Today I received my corporation-branded shirt, for exceptional service on some project or other, I don't know which, I don't pay that kind of attention to all-staff meetings. Not one of the ones I'm proud of, I know that. The fairly new departmental head has been handing them out like mad, particularly to the sales staff, particularly when we win a contract we shouldn't have won, and so are nearly certain to lose money on. Of course, sales never gets blamed for that. _
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01:07:26 PM, Monday 3 May 2004

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Idea of the day: A unisex clothing store, where what differences are necessary are handled the same way different sizes are. All buttons will be on the same side. I will be able to buy clothes in my size. Clothes are not fruit, they don't go bad. There is no reason not to keep plenty of inventory. There will be machines that go ping, that measure you and print off a card with sizes, so you don't have to try anything on. Because the sizes will all mean the same thing, and will be detailed. It's an IKEA type setup, there's a display floor, with tasteful, headless maniquins, and you write down what you want, and then go to a warehouse type thing, and pick up what you want, wrapped in plastic and labelled. They will have the same colors all year. I can't shop. Either I don't get anything, or I panic and buy the nearest thing which I convince myself sort of might fit, and it is invariably awful or simply has bad shopping memories associated with it so I don't wear it. Alternately, I get mail order. But lands end has stopped selling small buttondown mens shirts, it's now like soft drinks and starts at medium, and L.L Bean doesn't do inseams shorter than 30" on it's cheap pants. _
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