Making Progress

So I've been in DC for a full week now and I have made a little bit of progress. In the next two days I should be scheduling two interviews for next week. I'm not going to go into much detail about the interviews in case they don't work out, but I will say that I am pretty excited about one, and not quite as excited about the other. I feel like I have a good shot at both of them, but probably better chances at the one that I am less excited about. Anyway, I am excited to finally have some interviews on the horizon and I am pretty sure that neither of them would be happening if I were still in Colorado instead of here.

My goal for tomorrow is to buy a suit to wear to these and future interviews. In preparation for this I have spent most of the day today online trying to learn about suits since I have never shopped for a suit before. I learned that three-button is sort of the current suit fashion, but almost to the point where it is almost passé. I learned that non-vented tends to look better and sleeker, but might not be as comfortable (but doesn't really have anything to do with ventilation). I learned that flat-front pants are probably better for skinny guys like me, and pleated pants are better for bigger guys but most skinny guys should avoid pleats. I learned that worsted wool generally seems to be the preferred fabric.

Although a few of my more frugal relatives would probably suggest that I go first to the local thrift store for my new suit, I will not be going that route. I think I will start by going to Express on M street in Georgetown even though they don't really have suits and it will probably be a waste of time. I will probably end up buying SOMETHING there anyway though because I seem to have no self-control in that particular store (is it the trendy music that they play in the dressing rooms? who knows...). After Express in Georgetown, I will probably go to Macy's downtown. If Macy's doesn't do it for me, then I will probably go to the Men's Warehouse, which appears to be more expensive, but also probably has a better selection than Macy's.

I am a little bit worried about going solo without a non-biased second pair of discerning eyes, but I also shop better alone because I don't feel like I am wasting someone else's time, so maybe going solo will be good. I'm not really looking forward to spending the money on a suit, but if it helps me land a job more quickly then I guess it is probably worth it.

So things seem to be happening and I am excited about it even if nothing is really set yet. Hopefully I will totally dazzle these people with my awesomeness and they will want me to start right away. Once I get a job squared away, then my next order of business will be to find an apartment to live in. After that, I suppose an awesome girlfriend would be the next order of business.