Laurieheels

This message board will not die out, too many of us are interested in posting useful messages AND trying to get our message count to a level that offers better footwear! The game makes the site well run, and we all wish to have nice shoes on our feet.

I stalled! Oh no! I need to get back into the swing of things and get those lovely slingbacks. Can I do it? So long as I get out of these wedge things, should it matter? Haha.

OUR, it is our, not are. If you would like me to lead, yes I will, but you must pay me. Hey, I have bills to pay, shoes to buy, and, um, oh yes, I must try making gravalox, and salmon isn't going to just fall from the sky! And it tastes so good, how can I not make my own version? So let me know when you have a money order ready, and I will lead this crusade fr shoe equality, even if I am not 100% sure about it.

You know, Firefox, from that angle under the boots, I come up with another visual, of heeled boots that are masculine. Do not ask me why, but I can see it. I think people will take notice and maybe you will start a manly trend! It may not be a stiletto trend, but it will be something men can do and still feel all manly and secure. I see something that is a mix between a manly western cowboy boot and a high heeled fashion boot. I cannot elaborate any further, the image is still lost in haze.

I do remember my first pair of heels after univeristy. No more 2.5 inchers, I moved up to a full three inch heel! A slight flared bottom heel, very thin otherwise, black fake suede and pointy toe. Crossing vamp straps as well, and sides that are cut down to the sole. They even have a gold buckle at the ankles! And I still have them and I can wear them! The heels from University now sit in a plastic bag, awaiting either donation or disposal. I cannot decide if they are still servicable. From before that, more of the same, but as I posted above, I cannot remember the exact style, I just know they were black. Black, now there is a surprise! And yes, I am posting to get past these wedge things!

Ooo, more things to make me reply! How wonderful. Ron, thank you for the concern. I am well aware of the drawbacks, and it is because people like you care enough to post messages about the potential problems. I know that a higher heels and pointier toe means a larger size. This eliminates the toe crushing effects as the toes do not go into the very narrow point of the toe box. The idea behind the training is to find a safe way to the higher heels without pushing. I admit, I do push sometimes, but I am learning, and I have a good trainer in many ways with regards to saftey and proper progress. Hoverfly! Well, as for the ball of the foot, a cushioned pad for an insole could help. They make some that are partial insoles for the actual ball of the foot. I have also seen magnetic insoles, but whether or not they work to keep circulation flowing is beyond me. I thik they will just set off more metal detectors. Still, there are options for padding a shoe, provided the shoe is not a snug fit.

Veronica, dressy is a subjective term. Wear them wherever you feel comfrtable wearing them, and let everyone gaze at you, and be jealous of such wonderful shoes. Fashion is what you make it, after all! They sound like great shoes, I wish Calgary had stores that sold such styles...

Yes Inga, and if I have a few minutes tonight, I may cut that down a bit further This ranking system sure does motivate one to get out of the message posting blues!

Voluptuous, maybe? There is a P in there as I remember. And I wear heels when I go grocery shopping, it's no big deal. Three inch, four inch, sometimes I out class the rest of the shoppers who are not worried about how they look at that moment (good for them in some sense) and even if I am wearing clothes that are quite casual, I am wearing heels. Why? I am used to them! As for meeting one's love in the grocery store, that could happen, but the stereotype is about you checking out the melons and squeezing them, or some such thing. Produce section. You could always try the internet as well, unless you are hung up one seeing someone before you can be interested in the person.

Well, watching the women play, you would never know the difference. Penalites, acrobatics, fast skating, the only difference is the size of the players, and some of the men's team for Canada happen to be, well, quite small and fast! Curling, riiiiight. Hockey could be a mixed sport as well, but hockey purists may not like to hear that. Men's hockey can be a bit rougher, but men of all sizes can play. So why not a few women who are competetive enough? As for curling, yes it could be mixed and would not make a difference, it is all about skill. There is yet another area to break down a few barriers. Our list is getting quite long!

Well, this is 120. I did what I said, and I may get in a few more by the end of the day if things pick up a bit here. I did not make baguettes, just a loaf of whole wheat bread. And now, spaghetti and low fat meatballs. Go me, right? Domestic goddess thank you Nigella and all that? Who knows. I did watch Canada become gold medal hockey champions of the world. And all through it, 3.5" heels. Silver heel, black leather open toed mule. Not a thin stiletto heel, not a blade heel, somewhere in between. Not bad for a poor Canadian girl. 80 to go!

This movie was out a few years before I was born, but I seem to remember watching it a few times. If I remember correctly, and often I do not for things so long ago, did not the Blue Meanies have high heeled boots? Okay, it was the era of peace and love, and quite a trippy movie from the looks of it. I am sure many of the cultural references are lost on me, save for when they are brought to light in some episode of the simpsons or what not. But did these mean, hate mongering Blue Meanies wear heeled boots? It would be strange to have them be so strict and authoritative, yet open to expressive and gender blurring styles. Anyone who can remember please post! I think it could be an interesting discussion.

Well Bob, I thank you for your kind words. It would be nice to have a few hundred dollars and maybe a credit card to use every month. My collection is small and I wear the same three or pairs all of the time. Being dedicated to something I cannot afford to expand is quite dreadful. I would like to move up to five inch heels for work in March, but I may not be able to afford new shoes until mid April. This in itself is depressing for me. So eager to move forward, and no way to do it. Life is too freaking expensive sometimes. EVen what I save up and budget ends up going to some emergency or another. Still, I will wear every pair of high heeled shoes I have until they fall off my feet in pieces. Now that would be a video I could sell. Thanks again, and thanks for listening through my little rant. It's as long as it is because I promised to post 20 today, and this will make 18! Muhahahaha!

I work for the Cable Company and I have discuonted Cable service, including high speed internet for two computers. It's also the company with 80% of high speed users in Western Canada. I think we might be okay at what we do! Speed? It's great, when I am not trying to use a music sharing service. Web sites fly open all the time. But I live downtown, where all the good fibre is and more nodes than you can fit in a truck. Life is good sometimes... Everyone should use cable as often as possible, yes. And if you don't have cable in your city, find some investors and let me know, maybe our company can expand outside of Canada and the U.S. Wouldn't that be wonderful...

I would just like to type, how happy I am, that Canada once again rules, and they have their gold medals and everyone is happy. What a great game. And my bread turned out. This is a great day! Hooray for Canada, tops in Canada, both men and women. It's about time everyone knew that! Woohoo.

I'll throw in my applause. Quite nice, the leather and lighting effects are great. I hope you can one day work up to animated sequence of someone wearing those boots. And they are a very nice style, Trolldeg. Feel proud.

Bob, the darker reasons behind the clothes - either brazen indivduality, OR seduction. Yes, I can dress nice for all of these reasons, but deep down, I think it would be nice if my dedication to heels landed me some interest. Terayon - Wiggum was right, and the show does rule. Don't snap my undies.

Wearing a skirt on a windy day has a different reward that you may think. We're not looking to be noticed. I know for me, it feels good. I will often make mention of this with a line from the Simpsons, where the characters of Patti and Selma are caught in a tornado, and one says "I can feel it all the way up my skirt" So that's my cue that it's nice, and my sisters often give me that look or comment because they know exactly why I am saying it. It feels nice to have a cool breeze tickle one's fancy. I hope I used that the right way. Oh well. This is a shoe forum, enough about skirts and the breeze.

Hey I would prefer is Men did the same thing, they would certainly be better for it. They would communicate and they would SLOW DOWN. I think it has something to do with the ability to urinate while standing, it makes the trip to the rest room so much easier and quicker, in that sense. Men should go in groups, talk about things out of the auditory scope of women, and just let go. And because part of your trip is quick, the rest of the time can be spent discussing things before the return. It would be beneficial.

Terayon has incidcated something I suspect, the sense of forbidden. See? He has it right. I think some of the appeal is about it being different and wrong and bad. It shuld not be done, and historically, everything that should not be done has been a lot of fun. Just look at Medieval Church opression in Europe. Do not do this, do not do that. It is Christmas, so do not celebrate, be humble and pray. Oh sure, everyone brought gifts for Jesus and it was a grand old time, it's written in this precious Bible, but now everyone must deprive themselves of anything fun because religion is serious. As a result, everyone ended up partying that much more, because they were told not to. It was bad. And why was it bad? It must be fun! I think people have a predispoistion towards having fun and thinking that anything bad must have a factor of enjoyment.

Yes, Bob, that is why we visit the ladies' room in such large groups. We like the company, because we can chat about things. At a party, this interaction becomes very important, and anyone seeminlg ymore popular than we are gets the critical treatment, such as "she has ugly shoes and thick ankles" But generally, it is about having time away from others to just reflect on what only we may understand. It is like this for shoes as well. We women wear our heels quite easily and openly. Some of the men here do this, but it is about boots and worn with pants, and while we know you can relate, you still aren't girls, and none of you are looking to be. So sometimes, a woman needs women to provide the good opinion. We cannot all mesh together as a group and expect everything to run smooth. We all need our seperate moments as well.

Learning how to use this site is just like learning to walk in heels. PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!

Terayon is it just sore msucles, or are the pains located in joints and the arches? I have some slightly sore muscles after a good deal of activity in heels, but joint pain I had one day and it was minor. Knowing more about the type of main will help us determine if it is just your muscles strengthening, or if there are some other problems to address...

Segregation, such an awful word. It should only be used for when one is doing the laundry. We need to have some division on topics, I think. Have you ever noticed that women can go off in a large group and talk, and they wish the men to stay away? It's just what we need sometimes. It's all about happy compromise. A little something for everyone!

Well Bob I would fix your predicament if I could. What would you like to be wearing for the board? Myself, I just need something that doesn't make me feel like I am wearing leg weights. Not that I can ever save myself for these wedges. Well maybe in 97 messages. I admit, I did not post for a while unless I had to, because I did not wish to spend my time in the wedges. And now I realize, what the heck is the point of that? It's just virtual, and I never have to own them for real. It's still fun to pretend... 97 to go!