LBS (Little Black Shoe)

On the average week, I wear these shoes to work two days, say Monday and Wednesday:
And these on Tuesday and Thursday.

Fridays are a bit more casual, so I wear these.


Sometimes, I mix it up. One week, there was a team picnic on a Thursday, so I wore the sneakers that day, and the nicer shoes for a presentation Friday. Woo-hoo.

What I’m saying is that I have pretty nondescript shoes for work. I have pink suede tango shoes, red satin ballet slippers, polka-dotted pumps, dance shoes in every color and height of heel, but for work, shoes only have the purpose of not reminding me that they are uncomfortable.

I had hit a pretty satisfactory milestone at the office a week ago, so I though I’d treat myself to some new shoes. Nothing crazy, but maybe something a little more fun. (Yes, this was the aforementioned Nordstrom Anniversary Shoe Sale, where Buster was perfectly behaved and oddly mesmerized by a display of Ugg boots.)

I found the perfect pair! Quirky, playful, and not sacrificing comfort.

And sadly, unavailable in my size in the store, any other Nordstrom, on Zappos, Amazon.com, or any online shoe store I’ve been able to find. I consoled myself with a Lady Gaga song from iTunes, but it just wasn’t the same.

P.S. Thanks for all the curiosity about my hair! The reason that I didn't post a picture is that it's quite difficult to photograph black hair. (Asian-American, not African-American). My hair has almost no variation in color, so it takes a really well lit image to show the cut. When Michelle Yeoh was cast as a kick-ass Bond girl in Tomorrow Never Dies, they highlighted her hair with blue tones, so that you could see the movement and shape of her hair.

Contrast this with our dancer friend Pink Gal (here in mid-jump), who could do shampoo and conditioner commercials with her gorgeous mane of naturally streaky blonde.