one for one

today i went for a walk to meet cecile and get ice cream after school. it was 11 days since i last saw her - it seems like more than conflicting schedules are at play with the amount we can find time to spend together. i miss her and our mutual obfuscation. (that's right fate, i'm thumbing my nose at you.)

before leaving, i was rather caught up in an art project. did i mention this art project has a deadline? i couldn't seem to transfer my studies to watercolour paper very well and as a result was somewhat frustrated. when i get frustrated i often lose track of time, and that's exactly what ended up happening. i was left with five minutes to get ready to head out, and at that moment my deodorant decided to hide from me. i'm not sure why i so frequently forget to put it on in the mornings like a regular person, but let's face it. i'm not a regular person. and deodorant is not something you should forget.

another five minutes later than i should have, i found it. successively, i flew out the door in a tangle of headphones and hoped that the usual walk would somehow take pity on my tardiness and shorten itself. it didn't. we ended up meeting in the middle.

i hate springtime. the last time cecile and i thumbed our noses at fate, we wore small excuses for shorts and summery tops and enjoyed the july-esque weather. today was a different, colder story, that required long pants and coats. that's too much for may 14th.

let it be known that i didn't mind letting my ankles run free and wild. i now have good reason. say hello to good reason in the form of my second pair of toms. i never thought i'd get into a stream of main such as this, but after wearing and loving them firsthand i see why they're so popular. they come a close second to going barefoot. i love them because i can forget that i'm wearing shoes.

let me see if i can capture their essence within an analogy.

wearing them is comparable to the feeling you get when you listen to mumford & sons. or garrett gardner. or even... no, i could go on an on, but i won't, because it depends on your mood and your definition of voices that will never die.

just know that they're really great shoes, and for those of us geeks out there you can even find some with the periodic table on them. love.

.happy feet.