losing battles

[opabinia]

1. Hating Flip-Flops worn Outside the House and Away From Bodies of Water

Nice sandals? OK. Barefoot? Fine. Flip-flops have their place, but the bookstore isn't it. This is true whether you're a native Appalachian trail guide or a supermodel.

Tangentially, there is no place for Birkenstocks. OK, maybe prisoners should be forced to wear them. Crocs too.

Comments

[armandae.livejournal.com]

Flip flops are great for gym lockers when you don't want to walk to/from the showers barefoot because *ew* (ie people wearing street shoes into the gym locker, fine, but then all that outside crap gets on the bottom of your feet post cleaning. Maybe I'm a tad particular)

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

Well. Butt naked is perfectly acceptable in gym lockers, too, but I ain't freeballin' in public, see?

[armandae.livejournal.com]

No, I don't :p I think that's the point :)

btw, never rec'd full cd from ... december? :p

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

That's not what you told me in...um... April! See email.

[sirendipity.livejournal.com]

LIKE!

[xenoglaux]

Oh man, I just realized: there are so many other fashion nightmares that flip-flops don't even register anymore.

The latest trend seems to be for cut off leggings as 'shorts'.

[halo.livejournal.com]

leggings of any length != pants of any length

[spitcurl.livejournal.com]

Leggins are not pants!

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

what i've seen this summer is jean shorts cut so short that the pockets hang out the bottoms - on purpose. like, the pocket insides are decorated and made of patterned fabrics other than white cotton. (of course they are made this way, not cut by the wearer, pff!)

it is not okay. like thongs designed to be outside of your pants and visible to the public.

related news: the relevant terms partially to blame for making flip flops/sandals so awful are: "shrimp cocktail and a biscuit."

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

*gag*

[panzerkunst.livejournal.com]

Pajamas in public: WHYYYYYYY

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

I'm so effing picky about the ones that I buy that they should count as nice sandals. And yes, I'm at work wearing them because they let me and it's hot ;p

[talesinsdaughtr.livejournal.com]

Also, I would totally go barefoot for the whole summer if I felt like I could do that in a city. And my feet hadn't gotten all soft and squishy in the last few years.

[spitcurl.livejournal.com]

HATE. FLIP FLOPS.

Don't forget to add: UGGS. Anytime it isn't under 40 degrees or snowing.

[hellocatgirl.livejournal.com]

I HATE flip flops. I hate that people where them everywhere. I don't think I've owned a pair since I was a little kid.

[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

[lepidosiren.livejournal.com]

You dick!

I've heard some people cut the huaracha sole shorter, so the toes can grip the ground. I dunno. They look like they'd flop around too much for my taste. I'll stick to my non-creepy Feelmax Pankas.

[bottleimp.livejournal.com]

Don't hate.