Hip-Hugger Hell

Why do I subject myself to trousers?

 I spent most of today hiking-up my jeans as they settled uncomfortably below the top of my undies. How the hell do people wear these things?! The second I'd go to sit down, I could feel them slipping lower and lower. I'm too old for this nonsense, so away they go. Life's too short to spend it with your ass crack showing. 

This evening I watched The Poseidon Adventure for the first time in forty years. Funny, but I didn't think it was that terrible a movie until I saw it again tonight. It was dreadful. A good cast can only do so much with a script like that. Anyway, we've now watched, Airport '75, The Towering Inferno, and The Poseidon Adventure which means all we have left to our 1970's disaster movie series is Earthquake. Then, we can move on to other action movies of the era like, Skyjacked, and Two Minute Warning. 

Danny requires the captions on to watch a movie comfortably, and I have to say it is an entirely different experience watching something captioned. Sometimes, the captions are waaaay off (and hilarious) but most of the time it just lets you experience just how terrible the writing is on most television shows and movies. Where I could otherwise get lost in a cheesy disaster flick, the captions prevent me from watching without noting the awful writing. I don't get with foreign language films, so perhaps there's something about reading and listening to your native tongue that alters the experience . I guess I could try watching with French captions as an experiment. 

Outfit Particulars:

Skinny jeans (on a fat lady) K Mart

Black tunic-Dots in Revere, MA about 15 years ago

Blouse-Marshalls-a couple years ago

Vintage Sydney California handbag-New Life Thrift

Ruff Hewn clogs-Dillards, years ago

Earrings-K Mart

Metal bangles-K mart

Fragrance-Rive Gauche

The Halloween shops are opening across town. I don't think this one is scary at all-he reminds me of Marty Feldman. 

"Bring me a shrubbery...but nothing too nice..."

This one is scary. He has a motion sensor too-wouldn't that be fun in the front yard?

"Ah yes, I must retire to Olympus to give it further consideration."

"Hey trousers, here's what I think of 'ya."

Outfit Particulars:

Trousers-Target about 15 years ago

1970's men's shirt-Goodwill

Wooden beaded bag with beaded fringe-Goodwill

Hybrid coyboy boots/clogs-Hand-Me-Ups

1970's polyester Russ Togs jacket-Thrift World

Hoope earrings-K mart

Fragrance-Burberry for Women (original from mid-90's)

The last of the green tomatoes were harvested today, and in their place I sowed Seven Top turnip greens (they only grow the greens) and some assorted lettuces. The pattypan are mostly done, but I feel sorry for the bees, so I'm leaving the vines with flowers a bit longer. Spinach will replace the squash at some point next week. Now I have to get started on the yearly batch of green tomato chutney, and a batch of mincemeat. I'll wait until the weekend when we attend the apple festival and trip to the orchard as I will need apples for both recipes. Our weather's been beautiful, but experience tells me it won't last.

I spotted this frog popping his head out of the algae-covered pond at Heron Haven. I'll bet he knows the weather's changing.

 This micro-chipped Monarch butterfly knows it as well.

 Soon the shallow water will be covered with ice instead of algae.

The sunflowers are ready to quit, but still turn to face the sun. 

I'm going to make a point of getting to Heron Haven more often, as we live a ten minute drive from there. It will be interesting to watch it change through the seasons, and I( hope to have photos to post here.