If I had a clothing line I'd call it, "Short Chicks Need Not Try On"

I walked down to the Gateway today to try and find some new additions to my work wardrobe since I will be starting a new job next week.  I'm not a big shopper so this wasn't really a pleasant excursion for me.  Not that I don't like having new clothes... trust me, I do.  But the process of it all is just exhausting to me.  Never mind that probably 12% of the merchandise out there might be considered a fit for a lurpy body like mine.  So I work twice as hard as everyone else when I shop, and only see 1/4 of the results. Lame.

I went to Express first, only because I have an Express credit card (?) and was sent a 20% discount coupon for having it.  Coupon or no coupon, I hate Express.  I don't even know why I spent the time to look in there.  I actually found some cute suiting pieces that were on sale and asked the girl she could get me my pant size in a long inseam.  The conversation went something like this:

Me: "Hi. Do you have these in a long?"

Her: "No, we don't. I'm sorry."

Me: " Oh, but you have those grey ones in long. Do they not make this color in long?"

Her: "No."

Me: "Oh, really? That's weird. Why wouldn't they do that?"

Her: "I don't know.  We have them in regular. You could take out the hem."

Me: "Uh, no. They'd still be way too short.  Wait though, they all come in short.  Why do they come in short and not long?"

Her: "It's probably because normal American women aren't that tall."

Me: "Well that doesn't really seem fair or logical.  I mean, wouldn't it make more sense to make pants longer so the tall people could be able to wear them and the short people could hem them? I mean, that makes more sense to me, don't you think?"

Her: "I don't know."

Express struggles.

I tried BR, Anne Taylor, Anne Taylor Loft, and J. Crew.  Nothing. I eventually dragged myself into Gap where I found some pants that were on like, super clearance.  They were long enough, too. So, not a totally wasted outing.  

On the walk home, I stopped by the local taco cart for some yummy chicken tacos.  They were delicious.  Taco carts are such a great idea.  You need to be careful, though. There are a few around downtown and some are really sketchy.  My taco cart guy is legit. He sits right outside the very North end of the Gateway on 400 West. His cart reads, "Awesome Tacos".  And they are awesome. That's a promise he can deliver. He's a really nice guy and I hope he sticks around there for the summer.  I got two chicken tacos and a Coke for $3.50.  I mean, really. Can you beat that?