tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post7575815717059427876..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Replacement ShoppingSisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-42468397642924863522010-02-28T17:50:43.655-08:002010-02-28T17:50:43.655-08:00I second Squadrato's comment. Give us a holle...I second Squadrato's comment. Give us a holler, Sis!Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-16480141909959877162010-02-25T08:28:03.180-08:002010-02-25T08:28:03.180-08:00Hi Cog -- hope you are well! You've been silen...Hi Cog -- hope you are well! You've been silent for a while, but not forgotten!Phul Devihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001424066432419292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-66769159725461467162010-02-10T03:35:24.918-08:002010-02-10T03:35:24.918-08:00Short stumpy girls unite! I just had to pop in to...Short stumpy girls unite! I just had to pop in to say that I was deeply suspicious of the boots over jeans look, having the world's shortest, thickest legs. And yet, strangely, it can work. I think the secret is boots with a bit of a heel (I have wedges.) So, to echo Lucky Jane, maybe you want black replacement boots with a different heel?kfluffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09067013188119828400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-42027349405698885682010-02-09T16:39:44.328-08:002010-02-09T16:39:44.328-08:00Though all of my Doc Martens were acquired in the ...Though all of my Doc Martens were acquired in the last century, I still wear them often. Don't the colors make you smile irresistibly when you look down? For the same reason, I always paint my toenails garish colors.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.duoboots.com/products/boots/detail/calf_fitted_boots_everyday/penna/85/colour/1-black_leather/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> are the Louis boots. The drawback is that I got mine, which are only a little different, in England two springs ago, when spring really felt like spring. I can't vouch for the boots at <a href="http://www.victoriantradingco.com/catindex/C2-4.html" rel="nofollow">Victorian Trading Company</a>, whose wares I find tacky in that peculiar overstuffed Victorian way. I do, however, own a dress and a bracelet from them. Both were gifts, and I've had them almost ten years now.Lucky Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559413853493688108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-46125194458983253022010-02-09T11:12:55.856-08:002010-02-09T11:12:55.856-08:00The Doc Martens were solely for the pretty colors....The Doc Martens were solely for the pretty colors. There was an alternative at my hs of going to the military surplus store and getting a pair of actual paratrooper boots. Like usual, I caught on to the trend way late and then overdid it by getting a pair with steel toes. Those boots hurt like a mother. Too bad I didn't know how to size things properly when I was young and stupid.Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-72215493816710138572010-02-08T21:48:27.878-08:002010-02-08T21:48:27.878-08:00PS Lukyjane, if I could find something with a cool...PS Lukyjane, if I could find something with a cool Louisxiv heel, we might be in business. <br /><br />I wish I could make myself do the patterned tight thing! :( I just hate spending money so much that I don't buy any more tights these days --- besides, I'm always putting a hole in them first time. Still, it would be fun to get a bunch of weird, off colors and work them into my boring wardrobe.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-39868725128471978732010-02-08T21:46:49.939-08:002010-02-08T21:46:49.939-08:00before name brand! At my hs they had to be Doc Mar...before name brand! At my hs they had to be Doc Martens or nothin'! (10-hole Docs with a floaty flower-print dress, that's what I remember ... could I be any more Cranberries-mid-90s? No, no I could not.)Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-17739619717766168712010-02-08T13:02:45.633-08:002010-02-08T13:02:45.633-08:00I have mostly given up on buying clothing. I can ...I have mostly given up on buying clothing. I can get by with what I have, and until I'm lucky enough to get even an adjunct position, I can't really justify spending my food/rent money on looking fabulous.<br /><br />Your post, though, reminded me of when I could think a lot more about such things: high school! Remember when we were kids and everyone had to get a pair of these? (Before name-brand companies started making them!)<br />http://www.discountedboots.com/site/604790/product/XC1500Dr. Kosharyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777054788430587906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-51228256263769918182010-02-08T11:37:41.702-08:002010-02-08T11:37:41.702-08:00I feel you on the replacement shopping: it's a...I feel you on the replacement shopping: it's a chore, like laundry and dishes, or replenishing your stash of dry pasta and canned/tetra-packed tomatoes. Sisyphean.<br /><br />Like you, I almost never throw anything out. I'm not sure a regular salary makes much of a difference, since the glamorous grad student life has lasting effects, analogous to surviving the Depression.<br /><br />Indeed, I have twelve pairs of black heels and four pairs of knee-high black boots, all obsessively cared for and in regular rotation. It helps to get them on clearance, after the season. Moreover, I think the trick is to make sure they're vastly different, yet presentable, styles. My black boots range from stretchy patent and vaguely hooker like (worn with trousers) to Louis XIV heeled with annoying hooks all the way up (with skirts and curiously patterned/colored tights). Like the thesis to a freshman essay, them boots are similar, but different.Lucky Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15559413853493688108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-72541795563206947292010-02-08T10:33:46.979-08:002010-02-08T10:33:46.979-08:00So you haven't blogged in a while eh? Well you...So you haven't blogged in a while eh? Well you are doing fine. Hope you try something different like purple..it is my favorite color. Hey wait! Your blog is purple. Yay! I love it. Well thanks for sharing your story. Think I am in a similar boat...nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03259085341219972541noreply@blogger.com