sell veg

pink floyd - the wall

metallica - black

sigur ros - ()

sicko - you can feel the love in the room

jimmy eat world - clarity

mandarin, some turkish (forgot most of it), some spanish, some swedish, some of a handful of other languages

my 30s stretched about an inch inch and a half. return the 31's

agreed. they stretch out quite a bit. the 30s should be fine.

where did you get this exchange rate from? the buy and sell rates have gotta be different.

financial times article from 2200 on the 12th. 109.60 as of the 12th.

109 yen to the dollar. thai levis are going to start blowing up!

i am at a loss how some people got theirs down to tag size. mine have had a soak and dryer and then wash and dryer and still not down to tag size. they still fit okay, just a bit looser than i expected.

i have tried this and it works so good. but the only problem was that i smelled homeless afterward (no hobo).

urine has large amounts of nitrogen which helps the indigo bind to the cotton better. by using a piss soak, you can get maximum shrinkage whilst maintaining indigo dye levels and minimizing residual indigo crocking. also, the salt in urine naturally and gently draws out the sizing (starch) in a new pair of jeans. urine passing through your body is at a nice warm temperature that will cause your denim to shrink nicely.

so why doesn't everybody do a piss soak?

well, the real question is, how do you get enough piss to submerge jeans into? the solution is to get a bunch of your buddies to piss into the tub on your jeans until your jeans are fully submerged in piss. or, you can save up your piss in glass jars until you have enough urine for the job. when the time comes to do your piss soak, all you have to do is put your glass jar in the microwave for about a minute. what this does is destroy any bacteria that may have developed in your piss while you were saving up for the soak AND it heats up the piss for maximum shrinkage. you can avoid this by storing your urine containers in your refrigerator, which keeps bacteria growth to a manageable level, until you are ready to use them. but don't worry about a little bacteria on your jeans, after all, "they're just jeans!"

a cautionary note: refrain from asparagus if you are going to do a piss soak. also, taking a multivitamin before pissing could cause an unwanted orangish tint to your weft yarns.

after soaking for an hour or so, rinse with warm water and hang or tumble dry.

and that's it! piss soaking = maximum shrinkage + maximum sizing (starch) removal + minimal indigo crocking. plus, it's fun--you can do it with your family, friends or your significant other.

also, if you're a long time lurker, you might have noticed that these types of posts/threads never get very positive responses. If you are looking for something that is slimish, an intermediate between the skinny jeans you've been wearing, and a lot of the looser cuts, i'd try a '66 cut. a lot of companies make them. studio d'artisan's 103 is pretty popular. it's one of my favorite cuts.

is the excess fabric in the crotch area so conspicuous post soak? it looks crazy on the raws sidney is wearing.

are the jomon back pockets kinda wide-set like the sorahikos? if i could change one thing about the sorahikos it would be to set the pockets closer together.

45rpm patches are actually pretty thin. doesn't redmoon have some pretty impressive patches on their jeans? but they still aren't tooled...

sorahikos

somet straights

sda 103

umm... actually mine really are stretching a ton. i sized down on the straights and they have stretched a lot already. maybe not apc proportions, but maybe more like nudie-ish.

i went to the somet store in shibuya a couple weeks ago and it is insane to find. completely unmarked from the outside. it's just a door in a back alley w/ little or no other stores on the street. the people there were super cool though and they had all of their products there. anyone in the area should check it out.

pre - nudie, seven, pdc, gap

post - sda, somet, canes, 45rpm

i got one of the non-iron cotton/poly button downs and i really like it. the fabric is much thicker than the 100% cotton so the collars and cuffs are pretty stiff. fit is good too, although i had to go down one size.

oh and if you go to Von's on pike, sometimes they stock this beer called the 'jolly roger' its brewed somewhere in ballard, and its 12.9 something percent alcohol ..

pretty sure that maritime brewery makes jolly roger. they are my favorite brewery in the world. its right off of leary in ballard. they have a little bar/restaurant that you should check out if you're into micros. i like ballard. blackbird and sonic boom are two reasons to check it out, although it's gotten pretty damn yuppy in recent years.

2amy's is the place to go for pizza. it's a bit of a pain to get to though; right by the cathedral.

tryst is pretty good. i go there alot. their coffee is great and their baked goods are really good. although for lunch type food it's overpriced

sala thai is a staple for me. reasonable and dependable thai food. not the best but always decent. there are a few throughout the city. i usually go to the dupont of the cleveland park ones.

also - don't write off the suburbs. my favorite chinese food outside of china is in rockville. too far from the metro to walk, so you have to drive. definitely check out A & J cafe for fujianese/northern food (i know, it's a weird combination) and Joe's noodles for sichuanese. apparently the best vietnamese in the area is in vienna or somewhere down there but i haven't been yet.

Perhaps you're not familar with internet boards. If you directly correspond with a user, they're more likely to receive 'email notification' and respond. K thanks.

just because you don't get it, doesn't mean it's not funny. perhaps you noticed that ddml is rather familiar with internet message boards. K thanks.

hey guys, i'm going to japan next month and might be willing to pick up some stuff for people around here/local pickup. pm me if anyone is interested.

pbj-005. depending on the size it has either a dead straight cut that feels a bit boot cut, or a very slight bootcut. i don't recall which crate james i tried on, but whichever it was, it had a pretty flared. i also like the sda 1002.

they still sell old stock here where i come from....$10 bucks a pair. lol.

i'd be ALL over some nts2 if you could find them... seriously.

if indeed you ARE looking for a lower rise, then sd-103s have a pretty great cut as well. despite being their "low-rise," "slim-fit" cut, there is still some room in the thigh.

i don't think sidney's flatheads are repros, 3001s right?. plus he's just slouching them.

a) if you like the LVC 501s get them,

or

look for any of the repros talked about here. canes 47 are good place to start,

or

c) if you don't want a saggy seat, disregard a) and

Used to live in DC for about seven years and may be moving back by the end of the year...

I had an apt right across the street from Meridian Hill park. Used to frequent Wonderland, the Raven, Dos Gringos, Chi Cha Lounge...

i wonder where you work... ... ... :x

also, i wonder if denimbar would host something for the dc md va crowd. they do private parties yeah? i don't know if joey or watchman check this thread though. are most of us over 21?