RT10_4

October 29, 2003
“F!@% me” boots, wedding rings, and the O.C.

      --My friend Kate deserves props for spurring the first two random thoughts I have here. Thanks Kate, the Metro ain’t the same without you.

       Well about “F!@% me” boots. You know those boots that girls wear? You know, the ones that come up to like their knees and are made out of dark leather.   Above them are usually a short skirt and either a revealing or semi-revealing top. Well those are what we like to call “F!@% me” boots because they give the viewer that the girl is just concerned about attracting a guy for sexual reasons. There’s nothing actually sexual about the boots themselves it’s just how they compliment the whole outfit and the demeanor of the girl wearing them. I guarantee next time you see a girl wearing those type of boots you’ll think the exact same thing know that it’s in your mind. And I’m not insinuating that every girl that wears those boots has that mentality, maybe not any of them. But the boots give off that aurora.

      A fairly perplexing tradition is that of the wedding ring. Why do people wear them and how did it all get started? I mean if you think about it, a simple golden ring (let’s not get into the importance of the One Ring) carries so much social and relational status. You instantly group people in two totally different categories solely based on the fact if they have that ring around their finger or not. Yes yes I know all about “the ring signifies the union between a man and women” and “the ring symbolize an eternal bond”...yada, yada, yada. Well since when was such a deep relationship like that of marriage defined by an unanimated element? Seems to me the ring only serves as a “social obligation” and carries really no true value outside the couple's intimacy. If you can’t just know the imporance of your marital union and if you can't just know the significance of your bond to your spouse....well than I pity you and your superficial relationship. Haha, I’m not ranking on ring wearers and if I get married (if remember), I will wear one also, but it won’t be a social marker or an insecurity-buster for me. It will be just a personal gift that I received and carries grave importance only between the giver and I.

      And lastly, what are you going to be doing tonight at 9pm EST? I know I will be watching The O.C. on Fox. It’s been too long... Is Marissa ok!?!