Comments on: Old Bag

By: Twisty

Twisty — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 19:43:06 +0000

Zing! This clever unpunctuating a man sure showed us.

By: a man

a man — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:08:34 +0000

ha ha…you try to be superior to men, yet you sit around this silly blog talking like you are all alexandras the great. pathetic

By: Harpie

Harpie — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:42:26 +0000

Oooh, shopping…

By: clew

clew — Sun, 21 Jan 2007 00:11:38 +0000

There are patterns for women’s jackets with many subtle pockets, some above the waist. They’re usually called “shopping” or “travel” jackets, for which IBTP.

By: Harpie

Harpie — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 21:24:21 +0000

I prefer Rodent Kapur’s 4 dimensional purse.

Also, I generally carry a backpack. That will hold the necessary book, lunch, wallet, etc. If I’m feeling really adventurous, a PetPocket allows the parrot and me to go biking, but then I have to stuff my wallet in a pocket and hope for the best.

https://www.shop.babybirdfarm.com/displayProductDocument.hg?productId=2&categoryId=3

I have an awesome men’s jacket that has about ten pockets, that can fit my binoculars, bird book, food, thermos; but it DOESN’T fit right. I’m going to try to add another couple of buttons to make it fit like a jacket, not a blazer. Alas, if you want clothing with a good number of pockets, you generally have to go with the men’s clothing and bear with it being too long, tight across the hips, big in the waist, etc.

By: JoAnne

JoAnne — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:13:14 +0000

I carry the real necessities in my pockets: wallet, change, keys, a small bottle containing several kinds of OTC pills, lipstick, pen, and notepad. Add a pad or two at the appropriate times. Reading material and such goes in my small backpack. Luckily I’m fairly wide in the butt department, so it all seems to fit.

But why the fuck can’t women’s clothes have pockets above the waist? It’s bad enough that they put tiny or no pockets in the pants, unless you’re wearing jeans. No, it has to be impossible to get your wallet out if you’re sitting down (like in the car trying to pay for parking) because no women’s jackets have inside pockets. I wouldn’t mind wearing a man’s jacket but they just don’t fit.

I guess it blocks the view of the boobies, or might make them look uneven, which would of course be totally unacceptable.

By: L

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:52:48 +0000

I carry a little bag. Not because I like little bags, but because I have back and shoulder troubles. I carried large bags for years, and now my body’s paying the price. Carrying a little bag means I can carry only what I absolutely need for the day: you know, money, keys, mace, whatever. Little bags don’t always mean a woman’s a fool. Sometimes she’s just got a sore back.

By: grr kitty

grr kitty — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:21:09 +0000

Books and snacks are a definite necessity. My spinster aunt reading glasses to help with the former. My bird guide stays at work because I have a windowsill feeder there and we’re perched on the edge of a wildlife preserve. The birds here are way more diverse than those I see at home. Weapons are prohibited here, but I still carry a gigantic Swiss Army knife (it is an heirloom and has sentimental value) and a purse-size cattle prod. Four other gals and I are part of a belly-dance troupe (if you know me, this is HILARIOUS) so I have my half-soles and a hip scarf or two because we’ll colonize a conference room with a lockable door & practice at lunch.

By: JC

JC — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 02:03:19 +0000

A bag (capacious) is an essential part of my life I’m afraid. I do so admire those women (and men) who can go through their day with only car keys and some folded bills, but I am, alas, incapable of such a life. I am a terrible forgetter of things and unless I have a bag absolutely jam-packed with things I might need (asthma puffer, pen, painkillers, tissues, hanky, money, tampons, water, library card, makeup*, etc) I can guarantee I will spend at least some part of my day cursing myself roundly for having forgotten something.

I agree with some on the whole one compartment thing. My way around that is to have bags within the bag. My smaller bags tend to be brightly coloured so I can find them in the (too often) black interior of the larger bag.

Also, all my handbags have straps long enough to be worn over the shoulder, leaving my hands free. I will not buy a bag unless it meets that essential criterion.

* For those days when I am required to play some unexpected bit-part in the costume drama that is my workplace.

By: jnthnu

jnthnu — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 19:57:21 +0000

And lastly, I’ll have you know that the simple audio clip located at http://www2.blogger.com/profile/12817681005418882371 was in place well before I was aware of aforementioned-and-deified Mr.T-inator, though probably not well before your awareness/fascination with the T-man hizzelf.

This is, of course, a point I’d be loathe to belabor as you have been on the planet slightly longer than I; any 11-to-13 year old obsession of mine (hardly unique among my peers) with the A-Team nothwithstanding.

I love it when a blog comes together.