Things to do in Southern Maine, investigated personally and described by Shannon Bryan
(with only slight amounts of exaggeration, digression and references to ostraconophobia).
September 03, 2007
So long summer. Welcome back pants.
Go ahead and tell yourself Labor Day isn't the official end of summer. "Another 19 days!" But my already fading almost-tan says differently. We're now on a fast track collision course with another brisk-winded leaf-peeping season. I know, it hurts.
Labor Day says so long flip flops and hello socks. Air out the tightly packed sweater bin and wake the fleece from it's summer slumber.
Labor Day says summer is over.
More than once over the last couple of days, a fashion-conscious Labor Day die hard also reminded me not to violate the long-ignored "whites after Labor Day" rule. Thanks, but I pretty much gave up wearing white six years ago after an embarrassing spaghetti incident that left a good, honest white shirt with permanent and unsightly injuries.
It's fairly guaranteed, if it's white I'll ruin it. An accidental swipe of a pen, a leaky coffee lid or the ominous "unknown origin."
And white pants? Kudos to those of you who can pull it off, but I'm the girl who's most likely to sit in the melted ice cream puddle - so I think I'll pass.
Thus, my wardrobe isn't divided into seasons. It's divided into what fits (a rotation of four pairs of jeans), what doesn't (the stuff that fit a year ago that I keep hanging in the closet as a masochistic reminder of what used to be) and that beckoning pile of "comfortable" clothes that says, "Go ahead, have another beer. I'll be here waiting."
But your pride resists. Those sweats or "fat pants" or otherwise loose-fitting items are worn only when desperately ill, when cleaning or when you need milk/bread/sugared cereal/whiskey at 7:00 a.m. and you're 99 percent certain you won't be bumping into anyone you know.
But I digress.
Thanks Labor Day - even though you kill summer every year, at least you give us a day off to mourn.
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I believe that after a jam packed summer with tons of fun with friends to bad dates (who me?) to even broken hearts. Bring on the Fall..After all 2 of my favorite holidays are in the fall (and we both get days off for them..sort of) My birthday and your birthday!! Woo Hoo!!
Posted by MichelleSeptember 3, 2007 01:18 PM
Shannon - Sure, if you're going to wear snug-fitting white pants and then let a polo player gallop across your bum, then of course the horseman is likely to hack up turf divots with each swipe, leaving the seat of your pantaloons looking like the toilet bowl at a two-day frat party. But is that any reason to give up wearing whites? No! Hi, I'm Billy Mays for Oxi-Clean and I'm here to tell you, Shannon, about the POWER OF ORANGE! One cup of Oxi-Clean crystals in your next load of laundry and Stevie Wonder could see the difference! Now, how much would you expect to pay for a one pound container of a product like this? $89.00? $69.00? Good guesses, but NO! Act now, and you'll receive a one pound tub of Oxi-Clean, featuring the POWER OF ORANGE, and for a limited time, the indispensible DING KING automotive dent remover, for just $19.95! You heard me right, just $19.95! Your car will be as smooth as a baby's behind and your white's will be whiter than the country club where that polo player plays! My name's Billy Mays and I guarantee it!
Posted by tomSeptember 3, 2007 09:44 PM
Tom - I think you found your second calling. Didn't I buy the Magic Super-Cutting All-Purpose Knife (buy one now for $29.99 and get a second Magic Super-Cutting All-Purpose Knife for FREE!)from you on QVC last year?
Posted by ShannonSeptember 4, 2007 07:47 AM
Blasphemy, I say! Summer is not over until the first snowflake falls.
Posted by LizSeptember 4, 2007 08:36 AM
Summer is not over......as I have yet to even see a summer begin in Maine and I have lived here for the last 5 years.
Being from another part of the country where there are actually 4 seasons. I have determined that Maine has two seasons. One is "winter" and the other is "not winter". Winter is about 8 months long and "not winter" goes from July through October. So, look at the bright side. We are only half way through the good season of "not winter".
Posted by nobodySeptember 4, 2007 09:05 AM
Summer isn't over, however mentally I've checked out of summer. And I'm not too upset about the white pants either...I didn't really enjoy wearing them anyway. They never really seem to look right. But fall is a wonderful season, football, running and not sweating your a$$ off, biking and not sweating your a$$ off, pretty colored leaves, football, apple picking, apple pies, football (oh wait I already said that). Anyway, there are lots of good things to look forward to. And yes, pants. Even though the box of skinny pants still doesn't fit!
Posted by AndreaSeptember 4, 2007 12:10 PM
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Oh my goodness!!! It's LABOR DAY!!!! That means all those magnificent colors of autumn are right around the corner!!! Those beautiful burnt oranges, and golds, and reds and greens and browns...and despite your protests to the contrary here...I KNOW IT'S YOUR FAVORITE SEASON!!! The winds are different, the sun is different, the smells are different, the sounds are different...now when AUTMUN bids farewell...now THAT'S an event to mourn! But for today....CELEBRATE!!!
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