Tuesday, February 21, 2006

The Puma Has Become An Endangered Species

Okay, I know I am a bit too focused on shoes lately. That may be because I I do not want to focus on the things that really need my attention. I mean work, love life (or lack of), and projects "to be completed" have mounted up and are just now nagging at me. I do not respond well to nagging. So I focus on shoes. And I have been meaning to buy a new pair of sneakers for a long time now. I found a pair right before Christmas but refrained from purchasing them because the holidays were fast-approaching. So I waited. I went back after the holidays to find them only to be told that they no longer carried these coveted sneakers. I have looked high & low, near & far, and have yet to even find one store where I may try on these cute little walking shoes. I finally found a store that had the right size (oh so Cinderella) to try on & they fit beautifully! "Do you have them in stock?" I asked, ever so hopeful. "Nah, we have a mismatched pair" says the unenthused clerk. So I ask if he can order them for me & have them shipped. "Nope. The system's down. Try Roosevelt." UGH. I head on over to the mall & drag poor KDP with me (she only wanted coffee). We went in and out of four more stores, all of whom had some excuse as to why I cannot have my pumas. I think the universe is trying to tell me that I was not meant to have a cute, yet comfortable, ensemble.