Omar

More Alden pornography here. Better start saving bro

What exactly is in the black part, and what are you replying to?

Holy.... 60 dollars is cheap? I've never had a pair of jeans that I paid over 25$ for... http://putthison.com/post/8053052900/put-this-on-episode-7-personal-style-episode at 9:00 When something is well-made, it lasts, and it has more value, economically and aesthetically. Welted shoes are a good example: 600$ for a pair of near-indestructible shell cordovan boots (plus resoling costs) is a better deal than spending thousands on a myriad of cheap shoes which will last you just as long. Not to mention it looks [bleep]ing amazing. Of course that only makes sense if you think they're still going to fit in a few years. If you're still growing (and probably don't have that much money either), it's more economical to buy cheaper stuff. Goes without saying, but I've got clothing that has ripped before I outgrew it.

Holy.... 60 dollars is cheap? I've never had a pair of jeans that I paid over 25$ for... http://putthison.com/post/8053052900/put-this-on-episode-7-personal-style-episode at 9:00 When something is well-made, it lasts, and it has more value, economically and aesthetically. Welted shoes are a good example: 600$ for a pair of near-indestructible shell cordovan boots (plus resoling costs) is a better deal than spending thousands on a myriad of cheap shoes which will last you just as long. Not to mention it looks [bleep]ing amazing.

There's a sensible solution to that problem, and we always forget it. Go to bed. Or work on your prom mask. As for the rest of your post, :thumbup:.

This is ridiculous.

Actually falling inlove is a decision. I decide to give you a chance to talk to me instead of blowing you off. Thats the first one. Then i decide to let you take me out on a date because i think you might be interesting. Thats the second one. Then i decide to keep on seeing you because i might be starting to like you. Thats the third one. I'm sure by now you see where im going with this. Everything you do in life is a decision (even the lack of making a decision is a decision). EDIT: People might not directly decide to fall inlove, but they do fall inlove as a result of other decisions which makes falling in love a decision. Thinking someone's interesting and starting to like someone isn't your decision, and if it's anyone's, it's theirs; you have your preferences and it's up to them to fit into them or not. And it's going to be really hard to oppose that.

Okay, what's up with everyone believing this "wanting a relationship" thing? It's an excuse for the most part. People don't decide to fall in love.

Resistance and warmth, fade patterns. Lightweight denim fades much faster. I've worn my Unbrandeds just about once or twice a week for a year though so it doesn't compare.

Unbranded. They're made by Naked & Famous but without the branding, so they turn out to be significantly cheaper. No fabric experiments here either. http://www.rawrdenim.com/2011/04/5-raw-denim-labels-under-100-part-1/ http://www.rawrdenim.com/2011/05/5-raw-denim-under-100-part-22/ [Edit] Turns out Unbranded jeans are 2.5 ounces heavier than APCs. Did you (steve and Blake) wear them every day?

Oh. I thought he was talking about ammunition.

At any rate they're not worth their price tag when compared to similar quality. Don't ask me what brand to go for, I wouldn't know. You can always do some searching on Styleforum though.

You need friends and you need some kind of direction/passion. Once you have that, no need for a woman. But she usually comes anyway.

Found grey chinos at Club Monaco on sale for 19$. Aw yeah. Going to need to have them shortened though, they're four inches too long. They're fairly relaxed but I'm starting to like that when it comes to pants, as long as they fit in the seat and crotch.

I'm interested in reading that too. What program are you in? Also, if I'm getting this correctly, the first chapter is just a bunch of miscellaneous aphorisms?

You're just ahead of your time. That, or the way you wore them didn't inspire him. Should have pulled them only halfway up your ass.

Corrections: A) They're dyed with indigo like other jeans (some use synthetic indigo, some don't), but they're not treated to keep the indigo in the wash. B) They get hella dirty. Not hella bacteria-y (after a while the amount plateaus), but dirty all the same. Doesn't really do much though. C) Freezing doesn't replace washing. Even if it killed most of the bacteria, they multiply so fast one single survivor is enough. There are a couple of reasons why your jeans might tear. First of all, people who buy raw denim often wear it almost every day, so they'll tear faster in terms of months but not individual wears. Additionally, wearing your jeans for really long periods without washing them will cause the fibers to crease and break, especially if you don't wash them at all at the beginning, because of the starch used to cut the jeans while making them. Finally, the make of the jeans matters; I wouldn't trust raw denim from H&M for example. I can't speak for the quality of APCs but apparently it's not stellar. The appeal is that they're more sturdy (at least when it comes to high-end denim, esp. heavyweight denim), look more authentic than pre-distressed jeans, and are more environmentally friendly, both in the way they're worn and the way they're made.

I'll just give it a shot after Twilight of the Idols, and if it smells too strongly of bongwater and patchouli I only spent 1.30$ on it.

Someone in the street gave me a copy of the Bhagavad Gita. Anyone read this? I'm not much of a spiritual person. [Edit] It doesn't help that this quote was placed on the back cover: Thoreau spent two years "roughing it out" in a cabin in the woods. His mother brought him regular meals and did his laundry.

Damn, you've got much more contrasted whiskers than I do, thinner too. I washed my Unbranded pair 3 times in 10 months though. I also don't have any rips, but I don't carry my phone in my back pocket and it doesn't have any hard edges. I'm excited for them to become really bright.

I know people who are terribly ugly and who can't really be said to be unhealthy, and when i see an ugly girl I don't think "By god, her children will be monsters!". I think our definition of beauty is determined socially more than anything else; in that sense curvy women weren't attractive because they were rich and thus made a good mother, but rather because they were rich and that was something people aspired to.

I have no idea what you just said, and I'm not talking about the second sentence. Also, related question: why procreate to begin with?

I assume that's a general question. I think that the mind uses physical features as a sort of basic dna scanner, looking for defects which would suggest a defect with the genetic code, signifying an ideal (or not) mate. An example of this could be facial symmetry, where symmetry is desirable. Also, things like weight can signify other things. For weight, heavy used to mean you we're rich enough to actually eat, where now it suggest that your not rich enough to eat healthy (and yes, that is horrifically oversimplifying something that has myriad causes, many of them beyond anyone's control). So I figure that contained within our genetic code is essentially a set criteria that your dna wants to combine with, and combined with things like pheromones and behavior, your mind has to use physical features and appearance to gauge health and genetic compatibility to try and find the ideal mate. And, being as tactful as possible given the example I have in mind, for people who want an example of being able to literally see a genetic problem, there are certain mental illnesses (genetically based ones) that also affect facial structure, allowing the condition to be identified simply by looking at them. Sure, but this doesn't explain the diversity in taste in any given society (chubby chasers are a good example) or certain preferences (foot fetishes, some love long toes and some love short toes). It doesn't explain why some characteristics which are "harmless" so to speak are considered ugly (potato noses (actually that might hinder your eyesight; replace with snub nose)) or beautiful (long nails). And finally, it doesn't explain why what a person wears can dramatically change whether they're beautiful or not.

That's not my question; if I had to make a bet I'd say the idea that we have soul mates is a myth. I'm just saying blaming television is perhaps a little simplistic. What are your opinions on the root of our desire for beauty in our partners?

I'd just keep the flirting going. Make her come to you. Muggi, that seemed disturbingly accurate on the question of loneliness. But the ideas of soul mates etc. predate television by millennia. It's in Plato's Symposium.