what_did_you_dress_up_for epitome of incomprehensibility The_fancy_friperie, so I'd be less nervous about going someplace new and so the people would buy the clothes I was trying to sell. 251127 ... e_o_i (I wasn't overwhelmed by my nervousness and they bought a few clothes, but I can't rate my success scientifically since I didn't have a non-dressed-up clone as a control group.) 251127 ... raze the last thing i dressed up for was a funeral for a man i hadn't seen in almost half as long as i'd been alive. but when i was younger, i used to dress up for no real reason at all. just to give myself something to feel good about, i guess. one day i showed up for grade nine math class looking like an underage lawyer with an important court date. mr. zawadski said, "you're looking quite dapper today, john. would you like to stand up and tell the class what the special occasion is?" so i did. "this morning," i said, "i got up and noticed this blazer in my closet. it looked at me and said, 'i might not fit you very much longer, so you'd best be wearing me while you're still able.' and here we are." i can't remember if anyone laughed. but after i sat down, bonita smiled and said, "that was cute." she seemed to mean it, too. 251127 what's it to you? who go blather from