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Feb. 17th, 2005 11:14 amI've been working on making myself a tank top. A knitted tank top. Out of ghastly variegated cotton from Wal-Mart. I don't exactly have a pattern -- I'm kind of winging it. As with so many of the things I do, I hear a rousing chorus in my head along the lines of My God, girl, whatever for? (You'd be amazed how many voices there are in my head. There are certainly enough for a chorus or at least a glee club.) Mostly, I don't have more of a reason than "Because I can" or "I thought it might be fun". In truth, we could go along nicely with those as answers to this -- they serve well as multipurpose answers -- but they're lacking in precision. The primal reason I think I need a knitted tank top is because I'm in love with my shoulders. Nothing wrong with a little Narcissism before noon, is there? It's got to be better than the smell of napalm in the morning.
I like how they look -- I always have. I like the fact that they flex. With muscles. That's pretty fucking cool. I also adore the power in them when I swing a maul. Two and a half years of practice on that front and I'm *good* at it now. The maul doesn't wobble when I lift it, doesn't torque unexpectedly on the way down, and hits with authority every fucking time. The whole thing is very rewarding. I think probably more women should try hitting things with authority. (I certainly find it helpful.) I think it'd be good for them. Of course, nobody consults me on these things. *sigh* If I were in charge, we'd have a world full of men in above-the-knee skirts (far more men have good legs than have asses flattered by pants) and a world full of women who pounded the shit out of things while wearing sensible footwear.
Anyway. That's why I'm making myself a tank top... because the world is not full of men in above-the-knee skirts. It has short rows, which are a relatively interesting way of creating folds and bends in a flat fabric. I should have studied surfaces more in math...
I like how they look -- I always have. I like the fact that they flex. With muscles. That's pretty fucking cool. I also adore the power in them when I swing a maul. Two and a half years of practice on that front and I'm *good* at it now. The maul doesn't wobble when I lift it, doesn't torque unexpectedly on the way down, and hits with authority every fucking time. The whole thing is very rewarding. I think probably more women should try hitting things with authority. (I certainly find it helpful.) I think it'd be good for them. Of course, nobody consults me on these things. *sigh* If I were in charge, we'd have a world full of men in above-the-knee skirts (far more men have good legs than have asses flattered by pants) and a world full of women who pounded the shit out of things while wearing sensible footwear.
Anyway. That's why I'm making myself a tank top... because the world is not full of men in above-the-knee skirts. It has short rows, which are a relatively interesting way of creating folds and bends in a flat fabric. I should have studied surfaces more in math...
