tattoo talk
Between meeting a tattoo artist on Friday, this morning’s conversation with a co-worker and this post, I am so jonesing for another tattoo.
Archive for November, 2007
45×365 #42: Barista at the drive-through Starbucks on University
Nearly every time I ordered my green tea latte last winter, she was the one handing it out the pick-up window. She never failed to compliment my knitted handwarmers, even offering to buy them. I just made a new pair — next time, they’ll be her tip.
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P.S. I hope she still works there.
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45×365 #41: R.T.
There’s something about her. Perhaps her long, wavy hair with its dramatic streak of grey. Or her full lips and womanly curves…her glasses framing mischievous eyes. Her lovely voice or sassy attitude. Whatever it is, she catches the eye of guys half her age.
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good stuff
Today, a friend whom I hadn’t seen in a while asked me how I was doing. And I immediately answered, “Great!”
“Wow, I haven’t ever heard you say that,” she said. “Usually you’re good, or doing better. But great? Things must really be going well.”
And you know, she’s right. I hadn’t really given it that much thought, but life is on a definite positive swing.
That is all. Carry on.
45×365 #40: B.F.
I remembered her parents from Lamaze class. She was born two days before Moon – they both had red hair. A year and a half later, we moved two houses away from her family. She and Moon are best friends. I think must be karmically connected.
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45×365 #39: Joanne W.
She was smart, pretty, good at sports, and seemed way more comfortable with herself than most middle schoolers. I envied her long blonde hair and the ease with which she bantered with all the boys. Of course they loved her. I wanted to be her.
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poor deer
Weirdest thing happened on the way home yesterday evening. Pete was driving and we were stopped at an intersection. I spotted someone across the street walking the biggest dogs I’d ever seen. Except there wasn’t a person with them, and they weren’t dogs. They were deer, running down the sidewalk of a fairly busy street.
I sensed trouble, and sure enough, they decided to cross. One was hit and landed square in the middle of the road — breathing heavily, tongue lolling out of its mouth. Fortunately, the driver hadn’t been going too quickly, so there was no blood and little damage to the car. A police car pulled up immediately. I’m sure the deer had quite a bit of internal damage and had to be put down. We didn’t stick around to find out.
The whole thing was sad, and also served as a wake-up call for me to Always Pay Attention! when driving. I keep an eye out for deer when I’m out in the country, but it never occurred to me that I should watch for them when I’m in the city. Lesson learned.
dancing heaven
All four of us have been dead tired today, but the SYTYCD show was well worth the extra fatigue. First of all, dinner at Mader’s was most excellent (and not overly filling, because SpiritMan and I split an entree). We all chose filet mignon, and we shared a crab cake appetizer and two desserts (cherry strudel and a rich chocolate fudgy cake thingy). Our show tickets were outstanding. Moon took some terrific photos, and the dancing was every bit as good as I expected it to be.
The only down side was that a weekday concert meant we had to hightail it out of Milwaukee without trying to find the tour bus. We just didn’t have the extra hour or so to spare waiting around. As it was, we didn’t get home until 12:30 a.m. Moon still had her contacts in, Turbo wanted to sleep, and they were both borderline crabby.
Moon and I succumbed to the tour swag, though. I have to say, the merchandise was wayyy improved over last year’s. Especially the cute silhouette t-shirts of each of the top four. I bought Moon the Neil shirt and photos of both Neil and Danny, and we also picked up a show program. I’m hoping to post photos if she cooperates.
Next year, I hope they schedule Milwaukee for a weekend date.
45×365 #38: Dmitry Chaplin
Moon put his image on a t-shirt but never imagined she’d meet him after the performance. We stood outside for ages and were rewarded with photos, smiles and conversation. Handsome and talented, but also kind and gracious, he seemed genuinely surprised to be someone’s favorite.
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another one of our nerdy pursuits
We’re all excited because we have tickets for the So You Think You Can Dance tour stop at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee tomorrow evening. I’m taking Moon out of school early so we’ll have time for dinner at Mader’s beforehand.
What could be cooler?
45×365 #37: A.
Smart, creative and high strung, she had a charming way of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time — which made for stories which were fall-down funny. You would never suspect that years ago she had survived being attacked, beaten and left for dead.
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45×365 #36: John B.
In 4th grade, he looked a little like Alfred E. Newman. We hung out in high school, and he married my friend’s little sister. I ran into him at Target and wondered if he was as shocked as I was to see how much we’ve aged.
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45×365 #35 (in verse): Mr. Flowers
I was never happy to see him during my shift.
If someone made a mistake, his reprimand was swift.
White-haired and power-suited, he was as a king surveying his domain.
But he was really just the store manager for a failing retail chain.
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knitting update
This is my latest finished project, and I made it in less than a day! It’s a Thrummed Moebius, from a kit I purchased at a buy/sell/trade site that is no longer online. I was inspired to take it out because I was itching for a project to do on big needles, but I had no idea how quickly it would go.
Of course, Moon’s master class helped. I had four hours to just sit, listen and knit.
Here’s me wearing it this morning, and a back view.
I’d have had no trouble selling it right off my back.
This project was a bit more experimental, and I wasn’t quite as thrilled with the results. But at least we have a pillow that is sturdy enough to stand up to the abuse typical for items in our home. I wanted to try shibori felting, and this was a quick, inexpensive ($12) way to do it. If I do this technique again, I’ll make sure the buttons aren’t so small they can sneak out between stitches. And I’ll check the progress more often to prevent over-shrinkage.
Right now, I have a scarf in progress, a pair of yoga pants on hold, and my ever-present blanket squares. Some people have dozens of partly-finished projects, so I don’t feel too bad about looking around for more stuff to start. Socks for sure, a sweater for maybe.
45×365 #34: Vicki
She was my friend first, but later provided a safe place for me to leave my new baby when I had to go back to work full time. During my lunch breaks, she gave me peanut butter sandwiches… a sympathetic ear…and sanity-saving reassurance.
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45×365 #33: R.E.
Backgammon and intellectualism in the school library senior year. Hours laughing and bonding over mom stories — understanding each other. Viewing his world map and marveling over his many short wave radio correspondents. Visiting him in Silicon Valley after college; feeling tenderness when he came out.
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elvis, rendered in yarn
It’s true. Someone has come up with a pattern for a knitted Elvis. (And a knitted Gandhi, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn …)
Carol Meldrum is the author of Knitted Icons
Of course, I’ve got many other projects queued up first. My nephew admired the socks I made for Sister #1, so I’m going to try and make him some for his birthday. I’m already working on a scarf, I’m planning socks for SpiritMan and Moon, and I was thinking about trying to knit a sweater this month. If only I had a day every week to devote completely to knitting and only knitting. Tomorrow is Moon’s master class at Good ‘n Loud, though, so I should be able to accomplish something while I’m listening to the kids and SpiritMan rock out.
45×365 #32: Gramma(-in-law) N.
We visited her in northeast Colorado, where she had lived alone for 30 years. She was 92, and very independent. The closest big city (population 11,000) was two hours away. She quilted and embroidered until the end of her life. Her big sister was 101.
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remembering
I’m totally loving this article and the thought behind it. I already have some shrine ideas. Very sweet, just like life itself.
