Island Fever
I’ve never had a job that lets you take off early on Fridays — it’s my dream to find one, someday — so I’m going to institute summer hours for the blog. For the next few months we’re going to a Tuesday-Thursday schedule. Time to hit the beach!
Speaking of which, this week I’ve been in Hawaii for a work conference (don’t call it a boondoggle!) and there has been a raging debate on what people should wear. While some people say you should wear what you’d wear to any other work-related event anywhere else in the 50 states — i.e. jackets and ties and closed-toe shoes — the locals insist it’s appropriate to wear sundresses and “aloha” shirts (what mainlanders would call a “Hawaiian shirt”) even if it’s supposed to be a professional environment. After all, what do you expect when every day is summer?
I’m all about living like a local — you know I’m all about the dresses anyway. Throw on a cardigan instead of a jacket, since the air conditioning is going to be full blast. Sandals of the strappy variety are fine, but I must draw the line at flip-flops. Oh, and tank tops are probably not a good idea (much less bikini tops!). But leave the navy suit and matching pumps at home. This is, after all, a conference of writers, not investment bankers. As the locals would say, no need!
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June 20th, 2006 11:23
I am surprised that as a writer you have to wear suits and jackets to work, I would have expected a more casual dress in your line of work. Usually lawyers and investment bankers have to suffer the everyday work suit.
I will be linking you from my blog, would love it if you did the same.
Thanks,
WWD
wwdaily.blogspot.com
June 20th, 2006 13:14
i just got your book.. im on the first few chapters and im loving it already!
i couldn’t believe it when i saw it at my local bookstore, i never thought id see it here in the third world! (laughs)
June 20th, 2006 15:45
Yay! Friends have seen it in Turkey and Puerto Rico too. Today Turkey, tomorrow the world!
June 20th, 2006 15:49
That’s the thing — we don’t have to dress up in suits for work. But somehow when journalists get together they think they have to dress up. It’s like going in for a job interview in this line of business — you’re expected to dress up but that will be the first and last time you have to!