But... oh, thank you NCIS, I came up with a brilliant idea... what pants are practical, made for people who are muscular, and, best of all... waterproof/resistant and windproof/resistant? Yes, my friends, canvas pants. And where can canvas pants be found but... a store that is actually really cool, the military supply store in Greenville!
I trekked to Greenville to check this place out, half on a mission to find pants and half because I wanted to see all the cool weaponry, artifacts, and gear. It was really neat. I also found pants. They sit up higher than most pants I am used to, but they are really warm and comfortable; I could probably even run in them, if I wanted to. I can deal with it. Best of all, they come in the size I actually wear: unisex small. I have worn this size for roughly the past 15 years, so I figure it's not going to change any time soon.
But what was super cool, and I will have to go back and see, is that they have replicates (and official) gear from all kinds of real battles. You know, real knives, hiking stuff, boots, etc. It was very cool. Flags, you name it.
I hate shopping, but I'll admit, seeing all the hardcore outdoor gear that is actually used in practical situations: that was pretty neat. Maybe I've found a store I actually don't mind going into!
... on a side note: it was 20 degrees and 20 mph winds here today. I forced myself to run 8 miles and then did an intense workout in el gimasio FIKE to prepare for defeating San Bruno. My creepy German genetics did their best to embarass all males at the gym by making me ridiculously strong. It's kind of cool to be strangely strong... but I feel strange because people look at me like "are you really going to lift that?" Yes.
You know, if you were actually a large, muscular female, I don't think it would strike people as strange that you're strong. What throws people off is that you're 5'3" and slender, with very small shoulders. You don't look like someone who could outlift all the lumberjacks at your school...which, of course, makes it all the more hilarious that you can! (You ever watched Project A-ko? I think you'd identify with the title character...)
ReplyDeleteIt's a mystery: where's she hiding all that muscle...? Wiry build for the win, I guess!
PS. Pants that sit high up are pure win. Particularly if they're blue jeans. Heh heh.
ReplyDeleteHa, those returned to Wanda. I tried to find jeans today... I swear... jeans and I do not get along in any sort of way. I have no idea how women fit into jeans...
ReplyDeleteHmm...they don't make jeans in "unisex small"? I worked at Goody's my senior year of high school, and I thought the women's sizes made no sense. For example, my size is 33/32, which means that I have a 33 inch waist and a 32 inch inseam. If I got fatter I might have, say a 36 inch waist...but my inseam would still be 32. But women's sizes are just 1 number (and that number doesn't mean anything, as far as I can tell), so I guess they get longer and wider at the same time?
ReplyDeleteSurely there is a clothing store, somewhere, that makes women's pants that use the (in my mind) much more logical men's sizing numbers...?
Haha, I wish.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that many women who have large legs and butts also have large hips. I have a significantly more masculine "shape" of legs than most women-- so getting women's pants that don't contain masses of elastic to fit is very much like trying to stuff an anvil into a pillowcase.