clothings...who knew??

so many epiphanies today, but ok, check it. I was just watching thankyou for smoking with ozan, sober...so wierd, the sobriety not the movie...but anyways i had driven my car over but some ass hat in a toyota echo (lame loser car) had parked behind me thus trapping me into the lot. fucker! so anyways this meant that i had to walk home and it is currently 30 degrees with wind. seriously cold. Anyways i had a sweater and a scarf and i was fine up there but what was killing me were my feet. i was wearing these cute gold kenneth cole flats, which while nice and matching with the rest of my outfit were clearly not impervious to the cold. And i was thinking...."man you know what would be really nice right now? some nice tall boots that could cover not only my feet but also my legs." and then it hit me! the fucking utility factor of most clothing. i have spent most of my life in southern California where a tall boot is purely worn for ornamental purposes but i always thought "why do women wear their pants tucked into their boots. They must be hot." This to me always seemed liek they were doing it for a cuteness factor but it never hit me that perhaps the trend started because in some places you have to wear tall boots and you have to cover your calves because otherwise you will freeze. clothing can have a function guys! seriously whta a fucking epiphany!

Example # 2. yesterday it was raining really really hard all day so when i got dressed to go into the office i put on my wellies and threw on my thick, water proof, quilted, long SF rain coat. This is definitely under the coat and not jacket category, i think. Anyways i figured rain = cold and wet so i this jacket will work wonders. I hop on my bike and start riding and about 30 seconds later it hits me...fucking humidity like what! seroiulsy it was crazy hot outside and raining and to top it off i had this gigantic ridiculous red coat and i was sweating and not to mention i had like layers underneath and i started thinking, "damnit this would have been perfect for my REI anorak thin water shell jacket, which is suitable for warm weather, but not cold weather."

And so my point is i suddenly have this understanding of the kids who came from wisconsin and thought that we californians were truly ridiculous, because we were! why the hell do we wear boots and jackets and uggs and tights and all that other winter and fall apparel that i now can attest to the fact is useless. But here in the all weather capitol where we go through 5 different climate zones a day there may be 5 different jackets that you would use for different purposes. And not for cute factors liek "this blue one is for when i look casual, and this red is for when i look professiona and the green is for my preppy days." no i'm talking like...this fleece is for when it's moderatly cold but this water shell is for when it's hot but raining and this wind shell is for when it's really cold but i have layers underneath and this gigantic parka is for when it's below freezing and these gloves are for light fall whiel these fur lined gloves are for snow and these unlined water boots are for fall rains while these sheerling lines boots are for late october early november while these water proof sheerling boots are for snow, but these boots would be way to hot for the october november times. This is all causing me to really rethink fashion and completely reclassify the way i think about clothes.

are you seeing what i'm saying!! fucking ephinay! on that note...perhaps this weekend i go shopping, because let's be honest...all the tall boots that i have are like 2 1/2 inches and higher and you can't walk very far in that. so i feel like i legitimately need some taller boots.