Chamois Army Fort: August 2007

Howdy y'all, Brandon here. So I've been thinking about life changes recently. Last month I was living on my own in a one bedroom apartment, and now I am living with four crazy awesome dudes! This change hasn't been hard at all because it's just too darn fun here at the Chamois Army Fort. Whereas last month I would come home from work and just sit around, now I come home from work and join in on whatever's going on, whether it be watching a movie, making dinner, or practicing parcour by jumping off the roof. To sum it up, it rules!

The next big change I'm making is in the work department. I've been full time at Performance Bike Shop for the last year, but I'm leaving at the end of next week to start a job with a company called SmartEtailing. The company makes web platforms for bike retailers, and my job will be writing descriptions of bikes and cycling accessories for the sites. Bikes and writing are two things that I love, and I feel really lucky to have found and landed this job. I'll definitely miss the people at Performance, but I think it will be a good change as I'll be making more money, improving my writing skills, and having more of a schedule. Working in retail with an ever-changing schedule, time just kind of oozes by. It's nice working different shifts and doing something different every day, but I'm looking forward to the structure of a schedule, and being able to enjoy a full weekend. I think I'll take more advantage of my free time when it comes regularly, and I plan to make some fun trips up to the mountains this fall.

The last thing I want to discuss is switching from boxers to boxer-briefs. Now this might sound like small potatoes compared to the other two topics, but believe me, this is by far the most daunting and nerve-wracking change of them all, and I have no idea what will result. Last week, my ratio of boxers to boxer-briefs was 13-1, and the latter were a pair purchased specifically for hiking. I only wore them when I was slacking on laundry and had nothing else left, and though I was not unhappy on the days they were worn, I never moved them closer to the front of the drawer.

However, on a recent bike commute home from work, I had a falling out with my beloved boxers, and this horrible incident led me to consider the many advantages of boxer-briefs. On Monday, I decided to invest six bucks in the issue and purchased a 3-pack of this hybrid style of drawers. I've been alternating for the last four days, and I must say that I am genuinely impressed with the BB's. I'm definitely going through some anxiety about completely overhauling my underwear drawer, and perhaps this infatuation with boxer-briefs is simply a dirty adulterous affair that will only be a bad memory one day; but it could also be that I've found the love of my life.

I feel like Rachel McAdams towards the end of Wedding Crashers, just completely and utterly confused. I wish Christopher Walken was here to help me through this crisis.