Set your feet free and your mind will follow...

[scottobear]

about snowflakes and shoe sizes, elephants and castles, sleepyheads and folk up all night.

I'm smiling, wondering why some folks find clowns so phobia inducing? not seamy underbelly of the world drunken, unshaved clowns with machetes, mind you, but whiteface clowns and to another extent, mimes. what caused such an extreme reaction? Nobody is afraid of jesters and stand up comics, are they? Where does carrot top fit in? He's a prop comic. more clown than comic, making the cross-over?


Which brings on another thought...

While I like snuggling under blankets, making a fine cocoon of covers, I don't like wearing socks. Really never have. Every possible opportunity, I wear birkenstocks to work, go barefoot if I can. Perhaps it my feet got colder, but they're pretty all-weather. I forget if I posted a link to barefooters, but I shall here.. I really enjoy seeing that it is legal to go unshod many many places. I think it's the constricting confinement. tight socks feel too binding, and loose socks are a bane to walk in.

Now I know the above isn't as interesting as bee-man, but I'm just babbling today. 40 more shopping days until Christmas (or the year end holiday of your choice... to paraphrase latraviata.) Speaking of which, I think it'd be a nice gesture for members of tern to write latraviata a little thank you poem or note for her efforts, and poetry writing for the members... what do you kids say?



Misc links of interest.

news article - Cops chase Donuts

Sumo Sailor Moon

Comments

[petfish.livejournal.com]

Another good friend of mine is a barefoot type, though how he wanders around Toronto barefoot all year is beyond me. This is one of his sites, thought you might find it amusing:
http://www.barefootcomputing.com/

Re:

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

site's still under construction, it seems, but very cool of you to note so quickly!

Re:

[petfish.livejournal.com]

He's a very adamant barefooter, and a cool guy in general. He journals, but on advogato, instead of lj. He also hangs out on SorceryNet, if I didn't scare you off. :P
His personal site is here: http://www.holoweb.net/~liam/

Also, just noticed the title of the post. It's amusing, cuz I posted an entry around the same time titled "Free your mind, and your body will follow." :>

nah, not scared. ;)

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

just too lazy to irc very often.

that is odd... maybe you influenced me on a subcon level?

Re: nah, not scared. ;)

[petfish.livejournal.com]

Ah, I'm too lazy to stop irc-ing often. :P

Yes, it's my cosmic superpowers of telempathic suggestion!

Re: nah, not scared. ;)

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

or maybe my retroconitive lobe control of you!

Re: nah, not scared. ;)

[petfish.livejournal.com]

Whoa . . . *eyes glaze over*
Hrm, did you do that? Or is it just bedtime?

Re: nah, not scared. ;)

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

It has something to do with all the yoohoo I drank as a kid, I think. and it is bedtime.

Re: nah, not scared. ;)

[petfish.livejournal.com]

Ok, I go to bed soon, then.

re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

As to the clowns:
People get manic over not being able to see the face under the makeup, I have seen kids in tears because of it and then calm down and be really sweet once the makeup is gone. It upsets our basic instinct to be able to judge a kind fac by not seeing it.

As to the feet:
I Love barefooting. I wont allow people to wear shoes in the house, I even had a bunch of those little paper sock thingie from the hospital suppliers for a while so people could take off their shoes and still be comfy. I got your link to the barefoot site last time you posted it. thanks for that! )

Re: re: clowns and feet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hmm... so it's the makeup! that makes a lot of sense.... thanks for that perspective on it!

thank you for putting up with my posting the site more than once... getting forgetful inmy old age, it seems.

Re: re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

you are not old!!! and there are always new people at the door. its good to share. *smile*

Re: re: clowns and feet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

:)

not terribly old.. I'm only 1/3 or so done, yet.

Re: re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

hhmm 1/3 done? that would make you what? um,11? hehehe

Re: re: clowns and feet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh dear... I'm 31. does that mean I only hve 2 years left?

Re: re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

LOL no just kidding!! I think you might live to be 110 if you keep eating the way you do. I am such the omnivor tho, I wont last past o, what, maybe 90. hehe

Re: re: clowns and feet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh, I won't make it that long... I'm a giant.. my heart will have to work to hard. I give myself to 76-80 tops,maybe more if I get replacement parts.

Re: re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

giant?? how tall are you?? i am a shrimp, would that add years? geees i thought 90 was bad enough. the people in both sides of my family live very very long.90 is the ave. age of death for us.

Re: re: clowns and feet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I'm 6'6", and hardly a lightweight. My family seems to die from accidents, but not before mating. :)

Re: re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

O My Stars and Garters!!! You are a foot and four inches taller than I am!! Great guns! Well, at least you get to do the mating thing, thats wonderful!

Re: re: clowns and feet

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yeah... keep the line alive, before falling into the threshing machine, or whatever... at least we don't do the darwin deaths...

Re: re: clowns and feet

[mauracelt.livejournal.com]

oooo what an evil thought *shivers*

*Toot*Toot* OUCH!!

[darktrain.livejournal.com]

Nuff sed

Re: *Toot*Toot* OUCH!!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yikes!

scary clown, that!!!

oh dear.

ronald

[risingentropy.livejournal.com]

i'm always a little peeved that ronald talks. clowns with white faces, as a rule, are supposed to be silent.

and.
um. i hate shoes, but i love socks.
especially the tight ones.

Re: ronald

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hmm... so true. You're well educated, in the manner of clowns.

The picture needs a caption.

[moonmama.livejournal.com]

"Look out! He needs more fries or he'll crush the McDonald's!"
Eh, okay, maybe not.

I love going barefoot. I think the only time I wear shoes and socks is when I go out, and occasionally when my feet get cold. And I can not sleep with socks on. They end up at the foot of the bed sometime during the night when I wear them to bed.

Re: The picture needs a caption.

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

oh, sleeping with socks! yikes... like being strangled!

Re: Barefoot --

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hmm... my feet are pretty tolerant, these days... strong soles.

Re: Barefoot --

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

hmm...

well, a remark in 'strong soul' sounds like it might be complimentary. then again, if you'r e talking strong as in aroma, it's just as well you didnt

Sailor Donut and more.....

[destroll.livejournal.com]

Im sorry I couldnt resist but afte seeing those (disgusting yet funny) photo I couldnt help but to think it was all a charade. In my mind I saw one of the fat sumo sailors as a cop in disguse as a bad guy, who "stole" the truck knowing hed get away and sharing the goodies with the other cops.

As for the bare foot thing Ive ALWAYS had at least 1 pair of black leather work boots and I cant keep em off. Ill wear them untill Im afraid I might get foot fungus stuff. My skin is just TOO sensitive to not wear foot protection when Im awake. If I dont I end up hopping around every where going "Ow,shit!Ow,shit!Ow, shit!"

Barefoot?

[papoose.livejournal.com]

That's easy in Florida :)

Re: Barefoot?

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

yeah, it is. If I lived in valley forge or something, I'd invest in some lovely toasty socks and boots.