Thank god for art installations
I made a huge mistake. Huge. I met my friend Oni for coffee and a little chore we had to do together and wore new heels. After an hour of walking on the cracked pavements of Athens, I realized my feet had become two big blisters. When Oni -who is a tall guy and walks FAST- left, I started walking ever more slowly, pretending I was sightseeing, stopping every two minutes to ‘take a photograph’ -thank god for the camera, my alibi. I managed to reach the bus stop but didn’t have a ticket (you buy tickets from kiosks in Athens) and the kiosk was about 10 metres away, so I took a taxi, unable to cross the street. "Are you going to watch the Eurovision song contest on Saturday?" asked the driver and I was in such pain that I just nodded and smiled. When we arrived he said "I must say you look so serene, almost olympian". I’d laugh if I could find the energy to transform my mouth from a thin line into an O.
May 17th, 2006 at 11:12 am
Ouch! My feet hurt just thinking about that.
May 17th, 2006 at 11:20 am
i am going to send you some
Keds - or flipflops - by
staples.
May 17th, 2006 at 11:21 am
what size are you?
May 17th, 2006 at 11:39 am
I have never understood why women wear heels. The practice is equivalent to binding the foot to make it small. Buy some Earth shoes, Chloe. You’ll still be beautiful but in no pain.
May 17th, 2006 at 11:48 am
You poor thing…you are making my feet hurt too! Hope you came home and rested.
What a great picture. There just must be a photo opportunity every few steps there.
Hugs,
Connie
May 17th, 2006 at 12:34 pm
I decided to play a football match followed by a long day out. I now have all legs and arms giving me a throbbing reminder just how unfit I am.
May 17th, 2006 at 1:12 pm
I am a major investor in all things by Dr. Scholls… I have large boatlike feet - size 12. They are also AAAs… most shoes hurt my feet. I hope your feet are feeling much better! If you need the brand names of any comfortable high heels, let me know!! xo S
May 17th, 2006 at 1:33 pm
Am I the only one missing this, but why didn’t you let Oni carry you?
May 17th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Stephanie
you should see me now as i type. I look normal from the waist up, but under the desk there is a really large bowl of warm water with bath salts. It feels soooo great to be typing and soaking my feet at the same time
Maddy
you are so kind. I have been so late with everything i mean to send you that i am not going to tell you my size until i take these feet to the post office.
just sayin
i know. there is no reason why i sometimes wear heels other than the fact that i like heels. but there is a time and a place and the place is not the streets of athens at noon.
Connie
i am going to show you more of these artful cows. Athens is full of them at the moment.
Steve
get the bowl with the hot water and soak your feet too. Use some manly bath salts (smelling of pine perhaps? what’s a manly smell for salts?)
Sarafina
of course i need the brand names of comfortable heels. Is there such a thing?!
May 17th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
nothing that smells is manly. Seriously. Anti perspirant should stop you from sweating and make sure you shower, thats it.
Bath salts are feminine, after shave is for wimps, deodorant is gay and don’t get me started on people who use scented moisturiser.
Men are not manly at all anymore and its becoming trendy not to be.
Damn it where is my Steak and branding iron?
May 17th, 2006 at 2:18 pm
Poor Chloe…I have had chronic blisters for a lot of my life, with every new pair of shoes, and I truly feel your pain…breaking in new shoes is the worst!
May 17th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Walter
Oni is a hard working boy as it is. I wouldn’t want to burden him more. He is a journalist too, so i don’t trust him not to write about it in the paper either.
Steve
i hope you will find some exotic perfumes in Korea that will change your mind.
Kimananda
i could have made it easier for me if i had sense enough to wear them for an hour and then go home. But no, i wanted to take pictures of every cow in Athens in them (there is an art-cow open air exhibition all around Athens).
May 17th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
well, you can tell ME your size…. we have cute flops in SC. i think you need a pair. yes. you do.
dont switch to earthy shoes for good. heels are wonderful, but you are right- not at noon in athens.
hope your poor feet feel better soon.
May 17th, 2006 at 2:49 pm
Gina
erm i wouldn’t know my american size. I am a european 39. I was supposed to grow tall but then i didn’t and was left with these hobbit feet.
May 17th, 2006 at 3:06 pm
I can’t even remember the last time I wore heels!
I would have ben hurting worse.
Soak those poor tootsies.
May 17th, 2006 at 3:33 pm
ooh, that is the worst. i haven’t been able to wear real heels in years- being pregnant with 10 lb babies almost 3 times in a row will fuck up your back.
May 17th, 2006 at 4:09 pm
Emergency situations like that call for emergency action - walking barefoot. The streets are clean in Athens, no? You could have just watched where you stepped.
May 17th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
LOL You look serene, almost olympian!!! That was hilarious!
You were right, there’s always a story with a cab driver with you, isn’t it?
My feet suffer everytime I don’t wear trainers, I don’t even need the heels to make my feet hurt. You should see the floor in Porto…oh God..
Put your feet into hot salty water, it’s good
May 17th, 2006 at 6:01 pm
wow, that’s a gorgeous piece of art!! I feel so deprived.
May 17th, 2006 at 7:07 pm
LOL and ouch. New shoes are usually painful. I would like to buy some that have been broken in for me one day..
May 18th, 2006 at 6:18 pm
ohhh this one is awesomeee .. what nice and vibrant colors.
May 19th, 2006 at 1:18 am
Ouch! I get blisters all the time from all kinds of shoes. It sucks!