February 17, 2006
I love shoes
Yeah, a pretty girlie thing for me to say--but I am a girl.
I hate shopping, but I love shoes. Not that I buy a lot of shoes, but I like to look at them and pretend they'd be cute on my big ass feet.
Today I did buy two pairs of shoes though. I didn't plan on it, but while walking around the mall this morning, my old shoes produced two HUGE blisters on the back of my feet. *sigh* I had my dress shoes on because I was between interviews, so it's my fault for not planning my day more carefully. None the less, I thought I might die before I made it back to my car. So I did what any sensible person would do--got pissed off and bought new shoes.
I'm not a fashion saavy person, so I had on regular socks. My new shoes, a pair of awesome dress shoes and a pair of heel-less Sketchers wouldn't fit on my feet. For the life of me, I couldn't find where JC Pennys hid their knee high panty-hose and I would be damned if I limped my way through the store searching for them. So I drove to Shopko instead. "Why didn't you just ask someone?" you ponder? Well, by this time I was in dire need of gianormous band-aides, so it made more sense (to me) to go buy to a place where I could buy both.
Ahhh, band-aides. Really, who ever thought them up was a genius. Just putting on a band-aide makes things better, doesn't it? I was sooooo happy once I got back to my car with knee highs and band-aides. My feet didn't even hurt anymore! Yay! But I was tired from all the excitment.
Shopping wears me out. I hate it. But I needed some new clothes, since my closet (read: laudry basket in the washroom) consists of t-shirts and jeans. That's pretty much it. When I get a job, I'm going to need some nicer clothes. I never dressed up for my old job--I ruined so many good clothes working there. *laughs*
So as painful as it was, I managed to find some pants and a few shirts. But then when I got home, I noticed I'd bought just as many t-shirts and sweat shirts as I had dress clothes...WTF?
Sadly, I couldn't find any hats. I'm itching to get myself a hat like those Nakai wears from Utaban. But I can't find them ANYWHERE! Those hats are totally awesome! They're like a stocking cap, but not. I suppose I should check at the skii and outdoor stores...
Back to my shoes. I love them. They're so cool! And comfortable! I love my Nikes too, but they're all worn out. I haven't had a new pair of shoes in three years (that's how bad I am about buying shoes and clothes). The Sketchers are so pretty, pale tan and white. I'm a bit concerned about them being so light. I'm sure I'll turn them black in a few months. I'll try not to though. My dress shoes though---ahhhhh---I've never had a new pair of dress shoes that fit so nice. They're black too, so I'm not worried about getting them dirty.
Anyway, I had two interviews today. I think they went okay. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Next week doesn't seem to be as busy as this week, but hard telling what will pop up.
Well, I'm off to play my new Animal Crossing game. (yes J, I finally got it! Thank you Income Tax Return!)
Posted by Zoso at February 17, 2006 05:07 PMYeah, I'm not really a big fan of shopping either. Which, if you ask some people, is a crime in itself. "How can a girl not like to shop?" I'll tell you. It's not the actual act of shopping that I hate. I hate the people that you have to deal with while shopping. Whatever place that you visit there always seems to be some idiot that has to ruin a good experience by being a complete numbskull. Take the checkout lane for example. Most of the time it isn't the clerk's fault. (Some clerks can scan things so fast it will make your head spin as the money adds up.) It's those people that throw a fit at the checkout lane about how they thought that this and that and every fucking item on their list was on sale and needs a price check on every. single. item. Then they proceed to give the clerk crap, as if they can pull out the magic "fix it" wand and give them their twenty cents back or whatever. True, some clerks are snotty and others are slow, but crabbing at them for 10 minutes is not going to improve anyone's day nor speed up the process. Other than having to deal with most people in general, shopping is a nice experience. Especially book shopping. Get me in a bookstore and you had better plan on spending a couple of hours there. ^_^
Posted by: Mia_Hoshifaia at February 17, 2006 09:19 PMLMAO! You summed it up better than I ever could. A thing of beauty, that post is!
(I make an exception for books and videogames. I can shop for those for hours)
Posted by: Zoso at February 17, 2006 11:32 PMShoppin's for the BIRDS. All that standing and shit? And everything up there's like, size toddler to 0. Dude, I can't help it if I'm built like I actually had breakfast. *mumble* Breakin' MY ribcage for some lame-ass shirt...
Posted by: J00kst3r at February 21, 2006 09:26 PM