I had to wear a coat today.
A real coat. This means I am in the middle of a raging case of PCS.
What is PCS? Good question.
PCS stands for Peri-Christmas Spirit. It’s sort of like Peri-Menopause but without the hormonal rage and unwanted hair. PCS comes with an unrequited longing for whiskey sours, evergreen branches, and buttery things that taste like hot sparkles.
I think PCS is my body’s way of fighting off my internal dread of winter. It’s trying to find something good to look forward to, like the holidays. Christmas is still months away but I find myself seeking it out in weird places. Like Pinterest. I’m on a plaid and gold pin binge right now. Not plaid and gold Christmas ornaments, just plaid and gold anything that reminds me of a Christmas ornament. And yes, there is a difference.
This mens shirt (Riccardo Tisci for Givenchy from a couple years ago) pretty much sums up what my PCS is feeling right now: loud and spiky. Studded. Sparkling. Brady Bunch seventies style Scotch red plaid. But better.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. An anti-establishment Christmas.
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