Better

[clevermanka]

I feel much better today. Thanks all for the well-wishes. The injury wasn't as bad as I feared--just a pulled muscle, no joint damage. Resting it all day yesterday worked wonders and I'm mostly getting around just fine now.

I ordered the damn shoes online after all. I made the best effort I could to buy locally--I even tried to find alternate styles of shoes that places in town had in stock. roya_spirit will attest that nothing came close in terms of style. Everything that looked remotely appropriate for traipsing about in museums and the Italian countryside looked orthopedic, hippie-esque, or *shudder* both. So. Let's hope these fit. At least Zappo's has free shipping.

Bad work attitude lately. Not helpful. It's nothing major--I just don't want to be here. Meh. My office is freezing and that does not help.

I told shrijani, who sparked a sort of "hot or not" dialogue in her LJ that I would post a list of (famous) people I find attractive, but now I'm not feeling up to it. The magic 8-ball says Try Again Later.

Comments

[bestill.livejournal.com]

I must have missed your post about hurting yourself! Glad you are okay.

Would you like to borrow a space heater for your office? I've got a little one I'm not using.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Can't use a space heater. We barely have enough electrical power to keep our computers running. =(

[grnvixen.livejournal.com]

Very happy to hear the good news, I twinge sharply at possible hip injuries. Consider it a good excuse to curl up with a cup of cocoa and Fetish :).

[pointoforigin.livejournal.com]

I do know what you mean about shoes that are made for the orthopedic hippie. Sigh. Those are about the only ones that I can wear. I've also had unrequited love for two pairs of black Doc lace-up boots, each of which belonged to a friend who ultimately repossessed them.

Tron, my daughter who lives here from time to time, has a terrible Zappos addiction. Box after box arrives at the door, containing boots to be tried on and (usually) rejected and sent back. She has utterly no shame about it and I am in awe of her. Clothes, too. She once ordered five different versions of a J. Crew quilted jacket because she couldn't decide which color combination would look best on her. Then she sent four of them back. I feel I have a personal relationship with the Fed Ex man.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

My mother has terrible problems with her feet: bunions and hammer toes. She's had to have surgery for the hammer toes and is looking at operating on the bunions now.

I try to walk a line between sexy and sensible, and when I do wear The Sexy shoes, I make an effort to wear Very Sensible for a couple days afterwards. Regular stretching and massage of my feet and toes helps, too. I hope against hope that such efforts will keep me from inheriting her feet troubles.

I'm so sorry you lost your Docs. That must've been heartbreaking. Boo!!!

[alt-rorschach.livejournal.com]

And, you'll get to break them in. It took me years to learn that new shoes for walking travel should be worn for months before the trip just to make sure. I got some lovely blisters one day in Florence and retreated back to better broken in shoes.

Remember, you bought something that was made locally somewhere :)