slipper love

me and my slippers, hanging out in the kitchen

this last push of home improvement to get the house ready to sell has pretty much trashed my favorite slippers. we almost exclusively wear slippers around the house, in part to try and keep the dirt level down, but also just because it's cozier to have slipper on when you're home.

anyway, my point: favorite slippers, trashed.
and, as my luck would have it there is no exact replacement. acorn does not appear to make this style anymore. so now i have to do some slipper testing.

WHY are these my favorite slippers?

a list:

1. they are red

2. they are warm, but not TOO warm (my feet are like little radiators, so i can't have anything lined with sheepy stuff or any of that nonsense, TOO hot)

3. they are slip on, for easy off/on action

4. the have a squared toe, so my toes don't get squeezed & have room to breathe & wiggle

5. they are really comfortable and supportive, my feet do not hurt when i stand in them for a long time, like when i'm cooking or something like that

6. did i mention that they are red and super cute?

my favorite slippers are not so trashed that i can never wear them again, but i think that they are so dirty, they will never really be clean again, and i don't think they would survive a trip through the washing machine.

i do own a few other pairs of slipper, but NONE of them are comfortable to wear for long periods of time. so, i order up a mess of slipper from zappos so i can test and try. i am currently waiting on the edge of my seat for the ups delivery person.

update: none of the slippers i ordered live up to the best cutest red slippers. who would think finding good slippers would be so hard?

washoe liked my shoes

by request, here is the story of washoe and her affection for shoes:

i discovered this fact while doing a little research before attending the chimposium. washoe likes shoes, with this knowledge i made a careful selection of footwear before embarking on the journey east of the mountains (goin' to the mountains gonna meet alotta monkeys). i no longer recall the pair of shoes that i chose, i vaguely remember that they had thick chunky soles and had some bright color about them.

when we entered the area where you can sit and see the chimps
i sat down in the front row
(so washoe might get a clear view of my groovy shoes)
she came right over
pointed to my shoes and made the sign for shoes
we were just getting settled and no one else really noticed
but i was looking for it
waiting for it
she signed shoes a few more times and then she was off to something else
i was so happy and excited
i bragged for days and days about how washoe had liked my shoes

MONKEY FEET !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i kinda think i might want a pair ?
oooooop ohhh ooooooohp oop oop