10 Things You Might Not Know About Me, Or on the Other Hand, Maybe You Do

[saffronlie]

Tagged by mothergoddamn1. My favourite colour is blue. It used to be purple, a colour I chose arbitrarily in grade two when every other girl in my class chose pink, and I wanted to be different

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I can go shave my back now

[rebness]

8. I believe that sultanas and raisins belong in my belly, as a snack. They do not belong in my cake, biscuit, bread, or curry.

PREACH IT SISTA

10. I'd never eaten a pear in my life until about a month ago.

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7. I've filled some prompts at sherlockkink. Um, maybe.

I have to find these! These maybe-entries.

[mothergoddamn]

TAKE ME T YOUR FILLS OH SQUISHY LAYOUTS!

[pandorasblog]

9. SPECIAL NEEDS FEET UNITE! Or untie, because the shoes are uncomfy and need to come off. I spent TWO AND A HALF HOURS shoe shopping today, went to eight different stories, and I still don't have shoes. It's getting urgent because all I have are these mock-Docs that aren't good for walking/running for buses in (hence my torn ligaments recently), and some canvas shoes that are even worse and are really only meant for wandering next door or into the garden.

I need trainers with arched soles for support (so all those cool-looking Converse/Vans ones are out), I have broad feet (it seems like 'broad fittings' are an alien concept now), and every place I go to, the size I need changes - anywhere from a six to an eight. But I can't be an eight because my mother is an eight and her shoes are a hell of a lot bigger than mine.

AAAAAARRRRGGHHHH!

- Shoeless in Belfast Seattle

PS How was the pear?

[saffronlie]

Argh! It sounds like you'll have to go to one of those specialist sports shoe stores where they claim they can fit any foot, and shell out the money for technologically advanced trainers. What a pain. I feel that pain. And then after you buy the shoes, comes the pain of wearing them in. My feet are COVERED in blisters from a new pair of flats I bought recently that are supposed to be soft and comfy. It is seriously disgusting, but I am gonna expose them and wear sandals today anyway because a) I finally got this pair of sandals worn in, after months, and b) there's no ankle strap so my heels are freeee and c) I need the slight heel to give me authority while teaching, LOOOOL.

The pear was like an apple, only better! Total convert. I've packed one for lunch today. Other new fruit endeavours: yesterday I ate a nectarine. It was nice. I also bought bananas the other day but have to work up some courage for those.

[pandorasblog]

Yeah, I keep thinking that what I really need is Clarks, or Clarks-as-it-is-for-kids, with the proper measuring of feet and the choosing of a specific width fitting. Why is it that the extreme care that is thought necessary for selecting children's shoes suddenly goes out the window for the adult market? (Although Clarks may be a dying breed in general - today I saw a toddler getting shoes bought for him in a sports store and I was thinking, 'But... but... you haven't measured his feet! You're not squeezing the toes to check for room to grow! YOU'LL RUIN THAT CHILD'S FEET FOR LIFE!')

It's like with beds, or desks and chairs - such everyday things that we often choose them fairly carelessly and overlook their impact on our physicality and wellbeing...

[saffronlie]

Aww, you gave me a nostalgic flashback to my school-shoe buying days. I still can't wear black lace-up Clarks shoes because I had to wear them to school for 12 years. They're so smart though.

Personally I took a lot of care and spent a lot of money choosing my bed and desk last year! If I was going to pay for those things myself and have them last 3+ years there was no way I was going to be careless about it. I'm in love with my extra-firm mattress.