12.18.09

we've reached that magical faster-than-a-speeding-bullet time of the year in which i turn, briefly and dramatically, into an efficient person. as an average jane i'm mellow and rather flaky, but my mutant form is a handy one: most stressors make me stealthy and handy. it's also hard to take holiday madness seriously after how the rest of '09 has been: after bed bugs, losing our little cat, the kafkaesque process of buying our first apartment, and getting pneumonia, am i really supposed to care about closing an issue of the magazine with a vacation-hobbled office and a few TKs on my gift list? most of my errands involve quality time at the art store, and those are the very best kind of errand. bring on the nog-related difficulties, i say. not actually nog-related, though, if you please; nog is a little gross.

the projects can get questionable as they pile up, though. transported as i've been by the process of assembling a prince-themed tree, i decided it'd be a good idea to make little raspberry berets out of acorn caps. alas, the ones i'd collected for halloween were pitched to make room for homemade salad dressing (long story). after consulting with the lovely local acorn cap expert, i decided to let central park guide me; if i happened upon suitable materials, clearly the universe wanted me to craft them up.

alas, the caps (had become sketchy)

dommage. the locals have gone warped and grotty, as plant materials in extreme conditions are wont to do. proof that the beret idea was irreparably silly. in happier news, we're bringing a tree home tonight, and i'll be inflicting the rest of the craft nonsense on you soon. go go craft!

5 comments:

Rachel (heart of light) said...

Can't wait to see it!

My craft list is getting out of control. I need to tame it, fast. (But naturally I went to the fabric store this morning instead of going into work early as planned)

kidchamp said...

supply trips are better than therapy. i've spotted other editors wandering around my art store - it's like a secret break room. 

anonymous said...

I imagine everything seems trivial, in the distance, after bedbugs.

LPC said...

Ah. I missed that part about your name here meaning I had to do something.

kidchamp said...

it's not you, lisa; this comment system is all kinds of wonky. and here i thought i could pay them $9.95/yr to keep things exactly as they were...