You Make Fun of My Shoes, But I'm Not In Debt

Name: Hurley Classic Slip-Ons
Age: Ageless
Size: 11
General Interests: Loafing around the house, going out on a Friday night, going to the grocery store, being the center of attention, cuddling, eating chocolate.

Personality Type: Basically me, but a shoe

 

See that girl down there in the dark gray sweater who is sitting on the right? Her name is Josie. She had a birthday, and turned an undisclosed age (At what point do women stop admitting their age? I’ll stop when I hit 37). We had big plans, up to and including a scavenger hunt all over DC. Her often creative boy friend penned the details, and from what I hear, it was going to be quite a blast.

 

Unfortunately, mid-twentysomthings are classically unreliable at the early hour of 2 PM on a Saturday, and as such, we didn’t have enough of a group to perform the said scavenger hunt. Our “Plan B” involved a walk to Meridian Hill Park, where we played some intense games of Frisbee and Monkey in the Middle. Though this was such a simple set of activities, it turns out they are a lot of fun.

Seriously, if you are ever bored while hanging out with friends, go throw a Frisbee around. You will have fun, guaranteed.

(On a side note, now that I think in terms of “What would make a good blog post?” I was excited for this event. So much I could have talked about! Alas...)

My Hurleys performed admirably in this scenario. I have found that they have a personality much like my own. If I spend a day in my room, or if I want to walk down to the kitchen for some Marshmallow Matey’s (An off brand cereal from the West Coast), they are simple to throw on. If I want to run over to a friend’s house, if I want to work out, or maybe do some fun activity, I can slip them on and expect nothing but a comfortable, convenient experience. Also, girls often comment on their pattern, using adjectives like “trippy” and “intense.” Those are words I like to hear about things attached to me.

Having listed all of that, probably my favorite aspect about these shoes is that they remind me of the old “Ked Slip Ons” I wore for years growing up. They were never cool, and they were never “grownup shoes,” but I loved them. They were easy, they were fast (I wasn’t so great at tying shoes…), and they were always comfortable. They have become stylish again, but that plays very little into my consideration when I put them on; I just like to wear easy, comfortable shoes.

This brings up a good point though…Now that my friends and I are in our early to mid twenties, we have discovered that all these old games we used to play are suddenly fun again. Frisbee, hide and seek, tag…they are all enjoying a resurgence in popularity. Who knew that despite the fact that there is nothing technologically impressive about a $5 Frisbee, it could be just as much fun for a group of people as a $500 iPad? It’s not as cool, nor is it as stylish. However, as we get older, we realize that we don’t need to impress each other to have a good time.

This, Dear Reader, is when the realization hit me. A pair of old-fashioned slip on shoes which cost $30 are just as useful as any other pair of fashionable shoes that cost $79.99. I can put them on, be more comfortable, and take them off again faster than you can realize that your $80 shoes are ugly and high maintenance. 

Realizing that I can look as cool as I did when I was 7 years old? That is a great Reason to Put on My Shoes.

Speaking of youth, here is a "Middle School" style picture of all my friends' shoes. Notice how comfortable they look? It's because I don't hang out with high maintenance fools:

Finally, this picture was just too cool NOT to post. Who knew a camera could take such a picture? Here we go: