Ch-ch-ch-changes

Well, I guess it's been a whole year since my last change of look. Previously I was sporting the long hair, beer hat, casual look. So now to experience the other end of the spectrum, I'm doing a year of suits. I also cut my hair short so it's easier to manage and fits better with the clean cut look of a suit.


Why the change? A few reasons:

1. I think it will be fun. I'll get to see how people react to it versus my previous casual look. I'm sure it will all be positive, as it has been so far.

2. Up until the 50's, people wore suits all the time, it was a time of class and respect, nowadays people try to look as crappy as possible, just turn on MTV. If you're in a big city like New York or San Francisco seeing people in suits is still quite common.

3. It's all part of my not following the crowd mentality. It's hard enough keeping myself from becoming "institutionalized" while working for the government. I need to test my boundaries so I know I'm not a mindless drone. And I'm not one of those people that HAS to be an individual and let everyone know about it (otherwise I'd get an Asian character tattoo like the rest of those "individuals"). In fact I prefer to blend in, which is why I'm keeping my suit plain and simple, black & white. I just want to do what makes sense to me. I thought about changing my look to be more efficient, and a suit with a white button up shirt everyday equals no stress on deciding what I'm going to wear or if it matches, and it looks damn good.

One may ask if I have noticed any differences with my new look, and the answer is yes. So far I'm into my 2nd week of "suiting up" and aside from everyone commenting on how I look nice (both people that have seen my previous look and those that have not). I have also noticed that it seems to give me automatic credibility. For example at the bank when I deposit my roommates rent checks each month the teller usually looks at each check (I'm guessing she looks at the amount and to make sure they're signed), this month I handed the teller my checks, she looked at the deposit slip, typed a few things into the computer and handed me a receipt, super quick. I was also hoping it would make me look older and more mature, but I still get carded for drinks. I'll just blame that on the sunscreen I wear everyday keeping me looking young. ;)