Tuesday, September 19, 2006 | by nathan

To The Haberdashery!

This weekend I did something I almost never do.

I bought clothes. For myself.

I mean - okay. I’ll order a t-shirt from Threadless now and then, like, say - say this one. But over the last year I’ve been sick, and allergic, and out of shape. And so - I haven’t been buying new clothes.

I used to live in an apartment that was something like gay central for twentysomething queers in the greater Oklahoma City area. I was working clothing retail at the time, and I got a whole lot of free clothes through my job. In fact, my wardrobe was described on many occasions as "the envy of every gay man in Oklahoma."

When I left that apartment, I had a whole lot fewer clothes and shoes and jackets and scarves than when I moved in. I have no ideas where those clothes went, though I’m guessing you’d see a few of them if you were to head out to the Copa tonight. This unfortunate fact absolutely blinds me with anger every time I go into my closet, as does the fact that, even if I hadn’t had some of my best clothes taken away by greedy, stickyfingered fags (I assume), I’m still too out of shape to wear most of them.

I’m taking care of that. I’ve lost probably an inch off my waist so far - more to come. I had three pairs of jeans that were fitting comfortably, and those were getting holes in unseemly places. So I hit the mall. I bought clothes - two pairs of jeans and two new t-shirts that I absolutely love.

Also, as I have been working out to beat the band lately, I decided I need some new shoes. The shoes I work out in now were given to me by my mother, five years ago. Five. Years. Ago. And - they have been wonderful. A bit of duct tape in the sole - yes, I am turning into my father - and wham! Good to go!

But it’s time. It’s time. So, custom-designed myself a pair of Nikes. They look like this.

I’m super-stoked about them, because I never buy these kinds of things for myself. They’re just clothes, but it’s nice.