Extravagant Spending
Went shopping again yesterday. It seems I really don't like saving money. I picked up the latest Jack Johnson CD. With the nice weather here in Van-city, I've been listening to On and On non-stop, so it seemed to be a good idea to pick up another Jack Johnson for some variety (also it's awesome, I highly, highly recommend it).
I also managed to drop a pretty penny at RW & Co. I actually found not one, but two dresses that fit well and we're flattering. I only bought one, because while I do have some money in the bank, I don't have enough to be frivolous. However I'm still thinking of the black one I left behind, so who knows what the next few days will bring. The one I did buy, is a very pretty blue with some subtle flowers on the skirt, and a very flattering neck line. It's simple enough to be an everyday dress, but nice enough to wear out to a nice dinner, therefore a perfect dress ( I went to the website to find a picture, but they don't have one, sigh). I also found a nice pair of dressier pants on sale. They are a lovely chocolate brown, and will be helpful for those times when jeans just won't cut it.
After shopping, I went to work and then headed down to Jericho Beach for the tail end of a BBQ. It was awesome. I've missed the beach, and the sunset was breathtaking. Sadly, while the days here have been summer-y and warm, the nights are still super cool. Especially right down at the water. What I haven't missed is that feeling of putting your feet into shoes after walking in sand barefoot. It just feels so wrong and I'm not sure why. Maybe someone smarter than me knows. I'm not sure knowing why will make it feel any less icky, but a girl can hope, right?
"never know" has been in my head for the past 2 weeks!
i love it!
Having lived by the beach for most of my life, I've managed to come up with a few theories surrounding the "from bear feet in sand to wearing shoes" effect.
The first, being the most straightforward, is that sand remains stuck to the bottom of your feet and between your toes. Of course you don't notice this when you are walking in the sand because your feet are surrounded by sand. It's like how you don't feel wet when your under water, but as soon as you step out...
My second theory would have to do with the form-taking, or molding, property of the sand. While the warm grainy soil may surround your feet to match its shape, the shoe is much more resistent to this, and takes much more time to "break in." One could then conclude that old shoes are therefore more "comfy" because they are more "sand like".
Finaly, my last theory would relies on the concept that sand can, under great amounts of heat and pressure can be turned into glass. While we, as humans are not capable of producing enough heat to create large ammounts of glass, we may infact, be able to so on a microscopic level, and of course, we all know how much fun walking on peices of glass can be.
I hope this long-winded explanation has brought you much insite to a question you had probably intended to be retorical.