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So, I spent like, $140 on bras today. And about $100 on music. Yeaaah I know, big spending going on. But first of all, I needed all 8 of those bras. And I am excited to wear them (yes, all of them at the same time :P ). And as far as the music goes....I am seriously affected by what I listen to. Music has a lot to do with my current emotions, and so, I have bought the majority of my music for the year (a whopping 5 CDs + one that I have yet to order online! Wootwoot!). Lets see, my purchases include Weezer's "Make Believe" (wonderfully happy, catchy, pop-rock songs that make you smile), Maroon 5's "It Won't Be Soon Before Long" (a mix of 80s sounds and their older stuff, can't help but wanna dance around all stupid like), Feist's "The Reminder" (Great downtime music, wonderfully clear voice), Andrew Bird's "The Mysterious Production of Eggs" (Relaxing and lyrical), and James Blunt's "All The Lost Souls" (Great 70's funk sound to it). Anyway, the only one I'm lacking is The Boy's Least Likely To's "The Best Party Ever," because they're from the UK and I have to order it online.
Uuuuum lets see, what else? I saw Ira today. Still dreamy as ever. I think he got a hair cut. Maybe. Greg came over when we were talking and suggested that we all go out to eat sometime (plus sis). Ira seemed down with it....so, maybe we will? That'd be sweet!
Also, ran into Amy today. She agrees with me on the whole Ryan thing (that I've put forth enough effort and if he really means everything he said in his msg then he will call me again at some point during the semester).
There's a grad student named Dave in my Litho class. He's already on my annoying list since on the first day he was rude. I was standing IN LINE to get a instructional sheet that the prof., Hilton, had laid a stack of on the table. Just when I got to the table and stretched out my hand to take one, Dave grabbed it up and sent it around the room in the opposite direction. Seriously. Wtf, dude? Greg says he's a huge old school flirt (inspite of his girlfriend) and that he thinks he was flirting. Again, my response is Seriously, wtf dude? That's a pretty backward way of flirting. Oi, men are retarded sometimes. I swear, the guy is like, late 20s/early 30s and he has gray hair. How dare he flirt with me. If he was, in fact, flirting.
Oh, and it's supposed to snow like, 3inches tonight. I really wish classes would be cancelled.
My first bra was in the seventh grade when my mom took me to the Eden Shop- where older ladies - maybe younger then than I am now, poked and prodded and measured and said things like "she sure is blossoming." All totally humiliating for a 12 year old girl. But since then i have become friends with my breasts and the harnesses in which i encase them when i leave the home. In fact I love my boobs. they are symmetrical and soft pale lovely mounds of fat and glandular tissue. perky due to a breast reduction a few years ago and all around quite wonderful to have.
I have always favored underwire bras because I am c/d cup - depending on the maker and here is my current inventory -------------
Seamless Bras:
Cotton: 3 white, 3 pink, 1 Blue, 1 blue patterned, 2 fuschis, 2 grey- if you have ever lived through a southern summer you will understand the desire for cotton bras. Non Cotton: 1 black, 1 white, 1 cream
Lacy Bras:
4 black- lavish with lace, 3 cream, 1 peach, 3 darker beige, 3 red- one has flamed scallops, 1 tan and green ( like a jungle), 1 lavendar, 1 light blue, one blue and black, 1 brown, 1 bright yellow. Sveral of the lacy ones come with matching panties or thongs
Sport bras:
two - I never wear them
IN French I favor Lise Charmel or La Perla, Domestic I like Wacoal. WEaring a great bra that matches or contrasts my outerwear makes me feel great. So where did the need to wear these come from? the hisitory reveals the following:
1914-1918 World War I forces women into the work-force. Many women begin working in factories and wearing uniforms, making the use of daily corset wear a problem.
1917 The U.S. War Industries Board requests women to stop buying corsets to reduce the consumption of metal. Sources say up to 28,000 tons of metal was conserved through this effort - "enough to build two battleships."
1920s The bra gained popularity and began to be used more commonly during the 1920s. This was the era of the "flappers", and the flat-chested boyish look was all the rage. Warner introduces a tight, chest-flattening bra, that was designed to flatten the breasts, rather than support them.
1928 Ida Rosenthal, a Russian immigrant, and her husband William went into business as the Maidenform Company in the 1920's as a protest against the notorious flat-chested flapper girls of the Roaring 20's. Ida is responsible for the creation of bust size categories (cup sizes) and developed bras for every stage of life - puberty to maturity.
Late 1920s By the end of the 1920s corsetry companies began to manufacture brassieres that were boned and stitched into different cup sizes.
1930s It wasn't until the 1930s that shape started to become acceptable again, and the "bra" (a shortened form of the word "brassiere") changed from flattening the breasts, to holding them.
1930s Warner produces the first popular all-elastic bra, which shows off a woman's curves.
1930s It was 1932 before its shape was modified to accentuate the depth of cup. It was greatly improved by the fashion designer, Paul Poiret who even suggested that it be worn next to the skin.
1930s The "sweater-girl" look, portrayed by actress Lana Turner during the 1930s, was the next fashion development, pointed rigid bras that maintained their shape. This was followed by "falsies". These were pads worn inside the bra that were designed to enhance the fullness of the bust. These evolved into the push-up bra, stiffened cups supported by under-wiring.
1935 Warner's creates the cup sizing system (A to D), which becomes the system commonly used by all manufacturers throughout the world.
1941-1945 Common fabric materials (cotton, rubber, silk and steel) are in short supply, so manufacturers turn to synthetic fabrics.
1946 The first bikini swimwear is introduced in Paris.
1950's It was thus that during the 1950s the shape had become most exaggerated. Strapless bras also became popular at this time because of the fashion for off-the-shoulder outfits.
1960's The 1960s saw the women's liberation movement denouncing bras as a symbol of conformity and servitude and encouraging bra burning rallies. The Hippie and free-love movement would see the bra abandoned altogether, resulting in the braless look.
1960's A return to the need for support saw the bra re-emerge after this era. Developments in manufacturing and technology since the 1960s, such as lycra, have seen the materials for bras become increasingly lightweight, durable and elastic.
'bout an hour later, excuse myself, do a quick-fix of sorts in the bathroom. It won't hold, as I'm not doing enough work to sweat at all, but it offers temporary relief for a good amount of the time.
About an hour and a half to go, kind of pretend-grumping to myself because one of my friends gets off an hour before I do, and I was hoping to have some of our silliness tonight. Starts to hurt for real.
An hour to go, seriously not cool.
Forty-five minutes, I start counting down the rest of my shift in five-minute increments. "I can get to ten-after." "I can make it to quarter past." My smile is very quick, and I'm clenching my teeth without realizing it.
Trying to do as little as possible where back-motion is a consideration. The last eight minutes are nothing short of torment. I want to run to the rest room and remove the offending garment, but I don't have anywhere to stash it - my coat pockets are too small. Upon getting to my car, I realize I can't loosen it, either, because my coat's rather big and heavy.
Dart into my room, slide out of my shirt, wincing. Hiss softly when I survey the damage, and a bit more loudly when I'm actually removing my bra. One of my exes preferred a rather aggressive style of making out - that's the only time I remember my back looking worse than that. I'm chafed raw, focused mainly around one point, but the damage does go all the way across my back, and looks rather nasty.
Bras are fickle things. This one in particular. Normally, it frustrates me by getting all kinky and the straps all twirly every time I wash it. Today it was behaving itself rather well, and I was happy - for about eight hours. I am no longer happy. I am hurt-y.
Ironically, this probably puts the keibosh on tomorrow's plans (that I'd made this weekend). I was going to go bra-shopping. Perhaps it sensed this.
*whimper-grumblings*
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