Laces Optional

When I first saw the behind-the-scenes pics/video of Richard filming ‘Berlin Station’ wearing Converse brand All Star sneakers without laces, I was intrigued.

how did they stay on without slipping if there were no laces? I’ve worn similar shoes throughout the years and when I leave them untied, they flop around all over the place! over the next few days whenever I saw these pics of Richard in the shoes, I would ponder. then I saw a candid of Christian Bale in Converse brand All Star sneakers without laces

…what? this was too much of a coincidence. off to Google! and what I found is that Converse now makes ‘Chuck Taylor All Star Slips’

 

The Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Slip offers our iconic Oxford silhouette, but renders laces optional with an effortless, slip on design. Easy on, easy off. The washed canvas gives it a well-worn, lived in look. The classic All Star heel patch, vulcanized rubber sole, brushed metal eyelets, reinforced rubber toe cap, padded footbed and cultural authenticity remain intact.

 

and now it all makes sense! Just another day in the life of a fangirl.

 

Synonymous

55 Reasons Challenge

9.) The way they’re always impeccably dressed

(no cargo shorts on these boys!)

 

imPECcably, you say?

 

dressed. impeccably dressed.

 

oh, right. sorry! impeccably dressed

 

flawlessly dressed

 

faultlessly dressed

 

unerringly dressed

 

exquisitely dressed

(that would be Evie)

 

sinlessly dressed

(are you sure about that?)

 

flecklessly dressed

 

apple-pie..ingly(?) dressed

 

spotlessly dressed

(because stripes)

 

perfectly dressed

 

pristinely dressed

 

innocently dressed

(I beg to differ)

 

A-okay…ingly dressed

(really, Thesaurus dot com?)

 

aces.

 

My Favorite Richard-y Things

(set to The Sound of Music‘s “My Favorite Things” )

 

Whiskers and sideburns on Hood Acad. Guy‘s throat

bright crazy plane socks

and warm woolen Pea coats

half-assed apologies, engagement rings

these are my favorite Richard-y things.

Brown bearded goodness

and heroes with bouquets

Ray Bans*

and Converse

and fish supper foreplay

mystery necklaces made of shoestring

these are my favorite Richard-y things.

Spies with tattoos

and accountants with glasses

eyebrows

and Crinkles

and lovely long lashes

jeans that accentuate

t-shirts that cling

these are my favorite Richard-y things.

When the kids fight

when the nerves fray

when I’m feeling sad

I simply remember my favorite things

and then I don’t feel so bad!

 

 

*I’ve been informed that the sunglasses are actually Maui Jim Mavericks

Bringing Back Socks with Sandals

My subconscious must be on board with me getting back into the “RA” swing of things because I had a dream about Richard last night.

Dream

my son and I were attending a community theatre event that Richard was taking part in. he did a read through of various classic pieces and then at the end, the organizers recognized Richard with a certificate of thanks. when he went to give his little speech though, he flubbed it up. but Richard being Richard, he made fun of himself, abandoned the speech he had written (which he randomly gave to an audience member) and then ad libbed the rest.

afterwards Richard was mingling with those in attendance. I was watching him but trying not to be obvious about it, which was hard to do with such a small group of people. Richard had put on some weight which made his face look rounder and he was sporting the beginnings of a mustache, hopefully for a role because it looked a bit odd on him. it was a casual event so he was dressed in jeans

Funky Button Jeans, oh how I’ve missed you.

and a plain t-shirt, but also the slip-on type of sports sandals that my son wears with socks. at least they were black and not blue. because it’s the color that would worry us…

as Richard walked by to talk to the group seated behind us, I tensed up and froze. my son thought this was amusing and so started teasing me about it, saying Richard and I are two peas in a pod because I would flub up anything I would try to say to him, just like he did with his speech. I think Richard heard us, because he spotted us laughing and then walked our way, stopping in front of us. don’t freak out! don’t freak out! 

we’re gonna be cool…like Fonzie

Richard comically raised his eyebrow at my son and made a teasing remark about recognizing his laughter from the speech mishap. then he joked that he meant to do it, wanting to teach the youth how to just keep going when they forget their lines. my face was starting to hurt because: schoolgirl giggling syndrome.

he then went on to ask how we were enjoying the event. I smiled as I elbowed my son and said that while Richard’s acting was enjoyable to watch, it was the fact that he chose to wear socks with his sandals that impressed my son the most. this got a hearty laugh from Richard, the kind that made his eyes twinkle and his whole face light up

throwing my son under the bus in order to get that reaction was totally worth it. Parenting tip: if your kid’s not embarrassed, you’re doing it wrong. The End.

P.S.

because Guylty loves me, she threw down the blogging gauntlet and created a Challenge! you know it is impossible for me to resist answering challenge questions. this one is a little different because it’s actually about our blogs, the history of how we got started and what our most popular posts are, etc. it ties right in with my “looking back” theme and so I’m really excited about it. I hope other bloggers do it too, it could be a nice way for us to reconnect with each other. so keep an eye out for those questions here and other places around the blogosphere!

Baby, it’s Cold Outside

55 Reasons British Men are Bloody Gorgeous

 

4.) the fact that they never. Wear. Bro tanks.

 

The basis for this reason seems to be that British men generally dress in a dignified manner. so my examples are going to center around layers.

 

something that makes Richard particularly attractive to me is the way he gives his characters so many layers.

 

see how I tied that in there?

 

Ha! I did it again!

 

okay, okay. moving on…

 

okay, I”ll stop.

 

we’ve seen Lucas in a “Bro tank”

 

and John Porter too

 

even Richard himself (sort of)

 

I fail to see the negativity in Bro tanks.

 

 

what the…? did that photoshoot take place in a walk-in freezer?! it’s a bit much.

 

…and that’s the opposite. what? there are layers there!

 

at least I’m not cold anymore. maybe those British men are onto something