if i only had a blog!

it would look like this. I figured that black was the only natural choice for a blog-ground since I'm obsessed with not liking black. In fact, it's one of the many things that defines me. Every time I walk into a store I simply relish telling the salespeople and everyone around me about how I don't ever wear black. And sometimes I'm like, well, except for today when I'm wearing black and all but I swear this is not normal! no not at all! I am so original, right? about not wearing black. And then I roll my eyes at myself.

I titled this blog "yogathisandshoesthat" because every other name I thought of was already taken. And now that I really sit and think about it, I'm glad that someone else besides me is stuck with "downbythebayou" and "smackthatcentral." yogathisandshoesthat is about me I guess, and my fascination with words and yoga and shoes. And speaking of fascination, I am so totally NOT that person who is fascinated with everything. I wish I were! But really, I don't think I even looked both ways while crossing the street until I had lived in New York for at least a year, and then I was like hey! where did all these stores come from? that's so nice that they put some stores in New York just a year after I moved here--super sweeties! That's right. I didn't even pay attention while crossing the street. A friend of mine asked me the other day how long it took me to stop looking around when I moved to New York. And I was all what? why would I look around? I know where I'm going and those buildings, those are just buildings and that park? I don't know it's just a lot of benches and a carousel and an ice-skating rink and stuff...I do, however, know so many people, my husband included, who are really interested in everything. And somehow I think it's cool to be like that. But I'd rather be wearing good shoes personally, and those take time to shop for, damnit. Don't get me wrong, I'm a yogi through and through, okay well not totally, (not a big fan of the word "yogini"). I just kind of know myself and I know that I would be lying if I said I wondered how that ancient coin was made or even how many colors are in that sunset. I do not wonder at all! I figure, hey, everyone needs something to think about so really it would not be fair of me to take up all the thinking. And really, it wouldn't. I used to feel really bad about this trait but I've now kind of accepted it. And I guess acceptance is kind of a focus of this blog. It's about how being an authentic yogi and spending ridiculous amounts of money are shoes are not mutually exclusive. so there.

I guess that what this blog is really about will emerge as I write. But it's so sad that blogging about work is off limits (thanks so much to www.dooce.com) because I swear, some crazy things go on over there on Madison Avenue what with all of the punching and kicking and stuff. oh and the buying Prada online. there's A LOT of that. Not by me, of course.

Oh, there's just one more thing you should know about me: I hate lamps. AND rugs.