Tails!

[marcmagus]

I now own a "swallow-tail" coat, and all the rest of the stuff that goes along with. My mother took a couple of photos.

I hate it when my mother takes photographs of me. She insists that I "smile", and that I give a "real smile". By the latter she means an open mouth and lots of teeth. This invariably results in a photograph of me with a dorky grimace which looks nothing like me having a good time. If she'd take the photo while I'm actually smiling, I might not look ecstatic or like the expectations of someone in a photo—heck, I might not even look particularly happy—but at least I'd look like myself.

Anyway, here are the photos:

P.S. I built a good chunk of that deck.

Comments

[penguinkraft.livejournal.com]

i enjoy that coat.

[gaerfindel.livejournal.com]

I see what you mean.  You look rather stiff.  Or maybe that's the starch...

[marcmagus]

Nah, that's my posture. I'm working on it. The shirt actually doesn't have enough starch.

[ladymedb.livejournal.com]

You want me to mess with your posture? Between my father and Youngmin, I'm a PRO.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

You look good- though I was oddly reminded of the pictures I have of you at your graduation.

[marcmagus]

Formal-wear, forced smile/stiff posture 'cause I'm taking a photo, outdoors in natural light? Seems similar enough.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Yes, but it was the "goodness, he doesn't look like he's aged at all!" that got me. It has been almost 10 years, hasn't it?

[marcmagus]

*cough* I'm not as young as you think I am, either. ;)

I graduated in 1996.

[marcmagus]

Does this mean you're coming back to the East Coast?

[ladymedb.livejournal.com]

For a visit, quite possibly.

I got into NYU, but I have more attractive options here.

Maybe for my PhD?

xoxo

[ladymedb.livejournal.com]

Can we all stop with the age thing here? Momma's a little sensitive as she enters the twilight of her twenties...

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

I knew it was around/about the 10 year line. Just couldn't recall the before/after of it. :)

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Dearheart, you'll never be more than 24. ;)

(Kidding! There are days I would swear you are wiser than I.)

[marcmagus]

We should talk sometime. I think I'm not quite up to date on what's going on in your life in the sort of way that would answer the questions my mother would ask...

[ladymondegreen.livejournal.com]

Apropos of shiny clothes, are you still looking for jean patches? I found two swatches that look promising and can mongol them to you in some fashion.

[marcmagus]

Yes, definitely! Hmmm...will you be at Balticon?

[petiteamazon.livejournal.com]

It's not so much a grimace as a smirk. I almost want to say that someone told a bad pun before the first picture was taken.

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

*glomp!*

Sorry. I'm a sucker for a guy in tails --I somehow was lucky enough to have a promdate who wore them too, and I have determined that I somehow ought to get some for myself.

You look quite spift. How're they for dancing?

~Sor

[marcmagus]

My smirks don't usually show teeth. Also, this has some weird aspect where my entire body seems drawn back into my mouth. I would have been fine with a smirk.

[marcmagus]

Ask again on Sunday. But in general, I like tails for dancing. Tails and kilts both have the advantage that the guy gets to show off a little bit on spinny and jumpy maneuvers as well as the lady. You don't get that so much with smoking jackets.

[stakebait.livejournal.com]

That is an excellent coat.

[marcmagus]

Answer: The trousers, with their rather full pleating on the front which I find visually unappealing, have great range of motion even when worn very high on my waist. Plenty of movement for all the forms of dance I do currently, even for a certain over-dramatic Schottische move I've seen some people doing.

The rest, unsurprisingly, is just great. (Although I may switch to more slipper-like shoes.)

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

Good shtuff then.

*sighs* I think I need a set of tails. Because they are awesome.

~Sor

[kdsorceress.livejournal.com]

...kilts?

*process*
*process*
*process*
*evilgrin*
*poings off, giggling*

~Sor