hot today. After a week's reprieve from the miserable hot, humid weather, the heat has returned. Once again, the simple crime of movement leads to the sentence of sweat dripping down your back. According to Yahoo! (fn1) weather, it is 86, with a heat index of 88. I think it's closer to 95, with a heat index of 105.
That's only my opinion, but since most weather forecasts seem to be based mostly on opinion, I think my opinion is at least as valid as that of Yahoo! weather. In fact, I think it's more valid. After all, Yahoo! is based in Palo Alto or something. And, it's a computer. It's probably 72 with a nice, non-humid ocean breeze in Palo Alto. How does the computer there know what it "feels like" to be in New York? I think I have more experiential basis on which to judge what it "feels like" outside. And I say it feels like it's 105 degrees. fn2.
Given that it feels like 105 degrees, it was a particularly bad choice on my part to wear a gray wool suit to church. I mean, don't get me wrong. It looked fine (fn3), especially paired with the navy/purple/white rep stripe tie I was wearing. fn4. It was just that the suit was like my own portable oven.
One bad choice, I suppose, deserves another. So after lunch at Baluchi's (always reliable Indian, and at lunch it's nice and cheap) and desert at Crumbs Bake Shop (always good cupcakes), I decided to not abandon my friends and instead walk through Central Park with them. Carrying my guitar.
Yeah, I don't think I need to go into how bad of a choice that was. Let's just say that I was hot, a little sweaty (and by "a little" I mean "extremely"), and worn down. By the end of the trek (from 81st and 2nd ave to 66th and b'way, by way of meandering through the park), you could have peeled me off the sidewalk with a spatula. Two hours after I got home, I'm finally just returning to normal.
I think I need to stop making decisions today, because all of them seem to be coming out fairly poorly.
1. One should always include the "!" after "Yahoo." It's their trademark, after all. As an aspiring attorney, I'm highly protective of trademarks and trade dress. I wouldn't want anyone to get the real "Yahoo!" confused with "Yahoo" without the "!".
2. It goes without saying, but we're talking degrees Fahrenheit here. Not degrees Kelvin. 105 degreesK is not a temperature you want to experience. I suppose 100 degreesC would not be much better.
3. As fine as this particular suit can look, that is. Never buy Tasso Elba suits from Macy's. Macy's tries to market them as their "upscale/cool" store brand, but the cut and styling is horrible. It's far too boxy, and just does not hang well. It certainly does not have the closer cuts that look more modern. I should have noticed it when I was buying it, but my eyes were blinded by the low price. In addition, it's somewhat difficult to judge the fit of a suit when you just throw it on in a store. It's more as you wear it that you realize it makes you look like an old man.
4. I think the tie looks better with the gray suit than with the black suit I paired it with last time. The gray helps the purple pop out more because it's lighter, where as the black I think overpowers the purple slightly and makes it sink back into the tie.
That's only my opinion, but since most weather forecasts seem to be based mostly on opinion, I think my opinion is at least as valid as that of Yahoo! weather. In fact, I think it's more valid. After all, Yahoo! is based in Palo Alto or something. And, it's a computer. It's probably 72 with a nice, non-humid ocean breeze in Palo Alto. How does the computer there know what it "feels like" to be in New York? I think I have more experiential basis on which to judge what it "feels like" outside. And I say it feels like it's 105 degrees. fn2.
Given that it feels like 105 degrees, it was a particularly bad choice on my part to wear a gray wool suit to church. I mean, don't get me wrong. It looked fine (fn3), especially paired with the navy/purple/white rep stripe tie I was wearing. fn4. It was just that the suit was like my own portable oven.
One bad choice, I suppose, deserves another. So after lunch at Baluchi's (always reliable Indian, and at lunch it's nice and cheap) and desert at Crumbs Bake Shop (always good cupcakes), I decided to not abandon my friends and instead walk through Central Park with them. Carrying my guitar.
Yeah, I don't think I need to go into how bad of a choice that was. Let's just say that I was hot, a little sweaty (and by "a little" I mean "extremely"), and worn down. By the end of the trek (from 81st and 2nd ave to 66th and b'way, by way of meandering through the park), you could have peeled me off the sidewalk with a spatula. Two hours after I got home, I'm finally just returning to normal.
I think I need to stop making decisions today, because all of them seem to be coming out fairly poorly.
1. One should always include the "!" after "Yahoo." It's their trademark, after all. As an aspiring attorney, I'm highly protective of trademarks and trade dress. I wouldn't want anyone to get the real "Yahoo!" confused with "Yahoo" without the "!".
2. It goes without saying, but we're talking degrees Fahrenheit here. Not degrees Kelvin. 105 degreesK is not a temperature you want to experience. I suppose 100 degreesC would not be much better.
3. As fine as this particular suit can look, that is. Never buy Tasso Elba suits from Macy's. Macy's tries to market them as their "upscale/cool" store brand, but the cut and styling is horrible. It's far too boxy, and just does not hang well. It certainly does not have the closer cuts that look more modern. I should have noticed it when I was buying it, but my eyes were blinded by the low price. In addition, it's somewhat difficult to judge the fit of a suit when you just throw it on in a store. It's more as you wear it that you realize it makes you look like an old man.
4. I think the tie looks better with the gray suit than with the black suit I paired it with last time. The gray helps the purple pop out more because it's lighter, where as the black I think overpowers the purple slightly and makes it sink back into the tie.
posted by N at 6:58 PM
8 Comments:
I am most displeased by the return of the sweltering heat just in time for my return to the City. And I must point out, that you do not look even remotely like an "old man" in the grey suit!
I have to agree. yesterday was hot as shieet. impressive though was how little you complained, though you were clearly miserable. your analyis of color theory in footnote 4 would have made joseph albers proud. bravo you fashionista(o?)!
oops just read the whole "people code" thing. my bad :O
I love the "though you were clearly miserable" caveat. I mean, don't get me wrong -- I was miserable. I just thought i was hiding it a tiny bit better. hehehe.
although my constant plaintive questions to k1 about "do you know where we're going?" might have tipped her off to my level of happiness. :)
...um yeah, sorry 'bout that. I thought people wanted to "enjoy" the park! I swear, i thought i was doing people a favor! hahaha
And yes, the color breakdown was quite impressive. I expect to see pantone color-matching system swatched matching appriopriate suit and tie colors to help those men out there floundering in fashion hell. I salute you, Mr. Fashionisto!
(by the way, that delete function makes me not so slick. booo.)
k1, i'm gonna guess you said something naughty in your deleted comment. you are a naughty tushy, after all!
maybe we'll have a discussion of suit, tie, shirt, and cuff link matching in a later post.
how 'bout we discuss the matching of the suit with the ruffly pinkish salmon scarf?
I'm glad you brought that up (and linked to the picture). I feel like because the scarf had grey undertones to the dusty pink/salmon color, it really coordinated well with the suit.
Also, because the scarf was frilly, it was a good complement to the plain style of the suit.
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