When I showed up at the neighborhood rec center for the clay handbuilding class, no one had even heard that there was supposed to be a class. This is the third attempt I’ve made at taking a craft-ish class that has fallen through. I officially give up. If I want to learn craft-ish shit, I will learn from YouTube. And now that I’m awake, clean, dressed, and full of coffee, I’m going to go hit the grocery store. (Which, based on my luck, will be inexplicably closed. Or just entirely vanished like Brigadoon, with only one old dude in the parking lot saying “Trader Joe’s? Ain’t never heard of that ‘round these parts.” I'll be reduced to foraging. And by "foraging," I mean "DoorDash.")
And you're sure this isn't just some fanboy thing? 'Cause I've fought more than a couple pimply, overweight vamps that called themselves Lestat.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
Natter 77: I miss my friends. I miss my enemies. I miss the people I talked to every day.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Mar 04, 2023 7:25:21 am PST #21004 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
JenP - Mar 04, 2023 10:19:53 am PST #21005 of 30000
Oh, my word, Steph! What the hell with the craft blocking?
Steph L. - Mar 04, 2023 10:46:32 am PST #21006 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
The craft blocking is a mystery. I'm going to assume that the universe does not want me to do any sort of crafts. Maybe I'd be too powerful if I knew how to turn clay into a bowl.
Trader Joe's was, in fact, still there, so that worked out fine. Now I'm going to do some laundry, eat lunch, do some yoga, and read my book.
Steph L. - Mar 04, 2023 11:08:45 am PST #21007 of 30000
Unusually and exceedingly peculiar and altogether quite impossible to describe
Oh, I also went to Wal-Mart, and they were playing Billy Idol. I don't know how to feel about that.
-t - Mar 04, 2023 11:19:07 am PST #21008 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dang, Tep, I was sure the clay would work out after your earlier craft disappointments. My guess is time travelers are working hard to prevent you from becoming too crafty.
Jesse - Mar 04, 2023 11:49:27 am PST #21009 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The craft blocking is a mystery. I'm going to assume that the universe does not want me to do any sort of crafts.
That's so weird!! I'm sorry you are too powerful for crafts.
shrift - Mar 04, 2023 2:46:38 pm PST #21010 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I dutifully waited 3 months and took an at-home A1C test this afternoon, and it was 5.6! Normal range! I'm feeling a lot more encouraged now.
When I showed up at the neighborhood rec center for the clay handbuilding class, no one had even heard that there was supposed to be a class.
I'm starting to wonder if these classes are secret fairy market locations where nobody expected people to show up to get their craft on.
dcp - Mar 04, 2023 2:51:06 pm PST #21011 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
A1C ... 5.6
Oh, very good. Whatever is working, keep doing that.
shrift - Mar 04, 2023 2:59:14 pm PST #21012 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Thanks, dcp! And I'm sorry you've had to trudge through so many bureaucratic onerous tasks.
Trudy Booth - Mar 04, 2023 3:33:53 pm PST #21013 of 30000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
It looks like much of the back yard is clover, or at least that's what's pushing out of the leaves now. I'm going to see about getting them and the sweetgum balls cleared once the plumbing excavation is done, but I wouldn't mourn if the actual grass gets smothered in the meantime and leaves me with clover as ground cover.
A clover lawn can be nice. [link]