Availability: Yes, amazon may be evil, but I do love amazon prime next day delivery. I wait impatiently for the delivery person, checking my mailbox incessantly, like a teenager waiting to catch a glimpse of Justin Bieber. My excuse is that my local bookstore does not carry books in English, but I confess to ordering even French books from amazon.
When I was in college, I was a bit short of money and I had a habit to feed. No, not drugs. I was running up huge phone bills from calling my then-boyfriend, my now-husband of 24 years in France. So, in addition to my pizzeria job and work-study, I had to find other ways to make money. No, not stripping or prostitution. Geez, people, get your mind out of the gutter. I participated in some medical and psychological experiments run by the medical school.
So you see, I can fully empathize with the need to participate in potentially harmful experiments for money. What about you? What if I asked you to participate in an activity that was proven to be harmful to your feet, ankles, knees, hips, and back, which in turn would cause problems for shoulders and neck as well, from compensation.
What if this activity was risky not only because of the greater potential to trip and sprain or fracture a limb, but also caused unsightly deformities and often led to long-term pain? How much would you ask before you undertook the risk? What if I said that you would not even receive monetary compensation, but that during this activity, you would look temporarily fabulous with mile-long legs and that would be the ONLY compensation you would receive?
Does that sound crazy? If not, then throw on a pair of vertiginous Louboutins. Lest I sound judge-y, let me say that some of my favorite people wear heels. I know of some amazing Pilates teachers who wear towering heels on a regular basis. I would rather be barefoot.
