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Series: War of the Words
Author: a_rainy_monday
Rating: R
Pairings: Klaine
Spoilers: none
Warnings: language, sexual content
Word Count: 12,000
Story Summary: Kurt and Blaine are famous online book reviewers with thousands of followers each and a professional rivalry. When their snarky banter gets out of hand, their blogging partners Rachel and Tina conspire to get them to work out their sexual tension in less verbal, more physical ways. Adapted from this prompt on kurt_blaine.
Author's Note: This story was originally posted on my Tumblr (arainymonday) in smaller parts, but here's the whole story for you. If you're curious, this will eventually be part of a verse that I'll be writing in occasionally. You can also download the PDF for easier reading. Enjoy the story!
Blaine clicked the 'Create Post' button and breathed a deep sigh. Posting new reviews online always made him nervous. He worried about typos and erroneous literary interpretation, the number of reblogs and likes, the kinds of comments or anonymous hate his latest book review could generate. But this review he thought was insightful and his love of the book shone through without gushing.
"We're on in half an hour," Tina called from the living room. "You should put on some stage makeup so you don't look shiny on camera."
"Yeah, okay. I'll be in there in a minute."
Blaine still couldn't believe they'd been invited to sit on a livestream panel about popular fiction. It all stemmed from the rant a fed-up and tipsy Tina had posted on their book reviewing Tumblr about the Notable Books Council ignoring the hidden gems of the literary world and "kissing the asses of pretentious, elitist authors who think a sentence isn't complete without two semi-colons, a four syllable word, and a big 'fuck you' to the reader with an average IQ." To date, it had over 10,000 notes and their followers frequently called it their 'manifesto.'
In some ways, "Fuck you, Notable Books Council" was their manifesto. Blaine and Tina mostly blogged about trade paperbacks found in bargain bins at the bookstore down the street from their tiny Brooklyn apartment. At first, they'd chosen those books because they couldn't afford anything else, but as they read the cast offs of the literary world, they discovered true wonders never on the bestsellers lists. Thus began the impassioned attempt of two students to share underrated novels with the world. They called it:
(n.): in printing, a vertical channel of white space on the page
Author: John Shors
Publisher: NAL Trade
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 9/2/2008
Genre: Historical Fiction
Beside a Burning Sea is the story of nine people who survive the sinking of the United States hospital ship Benevolence during World War II. Each chapter follows one of the eighteen days the survivors are stranded on an uninhabited island in the Solomon Islands. While trying to stay alive by finding food and shelter, the survivors are also under threat of Japanese invasion of the island. And worst of all, there is a traitor in their midst.
The heart of this story is the character relationships. These are tales of love in its many different forms – falling, rediscovering, and obsessive – between lovers, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters, parents and children. The characters are archetypes easy to love and hate. Not surprisingly, my favorite character was Akira, the Japanese patient/prisoner who is conflicted in his loyalties.
Ultimately, Beside a Burning Sea is a book about personal experiences with war. It could have been set during any war and the action would have played out the same. The characters in any war are identical, regardless of time period. The officers, nurses, children, traitors, and enemies remain the same, though the countries at war change.
The historical details in this book are scarce because the characters are isolated on an uninhabited island, but the parts that are chronicled through flashbacks and characterization are grounded in fact. There was some liberty taken with the "rumors" about German concentration camps and the atomic bomb, but otherwise I think this is a much more solid historical fiction than the author's first novel Beneath a Marble Sky.
Each chapter in this book was preceded by a haiku. I don't claim to be an expert on Japanese poetry, but I found these haikus to be stunning poems. Without a doubt, these little gems are my favorite parts of the book. I spent as much time pondering the haikus as I did the war message in the book.
posted by Blaine Anderson on April 26, 2016 | 732 replies
literati-kurt said:
Tragedy! again
Mawkish and predictable
Read this book, do not
Kurt chortled at his own poetic joke and switched off his cell phone. He loved it when the amateurs at River handed him material on a silver platter. In some ways, he almost felt guilty single-handedly stemming the literary proletariat revolution Sewer tried and failed to stir up.
"Another drink, sir?"
With a fleeting smile, Kurt accepted another flute of champagne from the passing waiter. He turned in a semi-circle to take in the rooftop party where Literati and Glitterati rubbed elbows and promptly ducked behind a potted tree to avoid James Patterson. The mere thought of shaking hands with the creator of such drivel sent shudders up his spine.
"Why are we hiding behind a tree?" Rachel hissed.
She made a choking sound in the back of her throat. "You have to promise me, Kurt, that if I ever write a chapter less than a page in length, you'll threaten to Find and Replace all of my synonyms with the word with 'said.'"
Sometimes Kurt couldn't believe they'd made it so far with their blog, and other moments reminded him how great he and Rachel were together. Their names were Tumblr famous, and as their sharp insights impressed their professors at Columbia, they were becoming staples at these high class university events. What had started as a tiny review column in The Blue and White had turned into a sensational blog with over three thousand followers. They called it:
"If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble." Jean-Paul Sartre
Authors: Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Publisher: St. Martin's
Griffin Pages: 320
Publication Date: 02/06/2007
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
McLaughlin and Kraus ignore family and class experts to tell us just how horrible rich people really are to their children.
Nan is a college student in need of a part time job. Figuring that taking care of a child should be pretty easy, she goes in search of a family needing a nanny. Because they are rich, and therefore terrible people, family X is all too happy to hire her to raise their son Grayer. Nan witnesses a long string of selfish parents, neglect, abandonment, extramarital affairs, and borderline emotional abuse – a series of events that could only be made mundane by the erratic pacing of this novel. Through half-explained time jumps, several months pass in which Nan and Grayer bond. But Mrs. X ultimately decides that Nan is a worse mother-substitute than she, herself, is a mother, and so Nan is unceremoniously fired. Proving once again that poor people are superior to rich people in every way, Nan concludes the novel with dignity and some words of advice stolen from Dr. Phil.
A book with only one saving grace – Julia Robert's performance on the audio.
Posted on May 2, 2016 by Kurt Hummel | 833 replies
river-blaine said:
Reading a book you know you'll hate for the sole purpose of writing a scathing review. Does anyone else smell "ivy"?
literati-kurt said:
As opposed to the reek of magic marker on the neon signs you make to protest legislature cutting funding to your state school?
Blaine hiked the leather strap of his satchel higher on his shoulder as he handed in his exam to Dr. Brewer, and with a forced smile, excused himself forever from the presence of the single most pretentious teacher at Brooklyn College. Scratch that, the entire CUNY system. Ever since Blaine had written his first paper on the religious imagery in American Gods, she'd had it out for him. Apparently, fantasy fiction did not qualify as literature. And anyone who slighted Neil Gaiman was a mortal enemy of Blaine's.
With his final finished, he trotted across campus to the quad where he and Tina always ate lunch. She had a Microbiology final, so she would probably take every precious second to check over her answers. While he waited for her, Blaine decided to check their blog to see how the livestream had gone over with their followers.
He followed a few of the discussion threads, scrolled through their 'river book reviews' tag, grinned at the gifs they'd created, and laughed uproariously at the:
Are they together together? Because Blaintina is so freaking adorable.
But the little red box with '823' inside it called to him. They couldn't answer all the asks sent in to their blog, but they tried to answer some whenever they had a few minutes. Blaine clicked on the messages icon and began scanning.
brokenbookspine asked: Blaine and Tina, are you two dating? After watching your livestream, we're all shipping you._
Tina and I have been friends since we met in our first literature class three years ago. She's my best friend in the whole world, and I like to think that I'm hers. We're not dating. Tina is a woman, and I'm gay. If the stars ever re-align and Tina decides she's actually Tony, I'll get back to you.
He read over the answer several times to make sure it didn't come across as offensive or anything could be read into it that he didn't intend (although that was difficult to judge) and hit the 'Publish' button. He scrolled through several more questions until he landed on one halfway down the page.
atlassucked asked: Your book reviews are written very differently from most which makes me think you don't plan to become professional book critics. You seem to care more about the symbolism and feelings you had while reading than straight plot summary and technical critique. What are you studying at college? And what are your plans after you graduate?_
We started this blog to share our love of reading. We figured if you wanted a plot summary, you'd read the book jacket or go to Wikipedia. We write about how the book made us feel and what it made us think because that's why we enjoy reading so much.
I'm majoring in History with a minor in English Literature, and Tina is majoring in History with a minor in Women's Studies. We're both aspiring writers working on short stories and novels.
literati-kurt said:
Good luck on your Twilight/Harry Potter crossover fanfiction. Watch your content, though. I hear fanfiction.net is enforcing their TOS and your gratuitous self-insert three-way love scene with Cedric and Edward might get it deleted.
river-blaine said:
How would you know about fanfiction.net's TOS or even that there is a fanfiction.net if you didn't read fanfic? BAZINGA!
literati-kurt said:
Sorry? I don't speak Klingon.
river-blaine said:
Or watch quality television.
Rachel looked up over her laptop with a stern glare full of judgment. Without comment, her eyes flicked back down to the document she'd been furiously typing for days. He shrugged and clicked back in to his own story submission. If Rachel didn't understand the reference either, he wouldn't worry about it. In the back of his mind, he knew Real Housewives of Atlanta didn't really count as "quality television," but he pretended to watch PBS just like everyone else, so he figured he was covered.
"Are you almost ready to switch again?" Rachel asked.
Kurt had read and reread her short story submission for the AWP Writers' Conference more times than he could count, and she had done the same for him. They'd come to an understanding years ago. They were competition, but without allies, neither stood a chance of making it through the Columbia writing program. Together, they were unstoppable. Their blog, column in The Blue and White, and invites to the literati events on campus proved that.
"Last time," Kurt answered. "The submissions and applications are due tomorrow."
Unlike some of their classmates at Columbia, Kurt and Rachel couldn't afford the registration fees for every writing conference, educational trip, or the Ivy League lifestyle. The average annual income in Lima, Ohio barely covered one year's tuition at Columbia. They relied on saintly parents who scrimped on everything they could, scholarships, loans, and part-time jobs more than any of their friends knew. And as their senior year neared its end, they had begun gearing themselves up for the MFA program in the fall.
They spent most of the night studiously revising and editing, and then decided against sleep and walked their packets over to the Dean's office. She would decide which two students received the travel scholarship to present at the conference in Boston.
"It has to be us," Kurt said confidently. "We're the only two undergrads going directly into the MFA program, we're famous Internet book reviewers, and the favorites of all our professors. We're presenting at that conference and starting off our fabulous careers as graduate students the right way."
Three weeks later, the Dean delivered the bad news as gently as she could:
"As you know, Columbia traditionally has two presentation slots for our MFA students. We had decided to award those slots to you, Mr. Hummel and Ms. Berry. However, this year, the conference committee has allotted us only one slot due to additional author participation. I am sincerely sorry about this mix up."
Kurt and Rachel stared at her agog, accepted the letters she handed across her desk, and scurried out of the office in stunned silence. They stared at the sealed envelopes for several minutes before Rachel spoke.
"No matter what these say, we'll be supportive and happy for each other."
Kurt nodded. "I'll go first?"
Rachel pressed her lips into a thin line and breathed a fortifying breath as the huge smile broke over Kurt's face. True to her word, she put on a brave face, gave him a huge hug, paid for a celebratory dinner, and saved her disappointed tears for later.
"Just … don't tell me if Audrey Niffenegger is there," she said. "And have an amazing time, Kurt. You deserve it."
Kurt hugged her tightly again. "Will you help me with my presentation?"
"If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble."
Jean-Paul Sartre
AWP Annual Conference
If any of you are going to be at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs annual conference in Boston, be sure to come by Alden Hall at 11am on Thursday for my presentation on how social media has changed the reading culture. Literati and Columbia University are sponsoring a special luncheon session afterwards for any followers of the blog, so make sure to check that option on your registration forms.
Posted by Kurt Hummel on June 16, 2016 | 444 replies
literati-rachel said:
As someone who has heard the presentation, I can promise it's not something you want to miss.
river-tina said:
Good luck on your first presentation, Kurt! I'm sorry I can't be there. It's a topic I'm definitely interested in discussing :)
Even living three blocks away from the Brooklyn College station, Blaine nearly missed the train to Penn station. He stowed his carryon as the train pulled away and crashed into his seat with chest heaving and perspiration clinging to his forehead. Without Tina in the apartment for the summer, he tended to get caught up in his writing. Yesterday, he'd mysteriously lost seven hours and the sunset. As it was, he'd left his protagonist in mid-sentence, and that didn't sit right with him. He couldn't exactly solve the problem at the moment, so he dug out the paperback he'd found shoved deep in the bargain bin.
So far, The Vespertine left a lot to be desired. Tina probably should have read and reviewed this book, but she'd already left for her summer abroad before he'd found it. He didn't mind reading books about women and girls, but he didn't understand the teenage variety at all.
The transfer to the train departing for Boston went smoothly, and Blaine found a comfortable couple of seats where he could relax and read for the four hour ride north. He returned to the mysterious mind of a seventeen-year-old girl in the pages of his book.
The train filled up steadily. Years of riding the New York City subway had trained Blaine to glance up from his book every few seconds and stay aware of his surroundings. His eyes flicked up and down for the tenth time, but the man stepping into the compartment drew a second, longer stare from Blaine. He was tall and broad-shouldered, dressed in fashionable clothes that showed off his toned arms and slender waist. Piercing blue eyes framed behind rectangular black-framed glasses traveled around the compartment and landed on Blaine.
Blaine straightened his posture, but quickly dropped his eyes before his leering turned disturbing. A minute later, however, a pair of denim-clad legs appeared in the top of his vision. He glanced up to find the man perched on the bench opposite him with a pleasant grin on his lips and a carryon suitcase resting next to him.
"Hello," the man said. His high voice surprised Blaine, but he found it pleasant. "I hope you don't mind if I sit here."
"Not at all."
Blaine watched surreptitiously over the top of his book as the other man stowed his luggage and settled into his seat. His heart flopped over in his chest when he pulled out a Kindle, crossed his legs neatly, and scrolled to his book. He caught Blaine staring and offered another enticing smile. He gestured with the Kindle.
"I always feel like a traitor reading on this thing, especially when there's such a beautiful option right in front of me."
Blaine realized he was gaping like an idiot a second too late, but he couldn't help but read into the statement.
"I always feel like a Luddite without an e-reader. It makes me seem like some old fashioned traditionalist."
"Well, you do look pretty wholesome," the stranger observed. He took the statement as an opportunity to let his eyes wander down Blaine's body. "I, myself, have been blessed with a more obviously controversial appearance."
Blaine leaned forward and whispered conspiratorially, "I'm really controversial."
The other man rocked back in his seat, clearly pleased. With a playful look, he challenged, "You have just over four hours to convince me of that."
"And if I can?" Blaine asked. "What do I get for my efforts?"
"Hmm." The man tapped his chin and pretended to consider. "I'll let you buy me dinner at a restaurant of my choosing tomorrow night."
Blaine's eyebrows arched high, and he laughed at the stranger's candor and confidence. Said just this side of playful, the attitude fitted him perfectly, because of course everyone in the world should be falling all over themselves to give this man exactly what he wanted.
"Worth your efforts?" The stranger arched an eyebrow as if daring Blaine to say no.
Blaine barely kept himself from saying "Fuck, yes." He let his book fall closed and held out his hand to the stranger. His skin looked so soft, but felt oddly familiar: the slightly flat finger pads from excessive typing, the deep callus on the middle finger of his right hand from gripping pencils tightly, a few paper cuts from compiling manuscripts.
The stranger was a writer. Blaine knew it in his gut. A genuine grin spread over his mouth.
"I'm Blaine."
The stranger's smile faltered and fell. "Blaine … Anderson?"
Blaine gently extracted his hand from the stranger, now suspicious. "How do you know who I am?"
The stranger murmured something about Boston. He frowned deeply at Blaine, and his posture shifted. His body language – rigid spine, elbows drawn in, chin raised – screamed at Blaine to just leave him the hell alone already.
"Kurt Hummel," the stranger said finally. "I'd say 'pleasure to meet you' except I don't think it is for either of us."
Blaine stared agog. Kurt Hummel, his pretentious and waspish nemesis, was sitting across from him. On a four hour train ride to Boston. After they'd flirted and agreed to a date. Because he fit the picture of Blaine's fantasy man.
God, the universe was cruel.*
Kurt knew perfectly well that four hours was four hours, and yet the train ride to Boston felt so much longer. The cold tension in the air between himself and Blaine had them fidgeting and glaring the entire journey. He couldn't believe he'd flirted with Blaine Anderson and asked him on a date. And, God, why did Blaine freaking Anderson have to be so adorable with his curls and his highwaters and his metal frame glasses that wouldn't stay up on his nose?
"You know, your optometrist can tighten those," Kurt said coldly.
Because every time Blaine made a jerky motion to push them back up, he scrunched his nose a little, and it was the most endearing gesture Kurt had ever seen, and he did not need Blaine Anderson, his populist nemesis, endearing himself to Kurt.
"I know. I don't bother, though. I really only wear them at night and when I travel, and since it's both …."
That was a shame, in Kurt's opinion, because Blaine looked fantastic in glasses. He sniffed and turned back to his book. He needed to stop contemplating Blaine Anderson's looks. What really mattered was his taste in literature – or, more precisely, – his lack thereof. Sure, the body sitting in front of him appealed to his baser instincts, but the mind within that body did nothing but draw out his sharp tongue.
"What are you reading?" Kurt flashed an irritated glare at Blaine. "What? You interrupted me to talk about glasses. I'm just curious whether you're reading Faulkner or Austen, and if you're arrogant enough to declaim them as overrated sentimentalists of their eras."
Kurt's eyes bulged. "Oh my God. You're supposed to be getting a degree in English Literature, and you're calling Faulkner a sentimentalist? If that doesn't damn the public university system, I don't know what does."
"Precisely why you'd say it," Blaine fired back. "Isn't that the method those prestigious Ivys teach you to take – be a contrarian to stand out?"
"Contrarian means to deliberately take an opposing viewpoint. It's not synonymous with 'wrong'. If your university's library needs a donation to buy a dictionary, I'll gladly write a check."
"What is it with you and always calling CUNY poor? It's not."
"Underfunded public institutions are incapable of academically or socially preparing their students for the next level of their education, which results in exceptional students wallowing in a cesspool of troglodytes and then drowning in an ocean of their better equipped peers when they're finally given the chance to show their true potential."
"Wow. You're really sticking to the water metaphors there, but to switch to the avian …. Overfunded private schools inadequately prepare their students emotionally and socially for the real world that awaits them beyond their gilded cage so that when they do slip through the bars, their clipped wings keep them from experiencing the wonders of freedom."
Both men breathed heavily as they stared each other down, as if they'd run a marathon instead of spat debate points at each other.
"Will you tell me what book you're reading?" Blaine huffed.
Blaine snatched at the Kindle, which Kurt had not expected. He fumbled the e-reader, and it tipped over directly into Blaine's palms. His eyes widened dramatically as he scanned the words on the screen. Kurt snatched it back, but too late.
"Oh my God!" Blaine cried. The few heads not turned in their direction swiveled now. "That's Beside a Burning Sea! You said it was 'mawkish and predictable', but you're over two hundred pages in and not tossing it aside as a 'tragedy'."
"For the record," Kurt snapped. "Those descriptors were not directed at the book. They described your review."
They sat in petulant silence for the remaining three and a half hours to Boston, much to the delight of everyone sharing their train car. They refused to so much as look at each other. Kurt kept his nose buried in his Kindle, though he seemed not to turn the page very often. Blaine texted furiously on his phone. Or so Kurt thought until he received a text from Rachel.
Why are you reading that terrible book they recommended on River!?
Kurt hastily logged onto Tumblr on his phone.
(n.): in printing, a vertical channel of white space on the page
A Moment of Reflection
I'm on my way to Boston for the AWP conference, and I'm sitting across from Kurt Hummel of Literati no less. We've been discussing how book reviews inform readers. I assume you're following this blog because you're in search of excellent reading material. I'm curious which books have Tina and I convinced you to read that you would have otherwise skipped?
Looking back on my reviews, I think I'm most proud of Beside a Burning Sea because it convinced even Kurt Hummel to put aside his Proust and Vonnegut for a few days to enjoy an engaging book with an actual plot. In fact, he's so into the story that he got quite irritated when I interrupted his reading to ask a question. I'm sure some of you are confused, because Kurt responded with a pretty contemptuous review a few weeks ago, but in Kurt's precise words: 'Those descriptors were not directed at the book.' Success!
Head over to Literati in a few days for what I'm sure will be a glowing review.
Posted on June 27, 2016 by Blaine Anderson | 1238 replies
The next two weeks went amazingly well for Blaine. After coming back from the conference, his supervisor at the library asked him to work several extra shifts because so many of the student assistants had gone home for the summer, which meant he had to rely less on his college fund. Tina returned home from Europe so he didn't have to survive on frozen dinners and pudding cups anymore – she had take-out numbers memorized, so they went back to their usual restaurant rotation. All in all, the summer before senior year looked like the best yet.
And then the post happened.
"If literature isn't everything, it's not worth a single hour of someone's trouble." -Jean-Paul Sartre
(n). a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral, belief or principles that one does not really possess. Used in a sentence: "The co-owner of anti-private university blog River attended an all-boys preparatory high school AND Columbia University."
And unlike the unsubstantiated claims and fabricated quotes casting aspersions on my reading material, there is evidence to prove these reports.
Posted by Kurt Hummel on July 12, 2016 | 2937 replies
sassy-warbler said:
Umm … this is totally why you friended me on Facebook, isn't it? Not cool.
three-six said:
Oh, hey. Thanks for giving a random stranger on the Internet a picture of me with my ex-boyfriend. That's going over great right now.
threesix said:
Then *he* must not realize where your username comes from.
sassy-warbler said:
GUYS! Focus, God. Do you think Blaine will hate me forever now?
Tina held her palms up as she approached Blaine. He clutched his phone so tightly his arm shook. Trent had texted him immediately to apologize and explain he'd been duped. Yes, Blaine was angry about his friend being used because of this rivalry between himself and Kurt. But the pictures …. The pictures hit him like a punch in the chest.
"Don't do anything stupid that you'll regret later," she advised.
He had every intention of following her advice, and yet somehow still ended up searching out Kurt's name in the phonebook, taking the subway to the Upper West Side, and pounding on the door until a high male voice called:
"Yes, okay! Jesus. You'll get a tip whether you have my Pad Thai here in precisely thirty minutes or not."
When the door swung open, Kurt's irritation dropped into concern as he held up his palms and took a step backwards. It gave Blaine the perfect opportunity to invite himself in. Apparently, Kurt wanted to say something about this, but stopped himself. Yes, Kurt was overall bigger than Blaine, but he'd been told he could be frightening when his patience snapped.
"Okay. Obviously, I touched a nerve –"
"You violated my privacy," Blaine thundered. "You lied to my friend and used him. Possibly, you also violated federal law by looking into my college transcripts. And for what? For revenge because of some stupid blog posts? That's really low, Kurt."
Kurt's defenses rose the longer the lecture went on. By the time Blaine had finished, he had his arms wrapped around his torso and a permanent sneer on his upper lip.
"I don't know why you're getting so bent out of shape. All I did was ask around about you. That's not a crime. And this 'stupid blog post' is revealing the truth that you're not some hero of the people like you claim. You did the same thing to me."
"Except I didn't sneak around and steal personal photos from Facebook."
"No, you just stole my Kindle out of my hands and snooped through my personal library," Kurt yelled back.
Blaine didn't know when it had happened, but they'd moved closer throughout the fight, and he found Kurt standing directly in front of him. They were nearly eye level with Kurt in his bare feet, and they still moved closer, crowding each other as they shouted.
"The fact is," Blaine spat, "I went to private school to escape because I had no other options. I was a stupid teenager, and I pretended to be someone I wasn't because I was scared. But when I grew up, I made the choice to find myself. This is who I found. But you, you still haven't grown up. You're hiding among the social circles you envy, but it's all smoke and mirrors. You're not one of them, and you never will be."
Kurt looked startled and furious that Blaine saw through his façade. Blaine had hidden among the same social circles for long enough to spot another outsider.
"The fact is," Kurt mocked, "you're still pretending. You left Dalton and Columbia to 'find yourself' except you didn't. Everything you say you are is nothing more than the antithesis of what you pretended to be. You can't stand here and tell me that a literature student reads Khalid Hosseini or Ian McEwan or Barbara Kingsolver and finds no beautiful prose or moving passages or inspiring thoughts. I don't believe that you pass up the books that challenge you to think and feel new things in favor of a bargain priced paperback with a paper thin plot that you finish and forget about in a day."
Now Blaine's expression matched Kurt's. Agitated that his rival had gotten inside his head, he scrambled for any way to deflect.
"Just admit it," Blaine pressed. "You think Faulkner is pretentious, Proust is boring, and Vonnegut is incoherent. Caviar and champagne parties are exhausting, copyright law is discussed to death, and your creative writing program is sucking the life out of you. You like reading out of the bargain bin because you can't resist a book that's been as neglected and underrated as you've felt your whole life. You know that books are just like people: it's their flaws that give them character."
With only a hairsbreadth of space between them, the two men stared each other down. Who broke the stalemate first, Blaine didn't know. He only knew Kurt's lips against his, hungry and seeking, and a strong muscled body under his roving hands.


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PITTSBURGH The San Jose Sharks kept coming at Marc-Andre Fleury. From the point. From the left circle. From the right circle. From the slot. From right in front of the net.
The more shots the Sharks fired at the Pittsburgh Penguins goalie, the more creative he became. A pad here, a stick there. Fleury even found a way to make a few of his 44 stops while doing an impersonation of a snow angel in a 5-1 victory Thursday night.
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Pittsburgh rolled despite playing without Evgeni Malkin, scratched after sustaining a lower-body injury during the morning skate. Dupuis left in the second period because of a lower-body injury and did not return. He will be re-evaluated today.
The Penguins cruised anyway while handing the Sharks just their fourth loss in regulation this season.
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Top of camera controls (right)
There are four controls on the top right side of the K200D, the power / DOF preview switch, the shutter release button, the exposure compensation / aperture value button and the new green button which has been taken over from the K20D. At the back 'under your thumb' are the command dial and Auto Exposure lock button.
Button Controls
|Exposure compensation / Aperture value
Hold this button and turn the command dial to set exposure compensation (-2.0 to +2.0 EV in 0.3 or 0.5 EV steps) - not available in all modes. In manual exposure mode hold this button and turn the command dial to set aperture, turn the dial on its own to set shutter speed.
|Auto Exposure Lock
Locks the exposure at the currently metered point, this is automatically reset after approximately 20 seconds.
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The green button resets the camera exposure in Program mode (if shifted to aperture or shutter priority) and also adjusts the exposure in Manual exposure mode.
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On the left top of the camera is the exposure mode dial. The AUTO PICT mode is indicated as the 'best choice' for novice users and the green line extending around the edge of the dial indicates the picture modes automatically selected in AUTO PICT. You can manually select one of the six picture modes, additional scene modes or normal SLR exposure modes. When you turn the exposure mode dial the camera will indicate the selected mode on the LCD monitor along with a brief description.
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In this mode you select the ISO sensitivity (ISO) and the camera will calculate the correct aperture and shutter speed depending on metered exposure and exposure compensation. Turn the command dial to select sensitivity (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps). The camera automatically calculates the appropriate aperture and shutter speed for correct exposure.
|Shutter Priority Exposure
In this mode you select the shutter speed and the camera will calculate the correct aperture depending on metered exposure, exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity. Turn the command dial to select shutter speed (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps). The camera automatically calculates the appropriate aperture for correct exposure.
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In this mode you select the aperture and the camera will calculate the correct shutter speed depending on metered exposure, exposure compensation and ISO sensitivity. Turn the rear command dial to select aperture (0.3 or 0.5 EV steps). The camera automatically calculates the appropriate shutter speed for correct exposure. (Exact range depends on lens used)
Manual Exposure
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In this mode the shutter is open for as long as you press the shutter release button. Select aperture by turning the command dial.
Optimal for capturing portraits. * (Larger apertures for shallow depth of field)
Deepens the focus range, emphasizes contour and saturation of trees and the sky, and produces a bright image. * (Smaller apertures for more depth of field)
Lets you take vibrant pictures of flowers and other small subjects at short distances. *
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Lets you take sharp pictures of a quickly moving subject, such as a sporting event. * (Prioritizes faster shutter speeds)
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Lets you capture people against a night view or dusk. * (Allows flash slow sync; slow exposures in combination with flash)
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The built-in flash is deactivated. Other settings are the same as 'Normal' mode. *
Lets you select from 8 additional shooting scenes depending on the shooting conditions. * (Night Scene, Surf & Snow, Food, Sunset, Kids, Pet, Candlelight, Museum).
* Description of picture modes taken from the Pentax K200D user manual with permission. Note that each scene mode has its own set of image parameters (color saturation, tone etc.) which aren't detailed by Pentax.
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slight wheel and body wobble after hard rock park.
So driving home on the highway after some slight rocks.. Hills.. And heavy mud and my steering wheel would shake evenly back and forth slightly at a good speed. Also, I'm only in the front obviously but it felt as if the jeep body was rocking/vibrating back and forth in harmony with the steering wheel.
Pulled over and did a quick comparison with my brothers under carriage and nothing looks damaged from the eye.
Will go home and clean errr up, get the caked mud off maybe un balancing the wheels. See if there's any play in the shafts.
Not to sure on how to check the U joints?
Will also check the ball joints, any easier way than taking off the wheels?
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My guess is the mud. You don't really wear out parts in a short trip, but I'm sure it's possible if they were already going.
Agree, its most likely the mud. In the front it can get caked into the rotors and any voids in the back of the wheels pretty good. If its still there after a good cleaning, check that you didnt knock off any wheel weights. If you aired down and did much bouncing to get over stuff, couldve spun a tire on the rim, too.
Woo-hoo! It was just the mud caked on there. Idk if any of you have j been to hard rock in Ocala FL but the damn mud is filled with tiny rocks that are just killer killer to get off. Like concrete.
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The second take of Boston area drummer Luther Grays' project Lawnmower with Jim Hobbs on sax, Kaethe Hostetter on violin and Winston Braman on electric bass, excellent jazz with unique instrumentation and a diversity of approaches.
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"Here is the second, and very much awaited, take of Luther Grays' project Lawnmower. With a change of direction inside the same jazz-blues-folk-rock configuration, now the quartet includes violin (Kaethe Hostetter) and electric bass (Winston Braman) instead of two guitars.
The saxophonist is Jim Hobbs again - without him, you wouldn't have the distinct Lawnmower sound. The avant side of the group is still directing all the developments, profiting from Gray's and Hobbs' parallel or past works with luminaries like Anthony Braxton, Joe McPhee, Ken Vandermark, Sabir Mateen, Jenny Toomey and Tsunami (the first), Bill Lowe, Jon Voight, Laurence Cook, Curtis Hasselbring (the second), Taylor Ho Bynum, Timo Shanko and Joe Morris (both).
The two new additions open this perspective in multiple ways. Coming from the Debo Band and the Zena Bel Band, with experiences in classical music (Boston Philharmonic, New England Philharmonic), structured improvisation (with Fred Frith, for instance) and traditional African music (a permanence in Ethiopia changed her life), Hostetter adds color and multi-directionality to the Lawnmower agenda. Active in the alternative rock field, as a member of the bands Consonant, Fuzzy and Shepherdess, Braman does it also, contributing to the formulation of a deep rooted and sophisticated pop/jazz in which equation the pop part isn't synonym of silliness. Check out how fresh, and surprising, and seductive, are the results."-Clean Feed
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- High-top, low-profile design provides outstanding warmth and protection without bulk.
- The gusset-backed YKK® entry zipper opens wide, making the Paddle Wetshoe easy to put on and take off.
- 3-mm Terraprene™ neoprene with heat-reflecting titanium adhesive keeps feet toasty when the water's chilly.
- Soft, fleece-like VaporLoft™ lining repels water and dries instantly for superior warmth and comfort.
- A 3-mm thick high-traction sole, paired with a 5-mm neoprene insole, protects your feet from rocks and roots.
- The sole wraps up around the heel and toe for extra protection.
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- A roomy, naturally shaped toe box frees your toes for all-day comfort.
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Warm and wide.
Bought these for use in a Surfski for winter paddling. These replaced a pair of NRS Desperados that were too cold in anything under 45°. The Desperados are too narrow and have absorbent...Read complete review
Bought these for use in a Surfski for winter paddling. These replaced a pair of NRS Desperados that were too cold in anything under 45°. The Desperados are too narrow and have absorbent synthetic letter over the toes and this causes issues with evaperative cooling. The NRS Paddling Wetshoe has a nice wise toe box and rubber over the toes eliminating evaperative cooling there. These two things alown go a long ways to making these warmer than any booties I have ever had. The fuzzy lining and nice quality neoprene help even more. Sizing is a bit odd. My foot measures to 9 1/2 but i usually buy a 10 because of my wide feet. I had a chance to try on 10's and 11's and chose the 11's. The 11's are still snug and my toe is near the end of the box. My foot doesn't slip around at all and it's by far the most comfortable booty I have ever had. I can put on a medium weight wool sock if I want and it still feels roomy yet without the sock my foot doesn't float around at all.... Nice trick! If my foot was in and out of cold water a lot I would get a zipperless boot as the water exchange would be cut down a lot. But if you feet stay out of the water most of the time these will be a good choice for keeping your toes toasy.... Got to love that wide toe box! For me these leave me with toasty toes when it's 35° out and my feet are wet out in the wind... Perfect.
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FIt well, except around my BIG ankles!
Seems like great material - good fit around my feet after I get them on. They are NOT easy on and off for me - I have BIG Ankles. I can't begin to zip...Read complete review
Seems like great material - good fit around my feet after I get them on. They are NOT easy on and off for me - I have BIG Ankles. I can't begin to zip them up. The LITTLE piece of velcro doesn't reach to the other velcro pad. So, I have added about a 3 inch velcro to velcro strap that does keep them snug and airtight / watertight for me. This may not be a problem for you if you don't have big ankles. I got a larger shoe size - did not help with the ability to zip up. I use this to kayak cool waters in winter.
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The shoes are very hard to get on but once on very comfortable. I wouldn't want to get two sizes bigger
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Very good
- Sizing:
- Feels too small
- Was this a gift?:
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- Dries Slowly
Best Uses
- Kayaking
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easy to return and trouble free
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- Feels true to width
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Men's size 8 does not even begin to fit women's 9 as directed to purchase . Way too small. suggest women order a size larger than their own.
- Sizing:
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- Feels true to width
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- Lightweight
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Definitely need to order a size up. Pretty hard to get on but once on, they aren't going anywhere!
- Sizing:
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- Feels true to width
- Was this a gift?:
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- Comfortable
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Bought these for winter kayaking and they worked well. I did buy one size larger than my normal shoe size. Good wet shoe for the purpose I bought them for.
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Q:Just got these & insides got wet. Been 2 days & still very damp inside. How to dry them? Don't want them to mildew.Asked on 4/4/2016 by Becky from Atlanta, GA
12 answers
A:You can gently stuff heavy brown packing paper in them until it absorbs water, pull it out and repeat process. This may take more than one day. I purchased an electric boot dryer, Shoe Gear-High Country, that has a timer. It has my boots dry in less than two hours.Answered on 4/9/2016 by Anonymous
A:You can put wadded paper towel or newspaper in them, or place them upside
down over a heat register. The best is to invest in a boot dryer. In 45
minutes, mine were dry. The dryer doesn't get really hot, so there is no
damage or shrinking from over-drying.Answered on 4/4/2016 by Anonymous
A:My partner and I run a kayak school in the PNW. We bought two ski boot dryers to dry out booties so they don't mildew.
Sent from my iPhoneAnswered on 4/4/2016 by Anonymous
A:They definitely do hold on to water. I rinse them well after use and then prop them upside down to let them drain as much as possible. After several hours, I put them next to my dehumidifier to help dry them out.Answered on 4/4/2016 by Anonymous
A:It's the same problem with any paddling shoe. After years of slow-drying shoes leading to mold and bad smell, I got me a set of these and solved the problem:http://www.walmart.com/ip/41516740?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=86&adid***.*******.****&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3***.****9&wl4=&wl5=pla&wl6***.****9&veh=sem
If the link does not come through, it's a plug-in electric dryer, one for each shoe. Also useful for drying running shoes after a rainy run or whatever. This is not the only available brand, or the only place to get them, but the basic idea is there.
A:Understand that these boots are NOT meant to keep your feet dry. They are
to keep sand and stuff from getting inside and abrading your feet, and in
colder conditions, to keep your feet warm.
I always flush my boots out with clean, fresh water after every use, then
hang them upside down out in the sunlight for the next day. After a year
of three times a week use, I have had no mildew or odor problems.
By now you have probably already discovered that when these boots (or your
feet) are slightly damp, they are VERY difficult to get on and off. The
trick when that happens is to pour water into the boots so that they are
*wet* (as opposed to just damp) and then they will slide on and off easily.
Doug Burnside
A:Becky, since the neoprene doesn't "breathe" and the shoe opening is relatively small, you have to be proactive to dry them. This video explains how to deal with the issue - http://www.nrs.com/learn/clean-deodorize-neoprene-wetshoes.asp
A:First of all - these are made to get wet on the inside – if not from your own sweat, from external water. After every use, rinse them out completely - fill them up with water and pour it out several times. Then dry them upside down or at an angle so the water that drips out can run out. If they are well rinsed out, the various bacteria from your feet or from a lake or stream will be minimized so it won't grow smells, etc. This has worked for me for the several years I have owned this excellent product.Answered on 4/4/2016 by Anonymous
A:Stuff them with crumpled newspaper, it works great!
sun helps too, of course...Answered on 4/4/2016 by Anonymous
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Q:would you recommend this shoe over the nrs shock sock wetshoe? or the otherway around?Asked on 10/7/2014 by throwdownpro
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A:sorry only have tried this one besides my wet suit booties. It worked very
wellAnswered on 10/13/2014 by Anonymous
A:Myself and boyfriend have worn these throughout the spring/summer/fall for paddling, and they have held up beautifully. Good quality. Incredibly warm and comfortable (even with wet feet on a cold day), thick and grippy sole for navigating slippery riverbeds, and the side zip makes getting them on and off easy (easier!). To answer your question, I would never buy a boating wet shoe without a zipper--so I would go with this one hands down. The fit is spot on, but size up if you need room for a wetsock for really cold temperatures.
Don't forget to buy wetsuit soap/deodorizer. They get funky fast without it. :)Answered on 10/10/2014 by kayakpony from Newfoundland, Canada
A:I love these shoes. Have no experience with the shock sock wetshoe. Looks like the main difference is the zipper entry which I find very useful. Easy in/out.Answered on 10/7/2014 by Anonymous
A:Really simple answer; I have both and I wear NRS Men's Paddle Wet shoe all
the time.
Comfortable, and great footing. I've worn mine for year.
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A:There are two important differences as I see it. The Paddleshoe has a side zipper. Without this it can be really tough to get this type of shoe off the foot. I have been very happy with the usability and durability of the zipper. second this Paddelshow is made to give more warmth – it has a light fleece lining.Answered on 10/7/2014 by Anonymous
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Q:How well do these shoes drain water? Concerned about paddling and walking with a boot full of water.Asked on 9/14/2014 by pfl
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A:The only way to drain water from these shoes is to take them off your feet and turn them upside down.Answered on 10/2/2014 by Anonymous
A:The Paddle Wetshoe does not have drainage ports. Folks who are looking for shoes that give maximum warmth give up drainage to avoid the arrival and discharge of water that removes heat from the foot. Those who want drainage use a hot object like a nail to melt drain holes through the shoe.Answered on 9/14/2014 by Clyde from NRS
A:From my experience, these shoes fit tight enough that they don't ever
actually fill up with water. They act more like a wet suit boot. While
some water may get in the boot, it's barely enough to be noticeable.Answered on 9/14/2014 by Anonymous
A:They don't drain that well, but I've worn them a hundred times and have never noticed the water in them until I pull the boot off & water pours out.Answered on 9/14/2014 by Anonymous
A:They fit tightly, just like a wet suit, so water does not leak in. If water tops over them they will allow moisture in but since they work like a wet suit your body heat will warm the water and not be uncomfortable. If water does not go in over the top they will not leak.
When I wear them with my wet suit, I over lap the suit over the tops of the boots and they leak very little if at all. Without a wet suit you can walk in water and mud, they fit tightly enough that they will not get "sucked" off by mud.
To answer your question, they will not drain water, but are tight enough you will not be bothered by water sloshing.
A:First of all – I love these wetshoes. They are an excellent way to work in inflatable kayaks like mine without worry of causing damage.
There are no drain holes. I think of the way this item fits as more of a thick 'sock' with a tough sole, than as a 'boot.' It doesn't actually have a lot of room for water – at least the way mine fit. It has a soft lining that feels great on bare skin. It stays quite dry unless you put your foot in water over the top. Most feet sweat, however, so it does get damp in there. They must be rinsed and dried after use to keep odor down.Answered on 9/14/2014 by Anonymous
A:They do not drain water well at all. That being said, if you keep them
zipped up and are just getting in and out of your boat, they don't take on
much water in the first place.Answered on 9/15/2014 by Anonymous
A:Once water is in them they don't drain well. They are a great and warm
water shoe though. They keep water out reasonably well.Answered on 9/17/2014 by Anonymous
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Q:Hi ,
I wear 12.5 US in a Nike Free model. Which size should I choose In this model ? Should I wear also any special socks ?
Thanks, I have no experience with this kind of shoesAsked on 11/30/2013 by apolychrono from Greece
11 answers
A:Hi u should order the next size up. Also depending on where you are you might want to consider getting some sox to go with them. Hope this helps!
Sent from my iPhoneAnswered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:I am a size 10 1/2 and a got a size 12. They are perfect, especially if you do any winter boating and need to wear multiple pairs of socks. I wouldn't want them any smaller.Answered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:I got the boot 1 size larger than my normal shoe size. I intended to wear
this in very cold weather so wanted extra insulation. I wanted to wear a
sock with it.
This is a cold weather boot and not suitable for warmer weather so error on
the side of a larger size.
DaveAnswered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:Hello - not sure about Nikes because too narrow for me but I think size 13 would be best; you can try a 2mm neoprene bootie if you want a sock and more warmth because the neoprene shoe is quite stretchy and accommodating; if the fit is wrong you can always exchange them. w.......
A:I would go a little bigger than your normal size. You don't need to wear socks (very comfortable without) but you can add socks for a little extra warmth.
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www.exxelpacific.comAnswered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:I don't believe this shoe is intended for use with a sock.
The assumption in kayaking is that you will be in a wet environment most of the time. Socks aren't useful when wet. What it is designed to do is protect your sole from rocky beaches and shorelines, add a bit of warmth, and protect your toes from getting stubbed. There is no arch support - so they are unlike most shoes in that regard. The inside is lined with a thin non-woven fleece which is quite comfortable against the skin. I ordered a size eleven. It fit EXACTLY and with almost no room to to move my toes. I returned them for size twelve which are perfect for me. My guess is you'd be happy with a size 13.. Always rise with fresh water after use and blot out excess water from inside and they will work and smell good.
I think these are an excellent value.
GEAnswered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:I find that they fit exactly to size, ie if I buy a pair of dress shoes, I wear a 12. Always. But if I buy a pair of Nike running shoes, I wear a 12.5, because Nikes fit that way. I am not familiar with the Nike Free, so can't compare exactly, but I can say that one of my feet is almost a 12.5 and my size 12s fit perfectly, with no socks. They are built with a very soft inner layer, so are meant to be worn without socks. They are amazingly comfortable. I wear them all day in the boat, go in and out of the water, on coral, sand, rocks, whatever--nothing cuts through yet they are not too hot in the tropics, yet keep you warm if the wind is blowing. I use them for fly fishing for bonefish and tarpon in salt water flats.
Hope this helps. The company is great to work with. If you get a pair of 12's and they are too tight, just send them back and they will send the next size up. If you really are on the border between 12 and 13, I would go up to 13 rather than have them be too tight. My .02.Answered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:I would recommend a size 13. These shoes fit me good with and without wetsuit socks. In cold water I wear 2mm thick NRS wetsuit socks with these shoes for extra warmth. In warmer water, you probably don't need wetsuit socks, just the shoes.Answered on 11/30/2013 by Anonymous
A:From my experience, these shoes run true-to-size. I would get the 12.5.
There's no need for any kind of socks; this shoe's material is comfortable
enough.Answered on 12/2/2013 by Anonymous
A:The original pair I ordered were a size too small . I would order one size
larger than usual. You would normally wear these over a dry suit bootie so
no socks necessary in shoes. They would be in the dry suit.Answered on 12/7/2013 by Anonymous
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Q:Does the shim run the entire length of the bootie/shoe? I use custom made footbeds, any reason I can't put my footbeds into the booties? Thanks.Asked on 11/2/2013 by none from Grand Junction, CO
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A:The plastic shim covers the entire footprint and is embedded inside between the sole and insole. You can certainly add your own footbeds.Answered on 11/2/2013 by Clyde from NRS
A:not exactly sure what you mean by shim because the sole/floor has nice flexibility(over rocks, etc); the boot floor, as long as you have the right size, is very accommodating due to the stretch of the side material so I can use them both with and without 2mm neoprene booties + if they didn't fit I'm sure you could return them / good luck
A:I'm not sure what you mean by the shim. The zipper does extend almost to the bottom of the boot, so I don't see any reason why you can't use footbeds. I use wetsuit socks with these booties and the socks fit in the booties just fine.Answered on 11/3/2013 by Anonymous
A:No, foot beds should fit fine.
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www.exxelpacific.comAnswered on 11/2/2013 by Anonymous
A:I assume when you say 'shim' you are meaning 'shank' – a metal support used in many shoes, usually in the arch area. The sole of this shoe had no shank- it is soft, molded rubber about 1/2 inch thick and is the exact same thickness from toe to heel – no arch support at all. If you need extra support you might be wise to add your footbed. In my experience the size runs slightly small so I would add a size if I put a footbed in. You will doubtless need to remove your footbed after every use to allow proper drying. This is a very good product, in my opinion. The side-zip helps a lot when removing them when wet, and the thickness of the sole makes short walks on gravel or small rocks much more comfortable than bare feet or thinner booties.Answered on 11/2/2013 by Anonymous
A:If the bootie is big enough, and the footbed material water-proof. NRS exchange policy is excellent, so order in sufficient time to exchange if size adjustment is required.Answered on 11/2/2013 by Anonymous
A:By shim I assume you mean insole. If so yes the insole runs the entire
length of the boot. It is not removable. I add an insole myself so I got a
boot slightly larger than usual so I could do so.
DaveAnswered on 11/5/2013 by Anonymous
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Q:I wear a size 14 or 15 depending on the shoe manufacturer. Do these run true to size, large or small? I would not be doing extended walking in them, mainly to keep my feet warm on colder paddling days.Asked on 8/12/2013 by Gene from United States
18 answers
A:I think they run small. I wear a size 10 - 10.5 shoe and I needed a size 12 Paddle wetshoe. The width on the 11 was ok but it was a bit too short.Answered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:Go with the larger size. They definitely run on the small side!
Sent from my iPhoneAnswered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:I usually wear fifteens and wear 14's with dry socks and a mid weight wool sock with no issues, the fore foot is quite wide which is nice for larger feet. Really happy with my pair.Answered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:I normally wear a size 11 shoe. I ordered size 11 and it fit – exactly.
It was actually too exact, I felt, and returned them for a size twelve which has been good, in fact, I wore them all day today. These are generally worn without socks, of course.Answered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:Go as large as you can. They have an angled cut across the toes, which make them fit shorter in length on my feet.Answered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:Small. I wear a 10 2E New Balance tennis shoe and bought an 11 NRS paddle shoe. They worked well on my whitewater trip this May.
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A:They tend to run pretty small. I am an 8 1/2 normal shoe size and am wearing a size 10 in this shoe. Love it but had to try twice to get the right size. Not sure you will find a size big enough. Good luck.Answered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:These booties run extremely short. I ordered them a full size larger than what I normally wear, and I had to return them because I couldn't even straighten my toes while wearing them.
Sent from my iPadAnswered on 8/12/2013 by Anonymous
A:The ones I ordered run true to size. Great productAnswered on 8/13/2013 by Anonymous
A:I found the pair I order were a size small. I originally bought side 11 but
had to turn them for size 12.
Harry FranzAnswered on 8/13/2013 by Anonymous
A:True to size for meAnswered on 8/13/2013 by Anonymous
A:I usually wear size 10 but that size was slightly small. I went up one
size and am pleased with the fit. If your feet tend to get cold or are
going on a trip in colder weather there will possibly be a little extra
room for thin neoprene socks in the larger size. No two peoples feet are
the same but I would choose the larger size since there's no half size.
Hope this helps a little!Answered on 8/13/2013 by Anonymous
A:Hi Gene
Recently I am wearing this product, its fit to your true size perfectly, as i am raft guide its convenient to walk around too and keeps you warm in the cold water too, I recommend you without hesitation, enjoy your paddling.
ChitraAnswered on 8/13/2013 by Anonymous
A:I can say that from my experience, they run true to size. I purchased a
pair one size smaller, as I've had other brands run large, but they ended
up being too small. I had to exchange them for another pair that are my
actual shoe size. Hope this helps.Answered on 8/22/2013 by Anonymous
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Q:What is the size adjustment? what size would I need to fit over my drysuit booties?Asked on 5/22/2013 by Zee from Snohomish , wa
1 answer
A:This shoe is running small; go up two sizes to accommodate your drysuit socks.Answered on 5/22/2013 by Clyde from NRS
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Q:I wear a Woman's size 11 shoe, and assume these are Men's sizes.
If I want to wear neo socks inside these booties, should I get a size 10 or 11? The length of my bare foot is 10 1/2"Asked on 4/18/2013 by Bigfoot from Cape Cod
10 answers
A:You should get at least at 11 if not a 12. I am a woman size 8 and I had to send the 8 that I originally got back and get a size 10!!
Sent from my LG Smartphone on SprintAnswered on 4/19/2013 by Anonymous
A:You should order a couple of sized and try them. Sizes can't be judged in a straight forward manner between the different model wetshoes and how the foot frame corresponds to size.
Order a few and return the ones that don't suit ya.
Sent from Samsung MobileAnswered on 4/19/2013 by Anonymous
A:I just bought a pair, wear a mens size 11 street shoe and bought these in size 11. Wore them over a midweight smart wool alpine ski sock and the latex bootie on my dry suit, it was a tight fit but I was able to get them zipped and paddled for over 4 hours with no discomfort.
AndyAnswered on 4/18/2013 by Anonymous
A:If you're going to wear a thicker neoprene sock inside them, I'd suggest the 11.Answered on 4/18/2013 by Clyde from NRS
A:Yes, these are men's sizes. I wear a size 9.5 Nike shoe. I ordered the
size 10. They were wearable, but VERY snug. I exchanged them for the size
11. The 11 is a little bit too big, but much more comfortable. If i ever
wear them with a sock, they'll be perfect. Hope this helps!Answered on 4/18/2013 by Anonymous
A:And, yes, these are in men's sizing.Answered on 4/18/2013 by Clyde from NRS
A:I wear a mens 10 shoe. I bought a 10 bootie and it was to small. I returned it for an 11 (which was completely hassle free by the way) and it fits perfectly. There is room for a thin neo sock inside as well.Answered on 4/18/2013 by Anonymous
A:I'm afraid I can't answer your question exactly, but I can tell you that they fit to size, ie I (a man) have always worn size 12 men's shoes and the NRS fits perfectly. So a men's 12 is a men's 12. I am not wearing any neoprene socks. I could fit a thin pair under, but they would be snug. I don't think they are meant to wear with neo socks. The booties have a very comfortable lining that feels like fur, but obviously isn't. I would wear them around the house because they are so comfortable, but my feet get too hot! Hope that helps.Answered on 4/18/2013 by Anonymous
A:I wear a women's size 71/2 - 8 so I ordered the men's size 7. They are very
snug! Wish I had bought the 8. If I were you, I'd get the 11 so you have
some room. Hope this helps!Answered on 4/19/2013 by Anonymous
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Q:How high is the top?
How deep can you go into the water without water coming into the shoe?Asked on 3/26/2013 by Gene from Wayne, NJ
6 answers
A:You can only stand in about 5" of water before water enters this shoe.Answered on 3/26/2013 by Anonymous
A:Gene, a size 9 has an 8" high top.Answered on 3/26/2013 by Clyde from NRS
A:The top of size 11s is 8 inches. But these wetshoes are not waterproof. Think in terms of a wetsuit, tho they are much dryer than a wetsuit.
Beside sea kayaking, I use these shoes, with hydo-skin socks, to go walk along the seashore during the winter. With 40 deg water, in 40 degree air & wind, my feet are comfortable after being in the water most of the time, but they are not dry after sometime of doing that. I bring a towel to dry off my feet before I put socks and street shoes back on.
A:This is a wet shoe, so water will come in , even before the depth of the water is more than the height of the shoe.Answered on 3/26/2013 by Anonymous
A:The top is about 7-8" high, but there is a zipper that will let water enter in anything deeper than a couple of inches. They are meant to let water in, not keep it out. They are basically very sturdy, thick scuba diving booties with a lot of protection. I just got mine and haven't used them yet, but they seem ideal for fishing on flats with rocks, coral, etc. The sole is thick and sturdy and looks like it will hold up to anything.Answered on 3/28/2013 by Anonymous
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Q:I am looking to replace a very old (10-11 years) pair of kickers which have served me exceptionally well, possibly with a shoe that is easier to put over dry suit socks. I have 2 questions about these: does the zipper start low enough that they go on easily over goretex dry suit socks? Also, is the toe shape more like the old kickers, which fit me well, or like the new remix model which is ill-suited to the shape of my feet?Asked on 2/18/2013 by nb_nyc from Nyc
2 answers
A:Wow, glad the Kickers have served you well for so long. The zipper on this shoe is certainly low enough to make putting on over drysuit socks easy. You can see that by looking at the multiple photos of the shoe in the Larger Images & More Views link below the product page photo. You can also see the bottom view of the toe shape on both the Paddle and Kicker shoes there.Answered on 2/18/2013 by Clyde from NRS
A:I have the NRS dry-suit that incorporates a rubber bootie. For myself, having a light wool sock under the dry-suit rubber bootie, the bootie itself, and one XL hydroskin sock over that yields the need for a 2 size over wetshoe.
I use the Paddle Wetshoe because it has the side zipper that helps ( a lot) fit the wetshoe over the dry suit/shoe assembly.
I got two sizes of the Paddle Wetshoe because I love the fit. I also have the NRS Attack shoe, and the Paddle Wetshoe is more true to the shape of my forefoot and toe box.
Off hand, having used dry suits with goretex socks, I don't think you would have any problem with the Paddle Wetshoe depending on how you choose to size the shoe.
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