beatnik feet

Beatnik is a great esoteric programming language I just stumbled across on Wikipedia. I know some of you will enjoy it, at the very least rjmccall for the poetry and etotheipi for the peculiar choice of function for mapping syntax to semantics.

I have new footwear. These managed to satisfy all of my criteria: no leather, waterproof, hot-pavement-proof, indestructible, comfortable, and attractive. They are machine washable (the owner's manual even recommends regular machine washing), a characteristic of footwear to which I am not at all accustomed. The foot webbing is one continuous strap that runs through the footbed; learning how to tighten and loosen it was an interesting exercise in topology.

I got them at InStep, which I would definitely recommend if you're looking for sandals in Austin.