Running shoes and Neil Patrick Harris

Yesterday I went to get fitted for running shoes. I had suspected the reason I was getting blisters and rubbing on my left foot is because it's smaller than the right foot. It drives me batty. Well, it turns out my left foot is actually half a size larger than my right foot! For crying in the sunshine!

I've got one of each.

So, after telling Sarah-the-shoe-fitter my woes and her asking me if my bunion causes me pain (dude, I have a bunion. hehehe....bunion), she brought out a pair of Nikes and a pair of Asics...both of which I've had NO luck with in the past. And, true to form, they both sucked. Another pair of Nikes later that didn't do the trick (although I have to give Nike props for their awesome shoe colors!), and she finally  brought out a pair of Brooks.

NC State's color

It just so happened they fit pretty great and I decided I'd try them out...but I really didn't want this color if possible. I mean, come on Brooks, really?? My running store location didn't have them in any other colors, so Sarah is having a much nicer color delivered from the Raleigh store.

UNC's color

What can I say? I'm high maintenance. I find it ironic that the store right by UNC's main campus doesn't carry this color, but the store right by NC State does.


Next subject? Neil Patrick Harris. Yes, I completely changed the subject. Don't worry. It's allowed. Lately I've been watching How I Met Your Mother on Netflix, in episode order. I'm currently on Season three.

Remember back when NPH was Doogie Howser, MD?

Well, now you do, but your first thought was Barney Stinson.

You know it was. Don't lie.

Onto the point of this thing. Neil Patrick Harris is awesome. It just occurred to me just how awesome he is.

When you see Tiffani Amber Thiessen, you think: Kelly Kapowski.

When you see James Van Der Beek, you think Dawson Leery.

Joey was so much hotter than you, Dawson. Face it.

Matthew Perry? Chandler Bing.

I automatically hear is name said in Janice's voice.

These actors all went on to do other things, but will always be recognized first for these roles. In most cases, I forget their actual names and end up shouting, "It's Kelly Kapowski!"

Neil Patrick Harris? Well, he's Neil Patrick Harris. He's not Doogie or Barney. He's awesome! And I'm pretty sure he knows it.


Are there any other actors from your younger days you see and refer to as whatever they were known as on their show?

Are you ever annoyed or delighted by the colors running shoes come in?