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Stupid new shoes. evil shoe Very like that one, but with slightly less heel and a squarer toe.

Hurting my feet across the top. Hurting my arches. Hurting my shinsplints. Shortening my stride so that I walk funny.

I apparently have no tolerance whatsoever for any kind of heel anymore.

How do you people do it? And more interestingly to me, why?

I wanted another pair of ugly black suede sneakers. They didn't have them. Stupid bad people.

Date: 2006-09-12 02:29 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] charlietudor.livejournal.com
I can't even wear most women's shoes at all--I need a broader toe box than most "girl shoes" have. I don't know from heels, although I have been known to warn my stiletto-wearing students of the consequences, like bunions and heel spurs and compressed Achilles tendons. 'Cause I'm a buzzkill.

Date: 2006-09-12 02:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] muck-a-luck.livejournal.com
I think Cellmate must have compressed her Achilles tendon at some point, because she finds a low heel more comfortable than a flat shoe.

I am hoping my feet will get used to these things. To be fair, I think cowboys wear higher heels than these shoes actually have. The picture isn't quite the same style. I really don't want to go shopping again. Grrrr.

Date: 2006-09-12 08:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] alpha-strike.livejournal.com
To be fair, I think cowboys wear higher heels...
But your shoes are designed for looks, and cowboy boots -- at least good ones -- are designed for utility. Almost all of them have steel shanks to provide arch support, and despite having pointy toes, they've got ample space for the ball of your foot and your toes. And there's a difference between riding boots, which have a fairly high heel and are designed with the "If god meant for me to walk he would have given me four legs and steel shoes" mentality, and walking boots, which have a lower heel and are designed for things such as bailing off a horse at a run to tie a calf without breaking your leg.
Now go buy yourself a pair of 4" stilettos, like girls are supposed to wear. *hides*

Date: 2006-09-12 09:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] muck-a-luck.livejournal.com
I KNEW I'd hear from you on this! :D

These have excellent soles, and as business shoes go, seem fairly utility minded.

I cannot stand the idea that women deliberately wear shoes that make them helpless.

Someone actually told me once that 4 inch stilletos were good for self defense. She said get a guy in the privates with one of those suckers and he's going down.

And I'm thinking, how many women really want to get into hand to hand combat with an attacker. Most of the time, it would be safer to just run and scream. I certainly don't want my safety to depend on my ability to balance on one foot in heels while stabbing my attacker with the other foot, you know?

Of course, then she revealed that she had martial arts training and I'm still thinking, what kid of bimbo gets a belt that high and still argues that heels are good for self defense?

Apparently doing that much damage to your feet also causes brain damage. Who knew?

Date: 2006-09-12 04:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] green-grrl.livejournal.com
Show shopping sucks. Women's shoes suck. The only way I wear anything with lift is if it's actually platform all the way under the ball of my foot, too. (No, not those giant 6-12" ABBA platforms!)

Date: 2006-09-12 07:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] muck-a-luck.livejournal.com
Yes. Thick soles, essentially. Not heels. That's me and my Birks. Me and my hiking boots. Both of which I have been wearing to work since my feet started being too hot and my laces gave out on my old work shoes back in month 8 or so of the pregnancy. I think my feet have gotten used to luxury.

Today does seem to be better than yesterday.

Date: 2006-09-12 08:13 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] green-grrl.livejournal.com
Be good to your tootsies!

Date: 2006-09-13 12:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] amise.livejournal.com
By not walking that far in them. If I wear any sort of heel to work, I also make sure I have a pair of sneakers.

Date: 2006-09-13 02:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] muck-a-luck.livejournal.com
Stupid people not having my suede sneakers. *glowers*

Date: 2006-09-13 02:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starting-gate.livejournal.com
I love heels! I have flip-flops, a pair of tennis shoes. Then lots of dress heels and boots with heels. Some boots are flat. I love it. I suffer, and it's worth every second!

Why? They're hot, sexy, sultry. What's not to like? Black leather, suede. Sometimes rhinestones or shiny buckles. Ooooh, rawhide...

One of the best things about autumn - leather goods

*drools*

So, um, does that answer your question?

Date: 2006-09-13 02:27 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] muck-a-luck.livejournal.com
Yeeeessss. The answer is that you are all crazy with leather lust? *eyes you*

Date: 2006-09-13 05:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] starting-gate.livejournal.com
Why does your answer have a question mark?

*eye me all ya want*

Mmmm...leather...

Yes! Oh yes, Jack. Yeeeessss, more, please! Right there!!

What?

Date: 2006-09-14 01:54 pm (UTC)

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