Random things from my cameraphone and Tales Of my Black (spotted) Little Sole

[marnanightingale]

For the Due South fans:



Spotted at fajrdrako's building.

For angevin2, because I loff her and think of her when I see things of this nature:



Spotted at the Experimental Farm's Rose Garden.
And as the roses are mostly over for the year, here's what it looks like in bloom



A pair of shoes I am considering purchasing, as I saw Lisa-the-Feet today and she tells me I must have shoes with a) a rocker sole, which are b) not too rigid and c) have arch support, and I feel that they ought to d) not look like big glumphy sneakers.

Your opinions are solicited.

Tomorrow I go check out Glebetrotters to see what they can do me in an acceptable shoe to spend the next three-four months in.

She also tells me I am to stick adhesive fuzzy splint-y stuff on the sole of my foot daily (torrain said "your feet have soft coasters, like a sofa!"), I am not to hike or do exercises that involve standing with weights in my hands or wear high heels until spring.

I am surly and disconsolate. If I have to wear Sensible Shoes, I want to be out there covering ground in them.

*grouses*

Still. If I behave myself I may yet escape orthotics and a lifetime of Sensible Shoes. And thanks to a friend currently in the UK, my Aigles will be here soon, and Lisa-the_Feet tells me these ought to be quite acceptable for winter, and later for hiking.

So aside from the fact that I'm being a Whiny Bitch in the first place (I'm not allowed to exceed 5k a day! OH THE HORROR!), life could be worse.

Comments

[eruthros]

*nods* Yeah, I just got relegated to orthotics and sensible shoes today. LAME. SO MUCH LAME. On the other hand, I'll take it because I'll theoretically be able to hike again in sensible shoes, once I'm over my two-month prohibition on long walks-no-we-mean-it.

... anyway, as disconsolate as you are? Let me just say, from the position as someone who is going in the wrong direction on that equation, it will totally be worth it in the long run! I can occasionally post helpful things about how I've discovered that I can't get orthotics into my favorite pair of shoes because they have a lipped sole, if that would help your resolve.

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

It's kind of... some people freak about the first grey hair, you know?

For me it's not being able to wear whatever sorts of shoes I want. I'm vain of my feet, what can I say?

I totally know it'll be worth it, I just can't shake this weird fear that there won't be along run and This Is It.

What's wrong with yours, if one may ask?

[eruthros]

Plantar fasciitis + tornish tendon secondary to Feet Rolling To Side And Also Not Bending Upwards Like They're Supposed To secondary to Extremely Crap Stance secondary to Funny Shaped Pelvis. My phrasing, not the physical therapist's.

It really, really bugs me, because I'm prohibited walks at ALL, let alone hikes, for two months. And also? Prohibited sandals! And heels! Definitely prohibited sandal-heels, and I have an awesome pair of Dansko ones in green that I was wearing a lot.

They tell me that, if I'm lucky, stretching it several times a day for the next x months, and making sure to do all my physical therapy, I might someday be able to leave the orthotics out for a day or two without pain. SUCK.

I was always vain of my feet, too; I had extreme turnout, because of the pelvis problem, which I knew, but I have high, high arches, and excellent feet for exercising, and for balance, and for hiking, and things. And now? Clunky shoes, orthotics, and no hiking or anything!

I'm surprisingly perky about it, really, but I think that's mostly because they've finally figured out what's wrong, which means that someday, when the orthotics arrive in the mail, I may reach a point where I'm not in pain all the time.

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

I'm prohibited walks at ALL, let alone hikes, for two months.

Right. I'll stop whining now.

I had plantar fascitis at one point, but it was minor enough that I just had to pick things up with my toes for a while (I spent a summer barefoot pulling grass with my toes)

And yeah, a real diagnosis is a great relief. I hope you get to where there's no pain, and soon, too.

*sigh* I was immature and defiant today and overwalked. In bad shoes.

Starting tomorrow, no more of that stuff.

[trixtah.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for other alternatives to nicely-formed shoes that give plenty of support (I have high arches), and that look funky, I really recommend Merrell (http://www.merrellboot.com) shoes. I just live in mine, and even the more fashion-y offerings last well. I've had my hiking boots for 8 years now, and they're still going strong (not that I'm a regular hiker in any way).

Also, don't forget you can get some good supportive sole inserts (not orthotics, the high quality mass-produced kinds) that will slip into various shapes of shoe, along as the shoe itself has clearance up top.

[ladytwnks.livejournal.com]

i had to give up heels other than *ahem* bedroom slippers years ago. it was wear the heels....and not be able to walk the next couple of days. be a horrible whiney bitch if you need to, obviously the hiking/walking is an important part of who you are, and its no shame in being upset about it!

it wont be forever. :)

[norabombay.livejournal.com]

I always knew that Ray ended up in Canada.

The real trick will be to get one that says R.Kowalski/B.Fraser.....

[black-hound.livejournal.com]

It will be totally worth the temporary inconvenience. Your loffly feet will thank you.

[kinetikatrue]

These are, I'm sure, entirely not what you need in a shoe right now, but they're what I'm lusting after as a sort of transitional boot - though not in pink. The only reason I don't have one (or more) pair(s) winging their way toward me at the moment is lack of funds.

Er, yeah.

Also, the rose nameplate puts me in mind of my visit to Hatley Castle last summer, as the rose garden there had many similarly interestingly named bushes - which I neglected to take pictures of, overall. But then, my friends and I were there for the place's fannish associations; the gardens turned out to be an unexpected bonus.