What Do I Wear When I Blog?
Blog sister Michele of Letters from NYC and Blog father Harvey from Bad Example, are hosting a Blogger Fashion Show. Essentially it's a 'what do you wear when you blog' carnival. I thought about pasting pix from various websites and trying to be funny, but everyone is pretty much funnier than I, so I thought I'd show you what I really wear and for the first time, out myself as to what I kinda sorta look like.
First, I wear pajamas when I sleep, but not typically around the house except breakfast. I can't sleep nekkid in the house because I have small children, let alone blog nekkid like John and Beth!
On Monday, Wednesday, or Friday nights, I wear what you see below, except usually there is not a gi top, but rather a jog bra and gi pants only. I blog after coming back from Karate, I eat a quick snack while blogging, and then I jump in the shower and hit the rack. (About the picture: kata, or 'form' as some martial arts groups call it, in competition last year. I no longer compete. I just wanted to see if I had what it took. I placed 2nd out of 8-10 women. I got beat by a senior student and good friend from my own dojo. I do not compete in sparring. And yes, I am able to pick apart both photos as to all I am doing wrong.)
On all other days I wear something similar to what you see below. (Picture taken while beach training last year.) I wear ball caps about once a week. Depends on whether I've worked out that day and/or if it's a bad hair day. I am a shorts/jeans and t-shirt kinda gal. No shoes. I wear glasses when blogging. I'm very casual although I do clean up OK when I have to.
So that's what I wear when blogging. No great secret. Nothing sexy and alluring, but I am sure a bit different as nobody else has said they wear a Karate-gi while blogging. Just plain old me! *grin*
posted by Bou | 12:37 PM
5 Comments:
Very cool pics! :)
I wear shorts and t-shirts 24/7. That's it. If it's an 'occasion' I'll substitute a button down shirt instead of a t. I live in south florida; who needs to dress? ;)
What color belt are you now? I take Tae Kwon Do.
Oh... so I'm the ONLY guy looking at the second picture and thinking "I'd love to wash the sand off her legs"?
Yes, Harvey, you're the only one!
Bou, I'm impressed. Karate takes discipline, self-will, stamina and determination. You've got it all. I would usually tell my sparring partners to please not hit me so hard and they'd laugh and then hit me even harder to toughen me up.
I gave it up shortly after that. The bruises alone would take weeks to heal and people had begun to think I was a battered woman anyway. Yes, I was battered alright! Battered, bruised and beaten, so I gave it up.
Michele in NYC
Stu, I am still a brown belt. I won't test for what we call Shodan (1st black). It's just not part of my journey. I'm content just training three days a week, absorbing what I can.
Michele, the bruising is terrible. I wear long sleeves a lot. I joke that sometimes it looks like I'm into some seriously heavy bondage as my wrists get so black. I've told them not to hit my face. In my husband's profession, I cannot afford to look like he hit me. I think the key to everything has been my dojo. My Sensei is really good about everyone keeping control. If I have issues with someone coming at me too hard, which I have had, I've seen him ensure it doesn't happen again. He feels that frequent injuries in a dojo does not reflect well upon a dojo and shows a lack of control in the students.
Harvey... yeah, I think you were the only one thinking that... however, I am VERY flattered! *Grin*
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