These Shoes Are Made for Walking... Sort of.

Well, my car is currently up at a body shop in Albuquerque. I just got a call from the insurance company, and it's probably going to be November second before it's ready. It seems they're going to replace the door completely, but they don't happen to have one in stock. Sigh.

I'm tempted to just rent a car in the interim, but that'd involve cadging a ride up to Albuquerque to get one... Sure, Enterprise says they'll pick you up, but somehow I don't think they mean "We'll pick you up 80 miles away." On the other hand, I'm going to have to scrounge a ride up there at some point to pick the damned car up, anyway. I don't know... It's almost a point of pride for me that I don't need a car. I've done without one for months, hell, for years, back when I was a student. I'm not one of these lazy-ass Americans who drives to the curb to get the mail, for crying out loud. I walk. I like to walk, and I don't need any damn car!

Yeah, except I'm still having problems with my stupid foot. Actually, it's been sort of OK. I've walked back and forth into work the last few days, and while I'm definitely noticing a little bit of pain, it's not too bad. I'm not limping, or wincing with every step or anything. I keep icing it up, and it keeps functioning. But I know I'm not doing it any favors, and I'm a little worried that I'll get to a point where I am having some serious difficulty. So I'm trying to keep my walking limited to the home-to-work round trip and not go anywhere else, which is kind of annoying, because sometime in the next couple of weeks I'm surely going to need groceries. And I hate asking people for rides. It's that stupid point of pride thing again.

One thing I did do was to switch shoes. Funnily enough, I never had this kind of problem with my feet when I was wearing the $8 Wal-Mart sneakers, as opposed to the $75 specialized walking shoes I was stupid enough to buy last year. Fortunately, I still had my old, battered pair, so I've been walking in those for the past few days. Unfortunately, while I'd swear my left foot (the one with the plantar fasciitis) does better in them, they're giving me blisters on my right foot. I suppose I could wear one Wal-Mart Special and one Overpriced Walking Shoe, but, y'know, people would look at me even funnier than they do now. Also, I think I'd be lopsided. Sigh.