Shoe Pose Example - Jennie

The following pics are accredited to Jennie in her twitter posts.  It's a compliment if I'm posting these here so I hope you don't mind.  You are a natural so if you read this post, I hope you will submit some pics of different shoe poses so my fan base and myself can admire & enjoy.  If you're up to helping us out, just be Jennie.  Don't over try b/c you are a natural.

Here's just one of many examples of what I'm looking for:

Non-running Shoe Pics:

Jennie, how come your best poses are when you're not wearing your cool kicks?  Damn!  What a waste!  You need to replicate these poses in your athletic shoes.  Maybe point the toe of your left shoe outward just a little more to add to the showmanship of your shoes and your femininity.

 

This pose is perhaps your finest.

Running Shoe Poses: 

Your legs are long and nicely toned and they're flexible, allowing you to turn your foot at a wider angle, which maximizes the shoes' femininity.  I'd buy the shoes for the artistry.  However, if I were a gal, and the shoe fits me right, I'd have to say, your poses sold me on the shoes.  VERY nicely done!!

Throw-in Pics:

This is a shoe blog after all so I didn't want to waste any of your flashy shoe pics.  They're still post worthy, even though you didn't pose in these.

NYC Version of Asics GEL-Nimbus 17

Deals #889 : https://t.co/NMGfHlHK0a ASICS Women's GEL-Nimbus 17 NYC Running Shoes T5M8N pic.twitter.com/0gkwil9H44

— WordyOfferz (@WordyOfferz) November 15, 2015

Criteria for My Shoe Modelists

Not everyone looks "great" in shoes.  Here's my criteria:

1. You have a good personality/friendly/approachable
2. You have nice shoes
3. You have good posture that makes even ordinary shoes worthy of collages  (ex:  like this one)
4. Your shoe can't be excessively narrow for your feet
5. You are open-minded and have some patience
6. You are transparent (not saying yes when you really mean no)

Men's Nike Air Pegasus '83:

Even though these shoes lack flare and the fact these are actually men's shoes, this gal has enough of a feminine posture to warrant a photo shoot.  Her posture makes the shoes.  The shoes can only speak so much for themselves.

Btw, the style itself isn't bad at all.  The shoes just lack colour and has minimal artistry.

Salmon Pink Nike Zoom Pegasus 31:

Here's an example of a lady with very ordinary posture with very cool shoes.  Had these shoes been more muted in colour and layering been less busy, her dress up would've been very boring.  What I'm saying is if she was wearing the black shoes in the picture above, those shoes would be well hidden.

And of course, if you get the best of both worlds, you get this, as illustrated in one of my earlier posts.

My Biggest Supporters (Recently) aren't from My Country

If no comments are left, then I can only go by viewership.  Since my ranting of the framing/death threat incident, my country people's viewership have seriously lagged behind.  It's people outside my country who have been reading my posts.  The one country that likes like a lot of drama is the country that is the most interested it seems.  Yes, my blog does involve a lot of drama.  That's what happens with a unique hobby.  That's what happens when you do something different.

I know it could be a coincidence but there's no way that everyone could view my ranting as ME being the troublemaker here.  Of the people in my town who I've given my blog info to, I predicted a 50/50 belief system.  It's still too early to tell but of the 3-4 posts I've made so far, only 1 or 2 or maybe 3  views are from my country.  For me, that's got to be worrysome...but Canadians are known to be pretty laid back so they'll read when they feel like it.  I'm hoping that's the case.

What Made Me Snap!!

I mentioned that it was 6 months after that framing/slander incident that I found out my helper was a fake.  Four months passed by before I was "forced" to start this blog.  Finally, just about 2 weeks ago I posted this collage that I was finally ready to voice what I've been bottling up for a year.

Not only did this legitimized my hobby to myself, it infuriated me that people would doubt me and take something as simple as shoe pics and "legislating" my actions as a crime.  People would complain behind my back even after they said "yes".  Some people doubt my actions but C.K. blew the majority of those complaints out of proportion.  I don't have 100% proof but that's the overall vibe I get from dealing with the overall sample size of people shoe modeling for me.

The more I looked at this particular piece of work, the more I admired my creativity.  The more I admired my creativity the more agitated I became. Finally, I said to myself:  "And people were worried about this??  Was this the type of work C.K. was trying to embarass me from doing - b/c some people have a *blank* fetish??  F-U C.K.!!  Ha!!  Pun not even intended!!  LOL!!!  Was C.K. saying some people have a *blank* fetish or was she just indirectly saying that I have a *blank* fetish?  I really felt C.K. append her own assumptions the doubters' assumptions.

Anyone who's interacted with me and seen that collage should NOT think I have creepy intentions.  If I act out of sorts it's b/c I'm a little embarassed - yes, I still feel this way sometimes but I'm getting better at handling this.  If some of you still think I'm a creep you really need to dig deep to find the root of the problem.  Is it b/c of me you don't feel comfortable about or is it your past experiences that is resulting in your inability to trust?  Just food for thought.

Gonna Need Your Help

I gotta get some help here, and no, it's not about C.K..  The hell with her for now.  In order for me to post more creative content, including pics of your shoes you've modelled for me, I'm going to need some more time.  Even watermarking the photos take a fair bit of time.

What I need is for you guys to help me network my blog.  Let as many people who you think are interested in shoes know about my site.  People who like wearing shoes and people who have an appreciation for design, art, and creativity should enjoy my site.

Don't forget, I collect shoes as well so I've got a ton of used shoes I can let go of anytime so if you want to save some money from buying brand new pairs, I'm your guy.  I've got a pair listed already.

Listen, I have a life away from the computer and I also have to start allocating my time towards learning how to use my newly bought software.  I can't do this alone so I need your help.

Also, if you haven't subscribed to my blog already, please do so.  I can't guarantee a daily posting so I don't want you to have to check daily to no avail and not check when I do post.

Thanks for your continued support and keep on reading!!

Sometimes Simple is Cool Too

Despite all the flashy shoes out there, there is a pair of shoes that are well done.  The colours are right, look nice, and doesn't draw too much attention to the wearer.  Here are the women's Asics Gel-Fortitude 3.

This images are from Konzar.com

I think the reason this simple design works is because there's a lot of colour separation and the overall grey tones work in harmony with one another.  There's also a good usage of colour balance.  I think the black is a smart choice to provide that accent colour, but to also "neutralize" some of the femininity.  Don't get me wrong.  It would look good on a woman.  Oh, and I think the mint is THE trendy colour amongst women right now.  The one tweak I'd make is to make the laces mint green with the black strike through to match the colour scheme of the Asics logo.  That would make the shoe a little more elegant.

On the other hand, this particular design has some drawbacks.  Because the shoe relies heavily and the mint colour and the mint is the trim colour, the shoes' glam is taken away even if the shoe is a little dirty.

Check out the photos from eBayer:  Apparel Save:

As you can see, there's something about the grey that make the shoe more susceptible to dirtiness than others.  Had the mint green been a little more dominant and the grey meshing done a better job repelling dirt, I think this shoe wouldn't look more worn than it really is.  I think these should be worn indoors as gym shoes on the treadmill or on the bike.

Overall, I'd have to say, "yes", they're still worthy enough to add to my shoe collection, but only if they're fairly clean.  Apparel Save wants $35 for the dirty shoes b/c of the mint colour, I reckon.  I personally couldn't see myself paying more than C$10 for those.

Protecting Myself from Future Death Threats

For those who are newcomers to my blog read these posts to fully understand my situation.  The links will show in a seperate pop-up window so you won't lose your place.

I Got Framed - The Full Story 

Since My Suspension from Work - Part 1 

Since My Suspension from Work - Part 2

C.K. Make Women Look Bad

Revealing the ID of One Culprit 

C.K.'s Shoe Store 

Could've Gone to Court Too!!

Suspected "Spy"

Death-Threat Accomplice Hides Her Deficiencies

Regardless of the terrible experiences I've endured, I don't want to quit doing what I'm doing b/c of fear.  As I mentioned earlier, this blog was more forced than planned but I don't regret having it up now.  It's kind of fun to be honest with you.

It's been run across my mind that "calling out C.K." can be seen as provocation, which could lead to my actual death.  My take is if I put it out there publically, it is less likely to happen.

If I were C.K. and knowing what I know about her, how people view her is very imortant to her and she's also very self-conscious.  With people knowing my situation and the fact that I'm already highly suspicious of her acts, you know where I'm going with this.

If anything happens to me, the police would surely do an investigation on her first and who her accomplices could possibly be.  If C.K. knows that the public and I know we supect her, and if she's as self-concious as I think she is, she is not as likely to do it b/c it will harder for her to hide in the background.

I also think that as long as I do what I'm doing, C.K. will always be jealous of the attention I'm taking away from her, and thus, will always have  a grudge against me and thus, want to find a way to dissuade my hobby.  It's already been established that killing me is one way to stop me.  Even my employer supports the death threat.  That's why I'm so mad.  I don't think I should have to die just b/c I want to admire and share my hobby with other enthusiasts.  There's nothing wrong with having a shoe hobby.  It's one thing to disagree with one's likes.  It's another to kill b/c someone apppoints herself as an (attention) entitled goddess.  F-sakes!!

Orange Rendition of C.K.'s Shoes

Bought these a few days ago.  Though the style is the same, the colour makes a huge difference to the shoe.  Doesn't even look like the ones she used to wear.

Orange Nike Pegasus 29

I Bolted When I Saw C.K. Today

Having the experience I have reading people, I can now say without bias that C.K. is really not that friendly of a person.  I went into a store and shortly after, I heard a voice asking for assistance.  It was firm and commanding (in a dictative kind of way).  I walked towards that voice and I saw this shoe.

Serves as illustrative purposes only.  Didn't have time to snapshoot her shoes even had I wanted to.  Another sub-par shoe by her.  I'll pass.

It was the Brooks Glycerin 12's that I saw C.K. wear 6 months ago in another shop.  I was able to make a connection b/n this shoe and the voice.  All I had to do was look up to confirm it was C.K..  Before she could see me, I bolted.  Being near her makes me uncomfortable and angry at the same time.

I've already established that I was able to judge her character w/o any biases b/c I didn't know it was her at first.  Now let me further solidify my claims about her character.  I mentioned that I saw her wearing these shoes 6 months ago at another shop.  It took her 2 full minutes to realize that I was standing next to her.  She turned around and said:  "Hi Arthur."  I replied:  "Hey," like I didn't care who she was but I was broiling on the inside.

How can she do the things she did to me and still has the presence of mind to treat me like everything's okay b/n us??  Unless 6 months ago, she didn't know what I now know about what she did.  I'm sure she does now and you will agree with my assumpiton if you've already read my "Suspected Spy" posting.  Even then, if I had done something even a little bit wrong to someone, I'd do everything I can not to draw attention of that person to me, let alone say hi to that individual.

Ladies & gentlemen, I have very little doubt this woman will pull another stunt to hurt me again in the future and possibly others to fulfill her ulterior motives.  Stay clear of this woman.  She will slander you.  That's how I got kicked out of the gym.

Revealing the ID of One Culprit

I don't know if all of you have read:  this article, but if you really observant and have really good attention to detail, you would've known the gym I was referring to is the Nanaimo Athletic Club.  I've been a member of that gym since 1994 and had caused no problems.  How come this new owner and this relatively new spin instructor gets me kicked out?  Sorry but I'm not the problem.  C.K. and this Mexican owner is.

If you recall, not only do I highly doubt the spin members complained about me the way C.K. said they did, but when I was banned, they kept my money for the remaining unused month of my membership.  Jane (manager) said Dave (owner), was holding me responsible for scaring the women out of the gym.  B.S.!!  Even if I was responsible, he shouldn't keep my money.

My co-worker's cousin had the same issue with money.  They tried to charge her bank account when she was pregnant and had told them she couldn't attend during that time.

A current gym member came into my store said he had also been a member of that gym since 1994.  He said he's seen 6 different owners during that time and this most recent owner sucks.  He said that this owner, Dave, is driving people out.

Do you know what my dad said?  He said this Dave guy must be a sex maniac.  He was implying that he succumbed to C.K.'s claims b/c he tends to be type to give women the benefit of the doubt.

There you have it.  As you can see, I have to ramble about my situation...even if it means I risk more skepticism to my hobby.  In long run, it will all work out.  I believe framing and death threats should be publicized.  If it was just straight slander then I'd handle it a different way.

Believe in me people.  Believe in me.  I shall continue to bring you cool stuff.  Spread the word and increase the health of my blog.

Model Name of C.K.'s Shoes

If anyone is wondering, those are called the Nike Pegasus 29's.  I bought an orange rendition of those and they look waaaaay better.  Her lousy personality sure dictates her lousy taste.  She'd better not start wearing my shoes.  I'd have to retire them all.!!

 I went back to the store today and not surprisingly, they still have not sold.

C.K.'s Ugly Nikes

These shoes have been on the shelf for a couple of weeks now and still, no one has bought them.  I've personally never like style that much but the colours just make it even less appealing.  And guess what?  C.K., the spin instructor who has caused me so much grief, wore these for the longest time.  How do I feel about these shoes now?  They would contaminate the rest of my shoes in my collection if I had brought these home, even though these might not have worn this particular pair.

My dad said that these aren't that visually appealing to him either and said that these make him puke because it reminds him of her.  "You don't want these," he said.

I care so little about these shoes I didn't even bother to watermark these and didn't even bother to right-side-up the top image.  These are not worthy copyrighting.  You viewers can have them.

I'll bet if C.K. read this she'd send more people to my store to death threat me again.  Some believe she did what she did (kick me out of the gym and (in)directly got me in trouble at work, because I told her I wouldn't ask her for shoe photos.

First of all, you keep pissing me off by dissuading me from doing my hobby in which you have no business meddling in.  Secondly, your posture is not very feminine.  Thirdly, you told me once before your sweat stinks.  Lastly, your shoes really do suck and they suck even more b/c you have a sucky heart.  Go ahead C.K..  Come kill me and get me fired if you can't take my sarcasm!!

Does My Ranting Lead to More Skepticism?

Some say by disclosing my personal situation involving slander, framing, death threats, and unsubstantiated skepticism would make those who have no prior knowledge of this become skeptical themselves of my hobby.  Is that true?  Probably, but here's my take.

The weak hearted ones will jump off the bandwagon.  They're not the ones who I want on my blog.  My hobby is a niche market interest and I will focus my attention on that.  I've shown no inappropriate gestures while doing the photoshoot and I have this blog to back up my actions.  I don't just tell, I show.  Those who are still skeptical have a major insecurity and trust issue that they need to address.  A person with genuinely bad intentions wouldn't go about business so publically. 

For those who still believe in me, thank you.  This blog is not even 3 months old and just the handful of you viewers alone have shown me enough to keep this hobby going.  Good job guys.  Let other's know about my site and the bad people surrounding me.  They need to know who to watch out for so they don't fall victim to emotional distress like I did.

Women's SIdney Crosby Zigtechs

I found yet another pair Zigtechs a few days ago and I immediately thought of YOU, Trina...but I know it's your daughter who likes them so make sure you show her these.

I bought these because I think Zigtechs are unique in design but to my surprise, they ended up to be part of the Sidney Crosby line.  How cool is that?  I'm going to say these women's b/c salmon pink is usually applied on women's shoes and these shoes are quite narrow fitting.

 The colour is supposed to be salmon pink but the picture portraits it to be more like orange.

 Out of all the of the zipper pics, I think this one is the most interesting, but I like them all.

 

I don't know how I came up with this pic but it worked out.  It shows these shoes are Reeboks and they're part of the Sidney Crosby line.

If you like what you're seeing so far, despite of my negative ranting, contact me and let me know what you think (Trina).  These were posted with you in mind.

Purple-toned Bouquet

I forgot if I wrapped this for delivery or for someone in the store but I just want to show that pinks and purples work welltogether.  The reason why they work together is because, did you know that pink is actually a lighter shade of purple?  I have surrounded the flowers with different coloured fonts just to show how everything blends in well with each other.

An excellent illustration of pinks &purples gelling.

This angle is my favourite.

Fake Pro Lost Me a Shoe Modelist

Another reason that I'm so damn pissed off at this guy was b/c of the emotional let down he's caused me and I've lost myself a potential shoe modelist as a result.  I've been trying to reach out to this lady several times, who probably would've helped me out, but has not responded.  I was in no mood to do any photo shoots after I've found out how fraudulent this guy is, causing the delay on my part to get back to her.  Yes, he is a fraud and a thief.  Be careful of this guy.

One day I will reveal everyone's identity.  Judging by C.K.'s personality, I don't think she's sorry for what she did and neither do I feel that way about her accomplice(s).  The fake pro is sorry, however, but he's sorry because I caught him, and not b/c what he did what he did to me.  I strongly feel they will do the same thing to someone else, if not to me again.  There's no question I'm making my decision not via vengeance, by way of minizing their damage to others in the future.  Embarassing them socially is the only way to achieve that...and to dissuade them from bothering me again in the future.

People who read my blog will understand it's not as easy as:  "Oh, don't worry about what people think.  There will always be people who will have their own perception."  An empolyer supporting a death threat addressed to me, a friend backstabbing me, and slandering from a spin instructor who I initially admire is very difficult to overcome.  Some think I should stop going on about this but no.  Something deep down is telling me to publicize this.

I feel so strongly about my stantz that I encourage you not to support the company I work for - yes, even if you people are the lifeline to my job.

Why I'm Ranting so Much After a Year

A fake professional gave me some untrustworthy advice and it took me 6 months for me to find out about him.  I wasn't "allowed" to say anything until he was done his work.  I was already picked apart by C.K. so being manipulated by someone who was supposed to be my friend confused me all the more.  I needed some time to reset myself.

I wasn't sure how I was going to channel my anger and I wasn't sure if I was going to at all.  However, shoe sales clerk from different shoe store lit a fire in me.  She told me I was a nuisance to the store couple of days after I had request shoe pics from her certain someone but didn't want to admit that was the reason.  However, she still made me feel like crap b/c she tried to play with my mind the way C.K. did.  She re-opened the wound that I was trying so hard to close.

A smart young gal, Amy, from F.Y.F. had already suggested that I put together a website before this annoying interaction occurred.  I composed this website as a calming influence to future shoe modelists who would be influenced by slander and their own skepticism.  I did not know I would use this blog to voice my displeasure about the people who have been detrimental to my hobby.

A friend told me that someone spread false facts about me and that was what fired me up.  I couldn't sleep that night and that's how I ended publicizing information that I would usually NOT share with anyone.  I'm letting out everything that I've bottled up for so long b/c I just couldn't sit idly by while people ruin my prospects of a goal I have for this hobby of mine.  If people still succumb to falsified rumours about my hobby then at least I've been heard and I know who my true fans and supporters are.

Does that Mean C.K. is Perverted Too?

For those who have done the shoe photo shooting with me, and if you are honest, you would have experienced no inappropriate gestures directed towards you.  On top of that, I have given you access to my blog to show, not just tell you that these pictures cannot be used to harm you or to embarass you in any way.  Yet, C.K. didn't say any of the complaints consisted of any perversion concerns.  She only mentioned that she thinks some people are perverted and that's why her customers are skeptical.

From talking to other females out there, the general concensus I got mentioned nothing about perversion.  It had more to do with that fact that I was a stranger and it had more to do with the fear of the unknown.

The point I'm trying to make is that taking pictures of people's shoes and looking at people's shoes both involve seeing the shoes...sohhhh, I guess since we all look at each other's shoes, that makes us all perverts.  More and more people are checking to see if I'm wearing any cool shoes.  Does that make them perverted?

I already mentioned that C.K., the spin instructor also works at Frontrunners.  She might not be a shoe photographer like I am, but as a shoe sales clerk she sure as hell have to help people put on shoes and may involve touching their feet and ankles.  Therefore, if shoe photography is considered perverted, then there's even more reason to believe that a C.K., a shoe sales clerk, who touches customers' feet & ankles has perverted intentions.  How do people know you, C.K., didn't become a shoe sales clerk to take advantage of people that way?  Unfair assumption?  I rest my case!!

A friend of mine said that:  "If someone makes an (unsubstiated) assumption about your (desires/intentions), then it's pretty likely that person must have those (desires/intentions) too."

It would be bad enough if a skeptic thinks that way of you.  It's another for you, C.K. to put thoughts into skeptics head that don't even exist, to scare me from my hobby.  I'm successful at what I do because I believe in what I do and I project that feeling towards my modelists.

Suspected "Spy"

Isn't it fitting that the day after I said I haven't noticed any fishy picture taking of me, a lady approached me for cilantro with her LG G4 cell phone pasted tightly against her chest , with the lens lined up almost evenly with my face.  I turned away right away.  When I told her I had no cilantro, I walked away and she stationed where I left her and checked her screen immediately.  Maybe I'm paranoid but the timing is too impeccable to have single customer come into the store when she did and hold a cell phone so unnaturally like that.  All I can say is if you, C.K., have something to do with this customer's approach towards me or any future occurrences similar in nature to today's incident in anyway, I will reveal your identity to the public for the pain you've caused me over the course of the year.  Be warned!!

Getting Better at Reading People

Last week I saw  two people wearing cool shoes - one at a clothing store and one at a coffee shop.  I didn't get a good vibe from either one of those women but I wanted to see what I've learnt from my negative experiences from asking the wrong people.

The first lady was wearing some trail shoes.  They Asics, dark grey, hilighted with a hot-pink logo.  She also had a very feminine stantz.  I approached her and complimented on her shoes.  She told me she runs, they're comfortable, and she gets the same ones all the time.  I walked away for a quick couple of minutes and when I turned around, she was gone.  I think she thought I was up to no good.  I felt bad but I had to confirm my gut.  I was right.  That's 1 for 1.

The next lady was sitting in a coffee shop, browsing away on her laptop.  She had some sky-blue Saucony's on.  I don't know what it was but I also didn't get a good vibe from her just from observation.  It wouldn't be obvious to someone without experience but it was noticeable to me.  I wanted to confirm my gut feeling again.  I approached her and complimented on her shoes.  She was happy and she told me that was the only shoe that fit her properly.  She didn't intend to buy them for the looks.  She pretty much told me that she usually doesn't go for bright colours.

Anyways, b/c she was kind of "tickled" by the compliment, I figured:  *What the heck.  Just ask so you don't have to wonder.*  I did and I'm glad I did.  I told her about my hobby but it didn't open her up.  Instead, she got a little uptight but tried her best to say no w/o being a bitch about it.  I told her that I sometimes I have to go through the no's before getting to the yes'.  She understood and I left her alone.  I was able to confirm my gut feeling again.  That's 2 for 2.  As a bonus confirmation to my gut feel, even my dad could tell from a distance that the lady doesn't appear to be very friendly.  He said she has that angry look in her eyes but she isn't necessarily a bad person.  He thinks perhaps if she knew me, she'd commit to my request.  I'd have to agree with him.

More Reason to Believe in Multiple Set-up Attempts

So I've noticed for the past 3 months I don't notice nearly as much people (females) courting me or any females trying to point their lens towards my face in a peculiar way.  That was about the time when I got my blog and business card going.  What am I getting at?  I'm saying perhaps the women aren't discussing their skepticism of my shoe request, thus, their discussion is focused more on C.K., the spin instructor and C.K., the shoe sales lady.

I should also mention, before I forget, during the time when there was still heavy occurrences of peculiar acts towards me, there was a female couple that always lingers around me and they would often sit at the deli tables just before closing.  That's right!  It's adjacent to the produce dept., where I work.  Besides them, I have NEVER seen any customers sit at the deli tables a half an hour before close, let alone 1 hour before close.  That's all the more reason to believe there is a re-attempt to get me in trouble.

Of course, a logical personality would say that could all just be a coincidence.  An intuitive person would say that all of these occurences I've mentioned are too impeccable to be coincidences.  I'm a gut feel person and I've learnt that when my gut is telling me something, it's 90% accurate and that percentage will increase with more life experience.  Someone or people are trying to set me up for misfortune on multiple occasions.  If I've assessed my "gut" correctly, that is a 90% probability.

Would I Recommend Working at..

I was asked to do a survey on how I feel about my current place of employment today.  One of the questions was "Would I Recommend this workplace to friends?

Well well well now.  Let's see... Would I? Listen.  It's very hard for me to support an employer who supports death threats to their own employees...and if they suspend me and not give their names to me then I don't feel like working for my company anymore.  Those people are cowards.

Even if a customer is in the right, if I was the employer, I don't give any benefit of the doubt to that person.  50/50 chance head office will react in favour of my concerns.  We will see what they say but right now, no, I don't recommend people to work for my company because they support death threats made to their employee (me).

Those who have gotten to know me know where I work.  It feels like customers can make up stuff, even if it means to get freebies, can get their way.  We could get in trouble for anything.  I'm always looking behind my back.

More on this thought here...

Women are Peacocks

Whether you're a guy or gal, you'd have to agree that gals in general are more colourfully dressed than men.  This is a shoe blog so I'm going to make reference to shoes.

By now if you have been following me, you know about the problem a certain "C.K." has caused me.  Not only did she tried to dissuade me from my hobby by scaring me and getting me kicked out of my own gym that I've been attending for 19 years, only not only did she (in)directely caused me to be suspended from my workplace, she made me feel like I'm a pervert for liking (women's) shoes.

WTF!!  So is she telling me that shoe designers and shoe collectors are perverts?  Are even the people at Nike dirty people?  You like shoes too, C.K. so how come you don't consider yourself a pervert??  (C.K. is a woman, btw).  Isn't some of the most artistic shoe design inflenced by observing other people's work?  If people don't want to look good, why would they care about wearing fancy shoes??

This C.K. wants to twist my intentions by blending in her perception of how people feel about what I do.  That's why I have this blog - to protect myself from further slander!!  Enough said, let's get back to the main point.

I was discussing my preference for women's shoes over men's (although there are some really sick men's shoes out there).  I was telling her that women's look better and women strut better than men in shoes.  She acknowledged:  "Of course.  Women are peacocks."

I've had a man tell me that women's nature is to attract attention.  However, with this quote coming from a woman only further validates the legitamacy of what I'm doing.  My blog more than proves my point.  I really don't have to further defend myself but I'm fueled by injustice!!

Fake Pro. Crumbling Under His Own Guilt

This fake professional I've been referring to has been bearing a lot of guilt in his conscience since May when I found out that he is, well, a phoney.  Turns out he really showed how nervous he really was of me.  This person is very arrogant by nature and doesn't think he owes anyone any respect.  He thinks because he is older than his superiors he can call them out on anything.

Well, all I can say is, when it comes to a guilty conscience, anyone human will succumb to that experience and will be humbled by it.  Today was a perfect example of that as exhibited by this fake professional.  He sucked up to me today for the first time.  He doesn't suck up to anyone, let me tell you.  He did a task for me w/o me asking him.

To me, that doesn't show genuine remorse.  It shows fear of the unknown - unknowing of what's on Arthur's mind.  If he's ungenuine, then chances are he'll take advantage of me again once he sees a soft spot in me.  What I look for is for him to return my money (with interest) - not b/c I need it, but b/c greed is very hard for him to overcome.  If he can gesture that to me, then I can move on to the next step with him.

If you ask me for my personal opinion of this person, I don't think he'll change b/c that's his nature.  If he's going to change, this fake pro. needs a legit pro. to counsel him and help him find the source what's causing him to feel a sense of entitlement in life.  My advice to people who haven't met him yet is to not let him get into your mind.  He will manipulate you - just like that spin instructor!!

Fake Professional on the Gym's Side??

Whether or not that's the case, his delay quashed any chances of me writing in a consumer complaint on the gym and the shoe store.  He told me to keep quiet because his strategy would be advantageous to me, blah, blah, blah - whatever!  He kept saying his lawyer daughter is working on a court case for me but he always had an excuse to push it back, push it back, push it back.  It took me 6 months to realize I could no longer take him for his word.  I had to find out for myself.

By the time I found him out, it was too late to report what the gym had done to me.  That and the fact that he tricked me into divulging a lot of personal stuff that only friends are entitled to know made me even more angry than the money he stole from me.  Made me feel like he was one of those nosy people who just had to find out information about anyone.  More importantly though, he bought the gym some time to "get away".  Don't let him draw you in by his phoney friendliness.  Stay away from him.

Your Support is Appreciated!!

If you believe in me show your support.  Either subscribe to this blog, give me a +1, drop me a comment.  This really should be about the shoes and I want to have a larger audience to share my cool hobby with.

If you know of anyone who'd interested in my blog, please pass the word around.  Your gesture can also be another way of showing your support.

Thank you everyone for reading/listening to all of my frustrations!!  I want to get back to posting cool stuff.

Fake Professional Knew I was Threatened...

This fake professional misrepresented himself so he ended up hogging all the information about my situation to himself.  He had me fooled for 6 months and I didn't have the strength to speak out about it for another 4-6 months because I was so confused as to who I can trust and I was so dumb-founded.

So he claimed himself to be the guy who could help me and yet, something so serious like this and never once did he say to call the cops??  Even my union rep told me to call the cops if something like that happened again.  Late or not, it's never too late to give common sense advice.  I fooled by this phoney b/c I was in such emotional distraught and I was desperate for help.

When the time is right, I will reveal this person's identity and his proposed profession so that you guys know who to look out for and NOT to be deceived by him the way I was.  I can tell you that if it was a lawyer he was trying to pretend to be, he would've had some criminal charges coming to him.  I did my research.  He used his claim to steal $200 from me.  When I asked him for my money back, he threatened to fight me at my workplace.  Very unprofessional, very dishonest, and very inhumane.

Am I really that easy of a target for bad people.  Am I really too nice?  Do I really have to be an assh*le at the expense of others just to protect myself from being taken advantage again?

Folks, this is the emotional weight I've been bearing for the past year and I still haven't told you about the gym/spin intructor's suspected accomplice(s).  I want to get it all out.  I want you all to understand that I'm the real victim here and NOT the people making irresponsible complaints, asumptions, and slanderous comments about me.  No one was tricked but me!!

Could've Gone to Court Too!!

To  C.K. of the Nanaimo Athletic Club and Frontrunners:

The legal advice I received was had I suffered significant financial losses (ie: job loss), I would've been able to sue you based on this one employee.  She uttered comments which caused mental distress that led me to talk about something I shouldn't have talked about with that pineapple gal.

That employee also represented herself as the shoe sales clerk (involved her other employer) when telling me about the women complaints at the gym.

First of all, stay out of my hobby.  Secondly, keep the gym complaints within the gym.  I didn't photo shoot anyone at your shoe store so why bring that into the discussion??  Also, that has nothing to do with your spin class.

Like I said in my previous post, be careful of what you wish for.  Had I lost my job, I would have sued your employers and would've made it very difficult for you to seek future employment.



Also, had I called the cops that day about the pineapple gal's bf's death threat utter, and the investigators could make a link to your involvement, you would've been in trouble for that too.

Like I said, my analysis isn't itchy-trigger-fingered based.  They're all well-thought out and I've talked to people.

Btw, I suspect you teamed up with an accomplice at my workplace.  I'm keeping an eye on her too!!  Both of you - get a life and leave people alone!!

Did Boyfriend Really Wanted to Kill Me?

One of the supervisors got confirmation from the one who got the death threat call that the boyfriend really did wanted to kill me.  Although deep down within, I still somehow believe it was all a setup, anytime when someone utters those threats, it's very hard to ignore.

I can't believe it's been over a year since that incident and I still feel just as uncomfortable now as I did then when the killing part gets reminded to me.  It's almost 6 a.m. and b/c of what was told to me today, I'm still up writing and thinking about this.  Bothers me; bothers me; bothers me!!!  Honestly, I was a little scared but I'm much more angry about it.  That's how I feel.

Trying to prevent me from doing my hobby by making slanderous claims and to mislead me for one's ulterior motives is one thing.  It's another to do something to someone that can have a long-term effect in a negative way on me.

Trina (the gal who reequest for the Zig Tech pics) told me not to let negative people drag me down.  However, at the time, I don't think you really understood the severity of their actions.  Someone even uttering those words is not that easy to get over with.

It might be a stretch, but I wonder if it's still too late to bring this up with the cops.  The way this group of people treat me is no different than how gays and coloured people were treated in the pre-90's.  We are being punished for doing something out of the norm.  Yet, we're not doing anything that negatively impacts you!!  It's very frustrating that people can't just let others live.

If anyone knows the person who uttered those threats let me know.

N.B.  If the boyfriend was really confident in his claims towards the way I interacted with his girlfriend, then why did he have to hide his fury over the phone??  Show your face and give me shit in person.  

The professional analysis I received was right.  If he really wanted to kill me......I have no doubt the couple was part of a ploy to frame me.

Why You All Should Help Me

No, I'm not talking about the shoe modeling favour right now.  I'm talking about helping me find out more about the people who did damage to me.  This would help me rest easier and to help me concentrate more on what this blog is supposed to represent.  It will also make you aware of what to look for in bad people to prevent you from being taken advantage of.  It will also minimize the chances of this group of people from hurting others in the same way in the future.  Let me give you a famous example.

By now most of you would've watched at least one Spiderman movie.  Remember the bank robbery cut scene?  The robber ran past Peter Parker and escaped from the cops' grasp by way of esculator use.  Peter could've stopped him but didn't.  Did you remember what happened later on in that day?

That's right.  His uncle was killed in a gunfire.  Guess who killed his uncle?  If you didn't see the movie, you'd never guess.  He was killed by the very same bank robber who Peter could've and should've stopped but didn't.  Now he's regretting it for the rest of his life because he said in a quote:  "...because I didn't do the right thing."

So what am I telling you?  I'm telling you that if you it won't impact you, think again.  You don't know what's on their agenda.  If you by happenstance become an inconvenience to their agenda, they will bring you misfortune to bring themselves fortune.   It could happend to one of your kids.  Can you believe how easily manipulated a 12-year old could be?  Could you imagine much harder it would be for a kid to bear the emotional weight I'm experiencing if an adult like me is still struggling one year after that incident?

Give my request some thought.  There are also 1 or 2 individuals at my workplace who wants to get me fired.  Those who know where I work, let me know if you hear anything from individuals who may have a grudge against me.

Make Your Own Watermelon Shoes

 I've found this article during my search for websites that have similar tie-ins to my blog's content.  I graphically design shoes.  She physically designs shoes...well, maybe the one pair but it's still worth trying it out for fun.

 

I will try and find more DIY shoes and post them under my "Shoe Design" tab.