The Social Debut of My Yellow Tie

[it all happened something like this. i can't really directly quote them.]

context: lunch time in the kitchen. i was microwaving my turkey burger and waiting for my english muffin to pop out of the toaster.

MORGAN: o! you look nice today.
ME: thanks.
MORGAN: that's a nice tie.
ME: oh yeah? uh, i got it for two bucks at goodwill.
MORGAN: is that a store?
ME: no, it's not like a department store. it's a thrift store, like the salvation army. you donate stuff then they sell it for charity.
MORGAN: ooh....goodwill...i remember i donated some things to them. so, if i donate there and shop there, then i'm buying my donations?
ME: haha. yeah. but it's for charity.
MORGAN: where is the store?
ME: i went to the one in buena park. it's close to my house.
MORGAN: oohh...that's too far. where do you live?
ME: anaheim.
MORGAN: i see, i see. you want some of the leftovers from yesterday?
ME: yeah, sure, thanks. (then i had some more those super delicious meat things from yesterday)

context: me trying to go home because it was already a little past five. i was going to the kitchen to dump out my leftover water.

JUSTIN: hey.
ME: hey.
JUSTIN: nice tie!
ME: oh. thanks!
JUSTIN: did you go to a meeting or something?
ME: haha. no. i just...
JUSTIN: cool. i like your tie. it's very stylish.
ME: haha. thanks. i got it at goodwill for two bucks.
JUSTIN: oh really? i should go shop there for ties. instead of buying hundred-dollar ties, you know.
ME: well yeah, but it's goodwill so it's not, you know, new.
JUSTIN: doesn't matter. still looks nice. you can't really tell.
ME: uh yeah. oohh...are those mangoes?
JUSTIN: yeah.
ME: okay, have a good night.

*

i like that my fashion statement is being noticed at work. i guess i just like the attention and them complimenting me and my office outfits. i swear i can be an attention whore sometimes. it's just so different when it's coming from the guy coworkers because they always sound so honest and sincere. i mean, if a girl came up to me and said she liked my tie, i'd be like, uh yeah thanks, but in my head i'd be screaming, ahh..f---- it, lie to me bitch. it's so true. but there's an exemption to this. like, if they say my dress is cute, then i don't normally take it the wrong way. i mean, dresses are different. they're made to be nice and cute, so nobody ever gets it wrong.

i'm now inspired to dress nicer at work. you know, not have my hobo days like i've been doing the past few months. i'm not going to try too hard, i'll just make myself look more presentable and at the same time, introduce some (new and maybe innovative??!) fashion statements at work. it gets lame there sometimes. i seriously feel it's my responsibility to shake things up a little tiny bit so we don't all die of old age. like wearing ties.