I don’t like belts, but apparently I need some.

A whole new pair of pants has risen up in the fight against me. This particular pair, I discovered on Saturday, I could take off and put on without going through the hassle of buttons and zips, yet my hips were enough to keep them up. This is a nigh-perfect Jeans Situation to be in.

Except, of course, the jeans were merely luring me into a trap. On Saturday, I was walking Napoleon, went to get the mail, and saw I had a package in the office, so I picked that up as well. With both hands occupied, I made my way back to my apartment, at which time, my pants sprung their trap and fell down. I flailed wildly for a few moments, as Napoleon at that EXACT MOMENT spotted another animal that he felt he must destroy, and started yanking me forward as I was attempting to maneuver the package and mail to the ground and pull up the renegade pants.

No fewer than three neighbors witnessed this.

*I* am the definition of class.

25 Comments I don’t like belts, but apparently I need some.

  1. scearley March 10, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Sexy

    1. admin March 10, 2008 at 8:44 pm

      Yeah, combine that with a doctor looking at my ladybits tomorrow, and that’ll be the most action my nethers have seen in…going on two years now!

      1. scearley March 10, 2008 at 9:39 pm

        I should think that the Power of Your Meringue can change that.

        I know if you give me some more of that meringue I would be completely at your mercy. Oh yes….

        1. shadowstitch March 10, 2008 at 9:58 pm

          Mellzah’s Merciless Meringue (L4,Wiz)

          That meringue was pretty good, indeed.

          1. admin March 10, 2008 at 10:37 pm

            Re: Mellzah’s Merciless Meringue (L4,Wiz)

            Apparently I need to spend some more time in the kitchen!

  2. shadowstitch March 10, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    In my mind, there was a Scooby-Doo sound effect playing also.

    1. admin March 10, 2008 at 10:34 pm

      The Scooby-Doo ‘WHAT/huh?’ noise would work quite well there.

      1. shadowstitch March 10, 2008 at 11:25 pm

        I was thinking something more along these lines.

        1. admin March 11, 2008 at 12:13 am

          That would work, too! My life is a cartoon.

  3. designess March 10, 2008 at 9:57 pm

    Maybe you need smaller pants! With all that working out I bet you have gone down a size or two!

    1. admin March 10, 2008 at 10:41 pm

      I’m hoping to hold off pants shopping for a little while, though I’m sure I’ve gone down at least one size. I think belts plus a trip through the dryer on ‘scalding’ should shrink them a little and do the trick.

  4. strand March 10, 2008 at 10:20 pm

    I second ‘ suggestion, you may want to invest in new pants to go with a new belt. I’ve had similar dilemmas myself. Want to go pants shopping?

    1. admin March 10, 2008 at 10:43 pm

      I’m going to hold off on the pants shopping for a while until all of the pants in my closet are too big–I plan to continue this downward trend and don’t want to spend a ton of money on interim clothes. 🙂

      I’m excited for Phoriday this week!

      1. strand March 11, 2008 at 6:28 am

        Hold on to your pants excited. (I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean. I’m already asleep.)

        Also, have you thought about sporting suspenders?

        1. admin March 11, 2008 at 6:39 am

          Hell no. I’m not Ashton Kutcher OR Steve Urkel.

          1. strand March 11, 2008 at 4:07 pm

            Nor are you a lumberjack.

          2. admin March 11, 2008 at 4:16 pm

            That’s why I stay away from flannel. But not axes.

      2. strand March 11, 2008 at 10:44 pm

        Speaking of , is there a cafe or dessert place we can go for post-pho?

        1. admin March 11, 2008 at 11:39 pm

          I’d suggest Common Ground Coffee + Cupcakes, but I think they close at 8. :\

          So to answer your question, I dunno.

          1. strand March 11, 2008 at 11:41 pm

            Well we do have a crack team of internet addicts, I’m sure we’ll find something.

  5. gray_jedi March 10, 2008 at 10:37 pm

    Maybe you can start a “flood the office with belts” campaign..

    1. admin March 10, 2008 at 10:39 pm

      I need to make an update post about that–it’s gotten to the point where when someone in the office sees me walking Napoleon around, they get any and all packages ready for me for when I pass by, and are now polite as can be about it. I’m pretty sure this means I’ve won.

      1. gray_jedi March 11, 2008 at 3:24 pm

        AWESOME!

        This bodes well for your world takeover.. start small.

  6. mschilepepper March 11, 2008 at 1:31 am

    Are you sure you’re not related to my Dad? I keep threatening to install snaps on his hips so he can just snap his pants on each day and they won’t fall down. It’s either that, or the staple gun, but I think the permanent snaps would be a far more elegant solution. Hey, they can do it for guys’ toupees, so why not pants?

    1. admin March 11, 2008 at 3:25 am

      With hip snaps, I could be the lamest cyborg ever. Which is, mind, a step up from pure meat-puppet. However, I fear my delicate skin will reject the snaps. 🙁

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