I can’t stand today’s pop-culture society.

I hate 99 percent of the music, 99 percent of the television shows
and well before a couple of weeks ago 99 percent of men’s fashion.

However, getting ready to head into the ‘ dreaded real world’ —
where I will only work 40 hours a week and not have to go to school …
damn I can’t wait — I figured its time for a change in appearance.

Also, I was getting sick of hearing, ‘you can’t wear khaki colors
everyday.’

So, I corralled up some very fashionable peeps for a day of
shopping.

Enter the very ‘pop-culture knowledgeable’ and fashionable Dione
Goodreau, Mark W. Smith and Margaret Yekulis.

I knew what their demands were — buy jeans. I joked about it with
them, giving them false hope, knowing I wouldn’t do it.

The last time I wore blue jeans, as they were called back then, was
when I was 6 … dead serious.

Never once have I put a pair on, tried a pair on or even thought
about buying them. Weird yes, but I have reasons.

Enter American Eagle … the gang scattered like I would for a
Dockers sale ..

I said no a couple of times. I thought I could be tough and take it.

I actually think I heard Dione say, “this is going to be like
pulling teeth.”  I thought they would fold …

I was wrong.

Within four minutes, they had jeans in their hands and the same
shirt I saw five people wearing at the bar the night before.

Before I knew it I was trying these outfits on ….

Then something happened — I don’t know if it was because I had two
very good looking girls telling me I looked good; something I haven’t
heard in about three years — or what it was, but I folded.

I folded just as fast as I would if Phil Helmuth and Phil Ivey both
raised all-in right in front of me.

Before I knew it I was saying to myself, ‘they make jeans a lot
nicer today than 16 years ago.’

What? Did someone poison the air? Wait it was Midland — yes the air
was poisoned.

Almost $200 later, I left with a new wardrobe and two pairs of jeans.

Maybe that’s what’s wrong with society today: When someone tells you
to, you buy-in to it.

Or maybe the air in Midland is worse than originally thought.

Either way I have jeans now, and the same shirt every other guy on
campus has.

Oh well, at least now I match instead of blending into the
background.

Life Editor Adam Trumble can be reached for a comment at
editor@cm-life.com.

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