Male readers will recognise those as waist measurements. After several months (slowness is the nature of my diet) I have shed about 1 stone - 14 lb - and it's noticeable. VR cannot bear all that visible bagginess to the rear.
So all my 44R trousers are becoming landfill. Including an experimental pair in bright red which I rather liked, pleased by my own audacity. The aim is to hinder regression.
SNAP! Nine-ish, both of us clicking our Kindles. "What are you reading?" I asked. "Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch," said VR. So was I. Me: "Where are you up to?" She: "43%." I'd reached 66% but I knew I'd be rapidly overtaken. VR gobbles up fiction.
The Goldfinch was on special offer download just before Christmas; neither of us could resist the deal. It's a good read, packed full of info as is often the case with US novels. Strong on antique furniture.
WIP Second Hand (55,734 words)
Technical note: Francine has floppy light blonde hair and a pale complexion. Beyond that I don’t plaster in excessive appearance detail. Which is fortuitous because – quite unexpectedly - she’s having her portrait painted. Now such detail works.
Red trou are cool, but I really like the quilt on which they're displayed.
ReplyDeleteAlso like your book cover!
Drop them at a second hand clothing store...here that might be "The Salvation Army"......those pants make me wish I could be a 44 for a few days at least!
ReplyDeleteThough if you had the paper back you could pass The Goldfinch on. Having a Kindle each and special offers to boot is a luxury. Nice, too, to be able to read the book at the same time. Though I still think that sometimes it is better to have paper copies simply for ease of sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhy did I never see you wearing those red trousers when I have visited?
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Is there some way you could hint at a female pilot with the cover picture? It would arouse curiosity for potential male readers.
The Crow: Should you pay us a visit that's the coverlet under which you would sleep - it decorates the double bed in what we call The Second Bedroom. Sir Hugh, Professional Bleeder, Occasional Speeder would all have pre-slept you. If you give us sharp warning I'll keep the red trou away from the landfill and you can wear them as you sleep.
ReplyDeleteMikeM: You don't say specifically whether you'd have to blow up or shrink down to match 44R. I wore my new 42R yesterday and felt as sleek as an otter.
Joe: The special offer on The Goldfinch was so tempting that our two downloads would have still undercut the cost of a paperback. Also Kindle archive does away with the storage problems that a growing mountain of paperbacks presents.
Sir Hugh: I didn't know you cared. As to the front cover what you suggest has all the hallmarks of a good theory which would be almost impossible to execute without descending into corniness.