oh, i'll settle down with some old storyabout a boy who's just like me
thought there was love in everything and everyone, you're so naive!
after a while they always get it
they always reach a sorry end
still it was worth it as
i turned the pages solemnly
and then, with a winning smile,
the boy with naivety succeeds
at the final moment i cried
i always cry at endings
~ belle and sebastian
for those of you who are just dying to know how i spend my time when not strapped to a computer... have i got a treat for you! rain + laziness = quite possibly the most ridiculous excuse for a blog post to date. soundtrack for the morning: Ani Difranco - Puddle Dive, Wilco - Summerteeth, Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister, Vigilantes of Love - Summershine, Neil Diamond - Classics.
i woke up startled at 6:55am, alarmed I was going to be late to work, trying desperately to remember what clothes were clean and least in need of ironing. then, cue joy, i remembered it was saturday. adrenaline in full flow, i got out of bed, showered, found some clothes that were semi-clean and not-so-much in need of ironing, and stumbled out the door for a morning hunt. i was well rewarded for my efforts, if i do say so myself. 
if you are one of those strange people who aren't into yard sales or, better yet, estate sales (tag sales for our midwest neigh
bors), this may l
ook like crap. and you're right. but, as Jerusalem suggested, "save the planet, buy old stuff!" i did my part for the envir
onment by salvaging a pink-and-green map of paris circa 1977, an absolutely fabulous wooden carving of a lady playing a flute (which is both a bank and a pin cushion - genius!), a black-and-white photo of a band from someone's wedding reception (according to the other pictures in the box), a vintage embroidered travel sewing kit with little paper spools inside, some gaudy green beads and a
big flower broach, and a quilted golf bag in my signature spring green color. it was a good morning. my roommate cooked lunch, which is why everyone should have roommates, and now i am contemplating whether to finish the necklace i am supposed to be remodeling for my sister, or read a book and take a nap. i'm voting on the nap, though the sooner i finish her necklace, the sooner i get to start on my own.
bors), this may l
ook like crap. and you're right. but, as Jerusalem suggested, "save the planet, buy old stuff!" i did my part for the envir
onment by salvaging a pink-and-green map of paris circa 1977, an absolutely fabulous wooden carving of a lady playing a flute (which is both a bank and a pin cushion - genius!), a black-and-white photo of a band from someone's wedding reception (according to the other pictures in the box), a vintage embroidered travel sewing kit with little paper spools inside, some gaudy green beads and a
big flower broach, and a quilted golf bag in my signature spring green color. it was a good morning. my roommate cooked lunch, which is why everyone should have roommates, and now i am contemplating whether to finish the necklace i am supposed to be remodeling for my sister, or read a book and take a nap. i'm voting on the nap, though the sooner i finish her necklace, the sooner i get to start on my own.
2 comments:
oh it looks like you did good today! I hit a few myself north of the river and did ok. Not the best haul ever, but not the worst either. I am really jealous of the Paris map though of course.
i´like the bag ... reminds me of one i had to make in high school once ... oh - and beware, i found my password again so the blogging should start soon again!
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