Tie a day

Day 18

2009-01-08T18:34:00.000-08:00

Here I am being a poser again. I had my friends photograph me again, and asked them for suggestions on how to stand. Here I am "pretending to explain something to someone off camera". Anyway, this tie is pretty hideous. And large. I also used a new knot today (which you can't see in the picture).

Day 17

2009-01-08T18:32:00.000-08:00

I decided to be a poser for this picture. This is actually one of my favorite of the old man's ties. I'll definately be wearing this one after this is all over. I also like the blue on brown action.

Day 16

2009-01-08T18:31:00.001-08:00

Another ugly tie. I wanted to make this the week that I bring out the ugliest of the old man ties. Again, I was surprised that people weren't horrified by it. Maybe it's not so bad after all.

Day 15

2009-01-08T18:29:00.001-08:00

This is another tie I was told didn't go with the shirt. I think it looks fine. It's also what I thought to be one of the ugliest, but surprisingly, I got a few compliments on. It's also a Johnny Carson tie, which is pretty classy.

Day 14

2009-01-08T18:28:00.000-08:00

You can't see it too well in this picture, but this tie was pretty damn ugly and dated.

Day 13

2009-01-08T18:26:00.000-08:00

This tie is pretty ugly, and probaby doesn't work with this shirt. I like the shirt though!

Day 12

2009-01-08T18:24:00.000-08:00

This tie is one of the nice ones. It's pretty normal, and I'll probably keep wearing it after this whole thing. Also it's the first time I had someone else take the picture for me, which was cool, and the dog seemed pretty interested.

Day 11

2009-01-08T18:21:00.000-08:00

This christmas tie is pretty awesome. This actually isn't one of the old man's ties, rather one of the 70 TIES THAT I ALSO BOUGHT ON EBAY! Yes, I now have over 120 ties. I don't know what to do with myself now. Check it

Day 10

2009-01-08T18:20:00.000-08:00

I look moderately creepy in this picture, and this is an ugly damn tie. Amazingly, it got a couple of compliments. I don't know why

Day 9

2009-01-08T18:16:00.000-08:00

This tie is awesome. It's a little dated, and very tetris-like. I also busted out a new sweater with it, and was told it didn't match with the tie :(

And with sweater

Day 8

2008-12-18T19:55:00.000-08:00

I have mixed feelings about this tie. Somehow I think it's ugly, but I like it at the same time. I actually got a few compliments about it at work today, although my friend told me it was gay.

Day 7

2008-12-17T19:32:00.001-08:00

I wore this tie today to prove to one of my co-workers that indeed some of the ties I got are really ugly. I was disappointed to find out that just about everyone liked it. Or at least pretended to like it. I still think it's pretty ugly:

and up close

Day 6

2008-12-16T18:03:00.001-08:00

This is one of the few ties that I really like. I would probably buy this tie if I saw it at the store by itself, even. And it matches the color scheme at my company.

Day 5

2008-12-15T17:29:00.001-08:00

I thought this tie was ugly and I didn't like it until I wore it. It's really not that bad. Also I really like this shirt that I got the same day I got the holiday tie.

Day 4

2008-12-13T14:30:00.000-08:00

This tie wasn't a part of the 49 ties I got on ebay. I went to Kohls looking for a christmas sweater to wear to the holiday party my work had, but I could not find one. Luckally I came across the christmas tie section and picked out this guy:

Day 3

2008-12-11T18:37:00.001-08:00

This tie is a little bit ugly, but surprisingly didn't look too bad. I think it woula looked better with a yellow shirt, but this one works too. By the way, the shirt was $5 at goodwill. I wasn't very happy in this picture, because I was greeted when I got home by a mess of diarrhea in my room from my sick dog :s

Day 2

2008-12-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

This brown tie is pretty sweet. I wish you could see in the photo how fat the bottom is. It's a large tie. 100% polyester too, which is classy. Anyway, I like it:

Day 1

2008-12-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

Alright, it's day 1. This tie isn't so bad. I don't know that I like it per se, but it's nice. I found a pair of grey pants I had hiding under a blanket in my closet yesterday, so it worked out good with this tie. I only look a little creepy in this picture:

2008-12-08T17:12:00.000-08:00

I'm Shane. I recently got a job that lets me dress nice if I want to, or in jeans and a polo if I want to. I've always worked in places where I've had to wear ugly polos, and I actually have secretly wished I could dress nicer. Anyway I started buying some nice shirts, and a couple ties, and one day I was doing some searching online for ties, and tie accessories when I came across an awesome listing: 49 ties from someone's uncle who had died. Bidding was at $1, and 4 days remained. I decided to bid up to $20, to see what would happen. I mean, if I got them and 2 of the ties were good then it would be worth it. The days went by with no bids, and eventually, I was the proud owner of 49 ties, for the low, low price of $1.25 (plus $18.75 shipping). A few short days later, and a 6 pound box of tie arrives at my door. Please do enjoy the wealth of tie:

Here they are all organized in my closet:

I am going to attempt to wear one tie every work day, except casual Friday, until I have worn them all. This blog is here to follow me in my awesome tie-journey. The fun begins tomorrow.