| 1 | #title Behold the Mighty Kilt |
| 2 | |
| 3 | * Lust |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Once upon a time I went to see [[http://eluveitie.ch/][Eluveitie]] on a little tour called |
| 6 | [[http://www.paganfest.net/info.php?lang=usa][Paganfest]]. The bassist and piper of Eluveitie were wearing kilts and |
| 7 | they looked mighty fine and metal; thus began my lust for a kilt of my |
| 8 | very own. |
| 9 | |
| 10 | * Goodbye Money |
| 11 | |
| 12 | A few months later I decided to purchase a [[http://www.utilikilts.com/index.php?page_id=30][Workman's]] [[http://utilikilts.com][Utilikilt]] as it |
| 13 | appeared to be the most practical kilt for every day wearing. After |
| 14 | much fretting about sizing and ordering such an expensive piece of |
| 15 | nonreturnable clothing I finally ordered one in August 2008 and had it |
| 16 | in my hands the first week of September. Luckily, it fit. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | [[img/photos/kilt/package.jpg][One day an unassuming package arrived in the mail]] |
| 19 | |
| 20 | |
| 21 | [[img/photos/kilt/unpacked-folded.jpg][Such a lovely unbifurcated garment]] |
| 22 | |
| 23 | The kilt is made of very heavy canvas (it weighs about four pounds) |
| 24 | and was of quite good construction. I'd say it was worth the pretty |
| 25 | penny I spent for it. |
| 26 | |
| 27 | [[img/photos/kilt/unpacked-spread.jpg][Why it appears to be a skirt of some sort]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | After unpacking and gazing upon the glory of the kilt I donned it upon |
| 30 | my waist and decided that I should never wear pants again. Everything |
| 31 | they say is true: the pockets really can fit a six pack of beer, it is |
| 32 | quite comfortable, it doesn't look dumb (ok, perhaps that is |
| 33 | subjective), and it *is* handy to have my tools on my kilt when working |
| 34 | on my [[My Bicycle][bicycle]]. |
| 35 | |
| 36 | * STEEL |
| 37 | |
| 38 | [[img/photos/kilt/eluveitie.jpg][I am quite the dashing young lad]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | I first wore the kilt in public about an hour after getting it, and I |
| 41 | must say that I find it amusing that people would fret about wearing a |
| 42 | kilt outside of their house. I now have a new problem: I want more |
| 43 | kilts so that I no longer have to wear pants. |