ugg-tastic.

i have officially dusted off my trusty uggs for the season. most people, more boys than girls, have problems with them, and i get made fun of at least once a day when i wear them. alas, they are unimaginably warm and comfortable... like a slipper that is acceptable to wear outside. consequently, as long as there is snow on the ground, i will continue to wear them.

my 68 year old journalism professor asked me today if they came in men's sizes. i hope that if they do, he does not venture out to buy some. "i've heard they're very warm," he said. i looked down at mine and tried to picture him in a pair. it made me smile to myself.

i've been forced to take them off when i visit friends and been blatently laughed at. i once ran into a classmate that stopped me in sentry to chat, whose name i had never learned. he was very nice, and all i came away with afterwards was how bad i felt about the fact that i didn't know his name. i visited friends after the incident and they quipped, "he was hitting on you in sentry. it must have been the boots."

i used to hate the boots on principle, i.e. "those are soooo last season." sigh. i moved on, aquired a pair, and wish i could wear them everyday... with the exception of spring, summer and fall. miniskirts and uggs, i will admit, is a style i've never warmed to.

i will wear my boots proudly tomorrow, as i trek to the library to work on my phase three portfolio, and i will notice eyes move down to judge them on my way. if only their feet were as snuggly as mine will be.


side note: i found out i will be student teaching next semester at new berlin west middle/high school. i have to add calling my new cooperating teacher to my list of things to do. wish me luck - i'm already nervous.