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[d_aulnoy]

In a couple of weeks, we're heading to West Virginia for some work function of J's: it includes activities such as skeet shooting and manicures.  Yes, these are very obviously gendered: yes, I have signed up for both the skeet shooting and the manicure. 

The only hitch (aside from the anti-academic timing) is the hearty goodwill of the evening entertainment: on the first night, we are instructed to garb ourselves in our "country western best!"  On the second night, we get away with white.  Aaaaaaaaaall white.

Now, thanks to the elopement shopping, I'm actually okay with the white (unexpected, for a New Yorker who's generally all the way at the other end of the monochromatic bell curve), but ... country western?  Seriously, if they'd said 24th c. Venetian masquerade, or poem by Swinburne, or Roman courtesan, or vole, or any other unexpected "theme," I probably would have had a better shot at fulfilling it.

Then I remembed my completely randomly purchased plum-colored ankle-length leather suede skirt, bought for a song.  And the fawn-skin suede bell-bottom trousers purchased on the same occasion.  Gods bless hoarding.

Now, all I need to do is think of a "country-western" -esque top.  Suggestions?

Also, for the gentlemen?  'Cause, gotta say, it's never occurred to me to randomly pick up a nice suede skirt for the Gnu, and I assume that Country Western Night applies to him as well ....

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[honeychurch.livejournal.com]

I will be interested to hear of your success at skeet - my facebook profile picture is from when the summer class at my firm did its annual "biathalon" this year (skeet shooting and beanbag toss, aka "cornholing," a name with which I was unfamiliar in that context). In my case, the skeet sleep soundly when I am around - they know that none will die that day at my hands. Or, less flowery, I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

[d-aulnoy.livejournal.com]

I am pretty sure there will be no cornholing at this event. Also, I am literally biting my knuckle to keep from saying something REALLY crass right now.