These Boots Were Made For.... F*cking Up

[plumtreeblossom]

Here I sit in my cubicle, attempting to avoid notice. Why, you ask? Because I didn’t discover until I was at the Park Street T station that I am wearing two mismatched boots.

Having rushed to get ready for work while being distracted by my new hair color, I apparently didn’t stop to inspect what I was putting on my feet. Geniuses do this all the time, trust me. (I’ll just keep telling myself that.)

Both boots are black, but their similarity ends there. And so, today my right foot is ready for kicky outdoor fun in a suede faux work boot with shiny silver eyelets and a 2-inch heel. My left foot is the picture of chic urban sophistication in a pleather retro-70s boot with a 2.5 inch heel. Somehow, I didn’t feel the height difference walking in the snow. Now I do, mmm boy.

I’m not vein enough to go home and change, which would take an hour and a half round trip. I’m hoping everyone at the office who sees it (and it will be everyone by the end of the day) will just get a good laugh, and not speculate as to whether I’ve been riding to work on the short bus.

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I can’t even blame this on being a dumb blond, because as of last night, I’m not one. I’ve been wanting to go brunette again for a while, and so while staying home from movie night with my PMS I opted for Natural Instinct’s "Toasted Almond," which is a 28-wash semi-perm that I can either keep or switch for a new shade in a few weeks. The color is nothing like the one on the box and should more aptly be called "Cherry Coke," but it looks kick-ass and I’m grooving on being dark-haired once again. The problem is that while I was playing with it this morning, I let my hands dress me on auto-pilot.

I’d better check to see if I have underwear on.

BOOT UPDATE:
I don't know who in the office has noticed the boots, but so far only the gay guy in the next cube has said something. Did I say "said something?" I meant "Howled with glee."

Comments

[majes.livejournal.com]

I’d better check to see if I have underwear on.

I suggest going into the bathroom to check on that. Just trying to be helpful.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

But if I got to the bathroom and there's no underwear to soak it up, mightn't it make an incriminating puddle?

*bah dah DAH*

Me so funny.

[majes.livejournal.com]

We need to get a guy with a drum set to follow you around, so he can do the rim shot for you after those jokes.

Oh, btw, Party at my house tomorrow. You are invited, natch. Details in my journal.

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

I so enjoy the way you write. Makes me feel like I'm sitting across a table at the Diesel from Mary Sue with a big glass of iced coffee and a silly grin.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

I wish I could be making you laugh at a noodle stand in Roppongi. I'll bet mismatched boots could make quite a fashion splash there. :-)

[scholargipsy.livejournal.com]

Roppongi! Roppongi is full of foreign yabanjin!

But seriously, if you were here making me laugh in say, Shibuya or Harajuku or Asakusa, that wouldn't be bad at all.

[desultor.livejournal.com]

no pictures of the new brunette hotness??

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

My digicam only works in direct sunlight, which I had none of this morning. You'll just have to come to my b-day party ay Johnny D's on Sunday to see it. :-)

[desultor.livejournal.com]

oh, i'm already planning on being there. :)

[muffyjo]

I am amazed that no one here has yet seen the obvious fall out of this precarious predicament...you MUST go shopping! Ok, yeah, I'm not really the best advocate for this sort of nefarious deed, but it sounds like a perfectly reasonable excuse to visit a "Payless Shoes" store and invest a cool $20 in a fancy new pair. With the current sales you might even get lucky and find them for $9!

It's my inner princess that says these things.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Damn, I didn't even think of that, and I'm right down the street from a Marshall's. But alas, my lunch break is already over. So I'm stuck in the "shoes of shame."

Maybe I have two unmatched earrings buried down in my purse. That would complete the ensemble nicely. :-)

[thesynergizer.livejournal.com]

i hate laughing at the plight of others, but your story did make me smile.

:-)

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think I laughed harder than anyone else!! :-)