If I Could Have a Super Power
October 12th, 2009 by The Barefoot Blogger: Laura Kleinbaum
I was late to Sunday Brunch yesterday, and it was completely as a result of my not having the sole super power I’d really love to possess: the ability to know where my lost things have gone. Sure, I’d like to be invisible, or fly, or time travel, or fly invisibly while I time travel, but none of those super powers would help me find the mate to my Paul Mayer ‘Bingo’ Flat. To be fair, every complete shoe wardrobe needs a lot of things, but the thing it needs most is a black patent ballet flat. They work with dressy and casual. They match everything. They’re elegant, feminine, and comfortable. They’re essential.
But now I’ve found myself in a jam, because what do you do when you’ve lost the mate to your most versatile shoe? Cry, throw a bunch of your clothes on the floor, and arrive late to brunch in an outfit you only sort of like and a foul mood, forcing your friends to order you a Bloody Mary with desperate urgency? Yes. But then what? Girls, the only thing I can think to do is buy another pair. And now you see why I really do NEED that super power.
I know I’m not the only one: Which super power can you not live without and why? Remember comment of the week wins $50.
And here are some patent ballet flats in case you too have lost the mate to your most cherished pair. If you have, I would now like to take to time to extend my deepest condolences. This too shall pass—when you buy a new pair.
The Paul Mayor ‘Bingo’
The Delman ‘Mona’
The Dolce Vita ‘Flora’
And now, I ask that you partake in a collective moment of silence for all of the lost shoes we’ve ever mourned.
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October 13th, 2009 at 8:41 am
here’s the problem with that theory….
it’s the ‘garden glove syndrome’…happens every time. every spring you go to the hardware store and buy these nasty little gloves…all in packs of 3-4 pairs. you think you’re golden. “these will last the entire summer” you say, momentarily happy in your own little delusional world.
you take them home and throw them all in the ‘garden box’.
one month later you have 4 right gloves. the left gloves are nowhere to be found.
while i get the basic gist of your theory, in practice, this baby is full of holes, not unlike all those single socks on top of your dryer.
October 13th, 2009 at 11:49 am
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October 13th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
When I buy pieces from J. Crew, they often are grouped and I like EXACTLY the way the J Crew person puts them together (even though there are plenty of alternatives). After a couple of washings, I forget what went BEST with what. I would like the invaluable superpower to just KNOW the combos that are not the obvious, first-blush ideas. BTW, when you include some clothing suggestions with your shoes I LOVE it.
Also loved the celeb sightings. Suggestions on how to get the whole look would be AWESOME…you seem to always know these things!
October 15th, 2009 at 8:21 am
to find something glittery and shiny out from the corner of my eye…every since I was a little girl, I was like a crow, always finding pieces of jewelery at the beach, or on the street, from a heavy signed gold Sagittarius pendant when I was four (my sign by the way) buried in the sand, to various rings, earrings and the like…this skill has taught me well, and lent to having great thrift store “score”/junking skills as well. I guess the power of seeing the beauty in unlikely places.
October 18th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I NEED to be able to instantly teleport places. It doesn’t matter how early I wake up or how long I have to get ready, I somehow always end up leaving at the exact time I’m supposed to arrive wherever it is that I’m going (class, brunch, doctor’s appointment). If I could teleport, I’d always be on time!
October 18th, 2009 at 7:29 am
(and for those days when you just want to roll out of bed … well, teleporting would make things a whole lot easier!)