I know very few people who read a lot in my offline life. One co-worker looked at me once and asked: "Are you one of those people who always has a book in her hand?" Yep. And I'm lucky if it's just one. I'm also one of those people that if I had to choose between going to a party with friends or a party period and staying at home with a book? I'd pick the book without a second thought. LOL!
My parents though were book-a-philes. Read constantly. My Dad reads five books at a time. My grandmother (maternal) read Gone with the Wind in 12 hours. And read a book a day. My grandfather (paternal) did the same thing. And my niece lives for books. Also, half of my family are frustrated writers, the other half engineers. You are either an engineer in my family or an artist/frustrated writer. It's hilarious and its on both sides. I work with engineers daily. But not as one. What I do is best described as legal professional.
But...most of the people I've met in life, don't read that much. I remember in law school - only two or three people that I knew read. And at work? The majority of my co-workers just read whatever is on the NY Times Best-seller list, they've read Twilight, Harry Potter, James Patterson, etc...
As for attractiveness? I don't wear skirts - find them incredibly uncomfortable. And dresses even more uncomfortable - might be because I'm high wasted with a flat butt or I don't like my thighs sticking to each other, or I've always despised hose and stockings?
I wore skirts/hose/dresses and heels because I felt I had to up until 9/11. After 9/11? I only wore them for job interviews or if it was absolutely necessary. Same way about shoes. Used to wear heels, now I wear black sneakers. I put on base and eyeliner, and that's it. Lipstick dries my lips. Eyeshadow hurts my eyes. Mascara ditto and gets all over the place. I've always put physical comfort above "attractiveness". And do what is necessary to fit in and not stand out. Being pretty or attracting a guy's notice was always less important to me than being comfortable and not having my eyes tear up. I think - I thought - if the guys can be comfortable, if they don't have to wear makeup, and heels, and hurt - why should I? I'm not a peacock, I'm a woman. But it's also my body..what it requires. I'm allergic to perfume, only can handle lavender and very subtle scents. I go through the perfume areas of a department store? And I get really bad sinus headaches. Male or female perfume - both are problems.
That doesn't mean I don't dress well though. Stylish. I wear great pants suits and biz casual. Jewelry? Earrings. Can't stand anything on my fingers or wrists. Or neck. Gets in my way and hard to get off.
Admittedly emphasizing the bust has always made me uncomfortable, but I am also low and big busted and high waisted - the last thing you want to do is emphasize it. Instead I emphasize the long legs. I wore short skirts in my 20s and 30s, and long pants now. I do emphasize my long legs and long arms. Take attention away from the trunk. (6 foot, 85% of it is leg). ;-)
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Date: 2012-03-17 07:39 pm (UTC)My parents though were book-a-philes. Read constantly. My Dad reads five books at a time. My grandmother (maternal) read Gone with the Wind in 12 hours. And read a book a day. My grandfather (paternal) did the same thing. And my niece lives for books. Also, half of my family are frustrated writers, the other half engineers. You are either an engineer in my family or an artist/frustrated writer. It's hilarious and its on both sides. I work with engineers daily. But not as one. What I do is best described as legal professional.
But...most of the people I've met in life, don't read that much. I remember in law school - only two or three people that I knew read.
And at work? The majority of my co-workers just read whatever is on the NY Times Best-seller list, they've read Twilight, Harry Potter,
James Patterson, etc...
As for attractiveness? I don't wear skirts - find them incredibly uncomfortable. And dresses even more uncomfortable - might be because I'm high wasted with a flat butt or I don't like my thighs sticking to each other, or I've always despised hose and stockings?
I wore skirts/hose/dresses and heels because I felt I had to up until 9/11. After 9/11? I only wore them for job interviews or if it was absolutely necessary. Same way about shoes. Used to wear heels, now I wear black sneakers. I put on base and eyeliner, and that's it. Lipstick dries my lips. Eyeshadow hurts my eyes. Mascara ditto and gets all over the place. I've always put physical comfort above "attractiveness". And do what is necessary to fit in and not stand out. Being pretty or attracting a guy's notice was always less important to me than being comfortable and not having my eyes tear up.
I think - I thought - if the guys can be comfortable, if they don't have to wear makeup, and heels, and hurt - why should I? I'm not a peacock, I'm a woman. But it's also my body..what it requires. I'm allergic to perfume, only can handle lavender and very subtle scents.
I go through the perfume areas of a department store? And I get really bad sinus headaches. Male or female perfume - both are problems.
That doesn't mean I don't dress well though. Stylish. I wear great pants suits and biz casual. Jewelry? Earrings. Can't stand anything on my fingers or wrists. Or neck. Gets in my way and hard to get off.
Admittedly emphasizing the bust has always made me uncomfortable, but I am also low and big busted and high waisted - the last thing you want to do is emphasize it. Instead I emphasize the long legs. I wore short skirts in my 20s and 30s, and long pants now. I do emphasize my long legs and long arms. Take attention away from the trunk. (6 foot,
85% of it is leg). ;-)