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August 18, 2005
Mini Me vs. Speed Racer
3:00pm Its late in the day, but I did say I'd check in, didn't I? I've decided to open up TEACHING in my studio again, i'm officially 'off' hiatus, so if you have been having a hankering to come see me, lets talk...email me...I needed some down time after losing Dexter, and doing Bead and Button, but things have settled here and I'm ready to get back at it...I am teaching one class in Sept., taking a Kate Fowle in October, and have a few things scheduled for January already, but there's plenty of time this Fall on my schedule, and Austin is MUCH more tolerable in the Fall than summer...so come on down and meet Lady and the kitty creatures...
The dentist was good, no cavity or problems, he thinks perhaps my bite was off a bit, so he ground down a tiny part of the tooth and I just need to check on it...
I took apart the Mermaid's Mesh and sure enough I was doing it wrong..after a lot of research online, I found more pics that helped me (Anne has a great tutorial, I was just not reading it properly) and now I'm off and running...and its actually fun...I'm interested in making some finger rings out of tiny chainmaille rings next...and maybe getting some annodized (colored) rings...I've been having a hankering to try some new metal incorporated with my beads...I have some ideas, I just need the time to make it happen...time time time...
Letha and I had lunch yesterday, then had to drop in on Mick and take a spin in her new Purple Haze Mini...it was a stinkin' BLAST! Man that thing can move, even with 3 people in it...I love that its both a Standard AND an Automatic - how completely cool is that!!! PLUS, there are controls for the radio AND ability to shift gears- all on the steering wheel!! I'm in awe, totally...Let alone watching the little automatic roof slide across and down the back of the vehicle and lower the windows with the touch of a button that has a cheeky British sticker saying 'do you *really* want to put the top up?'...All I can hope is, when my Miata grows up and becomes the Mercedes SLK its going to be, that its just as much fun as her little Mini is now...yes, that's my only hope...
Some of ya'll have been excited about my little Pumpkin watercolor that Anissa gave me, and have asked if she has any paintings for sale, so I put a hot link on her name where you can visit her Cafe Press store and buy various goodies w/ her fabulous talent all over it..tote bags, calendars, note books with gorgeous nudibranch sea slugs (prettier than their name!)...Go see...
Brian's Birthday Week starts today...Letha, Mick and I all brainstormed on what I should get him...a duct tape wallet, a DVD, a vintage TShirt of Something Cool, something from 'thinkgeek.com' all made the list, as well as a hand made beaded necklace from me...I picked up a couple of things from the mall tonight, nothing duct taped, but I'll letcha in on it once he opens the goodies...His 'big' present is Sunday - the Lord of the Rings Marathon and Feast...We'll be there for like 12 hours, maybe more?? He's arranged for friends to come visit Lady at least once (we'll take care of her in the morning) during the day...I may just take my laptop, there'll be wireless connectivity and I'm gonna need a break between movies I think...but I've got lots of practice sitting for long stretches of time...I'm gonna wear my LOTR "One Ring" that I bought last year...Its SOOOO groovy, I must say...
Gotta due the dentist in the morning, so I'll check in once I'm home and have had the car washed...its bird doo from front to back...yeesh...
Posted by Donner at August 18, 2005 03:01 PM