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Walking DC

In Explorator on August 10, 2007 at 10:22 pm

You know how people always say that they “can’t feel their legs” when they’re really tired? That is total inaccurate rubbish because the only time you can feel your legs is when you’re very tired. Today I got to feel a lot, knee down, and my legs have disowned me so now my ears and my legs have a different last name.

I spent the day walking and I never knew I could walk this much. I never knew I liked documenting my life this much. You see, I go places to take pictures to document that I was in these places. I don’t even pay attention to where I am or look and admire the places I go to; I just take pictures. I go home and look at the pictures and go Ahh, SWEET! and Look! Two people making out! . I am miserable this way because I don’t understand time and so I don’t believe what’s going on around me until it has passed already. You probably have more issues than I do though, because you’re reading about mine and enjoying it.

Got a screw in my head,
Diddy diddy diddy
– dead.

The weather today was very hot. It was also very humid because of all the sweat and other bodily liquids trapped in the air. I went to the National Museum of Air & Space and to the National Museum of Natural History. Those are the two museums I wanted to go to and had the time to visit. Although I did want to go to some woman-related museums in the area, but there was no time for that.

My tour inside the two museums was very exciting and informative. I’ve always wanted to go to the Museum of Natural History, ever since I was a nerdy kid reading encyclopedias for fun, so it was a great dream come true to be there for real. A Night at The Museum was a bad movie though and anyone who thinks otherwise has an infertile imagination crossed with no sense of humor. I only watched it because the alternative was a contemporary Egyptian “comedy” which is polite for “nonsense.”

After the museums, I went to the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Reflecting Pool, WW I Memorial, WW II Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, and the Smithsonian Castle. I passed by the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetery, and also by many federal buildings while moving within or around the National Mall. As usual, you can see pictures of everything I saw today in my Picasa - Washington DC album.

I walked to and from all these places, if you can imagine that. It was exhausting to walk that much in the heat. And to make things worse, my ankle-length sock slipped down my shoe and my shoe cut my foot and my foot hurt really bad throughout the final part of the day. I kept walking funny like I needed to go to the restroom. Do you know how embarrassing it is to cross the street looking like you want to take a leak by the nearest tree, doggy-style, when you really are in so much pain you don’t even care how embarrassed you are?

Pretty embarrassing. And painful.

This is the third time one of my feet gets cut on the back of the ankle during my stay in the states, do you think it’s a sign? If so, what is it a sign of? What are my feet, socks, or shoes trying to tell me?

Any of a number of things:

1- Go footnude forever.
2- Buy new socks.
3- Go back to Jordan.
4- Blank (readers’ input).

What do you think it is?

  1. Buy sandals!

  2. Get custom-made alligator boots.

  3. Muesuems? ???????? OH NOO This is not so me! lol<br /><br />i hate this place! how come you like it??! <br />

  4. I guess it’s because I’m not you, Maher…

  5. Aha! You have unwittingly enterred the "show us your feet contest" !<br /><br />Anyway, I like DC too. I’ve only been there twice and it was on business both times, so I didn’t ahve much time to look around. I absoultely love how you can just walk from your hetel to a dozen museums and spend an hour or two looking around, before getting back to what you are really supposed to be doing :)<br /><br />I’ve tried that other places, but it just takes way too long.<br /><br />

  6. try Naot sandals

  7. I love the museums in DC, and that whole area is just so incredibly walkable. Of course I can understand how you did it all on foot. Heat and humidity aside, it’s just such a great place to walk around!<br /><br />And I agree with Vincent - get yourself a good pair of sandals. I bought Tevas the last time I was in the US and they’ve been super comfortable since the day I bought them. Great for walking, hiking, etc. <br />

  8. Actually, the first picture I ever published of my feet was in 2005: http://www.tololy.com/2005/12/02/feet-on-grass/&lt;br /><br />Sandals…hmm…they have to go with my clothes though, I can’t wear things that don’t match. Will look into the recommended brands, thanks one and all!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

  9. With regard to sandals, take a look at Bare Traps as well. I have a pair that I bought in the US two years ago, also comfortable since day one. I wore them while walking around Amsterdam for three days last fall, and they were awesome. They’ve got tons of different styles, and can usually be found at discount shoe stores, shoe stores in outlet malls, etc. <br /><br />When I was in the US in April, I even convinced another woman to buy a pair after she said that she really liked mine. The pair I’ve got is similar to pair shown here, though mine are black: http://www.beallsflorida.com/page?name=page-department-style&amp;cm_ven=CJ_Search&amp;cm_pla=CJ_Search&amp;cm_cat=CJ_Search&amp;WT.mc_id=CJPI&amp;cm_ite=paidinclusion&amp;styleid=91430&amp;Rf=department

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