Temple situation is going to give me whiplash

So here I was unhappy about the county shutting down the temple to public events. Disgruntled that we had to have Yangthang Tulku's teachings IN A TENT (albeit a heated tent) when he's NINETY YEARS OLD.

Then, during the teaching, an important visitor was announced.

A representative from the county executive, Ike Leggett's office, was there.

He had an official announcement to make.

He had an official-looking paper or plaque or something (it was Official). It used "whereas" over and over.

In honor of Yangthang Tulku's 22 years in Chinese prison, whereas he stayed (despite having the means to escape...) in order to teach the other prisoners and whereas he even counted some of his guards among his students, and whereas he has continued to teach thereafter, Montgomery County, Maryland has made April 23rd "Yangthang Tulku Day." From here on out.

*flabbergasted*

Bras: does this happen to other people?

I'm down to one bra.*

I have a plentitude of bras. Some of them are even the same size. But my old US Victoria's Secret 32Bs fit like pasties, and while the Victoria's Secret 32Cs kinda fit in the cup (perfect on the left, swimming on the right), the straps are too long and the band feels like I'm a kid trying on my mother's swimsuit.

My UK M&S 30Cs fit like they were made for the doll version of me: the band's tight enough to go SPROIIINNG! when I take it off, and like hell I can fit my boobs into those dixie cups. Yet the UK Valisere 32D fits pretty much like the US 32C, with more room, siiiigh.

And then there's that one US Wacoal 30C petite. Why does it fit when nothing else the exact same size does?

I wanted a different bra. Other options. It's a push-up and thus rather tight. I prefer cotton bras (it's at least cotton lined). I wanted some color options beyond Nude or Black. It's twice the price of my old bras. I'm used to having an unusual but not impossible size to find. Now...

...I give up. I'm happy to find one. I've ordered two more of the pricey things.

Bra sizes make no earthly sense. I want force fields.



*Explanation: I'm not carrying a backpack with 30 pounds of books anymore, not taking buses, and not getting much exercise. So the results are that I've lost muscle mass and am slightly smaller in the band, plus I've filled out in the boob.