Party theme today. I got some leather shoes for the first time in years yesterday. Fancy things- boots that you can shine and basically look super sharp. I went to put them away, and there wasn’t any room in the shoe rack. Since I’d already been going through my closet getting rid of my circa-2005 work clothes, I though maybe I should also get rid of my circa-2005 sneakers. Make room for the new, fancy, animal-hide boots.

Anyhow, I couldn’t just throw them out like a normal person, I had to eulogize them. Because I’m crazy. So I tried them all back on, and I may or may not get rid of all of them, but I thought the decision would be easier if I spent some QT with each pair. And take photos. And blog about them.

This is what happens.


Presumably, they helped him move this morning.

Seagull wasn’t invited.

Party Fowl.


And that’s all I have to say about that.

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