SL 626

~ Laura

A cool breeze is coming in through my office window. The dryer is whirring in the background. The printer is spitting out a recipe for dinner. And I’m packing up for an afternoon of chores.

I’m making braised chicken for dinner.

Outliers should not set public policy.

I need a new pair of jeans.

Published by Laura

21 thoughts on “SL 626”

  1. There is no way that chicken, even after browning, is going to be cooked in 35 minutes in the oven. I’d say closer to an hour if you don’t want pink chicken juice running out.

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      1. Sometimes I feel like the only person in the world who can’t caramelize an onion in the five minutes a cookbook says it should take.

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  2. Those are the least sexy jeans I’ve ever seen. Now, they might be worth purchasing for the comfort factor alone but, sexy? It is a crime to describe them as such.

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    1. And, generally, GAP seems to be trying to make their lovely models look as awful as possible. What is it with the baggy tunic shirts? I thought those were for grandmothers who were carrying too much weight around the middle. It’s a strange aesthetic.

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    4. I thought that maybe it was the boyfriend that was supposed to be sexy, not the jeans. (As noted below, if they are corduroy, they are also not jeans, no matter what Gap might want to say.) They certainly are not “sexy jeans”, so I thought it must have been the boyfriend who was supposed to have been sexy. He’s not around for viewing, though.

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    5. Jeans are something I will pay an ungodly amount for because the expensive ones really just are better. I just got these and they are pretty fantastic and, dare I say it, sexy. Although I’m the tiniest bit ashamed to admit I spend $200+ on jeans, even anonymously on the internet.

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      1. I like it when people admit such things, even among potential non-sympathizers. I cannot, in my wildest dreams, imagine spending 200 dollars on jeans. On the other hand, I have spent $5000 on cameras in the last year, and that’s not including equipment, like cards, tripods, bags, etc. I guess that would buy 25 pairs of $200 jeans, so I can’t feel particular virtuous about not imagining spending $200 on jeans.

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  3. Textural corduroy? And they call those jeans? Bah, I say. Only denim counts as jeans.

    I also need new jeans. Sadly, when I attempted to procure some this summer, I was thwarted by the mismatch between my body type and the offerings at my favourite store (Mark’s Work Wearhouse). Although I’ve lost so much weight that my old jeans literally can pull off without being unzipped or unbuttoned, I would have to buy a size up in any of their offerings and it still wouldn’t fit right. Guess I”ll just keep cinching the old ones in. . . .

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    1. As far as I can tell, there are genetic mutations underway transforming the female figure into a tube-shape (as opposed to an hour glass), at least in the waist and hip area.

      I was recently looking at a checkstand magazine with a fit, attractive woman on the cover and noting that there was almost no indentation at the waist–her torso was essentially rectangular, with very little difference between the waist and hip measurements. Weird. And that was presumably after the image had been tweaked by the editorial staff…

      That’s my theory for why you are having trouble buying jeans.

      It’s hard to tell, but I’m assuming from the photo that the sexy boyfriend jeans are also intended for the tube-shaped torso.

      Thank goodness for stretchy knit pants.

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  4. I bought those jeans (40% off in the store), but haven’t tried them on yet. I like them because they are baggy enough, so I can still fit into a size 5. Actually, there was a bunch of good stuff on sale in the store. Sexy boyfriend shirts, which are also pretty baggy. I don’t really care if they are sexy or not. I just need something to wear as I shlep kids around. I got a big plaid shirt. I’m trying hard to bring grunge back.

    And I made Martha’s recipe last night. It was pretty close to being done at 35 minutes. Maybe I had mine in for another five minutes or so. I got a whole chicken already cut up at the store. Not sure why one needs to do it oneself at home. And I only used about half the chicken, because I have a tiny dutch oven. I threw in some thyme, because it grows in my backyard. The honey and white wine combo was pretty good. I made some creamy orzo on the side. Everybody ate it.

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