famous for pantslessness

[psocoptera]

That's me in this news article "sitting in the driveway in her underclothes with her baby".

I would just like to say for the record that I was very pleased to be wearing underpants at all. I don't have a lot of body modesty, underpants aren't really very different from a swimsuit, and the only reason the neighbors hadn't been regularly spotting me in my driveway without pants for the past seven years doing things like taking out the trash or running out to my car for things I left in there is my understanding that people find it concerning when clothing norms get violated and it's not clear why. (Whereas I was confident that everyone there could construct a non-threatening narrative connecting my lack of pants and the fact that my house was on fire.) However it really would have been embarrassing to not have the underpants. So, yay underpants!

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

it must be so weird to read about yourself like that. Especially give the whole schtick about "wear clean underpants in case you get in an accident".

I always make sure to sleep clothed in hotels in case there's a fire or I get locked out of my room. A coworker many years back wasn't so lucky.

I hope you are doing ok. Let me know if there's something I can do.

[q10.livejournal.com]

yay underpants!

more boo for fire!

[jaipur.livejournal.com]

good heavens, you're in the news! :) But if the fire "started in a 2nd story bathroom" does that mean it started in your part of the house? I thought it had started downstairs--I hope you aren't liable or anything nasty, insurance covers it and all that?

[sofer.livejournal.com]

I don't see why the article needed to mention your state of dress at all.