What Stpid Thing Have You Done Today? - Page 17

Andrew · 01-24-2010, 02:31 AM

I blindly decided to take Caltrain to the city for Cirque tonight (had a great time btw) instead of looking at how much it would cost to park there. I still don't know how much it cost but it couldn't have been too much more than the $27 r/t fare plus parking at the Palo Alto station and we wouldn't have had an hour ride each way plus 45 minutes waiting for the train home. And on the train home was this weird smelly homeless looking guy who kept getting up and walking back and forth past me apparently counting people.

So the stpid thing was not checking parking and taking Caltrain. The rest is vent, which properly belongs in the other thread.

Alex · 02-10-2010, 08:46 AM

For my everyday standard brown shoes for work I have been wearing the same Rockport model for about a decade now. I wear one pair down to uselessness then go to a Rockport store and just buy the exact same shoes.

I did that last week.

Now what normally happens is that the old shoes sit around for a very long time and eventually I throw them away*, once this took so long that I threw away two pairs at once (that's at least a 2-year gap).

Last week I was on my way out the door to work and said "damn it, I'm not going to let those sit for a year before getting them out of here, grabbed them and threw them in the dumpster on my way out.

Most of the last week I wore black pants to work so I was wearing my black shoes (also the same Rockport model, just a different color; shopping ease is my primary goal in life). Today was the first day to wear the new shoes.

I put on the first shoe on my right foot. Then it turns out the other shoe is a right shoe. First thought was that they sold me two right shoes (I don't actually try them on in the store since it is the exact same shoe).

But no. Somehow I managed to throw away the left shoe from the old pair as well as the left shoe of the new pair. Fortunately Rockports aren't that expensive so I only threw away $100 but now I have to go to a different Rockport store because I'm afraid the clerk will recognize me and wonder why I'm buying another pair a week later.

* Yes, throw away. First, I wear them out pretty good so they aren't really suitable for selling used. Second, the local charities are too snooty to take worn out used shoes so I'd have to drive up to Oakland to give them to the Goodwill. The odds of that happening are slim. Third, I grew up wearing thrift store used clothes but the one thing my mom insisted on was we'd never be wearing used shoes, which were gross. That carries through and the thought of other people wearing my shoes is about on par for me with donating my underwear. Yes, I probably should do it anyway, but I don't.

Moonliner · 02-10-2010, 09:27 AM

I went outside.

Trust me. It counts.

Not Afraid · 02-10-2010, 09:54 AM

Alex, that sucks but it sure make me laugh this morning.

Strangler Lewis · 02-10-2010, 10:36 AM

Do you have your own bowling shoes and ice skates?

Alex · 02-10-2010, 10:38 AM

Yes to the bowling shoes. No to the ice skates (I haven't ice skated since 1990).

But the idea of a short term rental of shoes doesn't particularly bother me (though if I did ice skate with any frequency I would quickly buy a pair). Not a rational distinction but it's the way it is.

If it were convenient for me to donate a single pair of shoes every two years or so I'd probably work up the energy to do so, but it isn't, I don't particularly want to do it in the first place, so I don't.

I'm also torn by the conflict between being glad that at least poor African villagers have t-shirts and aghast that they'll be wearing Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl Champions 2010 t-shirts.

JWBear · 02-10-2010, 10:45 AM

I got out of bed.

cirquelover · 02-10-2010, 10:45 AM

I'm sorry you have to buy new shoes Alex but it made me laugh too!

Ghoulish Delight · 02-10-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Most of the last week I wore black pants to work so I was wearing my black shoes (also the same Rockport model, just a different color; shopping ease is my primary goal in life). Today was the first day to wear the new shoes.

Wait, you own multiple pairs of shoes to make sure they coordinate with your pants?

This news rocks my image of you to its foundation.

Alex · 02-10-2010, 11:03 AM

It is a relatively recent addition. I won't wear brown shoes with black pants. So I just never owned black pants. But as I am slowly forced to dress better at work and don't get to wear jeans any more, I grew weary of tan pants.

But it is the story of my adult life that it has been a slow accumulation of unnecessary shoes. I'm up to three pairs in relatively common use: black Rockports, brown Rockports, Saucony sneakers. I also own bowling shoes (not used in several years), dress shoes (not used in years), and hiking boots (used only a few times a year, hiking is usually done in the sneakers).

The thought that I own six pairs of shoes is equally flabbergasting to me as it may be to you.

01-24-2010, 02:31 AM	#161
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I blindly decided to take Caltrain to the city for Cirque tonight (had a great time btw) instead of looking at how much it would cost to park there. I still don't know how much it cost but it couldn't have been too much more than the $27 r/t fare plus parking at the Palo Alto station and we wouldn't have had an hour ride each way plus 45 minutes waiting for the train home. And on the train home was this weird smelly homeless looking guy who kept getting up and walking back and forth past me apparently counting people. So the stpid thing was not checking parking and taking Caltrain. The rest is vent, which properly belongs in the other thread. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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02-10-2010, 08:46 AM	#162
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	For my everyday standard brown shoes for work I have been wearing the same Rockport model for about a decade now. I wear one pair down to uselessness then go to a Rockport store and just buy the exact same shoes. I did that last week. Now what normally happens is that the old shoes sit around for a very long time and eventually I throw them away, once this took so long that I threw away two pairs at once (that's at least a 2-year gap). Last week I was on my way out the door to work and said "damn it, I'm not going to let those sit for a year before getting them out of here, grabbed them and threw them in the dumpster on my way out. Most of the last week I wore black pants to work so I was wearing my black shoes (also the same Rockport model, just a different color; shopping ease is my primary goal in life). Today was the first day to wear the new shoes. I put on the first shoe on my right foot. Then it turns out the other shoe is a right shoe. First thought was that they sold me two right shoes (I don't actually try them on in the store since it is the exact same shoe). But no. Somehow I managed to throw away the left shoe from the old pair as well as the left shoe of the new pair. Fortunately Rockports aren't that expensive so I only threw away $100 but now I have to go to a different Rockport store because I'm afraid the clerk will recognize me and wonder why I'm buying another pair a week later. Yes, throw away. First, I wear them out pretty good so they aren't really suitable for selling used. Second, the local charities are too snooty to take worn out used shoes so I'd have to drive up to Oakland to give them to the Goodwill. The odds of that happening are slim. Third, I grew up wearing thrift store used clothes but the one thing my mom insisted on was we'd never be wearing used shoes, which were gross. That carries through and the thought of other people wearing my shoes is about on par for me with donating my underwear. Yes, I probably should do it anyway, but I don't.
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02-10-2010, 09:27 AM	#163
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02-10-2010, 10:36 AM	#165
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02-10-2010, 10:38 AM	#166
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes to the bowling shoes. No to the ice skates (I haven't ice skated since 1990). But the idea of a short term rental of shoes doesn't particularly bother me (though if I did ice skate with any frequency I would quickly buy a pair). Not a rational distinction but it's the way it is. If it were convenient for me to donate a single pair of shoes every two years or so I'd probably work up the energy to do so, but it isn't, I don't particularly want to do it in the first place, so I don't. I'm also torn by the conflict between being glad that at least poor African villagers have t-shirts and aghast that they'll be wearing Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl Champions 2010 t-shirts.
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02-10-2010, 10:45 AM	#167
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I got out of bed. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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02-10-2010, 10:45 AM	#168
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	I'm sorry you have to buy new shoes Alex but it made me laugh too!
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02-10-2010, 11:03 AM	#170
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It is a relatively recent addition. I won't wear brown shoes with black pants. So I just never owned black pants. But as I am slowly forced to dress better at work and don't get to wear jeans any more, I grew weary of tan pants. But it is the story of my adult life that it has been a slow accumulation of unnecessary shoes. I'm up to three pairs in relatively common use: black Rockports, brown Rockports, Saucony sneakers. I also own bowling shoes (not used in several years), dress shoes (not used in years), and hiking boots (used only a few times a year, hiking is usually done in the sneakers). The thought that I own six pairs of shoes is equally flabbergasting to me as it may be to you.
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