Easter 2012 is OPI's Lincoln Park After Dark (super dark purple) with white OPI Shattered... No pastels this year, I wasn't bombed! :)
So, you gotta figure, with fantastic looking toes like mine, and my penchant for never wearing shoes (or only wearing flip-flops if I MUST wear shoes), that I would get many comments on my unique & "crazy" behavior! Well, I surely never coulda' imagined how fun some of the random commentary would be! I've had a black girl tap me on the shoulder at the liquor store, and ask me, "What is that on your toes? It looks absolutely amazing!" ..(That was black Shattered on bright neon blue that time).. I've had an elderly white woman, on line in back of me at Costco, tell me, "I have never seen such beautiful feet on a man before! I'm sorry, but I can't stop staring at them!" ..And the best comments are usually reserved for at the pedicure place, where the all patrons loooooooove striking up a fun conversation about feet with "that hilarious big guy who gets his toes painted"!! ..BUT the kicker was two weeks ago, as I am sitting there with my pal Kelly, getting our 1 hour "feet therapy" session in (that's how we refer to pedi's), two girls sitting to our left started commenting how they thought my feet were SO cool, how much they loved that I was sitting there getting my toes taken care of, and even more blown away by the fact I was letting the Asian girl rock some colors on my toes...as usual! Then one of them says to me, "Could you do me a favor and talk to my boyfriend on the phone? I want him to come get a pedicure with me so badly, but he is totally afraid to!" I laughed and told her to dial him up, and then hand me the phone, so she did, laughing as well. The dude's name was Jared, and my lecture went like this: "Yo, is this Jared? What's up, bro? You don't know me, but this is Big Al.. I'm sitting here next to your chick up at U2 Nails, and she told me you have atrocious feet, but you won't come get a pedicure with her! What the hell's wrong with you, dude? She loves you, and wants you to spend some more quality time with her! Get up here and let these girls take care of your shitty feet! Your girl is tired of sandpaper feet & sharp nails rubbing up against her legs in bed!" ...Then there was a pause, and Jared meekly said to me, "But I'm kinda self-conscious & nervous about sitting there." ..To which I roared, "Dude!! I'm the size of a rhinoceros and I'm sitting here! And I let the girls put wacky colors on my toes, too! You don't even have to go that far, just get up here and get your feet taken care of! For your girlfriend, bro!!!" ..With that, I handed the phone back to the girl, and then the entire nail staff, the other customers, Kelly, & myself, were all laughing uproariously about how hysterically funny that moment in time was! Kelly said to me, "That was the greatest thing I have ever had happen while getting a pedicure and I am so glad I was here to witness it!" ..Funny: That's how I roll, baby! That's what it's all about! "Take care of your shitty feet!!" |
