Musings on uniformity

I teased this on Friday, but as I’m quickly running out of fodder for Day 18 of NaBloPoMo, I’ll revisit it.

I work across the street from a Catholic High School. I was at the 7-11 near work one day after dismissal, and the store was flooded with students. I got to thinking…

Why do schools implement a dress code? Most often, it’s to keep kids from competing with each other about clothing. There is also a theory that kids behave better when dressed up. I’ve also heard it’s for modesty reasons - you don’t have to worry about tight shirts or short shorts when they can’t be worn.

There are few things more fetishized in our culture than the Catholic sch00l g1rl outfit. (changing the spelling because I do NOT want to be a search result for that.) And from what I see from the high school across the street, and other Catholic schools in our area, the short plaid skirts are still standard.

So if Catholic school districts really want to protect their (female) students and preserve their modesty, why do they continue to dress their girls in what so many see as an arousing and provocative outfit? Why not change their dress codes to pants and polo shirts?

Just a thought…

And here’s a related video: Baby One More Time!

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Dear NaNoWriMo

It’s over between us.

See, I was completely going to do 8K words this weekend. But between this blog, my WoW blog, the freelance job that might come up again this week (please?) and the rest of my life, I was running behind to begin with.

Then…he came along. And oh my gosh I haven’t had a weekend like this in a LOOONNG time.

I spent the whole weekend with him.

I went partying with friends…

I saw new species of weird, walrus-like men…

I was chased by giants…

And for the first time since February…

I levelled!

Anyway, remember that it’s not you, it’s me.

Maybe next year?

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Friday 5 for November 14: Misuses

Just when I thought I had to tap my tin-foil hat theory about Catholic school uniforms to get some content for this blog…we’re all saved by the Friday Five!

1. When did you last use the edge of a coin (or a knife blade) as a screwdriver?
When I first moved into my Dee-luxe Apartment in the sky, I didn’t own a single tool. But I had butterknives!

2. When did you last use a wire coat-hanger to break into a car?
It was at least 6 years ago when I had my Peeling-Blue Dodge Neon. I used to lock my keys in the car on a regular basis, and it was sickeningly easy for me to pull the window open a but, and hook the door lock with the hanger. But I’d do it at least once every 3 months or so. Thanks to the keyfob lock on the Saturn, I haven’t had to do it since!

3. When did you last use food or drink as medication?
A bit of Bailey’s in coffee warms me up when I’m not feeling well. Not sure when I last did it though.

4. When did you last use your cellular telephone as a flashlight?
I had a bunch of change drop out of my car onto the ground one night last week. I have the Light application for the iPhone, so I fired it up and my pennies were found!

5. When did you last use a paper clip for any purpose other than to clip paper?
Within the past year, I demonstrated how I used to use paper clips for earrings back in the 80s.

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Tomorrow, WoTLK remix

The Lich King comes out
Tomorrow!
Time to spend my dollars
’cause tomorrow,
the wait is done!

I’ll be at GameStop
tomorrow
picking up my copy
with some sorrow
because I have to come straight back to work and toil until 5:30pm oh why did I take a day off for the Phillies parade because I know by the time I get home the servers will be clogged and I won’t see anything ’til at least Friday and all my unemployed guildmates will be 80 by then?

Sorry, where was I? Oh yes…ahem

I’ve been toiling away
each day
with dailies!
Whining for something new!
“QQ!”
They’d say!!

Oh!!

The Lich King comes out
Tomorrow
So we gotta hang on
‘Til tomorrow
Then we’ll play!!!!!

Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
New Gaming! Tomorrow!
We’re only
A day
A way!

(Interested in WoW? All of my World of Warcraft musings are on my World of Warcraft blog)

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