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March 19, 2005
On tap the next few days - Class!
Only this time, I'm TAKING a class..its my Kimberly Affleck weekend...and I'm excited! She's in town early, so a few of us are gonna take her out and around Austin, and wear her out...Tonight is the Firelies meeting and there'll be a 'meet and greet' for everyone to stop by and say hi...Class is Sunday and MOnday, so I'll be out of pocket for a few days learning how to make some groovy organic beads...I like organic beads, I just don't 'see' how to make them when I'm at the torch, so I need help from the folks who do it the best..Next month is Janice Peacock - check out her mask beads in the 1000 Beads book...very organic indeed.
I saw that Corina has a new set of beads she posted on her site (they're sold, sorry and not to me- rats!)...She still has the magic, even if she is struggling to find it...I'm glad to see she's taking small steps to get back into the swing and she's also putting up some boundaries to help keep the 'evil vibes' from getting to close to her...She really puts herself out there and although most of us appreciate it, its the pests who can really throw your world into a spin...I think she is wise to reel in her world for a bit, but then I tend to come from that 'protect yourself' mode...I had plenty of instances growing up when I had to identify people who caused me trouble and get them out of my life..its not easy when you're in seventh grade the person in class who's causing you the problem sits next to you everyday, but you learn...you learn to not lend them your notes, don't let them hit you in dodgeball and don't invite them over for swim parties...eventually they grow up and go away and you're a bit more guarded but able to spy those troublemakers the next time they show up...I suppose thats a cynical way to look at people but when they burn you time and time again, you gotta put up some kind of protection...some kind of 'super shield' to keep them from getting you down and causing you grief...course, this is all just my opinion, I like having friends and doing things with people but so often there are ulterior motives that you just have to watch who you let get close to you and who you keep at bay...Call me crazy or weird or whatever, but its just what I've learned over time...its not like I set out to be this way, I was conditioned to it and now I find that it works for me...its not like I run into these kinds of folks all the time, but I try not to let them 'pile up' on me like I used to...
Ok, well, there's my Dr. Phil speech for the day...time to go get ready and see what kind of trouble we can get into with Kim...it IS SXSW this week, so maybe we'll all end up downtown and with a new tattoo or piercing..ya just never know!
Posted by Donner at March 19, 2005 09:24 AM
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Hi,
If you get a chance try to see my friend Tom Gillam at south by southwest. I don't know where he is playing but there must be a schedule. He will be wearing two of my bracelets. His show is a roaring good time.
Lori johnson
Posted by: Lori Johnson at March 19, 2005 02:12 PM