Capitalism

SHOES

I love them. And yet I have a hard time finding any when I go shopping. See, just because I would sell my life to debt if it meant obtaining the perfect pair of heels, doesn't mean I would wear just ANYTHING. I'm, infact, very particular when it comes to my shoes. I'm not about to put anything on my feet that I don't just absolutely love.

So a couple weeks ago I was having a blast visiting with friends, and we decided at 10:30 pm that we wanted to go shopping. But where might one go shopping so late at night? Particularly when you're in Idaho, like we were. Have you guessed it yet?

Walmart

Please, don't judge me. In my defense I'd only ever been to a Walmart, probably two times previous in my entire life. I'm one of those people who likes to pretend to at least try and buy local. Plus, I hate Walmart. But there we were. And we made a real shopping experience out of it. Let me tell you. We hit up the undies first, then moved to shoes, then to movies, then to accessories and bags, and wrapped it all up in the regular clothing department.

I, who hate Walmart spent at least three times as much as anyone. A list of purchases:

2 scarves

1 bag

1 movie

1pair of shorts

1 pair of shoes *

See that? SHOES!! I bought Walmart shoes!! For $14.99! I've never spent more than $100 on a pair of shoes. (Probably because I've never alowed myself to even look at shoes of that price. I know where I am weak...) But I HAVE spent $85 on a pair of shoes before. And I don't feel bad about it in the least. So the fact that I found a reasonably cute pair of shoes at Walmart is on the brink of miraculous. And what's more: I've been getting compliments on them like crazy! Nuts huh?

I was going to post some pictures of cute shoes I found online, but I coudn't find any I loved enough to post. Which is probably a good thing, because if I did, I would want to buy them.

Oh, by the way. If you find any cute yellow heels... I've been dying for an adorable pair of yellow heels.

I found this cute dress while looking for good shoe pictures. Two words for you: Anthropolgie baby!!

...Oh Calamity...

"Don't you dare strike that brave, unbalanced woman!"

What has happened to the film industry? Is it just me, or does it seem that every movie is an adapted screenplay? Ok, maybe not EVERY movie. But if it's not an adapted screenplay it's one of the pitiful failures that make you role your eyes and say, "I could write this crap."

Not that I was alive in the 1940's or anything, but all those movies seemed just as marvelous as the next. And they were WELL written! I mean, the romance is real enough to make you swoon, the humor is witty enough to have you giggling four scenes later. The action... well that's improved, but that's all thanks to the fabulous CG teams or whatever.

But it's not like every film that was made was spectacular. We just know all the good ones because... well they're good enough to last 65 some odd years. But it seems to me that all of those classics were original screenplays. Right? Only a few books then made it into movie form. East of Eden, for example.

Perhaps it's just because I work in a bookstore. I'll just be doing my job and run across a copy of About a Boy, or The Women... and I hadn't REALIZED it was originally a book. So it just seems to me that Hollywood is losing originality or something. Of course every now and then they'll pop out something like Casanova or something. But not often enough it seems.

Oh woe. Oh spite. I guess this just means we'll all have to start putting our own imaginations to use and generate our own original story lines for entertainment.

Whatevs. I guess I can deal.