"pajama schools" (+ the opposite)

unalove
Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:40:46 +0000

Absolutely. Notice I said “meticulous grooming”-- I hate BO and greasy hair as much as the next person, but females tend to really really overdo it. Nobody cares that you have a stray eyebrow-hair. My brother, who is good-looking by almost any standards, rolls out of bed, puts on some Hugo Boss cologne, whatever jeans and shirt are in closest reach, and is out the door. He looks fine. My morning routine is slightly more civilized, but I tend to be half-asleep when I pick out my clothes anyway.

For me personally, I don’t like wearing logos on my clothing (not even the little insignias, which are morse code for "look how much I spent on this shirt!!!) and I opt for solid or patterned shirts and sweaters and whatever jeans look nice. My skin is too sensitive for any kind of makeup. I wouldn’t require everybody on my campus to look like me, but at the same time, I wouldn’t be comfortable if I was sitting in a class and every other girl had spent half an hour in front of the mirror that morning. Like everybody else, I want to fit in.

Maybe NU is the opposite of a pajama school…? One of my good friends goes there and he’s the epitome of a dirty hippie. He walks around campus barefoot.