Asics GEL-Kayano 20

I'm going to  put this style under the My Faves section.  This was posted by a Twitter user.  I'd like to run into someone wearing these and get the poses I want.

#newkicks #asics #kayano20 #brandspankin #runningonclouds #sponsoredbyFog pic.twitter.com/NAtbLyRmU1

— Nicole (@nicsta15) October 25, 2013

Those Cowards!!

For those who have been following my ordeal will know what I'm talking about.  Sometime in early to mid autumn of 2015 I approached a lady wearing a pair of shoes she bought from Frontrunners.  She wouldn't let me photo shoot her shoes but she took my business card anyway.  I have no doubt she would've told the store about my blog.  Subsequently, C.K. would've gotten word about my website.  I had this feeling the minute I gave her my card.

Here's the real catch to the situation.  At the time I didn't know it but I just found out today from a current member of my former gym, Nanaimo Athletic Club, the manager, Jane Moxam and the Mexican owner, Dave sold the gym shortly after my interaction with that lady.  The member said they sold the gym sometime in November of 2015.

Hmmm...that's got to make me wonder...  Now I know the gym has been struggling financially but they seemed to have gutted it out for 3 years but I really find that the timing of the sale suggested that wasn't the decisive factor.  They sold the gym because they wanted to dodge accountability.  If word gets out that they were supporting C.K. in getting me suspended via death threat, who knows what kind of an impact it will have on their already hurting financial situation.

So here's a recap of why I know the 3 of them had something to do with my suspension from work.  Only C.K. had been scaring me from my hobby.  I had no concerns brought to my atttention at the gym for the first 5 people I shoe-photo-shot over a 5-month span.  During the 6th month I made my shoe request after C.K.'s spin class.  It was then, C.K. pulled me aside.  She needed to involve an unaffected spin member/instructor (didn't ask her for shoe pics) to strengthen her plea to stop me from my hobby by saying:  "We don't want to see you get hurt.  Remember what I told you at Frontrunners".  C.K. said several people have gotten together to complain about me.

I brought the concern of people ganging up on me to the attention of Jane and Dave.  Jane asked me where I worked and Dave said I could be killed for my hobby.  Dave froze my membership w/o holding the so-called complainers responsible for giving me permission to photo shoot their shoes.

On my first day back to work after my days off, a young gal lured me to ask for an e-mail of her pink Nikes, told managment I scared her, and that I was banned from the gym.  She also got her boyfriend to threaten to kill me.

So C.K already established that she's made multiple attempts to dissuade me from my hobby and she seemed to be the only one.  Jane asked me where I worked and Dave said I can be killed for my hobby and the customer comes in on my first day back at work.  I should also mention that one of my co-workers has gotten me in trouble before and her future daughter-in-law worked at the gym.  Hmmm...and Dave and Jane decide to part ways from the gym short after I've given my blog info to a Frontrunners customer.  C.K. would've to have gotten hold of my URL and in turn, would relay my ranting to the gym management team.  Then, I found out they've sold the place not too long after.  It feels like they're trying to do a hit and run on me.

Haven't Approached Strangers in a While...

People are pre-occupied with the their Christmas shopping and the weather hasn't been that good so not only did I not want to bother people but people generally don't want to wear their nice kicks if they're likely to get dirty.

I've also been busy shopping for deals myself too and I haven't been in an outgoing mood as of late.  Hopefully I will find that spark to approach people so I can show you more cool shoes.

Know When I Post w/o Constantly Checking

I've mentioned it before and I'll mention it again.  I will go long stretches w/o posting anything and then I'll be right back to it.  To save yourselves the frustration of constantly checking back to no avail, why not subsribe to my blog through Feedburner??  When I post something, you'll be e-mailed a notification.

Also, why not use my "down time" to check out some of my older posts?  A lot of you weren't with me in the earlier months of my blog.  Just b/c they're old post doesn't mean they're not worthy of viewing.  Learn about the rough road I had to travel to get to where I am now.

I hope everyone had themselves a great holiday season.  When I get myself back to my shoe frame of mind, I will post some more - hopefully sooner rather than later.  Subscribe to my blog and stay tuned!!