warning: swearing ahead

[the_siobhan]

I stepped on a nail today.

It's just been that kind of a week.

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You know, the one thing that is guaranteed to turn me into a raving, psychotic harpy is to put me in a position where I don't know what's going on. I totally lose my grip.

I had a relationship a while back with somebody who would very seriously listen to what I had to say on that particular matter, agree with me that full disclosure was the way we were going to do things -- and then never tell me anything. And then, of course, insist that I was the one who was being unreasonable when I went apefuck over it. It made me into a serious nutjob for the duration of the relationship and for a good long time after it.

I'm still a nutjob about this. I have a Big Red Shiny Button installed on my forehead. The boyfriend person has bounced off the bloody thing a couple of times already, and I figure that's just going to happen every once in a while -- it's just too honkin' big to keep out of the damn way.

*sigh*

At least I know it's my problem.

That's something. Right?

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And in Big Bastard Corporation land, Nike is buying out Converse. This makes me very very very unhappy.

Maybe if I can run out and buy 100 pairs right now, Nike won't get any of the money yet. Whaddyah think?

Comments

[erik]

Maybe if I can run out and buy 100 pairs right now, Nike won't get any of the money yet. Whaddyah think?

Well, yes and no. Those shoes are already paid for; you're buying them from the people who bought them from Converse. So that money will not go to Nike (except insofar as Nike is buying Converse and all of their money). But buying them would cause the people from whom you bought them to order more. From Nike.

Here's my dilemma:
Keep buying them and support Nike. Stop buying them (and here I'm imagining that my actions are multiplied by all the other people who think just like me) and watch them die.

[demirep77.livejournal.com]

nooooo.

they cannot buy converse. no no no no no.

what the fuck am i gonna wear on my feet?

i suppose if i'm very kind to my current 4 pairs (shoe whore) i'll be good until i'm....god. they're all about to fall apart.

this is so not good.

thanks for passing that along,

xo,

B

[kest]

Knowing what is going on is good. Knowing where one's shiny red buttons are is also good, because then one can at least warn people.

Nice icon, btw.

[2ndaryairplane.livejournal.com]

steph and i got our pairs last month. and even though they are a disaster for my feet, i'm glad to have a pair of all black converse shoes =P

[gregclow.livejournal.com]

And in Big Bastard Corporation land, Nike is buying out Converse. This makes me very very very unhappy.

While this news is kind of sad for nostalgic reasons, it's worth noting that Converse has been similar to Nike in one respect for the past couple of years: After escaping bankruptcy protection in 2000/2001, the new ownership group shut down the Converse production facilities in the USA (http://www.chucksconnection.com/usa.html) and moved them to overseas sweatshops. So while they were still a privately owned company, they were contributing to the same evil system as Nike, Reebok and all the other corporate behemoths.

But then again, it's nearly impossible to find a pair of running shoes that aren't made overseas...

crap

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that.

I've often thought of trying to find a cobbler who could make me custom-order boots exactly to my own specifications. They'd be expensive as all fuck, but hell, I'm paying stupid amounts of money now for shoes that fall apart in a year.

Re: crap

[lilactime.livejournal.com]

There used to be a place on Yonge Street that did custom work. Fantastique Shoes, right near Isabella, but they've been gone for a few years now. I had beautiful custom boots from there that lasted me for *years*.

Some of the "western" boot places on Yonge might do a non-cowboy thing for you; they sometimes carry motorcycle boots and such, and do a lot of custom work, although that might just be custom embellishments.

Barring that, head down to the One of a Kind Craft Show in November at the Ex. There are at least two or three cobblers there with hand-made shoes; I'd bet any of them would do something custom for you, if you're willing to pay their somewhat higher prices.

Re: boots

[lil-m-moses.livejournal.com]

There was a bootmaker just around the corner from the C8 official hotel in Montreal that had some nice stuff in his store and said he could make most anything I wanted. I didn't get a chance to follow up, but it might be worth a shot if all else fails.

[death4breakfast.livejournal.com]

Erm, about the nail in the foot thing, "Ow!" You have my sympathy.

That said, I have a pair of military jungle boots that have a steel plate in them to protect me from things like that. You might give it some though. ;)

safety boots

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I have a pair of safety boots with steel toes and a plate in the soles.

They are, of course, in storage. I couldn't find the damn things when I hunted.

So I've been wearing regular combat boots, which are mostly thick enough, but this particular nail landed between the treads and made it all the way up to my foot. It didn't break the skin -- I have really hard feet[1] (#note1) -- but I have a nasty bruise that makes walking on it uncomfortable.



[1] () So at least there is symmetry.

[jeancroix.livejournal.com]

If nothing else, buy extra pairs now before they end up with the inevitable Nike "swoosh" on them somewhere. Heck, there might even be money to be made on ebay in a few years for pre-swoosh chucks. Hmm...

[benton.livejournal.com]

just make sure your tetanus is up to date.