Wednesday, April 28

The Lodi "Fighting Loaders"

For those of you who don't know (since there are SO many people reading this thang), I am trying to move to Lodi. It all started on the relatively innocent afternoon of February 10th, sitting in a corner office at work. I was having a relatively innocent conversation with one Mike Kirst, when he mentioned that one Greg Barntsen would be vacating his post at our production facility in sunny Lodi, CA.

I felt something move under the table, and realized it was me getting excited about the opportunity to pick up my life and drop it on the west coast for a while. Fast forward 2 1/2 months, and picture me trying to navigate the men's department at Marshall Fields and remember all the things that Men's Health and GQ and Cargo and Kiplinger's Personal Finance have taught me about dressing for success.

I'm in a hurry, because Susan is ab00t to lose her 20% discount to someone who works at Federated (whom I don't happen to be dating), and Feliks is getting impatient. Do you match a wide stripe on your tie with small or large checks on your shirt? What colors best "frame" my complexion and hair color? Which one of my 7 watches should I wear?

This is all very funny, of course, because I am actively subscribed to about 4 times more magazines than I have the time to read. That's enough fodder for a whole different post, and I don't want to blow all my good material right away. Instead, I will now calculate the value of Twins tickets I have been gifted so far this young season:

$318. Not bad.

Now Playing: Kill Bill, Vol. 1

posted by Brad at 4/28/2004 04:03:00 PM | permalink |