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bjurnberg · 6 months

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My work boots are the most expensive shoes I’ve ever owned.

Also the most comfortable. I chose them after trying on several different brands and comparing lifespan vs usage vs comfort - I needed them for a physically demanding job, not the weekend hiking trails. I could have easily chosen cheaper boots that would have lasted long enough to be worth their low price, but I know the Sam Vimes Boot Theory and knew weaker, less comfortable boots would make my life harder in the long run.

So when the outside edge of the heel started wearing down after three years of heavy use I went to the shop I got them from and said “hey this is a common problem for me with how I walk but now it’s affecting my ankles and knees and I don’t wanna have to buy a new pair, is there a way to fix this?”

The salesman at this very fancy upscale boot store said “oh yeah, there’s a shoe repair place that can give you some heel guards - it’ll keep the rubber from wearing out.”

So at 8am this morning right after my 9hr shift ends I went to the shoe repair shop and it is the most hole-in-the-wall, is-this-a-real-business-or-a-mafia-front, am-I-gonna-get-shot tiny cinder block cube I’ve ever seen in my life. I grew up plenty poor and love me a good hole-in-the-wall business, but going from upscale store to this cash-only repair shop gave me whiplash. Wasn’t expecting this when a guy who wears three piece suits to sell boots said it’s the best place to go.

The skinny kid behind the counter looks somehow 16 and 25 at the same time, but when I tell him this place was recommended he smiles and says to hand over my boots. I hand him the vaguely warm foot-smelling boots, and stand in my socks in the 3’ square entryway surrounded by every color leather polish you could buy and watch as he turns my boots around in his hands, sizes up a crescent moon bits of plastic, and unceremoniously hammers tiny nails through them before handing them back.

The heels are perfectly level again. I can walk without almost rolling my ankles. They don’t clack loudly on the pavement or feel different. This is gonna fix my knee pain. It cost $10.

This kid had every tool he needed within arms reach, worked fast and smoothly, I was in and out the door in less than 8 minutes, and it only cost $10.

I didn’t think anything could cost only $10 anymore. I’m so used to hyperinflation prices I was spiritually thrown back to the 1400’s visiting the cobbler in town square. This kid might have been that cobbler and just decided to never die.

I’m still reeling from the whiplash, and gobsmacked at the price, and thrilled I didn’t have to go buy new, worse work boots (cuz I don’t have that kind of money for a second pair, I’m expecting these ones to last a decade) and it feels like I just experienced one of the rare little chunks of magic that floats around our world.

#shoe repair #cobbler magic #good work boots are a necessary part of life #and finding a cobbler I can take other shoes to is gonna change my life #I love craftsmen #bjurnberg

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seancefemme · 8 months

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yeah well you want to fuck me so bad it makes you look stupid

#they're both thinking that about the other btw #funky bar on mirrorball island frequenters #one piece #one piece live action #opla #roronoa zoro #vinsmoke sanji #zosan #one piece fanart #by now you know i love when men argue and fight and hate each other <3 #pretend like this isn't rushed and that the shoes don't look horrendous I have absolutely no time :((((#mine #my art

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soulmvtes · 10 months

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it's about the small acts of intimacy... forehead kisses, putting jewelry on you, rubbing your hand with their thumb, putting a jacket on you, touching your necklace, running your hands through their hair, wiping away their tears, peeling them an orange, un/zipping their dress, tying their shoelaces, holding hands, removing an eyelash from their cheek, washing their hair, putting an anklet on them, tucking their hair behind their ear, sorting out their collar, untangling their necklaces, drinking out of a cup in their hands

#diary #sorry guys i am yearning #ok adding ur additions from tags in these notes too:#lighting their cigarette #removing your shoes for you #asking them to taste test food #love notes around the house #covering them w a blanket #applying sunscreen #thumb wrestling #getting you coffee / flowers #remembering little things about you #covering the corner of the table when they reach for something #having a bath together

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shiftythrifting · 5 months

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A gem from Facebook Marketplace

#thrifting #submission #shiftythrifting #thrift finds #shiftylisting #fashion #shoes #boots #raveware #facebook marketplace #i kinda love these ngl

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bellwethers · 1 month

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It’s suki!

#I’m playing ghost of Tsushima and I’m kind of obsessed with samurai armour atm #I’m assuming the Kyoshi warriors are samurai inspired anyways #but forgive me if I’m wrong #kind of want to draw her more …#also I’m obsessed with tabi shoes..#I’m going to draw her more…#I love her #if she isn’t in the new movie I’ll throw up #atla suki #suki #suki avatar #atla #atla fanart #fanart #avatar #avatar the last airbender #the last airbender

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ghostibuns · 3 months

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used up all my art juices, april enjoyers here's some food

#rottmnt april #april o'neil #rottmnt fanart #tmnt #tmnt april #tmnt fanart #you can tell i gave up on the shoes lmao #proud of it still #guys i love rottmnt april so much i will literally cry #i miss her

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qiinamii · 8 months

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crown swap

#i wasn't sure to wait until i have another set of art otw of this role swap au but i figured eh it'd be a good start than anything lol #i don't have many thoughts (a lie) but love the concept everything's the same except they switched places and it definitely hurts more #to figure how they react in the same scene but as their own person in the other's shoes #i'd think when it comes to magic simon... if betty's flaw came from obsession; then he would be on excruciating guilt #she gave it all up for him and he did nothing but let it happen; do what you will with the rest #betty mad simon sad; true encapsulation of how magic ruins you #qiiarts #betty grof #simon petrikov #petrigrof #adventure time #fionna and cake #prismo the wishmaster #finn mertens #fionna campbell #tiniest cameos lol

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0l-unreliable · 26 days

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come on how hard could it be?

#homestuck #dave strider #john egbert #june egbert #vaguely nonbinary egbert #terezi pyrope #karkat vantas #jade harley #pepsicola #daverezi #davekat #davejade #love that you can switch Karkitty and David and everything would still be the same #once again putting dave in shoes i want #drawing pad crashes:#23

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grzybjek · 11 months

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The only family ever

#the owl house #owl house #owl house fanart #luz noceda #eda clawthorne #luz noceda fanart #etc etc etc #digital art #procreate #i gave luz sun socks becahse hahaha luz #also idk what shoes shes wearing theyre ugly #love the bisexual background

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thatkoiboi · 8 months

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Part 4

First | Previous | Next

Casey's learning the meaning of family

This is a fan comic inspired by Cass' Apocalyptic Series and is just my own little fan art of how Donnie and Casey could have gotten closer!

#he did not need to cry #for help was already there #casey's shoes are very important to me #cass apocalypse au #cass fanart tag #rottmnt #future donnie #casey junior #What Are You To Me? fan cas #also i love that one tarzan scene so i try to incorporate it into everything i do

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bunni-lime-boutique · 1 month

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HANDMADE SONIC COSPLAY

Completely Customized ( Cut, Sewn Back Together, Dyed, Printed, + Painted ) by YOURS TRULY

✨My Commissions are Open✨

BUT Y'ALL WHEN I TELL YOU THE TRANSFORMATION THIS OUTFIT WENT THROUGH WAS CRAAAZZZYYYYYY

THE SHOES WERE BLACK AND THE CLOTHES WERE COMPLETELY WHITE AND BLANK

AND IT TURNED INTO THIS

UGH IM OBSESSED

NOT TO TOOT MY OWN HORN BUT I'M SO RAD

THIS OUTFIT IS TOTALLY WICKED COOL

AHHHHHHHHHH 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic fandom #sonic #sonic cosplay #cosplay #upcycle #refashion #handmade #custom #custom clothing #custom shoes #hand painted #painted shoes #art #my art #black artist #im obsessed #i love it

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aggiepython · 1 month

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@canisalbus i truly believe that the autism steam roller would fix machete

#my art #canisalbus #furry #i love drawing his stupid shoes #i promise he's not being medievally tortured.....

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dizzybizz · 1 year

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family trip to the grocery store

#buddy daddies #kazuki kurusu #miri unasaka #rei suwa #fanart #my art #little guys!!!!!#kazukis shoes are fucking insane #DUDE WHAT ARE THOSE #horrid #i love him <3

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uncanny-tranny · 8 months

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Tall trans girl reading this: you aren't too tall for heels. If you want to wear them, wear them proud. There is nothing more spectacular than a tall woman in heels, and nobody can ever take that away from you, not even yourself 🩷🪻

#trans #transgender #lgbt #lgbtq #mtf #nonbinary #trans positivity #honestly my favourite kind of woman is somebody who's told 'arent you too tall for those?' when she wears heels...#...and the next day she shows up in even TALLER heels #sometimes womanhood is a huge 'fuck you' to people who don't get who you are i think #I LOVE YOU WOMEN... 💐💐💐💐🫶#(also this includes all type of heeled shoe. heeled boots are a great choice to start out ime)#(if you want to practoce wearing heels without Wearing Heels get platform boots imo)#(i think a big reason i can wear actual heels is that i wear heeled platform boots daily)#(and it really helped me get used to how heels feel without the fear of heels that are really thin)

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beybuniki · 3 months

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nosy

#same shoes same shorts i love dressing them like twins sorry #bnha #deku #midoriya izuku #bakugo katsuki #bakugo's shirt will survive anythinggg #kept bakugo rlly pale for once #he is blond with red eyes after all i just knoe he gets a sunburn very easily

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medicalunprofessional · 9 months

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ohhh hell yes

#psychonauts #g-men #trainofthought #pls ignore the hand i know its kind of ass i dont care 🏃🏃🏃🏃#i drew this like 2 days ago but i just had to post it on a friday or it would be wrong #sometimes i draw shoes really good and this is one of these times for some reasob #i fucking love drawing these thingd #wait like do the g-men actually get the weekend off or.:.??????#i dojt care. i think they shpuld be allowed a day off (they will discuss their theories and like. play board games. but really boring ones)

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