7
Dec
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photo credit: Ollie Crafoord
Let’s talk unemployment attire. Or, work-from-home attire, if you prefer.
For YUD, it goes something like this: Wake up in the morning, take off pajamas as a matter of propriety, put on workout pants of some sort (usually black, once in a while gray), a sports bra of some ilk (usually black, once in a while white), a t-shirt or tank top depending on the heat in my apartment (right now it’s actually kind of cold, so I have topped the ensem with a zip-up sweatshirt with a high collar that, while made by Banana Republic in the early 2000s, might pass for something ’70s era if you squint).
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17
Nov
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Imagine my surprise when—after a Union-Square-based meeting to discuss a potential job opportunity, the requisite trip to Barnes and Noble, a visit to Lululemon for workout gear, and a stop by Sephora for a replacement compact—I arrived in the vicinity of home, looked up, and found myself face-to-face with this display of fall foliage.
Only moments before, I’d also come upon a fruit market and procured three giant, juicy apples.
This all drives home the point that it’s only a week til Thanksgiving, as I was reminded earlier today. And yet, I feel so YOUNG! How the time flies.
POP QUIZ: Can you answer the following about the picture?
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