At a party last weekend I was introduced to a nice man who started our conversation with, “Are you an architect?” Immediately I felt flattered. In my mind, an architect looks like the opposite of a home-sewer, so I must really be getting somewhere with my clothing. Then I started wondering if he makes a guess about people’s occupations every time he meets someone, and has found that opening with a specific question gets things going better than, “And what do you do?” My next mental question was – is he really making guesses based on what people look like, or does he simply ask everyone if they’re an architect. Who wouldn’t be flattered by being mistaken for an architect? Maybe he has a few backup professions, but nothing else is so completely free from negative connotations.
A few minutes into the conversation I learned that he is an architect.
Clothing notes – the two turtlenecks are new. I consider the shiny one long-underwear, and will probably always wear them together because the navy top is incredibly itchy.
4 comments:
Are you sure you weren't talking to George Constanza? LOL!
It's difficult to make out any detail on the navy turtleneck, but I love the shiny one! Very cool and looks great on you.
I must not have seen the episode you're referring to - tell me more.
It wasn't just one episode - it was kind of a running joke through the whole series. Whenever George wanted to impress someone, he'd lie and tell them that he was an architect. He felt entitled to say that because he'd "always wanted to be one."
The shiney one does look fantastic on you, and that Seinfeld episode is funny. But don't let the prestige of architecture fool you, they are crazy like the rest of us.
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