Look, you got a little stabbed the other day. That's bound to make anyone a mite ornery.

Mal ,'Ariel'


Spike's Bitches 33: Weeping, crawling, blaming everybody else  

[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.


P.M. Marc - Jan 09, 2007 8:13:11 am PST #9906 of 10004
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

But on that topic, it's important to go shoe shopping (for runners/walking shoes) at the end of the day if you can manage it, because your feet will tend to expand a bit over the day as you walk/stand, and it can throw off the fit.

And I can't say enough the difference a professional (as in, walking/running store, not the mall variety) fitting makes. It's like bras, in a way.

Speaking of shoes, I need to dig mine up and start using them again.


Amy - Jan 09, 2007 8:13:59 am PST #9907 of 10004
Because books.

::blinks::

There's cake?

New Balance shoes do rock for wide feet, indeed. Ben has my feet (nearly square they're so wide) and a kids' shoe store owner pointed us to New Balance for him a while back. I have a pair I love.

Not that I actually run in them, or anything, but still.


brenda m - Jan 09, 2007 8:14:44 am PST #9908 of 10004
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

And I can't say enough the difference a professional (as in, walking/running store, not the mall variety) fitting makes. It's like bras, in a way.

Totally.


Topic!Cindy - Jan 09, 2007 8:16:54 am PST #9909 of 10004
What is even happening?

And sizing is akin to that of bridesmaid dresses. Ignore the size on the label, and buy what fits, because nobody but you is going to know the label, anyhow.


beekaytee - Jan 09, 2007 8:22:23 am PST #9910 of 10004
Compassionately intolerant

the size that fits for that may not resemble in the slightest your street shoe size.

Huh! I would never have guessed that. And I'd not have thought about the shopping at the end of the day tip either. Makes perfect sense.

There is a Fleet Feet store in Adams Morgan that gets high marks for individualized assessment...though it's a bit of a drag to get to. I'll have to make the trek though. This feels too important a choice to leave to DSW.

On that other topic...see? I read that post by Daniel and assumed that I'd skippetied past something everyone else knew. Wedding cake toppers and lurve mentioned in one breath but no details? Ya big tease!


beekaytee - Jan 09, 2007 8:23:23 am PST #9911 of 10004
Compassionately intolerant

serial: Oh, and back on the shoes...do folks have sock preferences? As opposed to puppets, of course.


P.M. Marc - Jan 09, 2007 8:27:28 am PST #9912 of 10004
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

serial: Oh, and back on the shoes...do folks have sock preferences? As opposed to puppets, of course.

I love my SmartWool socks.


brenda m - Jan 09, 2007 8:31:45 am PST #9913 of 10004
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Fleet Feet is where I go here. There's also a place at the end of M street by the Key Bridge that's very good.

For running, I swear by the double layer socks you can get at those stores. Especially if you're prone to blisters, they rock.


lisah - Jan 09, 2007 8:31:46 am PST #9914 of 10004
Punishingly Intricate

do folks have sock preferences?

Not!Cotton! umm...I love my UnderArmour socks. And there's some others that I can totally not remember the name of.


JZ - Jan 09, 2007 8:32:45 am PST #9915 of 10004
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

It's like bras, in a way.

Speaking of which -- any nursing bra recommendations? I'm pretty irritated and dissatisfied with most of mine (presently a 36F).