Calm

I found Renaissance Man's blog today and read about myself. He characterized me as calm. This amused me, and reminded me of something my boss said recently. There is lots of stuff going on at work, and lots of changes, and often people get pretty revved up or emotional--so there've been a good number of stressful meetings and such. Anyhow, she said, "When things get tense, I always look over and see you calmly dunking your tea bag in your tea and looking relaxed."

So I asked The Cop if I am calm. "Yes," he said. "In fact, you'd probably make a very good cop if you could get past all that 'everyone is basically good' stuff."

It's interesting to read about oneself. I mean, I know I am even-tempered, but I guess, as a writer, I always feel like I am looking at others, that I am observing, and that somehow I, personally, am somewhat invisible--that I'm not giving off any particular quality.

And on the business pants for Ashtanginis front: Tim gave good advice in his comment. I didn't make it to Banana Republic, but I did go to one of that corporation's other stores: The Gap. I don't know if you've seen those Audrey Hepburn ads for "skinny pants," but I decided to check them out. Sure enough, they are actually quite nice material, come in subdued colors, and are machine washable. And they fit great. Shapely but not too tight. Woohoo!

Gap tops, though, are too casual for work. Next stop: Banana Republic. Where I will calmly shop :-)