no appropriate attire

"Well, I could wear my Victorian time-traveller outfit."
"No."

Sue was looking into places that do the Easter brunch and found one she liked. The problem is that it expected a certain level of proper attire for which I am not equipped. Just as well because that brunch was rather too pricey for the amount of food I'd have consumed. Instead, we'll go to Black Angus.

the hunt

The job hunt so far... I had not heard from the manager of another team who'd recently told me to send my resume so I wrote yesterday to ask if that new position had been filled up. Hopefully his silence simply means he's busy. Also yesterday, the manager of another team who'd once given me the heads-up about a soon-to-open full-time position and who then forgot to tell me when it was time to apply, wrote to me, but not to offer me a job. Instead a former co-worker had applied for a contractor position in that team, and had given my name as a recommendation.