oh boy. earlier i asked kevin if this fencing tournament would cause me to cry, and he assured me that it wouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
we didn\u2019t discuss crying before it even begins. the tears may begin to well any moment. <\/p>\n
perhaps i\u2019m overly-tired.<\/p>\n
in fencing tournaments, everybody wears white knickers, and they seem to be some kind of polyester. besides having to fence in a fencing tournament, the thought of white polyester knickers were a huge deterrent.<\/p>\n
tomorrow. white knickers.<\/p>\n
problem is, of course, that there\u2019s no place to buy white fencing knickers here in spfld. <\/p>\n
so instead we went to dick\u2019s sporting goods where i tried on some unbelievably unflattering softball knickers. both mens and boys sizes. the boys size (large) were just too tight. the mens size (medium) were both baggy and tight, with each bit of clingy fabric highlighting any slight ripple i might have in my thighs.<\/p>\n
can any woman think of a worse fashion nightmare?<\/p>\n
kevin said i should get the mens pair, so we got them and rushed home, because amy and jim were coming for dinner. i described my ensemble to them, and they wanted to see it.<\/p>\n
i tried it on. <\/p>\n
AND I BOUGHT THE WRONG PAIR OF DAMN KNICKERS.<\/p>\n
skin tight. i can\u2019t move enough in them to fence. not to mention fairly see-through.<\/p>\n
i\u2019m tired, we had a busy fencing class today, plus lots of running around, i\u2019m ready to go to sleep.<\/p>\n
but no, now we\u2019re going to meier, which is open 24 hours and they assured me they do have mens softball knickers.<\/p>\n
have i mentioned that it\u2019s really cold and incredibly windy here today? the LAST DAY of shitty weather, or at least that\u2019s what i\u2019m counting on.<\/p>\n
so if you see a woman softly sobbing and she shuffles through the men\u2019s sporting section of meier later tonight, that\u2019s not a bag lady (not yet anyway), that\u2019s just me.<\/p>\n
oh yeah, and with the knickers you wear long white socks. and most people have fancy expensive fencing tennis shoes. i\u2019m wearing a pair of black converse.<\/p>\n
a vision. truly, i\u2019ll be a vision.<\/p>\n
perhaps the sight of me will distract the other fencers.<\/p>\n
am i really going to go through with this? do i have a choice now? kevin is busily modifying two foils, because you have to have a backup foil. i keep praying that he\u2019ll run into an unsolvable problem, thereby making it impossible for me to go.<\/p>\n
one moment of weakness today, i said i\u2019d do it, and now…doomed.<\/p>\n
doomed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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