Salt & Battery Comics

I just want to make one thing perfectly clear; whoever decided that it was a good idea for irritated skin to welt up into a squishy, water-filled pustule is not exactly on my list of favorite people right now. Blisters in general are annoying, true, and foot blisters are especially abominable. Those lucky enough to experience walking around in rough sandals without a good callous for a few hours will know what I mean.

To be sure, I’ve had plenty of blisters in my lifetime, both on my hands and on my feet. Usually they’re on the side of a finger or the back of my heel due to drawing too long or a hard-backed shoe. But blisters on the bottoms of both feet? Now that’s just plain evil. Not that they hurt or anything, I just can’t stand that squishy sensation that feels like I’m walking on bubble wrap, but instead of bubble wrap it’s my freakin’ skin! Talk about creepy.

So in the meanwhile and until I build up some good callouses for the summer, I’m foregoing the sandals for anything more than taking out the trash.