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February 23, 2008
Karl Marx for everyone!
So remember me telling you that this town we've moved to is full of older, republican folks, right? nothing wrong with country folk, we are living among them and they are very nice, if not completely straight laced and lacking a sense of humour about most things...Anyway, Brian and I went over to the library so he could vote, and I kinda hung in the background while he got his ballot and all...the ladies at the tables who were handing out ballots then looked and me and asked if I wanted to vote, and I said very loudly "No, I'm a Communist, I don't believe in voting"...EVERYONE in the room (not many, maybe 8 or 10 people) stopped and turned to look at me...I was laughing, of course...and then they realized I was joking and all laughed too...I figured it was probably the most interesting thing that's happened to them all day...
I picked up the Vampyr from the shop, we took her in to have some maintenance done (new plugs, fuel pump, gaskets, timing belt, engine stuff) along w/ some replacement weatherstripping that's falling off the roof and buffed out my headlamps which had gone cloudy...she drives GREAT now and I don't want to sell her and buy a new car...I think i'm just gonna keep fixing her up (the window tint is peeling, blah blah) and make her look good...a few thousand dollars in repairs sure beats many thousands for the next years, right? and with only 36K, she's practically brand new...i'm gonna get a car cover to keep her clean until we can get a garage built in the side yard...we've been checking out various builders to get a nice sized space that won't cost us 30k...maybe something by this Spring where we can store our garden tools too...I'm ready!
I think we're heading outside to work in the yard...its beautiful, 75 or something and we've got work to do...
I've been making some random beads at the torch w/ the English Tweed color scheme and will be posting them on Etsy over the next few days...I've only got a few small strands at the moment, and a few lentil bracelets, but i'll have more to offer soon...and a new color scheme for ordering as well...I'm not quite done enjoying this neutral tweeds just yet, tho...I really like this color palette...don't I say that about everything?
Posted by Donner at February 23, 2008 02:57 PM
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I really like the English Tweed colors also. This weekend, I'm finally taking my first lampwork class! Two 8 hour days of learning as much as I can. Of course, I love it. Can't wait to see the results from yesterday! I have no place for a studio in my home, so I'll be paying for torch time. On a side note, I think it's hilarious that you said you were a Communist. People get so serious about politics, it's good to have a laugh now and then.
Posted by: Leslie at February 24, 2008 06:53 AM