after two and a half weeks of intense work, minimal sleep, and general sorority hell, i packed up my car and fled for the safety and comfort of home. near the verge of collapse from having gotten no sleep for the past 48 hours, i proceeded directly to my bed on arrival to madpony headquarters. after a mere 19 hours of rest, i was awoken by a phone call.

apparently, we had a fashion emergency.

my best friend conner, with whom i shared a lovely apartment this summer, needed some serious help. after a summer spent almost entirely at the gym, he had gone from sweet guy next door to buff sexy stud. and now he needed a wardrobe to match. pronto.

his twin sister katie and i loaded up the car and headed to the mall, where we immediately dragged him to structure, i'm sorry, express for men, home of the Jeans which Enhance the Backside of Every Man. once we managed to locate the one pair of perfect jeans, quite rear-friendly yet mysteriously marked $8.50, we left the store with our first victory in hand.

then we went to j crew, a store whose magical charms i've always been able to avoid. i decided to let go of my long standing j crew grudge for conner's sake. which was fortunate, since we found a lovely pair of $4 sandals.

i even attempted hollister in the name of conner's fashion needs. however, about two steps into the store, my "fight or flight" instincts kicked in. luckily, conner was able to intercept me before i threw myself down the mall escalator.

one gap polo, one pair of jeans, three banana republic shirts, and two stores later, we found ourselves at american eagle. katie and i camped out in the dressing rooms and told many passer-bys about our makeover mission. as conner stood modeling a green tshirt and a pair of cargos, we told a gorgeous little blonde shopper our story.

she gazed at him and gave us an appreciative smile. "nice job girls," she said. i glowed, katie glowed, and conner nearly chased her out of american eagle.

katie and kristin, chi omega and kappa kappa gamma, respectively. move over "queer eye," i'm calling our new show "sorority eye for the straight guy."

it's only a matter of time before the major networks call. only a matter of time.

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thank you to ryan of gorillamask for the babe(s) of the week nod.

and a Very Special Happy Birthday to my very favorite madpony mom!!!