New Shoes and the Past Catches Up

I love new shoes. That is until I put them on. I bought some new dress shoes and some new casual shoes over the past couple of months and have recently worn them. I learned from my past that my feet are sensitive to harsh conditions and end up with blisters. I wrapped my feet like a geisha with band aids and I still got blisters. There were two exposed areas on my feet and they both have blisters. I got new flip flops and THOSE gave me blisters, so at this point I have blisters between my big and middle toes on BOTH feet, blisters on both of my heels and blisters on my pinkie toes. I feel like I just need to glue rubber to the bottom of my feet.

So anyhoo, I am wearing my new shoes and going with C. up to the university to check out some books for my class. C. is doing really well. I am hobbling, wincing but trying to maintain some professionalism because you never know who you may see. As I am walking towards the check out desk I see this guy who worked at the library with me 13 years ago. He's still there. I feel sad for him. I remember his name and that he introduced me to a guy that I dated in college that turned out to be gay. I just felt really awkward. I knew he recognized me because he just kept staring at me. I avoided eye contact in that very obvious way. Finally he spoke to me. DAMN! How can I play off being rude? I pretended that I didn't remember his name and reintroduced myself. I asked how he was doing and what he was up to. What a fake!

Well we played the who do you still know game and he mentioned the guy I was mean to who wished ill will upon me. Just talking about him. Weird, huh? Neither of us knows what happened to him. That's probably for the best. I tried very hard not to limp as I walked out.