#RIP Vans: Time to bring the sexy back

Dec 15

Dear nerds,

I am saddened to announce that after almost 365 days straight - my vans are going bye bye.

Yep.

It was about time, and as it is almost a new year and a new beginning - I had to shed some old skin.

For reals, for the last 2 years I have been very much a dude. Way more of a dude than a chick actually, and while there is nothing wrong with that - it scares the fuck out of guys, and is causing an imbalance in my dating life. I have to let the dude be the dude, and let me be the chick; shoes are an important component to that.

SOOOOOOOOO, I hit up the fanshmastically awesome Blowfish shoes and asked them if they were interested in a sponsorship - they were totes game, and for the next THIRTY DAYS, I will not be allowed to wear sneakers in an attempt to shed some masculinity.

THIRTY FREAKING DAYS!!!!!!!!

I haven't gone thirty HOURS without being in sneaks in over two years.

This. is. NUTS!

It may be nuts, but it's about time. I use this site as a place to better myself, and I'm very genuinely trying to attract different energy, and in that - I need to relinquish some of my masculinity.

OMG OMG OMG and Blowfish's shoes are SO FREAKING CUTTTTTEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! They sponsored my shoes for my epic date with Vh1's Steve Ward, and holy shiznat, my feet NEVER HURT!! That was NUTS!! I felt super cute, super sexy, and dare I say ... practical?

I very honestly have no idea if this is going to work - but to up the ante, I am removing all sneakers from my house to guarantee that I will have no option but to rock what Blowfish has given me.

That's right, the Vans are going away. BUUTTTT to just get rid of them I thought was a bit wasteful. Dudes, these things have had some EPIC adventures!! From dancing on stage with Prince, to wearing them on the red carpet of the Academy Awards, they have seen a lot of cool shit. Fortunately, my buddy Tim Van Keuren made a donation to my favorite charity Gett Love, and now he's going to get to keep 'em.

OMG! Tim you could totes make a gnarly voo doo doll out of that shit. THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!

So, dear Tim - the shoes shall be on their way to you in the morning, and I'm super freaking excited about this experiment!! Heels and fancy boots aren't really my style, but I am DEFINITELY game to at least try it out and see what happens. With all the walking, biking, and public transportation taking that I do it smells like a bad idea, but who knows! You don't know if you don't try!

Today I am rocking their Hazmittens ... and OMG OMG OMG they are sooooo FREAKING CUTE!!!

I haven't had high tops since 1989 and they were accessorized with a tweety bird.

THOSE WERE THE SHIT!!!

First pair are booties. They're pretty comfy, I'm not mad at 'em. They are definitely snug and are going to take some time to break in - but they're super cute. Today, I'm rocking 'em with a hoodie and basketball shorts, but I can see myself rocking these with a dress for more of a night time look. These are the closest thing I am going to have to sneakers for the next 30 days so I better get used to 'em! ::sigh::

One thing to note about these shoes though is that they run small. Go a half size up if you can - will make the breaking in process a lot less painful.

Super stoked about this new experiment, and EVEN MORE grateful that we were able to help out Gett Love in the process. Many many many thanks to Tim and Blowfish shoes! Can't WAIITTTTT to have some adventures!!

OMG! This means I can wear Blowfish Shoes to the BDSM club on Saturday! SUH-WEET!!! I wonder which style will go with a collar and whip ... hmmmmmmmmmm decisions!!!