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June 25, 2008
Wow, I needed yesterday....
Looks like my little stroke of brilliance on drawing swirls on copper and etching them wasn't so original afterall...ha!
Thanks for letting me take yesterday off the computer, cause I needed it...I was gone at 7:00am to take B to the airport and then into Austin for errands, appts and lunch...I caught the early showing of Kung Fu Panda (again) and its just as cute the second time around...plus, I have an addiction to the Goat Cheese Salad at Alamo Drafthouse, so if I go too long w/out one, I have to stop in and partake...tasty! I hit Home Depot and picked up various tin snips, copper tubing, propane kits, dowel rods, then onto another hardware store for washers and wire...I plumb forgot to look for them at HD, but it just as well...Target trip didn't yield anything, which is kinda weird...but that's ok...I needed to tend to my toes, as they were looking pretty lame, so I got a pedicure with new aqua toe polish...groovy...
And today I'm supposed to go get tires on the Honda, but I'm not sure they knew I was coming up today, so that might happen tomorrow instead...I'm in convos with the dude at the shop, he's a friend and takes care of my Miata for me...he knew I was needing the tires, but I don't wanna surprise him if he hasn't ordered them yet...
But I'm happy with the various goods I scored yesterday...now I just need to get some sheets of copper and brass to cut up...I ordered a couple of sheets from Rio along w/ some tools, and maybe, eventually, soon, sorta, I dunno when, I'll be able to make more of the Mary Hetts projects...I'm still w/out embossing powders and a heat gun, but I'm not gonna worry about that too much...I still need a nice selection of loose beads and washers, but i'll work on collecting those too...looks like more trips to Austin will be necessary...
I'm slowly acquiring the bits and pieces to make clay beads, mixed metal projects and PMC pieces...why is it when I think I have what I need, I don't have anything I need? Cause I took classes on projects that I don't know how to do, and as such, I have to stock up on the tools needed for them...Its all I could do not to stop in to the yarn store yesterday but I didn't...I don't NEED new yarn right now, as much as I WANT new yarn right now...gah...
I've been keeping my 'to do 'list up on my computer to keep me on track..its actually working...sure, I don't get everything done in the day I've scheduled it, but the list has gone from 19 tasks to 7...so things are getting done...I am happy about that...I had to stop by the post office to pick up shipping boxes, and once I get upstairs to ship and print, that'll knock another 4 items right off the list...so I guess I just needed to let things play out in due course and not try to get it all done in 3 days...I've been reading other blogs about other post-B&B attendees (students and teachers) who are going thru similar situations as mine - information overload and the desire to get things done, but not knowing where to start...I guess its just part of the whole experience, and something I'll know to keep in mind next time I go...
Posted by Donner at June 25, 2008 10:01 AM
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I have aqua toes too!
Posted by: Julie at June 25, 2008 09:50 PM