When NOT to wear pretty shoes - an advice, shopping, and flying thread.

[VeronicaMoonlit]

First off, for those of you expecting a shopping thread, this may not be your cup of caffeinated-beverage-of-choice. Ah well, I'll get there as 2011 sure looks filled with promise so far!

Excellent, must have Kathi Shopping posts in 2011.

So, after asking me what look I was going for today (my reply? ". . . this is probably not what you hear from most guys - make me pretty!" ).

Ha! You know, I've never had a makeover, but if I do, I will use the same voice I use when I see a cute kitty: "Kitty!" and say "Make Pretty!"

We used my normal Smashbox Camera-Ready foundation, with a new primer - Smashbox's Photo Finish Targeted Pore & Line Primer. It, along with my recent laser work, had the girls there "ooohing" and "ahhhing" at my newly-pretty smooth skin.

Pretty!

She asked me if I was in my new house, where I was going looking so pretty, and told me that, to her, it seemed that I got prettier and more feminine each time I stopped in. Awwwwww. aren't friends - especially the little white lie-telling ones - great?!

That might not be a lie, as you grow more in tune with yourself, you ARE probalby becoming prettier and feminine.

I walked up to the front where one of them said, "That's it! Get this girl a name tag. She's hired!"

Depends on you makeup skills. :-) Lancome SA's say I should be doing their job. :-)

and my friend blurted out, "Oh yeah! You can't go out there just looking like a pretty girl. You have to smell like a pretty girl, too!"

They're right!

She smiled at me, and said that she really liked the difference, and said that if I had the choice, I should dress this way much more often as it "really suited me."

She's right...MUCH more often.

She said, "Women's, right?" and seemed pleased when I said yes. We tried on about two dozen, and finally settled on a pair that looked cute on me as a woman, but could do double-duty when I was in male mode.

That's the way to go.

I drove to the Skycap first, hauled out my suitcase (which seemed almost too heavy for me - must be the skirt and heels sapping my strength - Samson-style! ),

Heels change your balance and thusly the amount of leverage and force you can apply easily.

She said she finally decided that I was a man, but a very pretty one. I laughed at that and it was our turn to go through the metal detector.

It would be more accurate to say that you're a woman on the inside who disguises herself as a man most of the time.

As she watched me put my necklace back on and fix my hair, she said, "Wow! You've done this a lot, haven't you? You really have the feminine mannerisms and attitude down. Good for you! This world needs more people willing to do what they think is right, and not others." I thanked her and said that I was just me, and it was the only person I knew how to be.

Good for you!

On the way back to my seat, I heard a "Miss!" directed at me. I turned, smile at the ready, and raised my eyebrows in a questioning "How can I help you?" The lady said, "Never mind. Thank you!" and turned to her friend and said "Told you!" Her friend just said, "wowwww."

That would have ticked me off, the whole "ask the transperson a question about the time or whatnot so you can hear the voice to clock them better" is just rude.

They're a simple pair of BCBG classic pumps. I love them because they're not too pointy, not too rounded. They're a pebbled black (I never really liked patent), and have about a 4-inch stiletto heel. They're my main go-to shoes as they go with about any look from casual under jeans to my dressy skirts and dresses.

This is what you need:

http://www.anntaylor.com/p-20787.shtml

or these:

http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3114289?...:referralID=NA

Or the Nine West Nuncio's if you want an in-between heel:

http://www.zappos.com/nine-west-nuncio-black-leather

Finally, the question has to be asked; Overall, was this a good day, and was Kathi a happy girl? See for yourself:

Kathi

Yes, you look very happy...and pretty.

Well, how 'bout this: I got up, went to CES for a few hours (if your definition of "a few" is more like 16 hours - it's so much raw, unadulterated fun swapping out a kernel and Samba on a device that is supposed to be "production-ready" two weeks ago ),

Why it should be easy! just telnet into it and

apt-get install ./foo.deb

You look so happy and radiant in your pictures. As Sara so eloquently puts it a "perfect moment of being."

What she said.

Gender is irrelevant. Sex is irrelevant.

You will be assimilated.

Thinking that I would never see them again, I showed them pictures of me, and told them of how much fun I had dressing. Well, sure enough, they are both here this year as well.

Ha ha ha ha...I knew you would see them again. Mind powers....I am the eye in the sky, maker of rules...I can read your mind. I'm so happy you get to hang out with them again.

The main presenter greeted me with a "Hello, beautiful!" when she saw me (luckily, out of earshot of the rest of my people).

:-)

The other presenter and I didn't have much time to talk today until the show was winding down. I remarked to her about our "booth babes' attire this year - slinky cocktail dresses and cute high heels.

Ooooh!

I guess I had forgotten how much I had told her about Kathi last year,

I hadn't. :-p You told her everything!

I told her that sounded more comfortable, but not nearly as much fun. She said that I was such a princess - which is what she and her friends called a woman that likes dressing up for the sake of being frilly and girly. Heh. Guilty!

So true!

Her eyes got real big and she said, "Oh my gosh - I never realized it - you have to spend twice as much money as other women ("you don't mind me calling you a woman, do you" she said, with a touch on my arm. Mind? Ha! ).

Mind? Ha! You know you could increase the amount of money for the pretty by simply not buying mens clothes. :-)

She laughed at that and said, Wow, you really are a woman."

She's right! Yes, she shall be my accomplice in the cheerleading of you.

This is where the camera is able to capture something as subtle as grace, as captivating as inner beauty. Anyone can put on the trappings of femininity in hopes of achieving a beautiful result but to truly radiate...yes, that's something that does shine through in your pictures, not to mention in your words as you describe these interactions.

You is smart. :-) and very insightful.

(the thought which comes to mind comes through in the voice of our friend Veronica M...)

Don't even think otherwise, of course we all knew you'd see them again!!!

ha ha ha ha! you know me (and Kathi) so well.

That said, I was reading on in hopes of seeing that you and your reacquainted friend would be hitting the town, or at least the mall, at some point before your trip is done.

Yes! You MUST go shopping AS KATHI with one or both of them.

Veronica