Dread Pirate Alice

The Flip Flop Debate Continues

Those horrible shoes are EVERYWHERE and now theyre even Worn To Meet The President At The White House. Tribune Story Here Tribune Photo Here

I just want to voice my 2 cents here… Flip-Flops are NOT FORMAL FOOTWEAR. They are not appropriate attire for the office nor are they appropriate attire for a wedding. Yet everywhere I look women and men have these things on their feet. Do you not realize they are beach wear? In my opinion they’re “white trash shoes” and I will not be caught dead wearing those attrocious things. I’m trying to find shoes that match the outfit I bought for Sis’s wedding but everywhere I go all I can find are those frickin flip flops! They may be dressed up with sparklies or flowers or some kind of wedge heel but ya know what? THEY’RE STILL FLIP FLOPS!
Why has the fashion industry brain washed Americans into thinking these frickin shoes are appropriate footwear? What are they thinking?

Recently Completed

Made this recently using the Lion Brand Shoulder Bag Pattern. I made the strap a bit longer than it called for not realizing it would stretch once stuff was in it, causing it to hang down at my knees. I used some ribbon yarn (Patons Fresco – Calypso) found at Herrschners Yarn Sale it would twist as I went but as you can see it turned out pretty well. My worst problem was trying to remember the colors while at the store looking for a button. I had planned to get a large orange button but once I was there looking at all the buttons, they didn’t have orange, there was white, red, green, blue… As I stood there trying to remember the colors in the purse I thought, “Damn, a red button should be fine, orange and red match, I think there’s red in it.” I got home, yeah, no red…the red button didn’t match at all. Luckily I had bought a package of star buttons, that one works very nicely! Other projects to show…but not until Saturday! I got 10 official yes RSVPS for the shower, I’m gunna need to go to Costco or something in order for us to all booze it up without making me go broke.