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October 08, 2007
Things that never happen
Dave is baking me brownies from scratch right now. The man is not a recipe user, but I decided that baking brownies didn't sound fun today, despite receiving this as an early birthday gift. So he volunteered for the job. Yay!
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October 07, 2007
Weekend spent making stuff
It's a three day weekend and Dave was away in Florida, so I decided to stay in and make things all weekend. Well, and read. But there was much more making than reading, definitely. Did I mention I'm kind of lazy? Did I mention I've decided not to get my Ph.D?*
My most productive and fun project was making notepads out of old medical record dividers that Dave found in the basement this summer. Thanks to the talented Ali Osborn, whose skills include knowing what type of adhesive to order for sticking paper to other paper in special ways, I ended up with a nice stack that I think I want to bring in to d.i.t.u. and maybe pair up with some recycled crayons for the kiddies.
I also cut a number of little soda bottles for a votive holder/candle collaboration with ReWax Candles. The little bottles are super thick glass and so are a total pain to sand down. I hope I get these done in a timely fashion! A preview of the ReWax project-- but the candle would be inside the glass.
*After three years of sitting in classes thinking "I don't belong here. I don't belong here," I finally thought, "Hey, maybe this isn't what I want to do after all..." So I'm going to finish my MA this year and be done with it and get a job teaching Spanish somewhere and have time to do what I enjoy and hang out with my husband and friends. I'm excited. Of course, I need to keep it together enough to read the 35 medieval Spanish texts I need to know before I take the comprehensive exam in the Spring...
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