Something useful

[hummingwolf]

Though I've been silent here the last couple days, that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. Sometimes. When I haven't been collapsed in bed, and sometimes even then too. At any rate, on Friday after spending a large portion of the day in a state of supineness, I kicked myself out of bed and made myself do the most useful thing I've done so far this month.

See, my major means of transportation has become increasingly dangerous to me of late, so I had to go out and get a replacement. That's right, I went out and here's what I bought (why oh why does that page have to have slow-loading Flash?).

I'd tried finding something cheap (same maker, though; I have bad luck when I try other brands, which means I can never go as cheap as I might like) at a couple of discount places, but nothing there suited my needs. Finally ended up in a store with a sale going and tried out anything that looked reasonable in either the Women's or Men's sections of the store. Was undecided for a bit, as two different pairs of shoes were exactly the same price and the men's pair had more appropriate coloring for me (do I even own anything orange?), but I ended up with the brighter women's pair because they seemed more appropriate for actual exercise. The men's shoes ultimately felt like they were made for guys who want to look like they like to go running but never actually do. At least I didn't end up buying the women's shoes with the mint green & purple combination. I was kinda relieved when I discovered the store didn't have any of those to fit me.

An older guy in the men's shoe section looked askance at me as I checked out the selection there, as if he were afraid I'd give the shoes he tried on girl cooties or something. He had nothing to worry about, though. My feet were much longer than his.

Comments

[cowboybud.livejournal.com]

Nikes are the only shoes I'll buy. The few times I've strayed (for Reebok or Converse), the shoes just fell apart on me.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I wish I could buy other brands without a problem since some of them go on sale for great prices, but anything other than Nike tends to hurt my feet sooner or later. Since walking is my transportation, my exercise, and my therapy, shoes that fit & don't fall apart are pretty important to me.

[coffeegrace.livejournal.com]

I probably would have gotten the mint & purple. Green and purple being my favorite colors. :-P

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Green and purple can look quite nice together--violets and purple irises being just two examples. But mint green and the particular shade of purple the folks at Nike threw it together with? Ew. Just ew.

[compostwormbin.livejournal.com]

I hate sneaker shopping. Just like plain white sneakers with a super comfortable sole. Odd how that's so incredibly difficult to find.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I don't even try to find shoes in any particular color combination anymore, though I'd rather stick with white, grey, or blue. My feet are long, narrow, and flat, so I'm grateful if I can find anything to fit me.