So I made the leap and bought a pair of 'skinny jeans'. This is to say skinny leg jeans. It was a daunting decision that required many months of thought. I was rather scared that coating my legs in skin tight denim would render my body a balloon on blue legs, but in many ways they are quite flattering. At 5'3'' my short little legs look slightly longer in a skinny fit jean, though they are not without their drawbacks. For one thing, they are rather hotter than normal jeans as there is rather less air ventilation around the legs. Also, there is a shoe issue. Chunky trainers don't tend to go very well with skinny jeans as they tend to look like flippers on the end of denim sticks. While small little ballet type pumps work very well, at this time of the year they are rather less than practical. I have one small pair of trainers that seem to work okay and I am working my way through the transitional period. That being said I'm too tired to be brave today so I am opting for my old school boot cut jeans today. Fashion be damned.
As you can probably tell at this point, I still don't have a job, as I am sat her rambling about the perceived benefits and deficiencies of skinny legged jeans. Nor have I yet embarked upon writing my own article yet. Obviously said article would be hugely beneficial for an academic career were it to be published, however, at the moment, I am still revelling in the freedom that post-phd liberation provides. Also, for the last two days, I have been minding, cooking for and cleaning up for the rest of the house, all of whom have the dreaded lurgy. So far I have not succumbed. If I were to come down with it at this point at least the house is clean and those who were ill could mind me (and hopefully mind me as well as I have minded them!).
No jobs around today. Might head off into town. Today I think I'll take that umbrella. While my sunglasses were very stylish yesterday, they did little to prevent my drowning in rainwater!
Ciao for now
UA (The Unemployed Academic)
