Water-slippers are a necessity, especially after you get a load of some of the lethal life-forms lurking in the rocky crevices.
"Just a tiny microcosm of what was going on," said Linda Mauro, who found water and slippers in Chinatown for Dee Howard and Imez Graham.
The repertory of gestures in his images of young women at ease -- adjusting a strap, tying a slipper, drinking water during a break -- seem to anticipate the casual, unhierarchical dance vocabulary of Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown.
The five luxury "cottages" are kitted out in vintage country style with butler sinks, kitchen dressers, woodburning fires, rustic furniture and private bathrooms with running hot water and old-fashioned slipper baths.
More earthy than elegant, the walls at this double storefront at 88 Atlantic Avenue (516-596-6800) are festooned with lanterns, hanging carpets, musical instruments, water pipes, Ali Baba-like silver slippers with red pompoms, oversize eating utensils and decorative dishes from the Middle East.
Dead on my feet, I've tried a host of remedies, starting with thick woolen socks and then artificial fur-lined slippers, hot water bottles, microwaveable and electric heating pads, a water-massage tub, adhesive ToastieToes, tennis balls (don't ask), and B6 vitamins, all to little avail.
Hotels could easily afford the small comforts that please high-spending Chinese visitors, including slippers and hot water for noodles.
My locker held a bottle of water, black polyester sleepwear and slippers, all emblazoned with a small "9h" logo.
"A radio that floats in your bathtub and makes the water ripple with music, heated slippers that are warmed by USB, sneakers that have G.P.S. built into them so parents can see where their kids are at all times by tracking them via satellite.
Tanks teem with grouper and rockfish, along with mollusks in varying hues, coral crabs and mud-colored slipper lobsters and warm-water tiger ones.
