Silver bells, silver bells ...
Charlotte L. Blackmer
[Note: I originally meant to crosspost this but found that, since it was
late at night, that I didn't. So here goes. Some of you have seen it
already.]
Ever since I moved to the East Bay, I make one commando raid into
Union Square in downtown San Francisco in December, armed with BART
ticket, credit card, and empty canvas bag, for shopping I cannot complete
in The Land Without Malls And Big Chain Stores.
This year, I was taking a class in another part of downtown all last
week, so spent quite a bit more time soaking up the holiday sights, as
well as getting some Power Shopping done. I was in an expansive holiday
mood, already having taken advantage of the return of fine weather (in
other words, Not Raining) over the weekend to get my holiday shopping
started (especially with the low-stress "one for you, one for me" method
in full effect).
I was in Embarcadero Center, which is a series of connected buildings with
shops and restaurants on the first two levels and office towers
above. It's the closest thing to a mall that downtown SF has. The first
thing that made me blink was that now I had to sign in and show a picture
ID to even get into the office part in the first place. I imagine they're
thinking "WTC". I certainly was since I remembered the mall setup under
the Towers.
On Monday I walked over to Union Square after the class and got my
mother's present, and some gloves for me - I had misplaced mine and had
extremely frosty paws as a result. I really enjoyed tromping around the
shopping district with all the store decorations in the sunny-and-not-
too-cold weather. I admired the easily-40-foot-tall tree in the rotunda
of the Needless Markup store. And I went into the St. Francis to ooh over
the pastry chef's "Sugar House" artistic masterpiece - a vaguely middle
eastern palace with palm trees all around. That made up for No Tree In
Union Square, which was seriously Under Construction.
I considered shopping for shows at DSW but by the time I had got my
gloves, my feet told me there was no place like home :-).
On Tuesday I spent my lunch at the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market. I looked
around the merchandise, snacked cheerfully on the samples, and filled up
my bag with Meyer lemons, tangerines, apples, a big round of naan, and
some jam for my dad. I purchased a black-bean-and-butternut-squash tamale
(yum) and sat down to eat it on the tables overlooking the outdoor ice
rink that has been set up there. I watched the skaters go around, some
gracefully, some gamely trying, under the backdrop of the grand allee of
palm trees on the Embarcadero.
Special note for soc.singles readers:
SEATTLER AND TORONTER, YOU CAN'T DO THAT!!!
It was warmer on Tuesday. I checked the outer part of the rink out as I
left and it was getting quite melty, despite being Zamboni'd properly
before the public skate started. :-)
I took a slightly different way in on Wednesday since I was detouring to
go to one of my bank's branches, and found what I think were the best of
the public decorations downtown. One building has a plaza with
"stairstep" planters that are used as seating by lunching office workers
in nicer weather. The planters had season red flowers in them, but the
main decorations were about half a dozen 10' tall red glass "Christmas
ornaments" (the plain globe kind) "strewn" about. Funny.
I noted that the Seattlization of coffee service in the Financial District
had been more or less complete - I saw several Torrefazione Italias (hi
Mike), at least one Tully's, one Seattle's Best Coffee, and of course all
the St*rb*cks (which absorbed at least one of our local chains). One poor
Oh-La-La and one Peet's holding up the side for the locals. Not a good
sign. I at least looked in all of them too because I was hoping one of
them might have an espresso pot Christmas ornament. Alas, none of them
did. I consoled myself with a tiny cheese grater and a key-chain whisk
from Sur La Table.
I didn't do quite as much walking the next two days (just "cleanup"
shopping and lunch errands) but I did appreciate having everything right
there and basking in the "whoohoo, we're San Francisco and we know how
to throw a party" atmosphere. (One thing I miss sometimes about living
there). I noted that some people were obviously downtown to shop (since
unlike the Happy Commuters, they didn't know the ins and outs of the BART
system and hoped they too were spending money :-). I also appreciated
that I didn't have to join the Happy Commuters in the Bart trains, eh,
sardine cans, much less the bridge, every day :-).
Today it was raining cats, dogs, and chickens on my way in, but hey, at
least I have the shopping done. Now if I could get organized about my
cards...
Charlotte
Lorremiddy
"Charlotte L. Blackmer" wrote:
>
> "It's Christmas time in the city ..."
>
> [Note: I originally meant to crosspost this but found that, since it was
> late at night, that I didn't. So here goes. Some of you have seen it
> already.]
>
> Ever since I moved to the East Bay, I make one commando raid into
> Union Square in downtown San Francisco in December, armed with BART
> ticket, credit card, and empty canvas bag, for shopping I cannot complete
> in The Land Without Malls And Big Chain Stores.
Wow - no such things in Berzerkeley? I had no idea!
> This year, I was taking a class in another part of downtown all last
> week, so spent quite a bit more time soaking up the holiday sights, as
> well as getting some Power Shopping done. I was in an expansive holiday
> mood, already having taken advantage of the return of fine weather (in
> other words, Not Raining) over the weekend to get my holiday shopping
> started (especially with the low-stress "one for you, one for me" method
> in full effect).
>
Yes!! I love that method.
> I was in Embarcadero Center, which is a series of connected buildings with
> shops and restaurants on the first two levels and office towers
> above. It's the closest thing to a mall that downtown SF has. The first
> thing that made me blink was that now I had to sign in and show a picture
> ID to even get into the office part in the first place. I imagine they're
> thinking "WTC". I certainly was since I remembered the mall setup under
> the Towers.
I'm wondering how long this sort of thing will last - 'til Osama is
captured? Til Bush says "the end"? Til the businesses no longer want
to pay for it?
> On Monday I walked over to Union Square after the class and got my
> mother's present, and some gloves for me - I had misplaced mine and had
> extremely frosty paws as a result. I really enjoyed tromping around the
> shopping district with all the store decorations in the sunny-and-not-
> too-cold weather. I admired the easily-40-foot-tall tree in the rotunda
> of the Needless Markup store. And I went into the St. Francis to ooh over
> the pastry chef's "Sugar House" artistic masterpiece - a vaguely middle
> eastern palace with palm trees all around.
I checked the mall across the road, which is fairly huge - the place
looked bright and cheery, and I wish the shoppers would have been a
little bit more. I wish people didn't get so desperate!
> That made up for No Tree In
> Union Square, which was seriously Under Construction.
>
> I considered shopping for shows at DSW but by the time I had got my
> gloves, my feet told me there was no place like home :-).
>
I've been passing by this particular chain, but you guys make it sound
worthwhile. I looked more deeply into the windows during my mall
trip, but somehow couldn't concentrate because I was trying to decide
whether to get a Harry and David type gift, or a Williams-Sonoma type
gift or go to the LIndt chocolate store and just give the chocolate
type gift.
[...]
> I noted that the Seattlization of coffee service in the Financial District
> had been more or less complete - I saw several Torrefazione Italias (hi
> Mike), at least one Tully's, one Seattle's Best Coffee, and of course all
> the St*rb*cks (which absorbed at least one of our local chains).
As I've been going to conferences in lots of U.S. cities I have
noticed the increasing density of St*rb*ck's. I like to compare the
way that the various populations have adapted to and treated the
stores. Interesting. I hang out in the local cafe meself at home,
because they roast their own and bake their own bagels. What's a
Torrefazione Italias?
> One poor
> Oh-La-La and one Peet's holding up the side for the locals. Not a good
> sign.
I think so too. In new Orleans I noticed PJ's, and in Chicago a few
others here and there. What with Border's and Barns and Noble taking
up a lot of slack that St*rb*ck's leaves behind, there aren't too many
niches.
[...]
>
> Today it was raining cats, dogs, and chickens on my way in, but hey, at
> least I have the shopping done. Now if I could get organized about my
> cards...
Gah! Oh yeah! All those cards I've been making for the past year...
Lorre (ooops just a little late)
--
Charlotte L. Blackmer
> "It's Christmas time in the city ..."
>
>> Ever since I moved to the East Bay, I make one commando raid into
>> Union Square in downtown San Francisco in December, armed with BART
>> ticket, credit card, and empty canvas bag, for shopping I cannot complete
>> in The Land Without Malls And Big Chain Stores.
>Wow - no such things in Berzerkeley? I had no idea!
Berkeley was built up before malls came into being and has resisted
them since. We do have some big drug/variety stores and some chain
stores (some of them are Local Chains Made Good, like Gap). But
no department-type stores or a general merchandiser like Target.
Malls, no, we have Shopping Districts instead, some of them funky,
some very twee. We also have adjoining cities with slightly more
capitalistic outlooks, although it's often one of those "If I have
to make a special trip, I might as well go downtown, see the sights,
and kick around the old stomping ground" kind of things. Not to
mention I don't have to hassle about parking if I take BART.
I was able to get a fair amount of my shopping done online and in
Berkeley but Mom likes the sweatshirts from the Disney Store and I
favor the unmentionables manufactured by a certain well-known chain.
Both choices for the "closest store" to me involve crossing a county
line.
>> This year, I was taking a class in another part of downtown all last
>> week, so spent quite a bit more time soaking up the holiday sights, as
>> well as getting some Power Shopping done. I was in an expansive holiday
>> mood, already having taken advantage of the return of fine weather (in
>> other words, Not Raining) over the weekend to get my holiday shopping
>> started (especially with the low-stress "one for you, one for me" method
>> in full effect).
>
>Yes!! I love that method.
Stress buster if you've got the money.
[new security at Embarcadero Center]
>I'm wondering how long this sort of thing will last - 'til Osama is
>captured? Til Bush says "the end"? Til the businesses no longer want
>to pay for it?
That's a good question.
[adventures downtown]
>I checked the mall across the road, which is fairly huge - the place
>looked bright and cheery, and I wish the shoppers would have been a
>little bit more. I wish people didn't get so desperate!
There seemed to be a fair number of folks shopping downtown. It is
a "destination". And the line at the toy store in Berkeley on the
previous Saturday was fierce :-).
>> I considered shopping for shows at DSW but by the time I had got my
>> gloves, my feet told me there was no place like home :-).
>I've been passing by this particular chain, but you guys make it sound
>worthwhile.
Actually I have no clue since I didn't even get next to the windows
on my way to the train. Although I wish I could bring Tuppence out
for "Cute Shoe For Sasquatches Karma". :-)
>I looked more deeply into the windows during my mall
>trip, but somehow couldn't concentrate because I was trying to decide
>whether to get a Harry and David type gift, or a Williams-Sonoma type
>gift or go to the LIndt chocolate store and just give the chocolate
>type gift.
Heh. I was having a bit of that myself. Caught myself hyperventilating
in a couple of places.
[...]
> I noted that the Seattlization of coffee service in the Financial District
> had been more or less complete - I saw several Torrefazione Italias (hi
> Mike), at least one Tully's, one Seattle's Best Coffee, and of course all
> the St*rb*cks (which absorbed at least one of our local chains).
>I hang out in the local cafe meself at home,
>because they roast their own and bake their own bagels.
My former "local" in Emeryville had a pastry chef to drool for (I wish
I could make muffins that well, maybe that's something I'll try to
work on in the kitchen in 2002) and let me run a tab. Top *that* :-).
>What's a Torrefazione Italias?
Torrefazione Italia is a Seattle-based coffee bar chain.
Oddly enough I didn't see one when I was coffee-bar-hopping all over
downtown Seattle a few years back but heard about it from mR. mIKE.
Checked it out when I ran across one in the Financial District (anything
reviewed as "Rich Corinthian Coffee" is bound to get my attention).
I unfortunately had a sinus infection which was made worse by the cold
wind howling through the downtown skyscraper-zone wind tunnels, so
I was drinking tea all that week. (And lemon-and-whiskey toddies when
I got home.)
> One poor Oh-La-La and one Peet's holding up the side for the locals.
>Not a good sign.
>I think so too. In new Orleans I noticed PJ's, and in Chicago a few
>others here and there. What with Border's and Barns and Noble taking
>up a lot of slack that St*rb*ck's leaves behind, there aren't too many
>niches.
Oh you mean the cafes? Our B&N in Berkeley doesn't have one. I don't
know if that's due to the relatively small space they had for
development or if the planners objected to it. The Borders (in a
neighboring city) has one but the space they took over was an
extremely large one (and there's not a lot of coffee bar action in that
particular neighborhood).
[...]
>> Today it was raining cats, dogs, and chickens on my way in, but hey, at
>> least I have the shopping done. Now if I could get organized about my
>> cards...
>Gah! Oh yeah! All those cards I've been making for the past year...
If I were so organized, it would be done by now. New Year's cards, yeah,
THAT'S the ticket.
At least I have some spiffy new paper from the art supply store :-).
Charlotte
Elaine Richards
Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
>
>If I were so organized, it would be done by now. New Year's cards, yeah,
>THAT'S the ticket.
>
>At least I have some spiffy new paper from the art supply store :-).
Good time to start for next year. Truth be told, the first three or four
cards take a long time. Then, something happens and the rest go very
fast. Prototypes always take longer. About 20+ years ago, I started
making my own cards, because I was just broke. I used marker pens to
make cards and did simple SF Victorians. Once I got past the first three,
the rest became a process like putting a signature on paper. A few years
ago, I stopped and reduced my output.
This year, I flamed out and needed home time. I pulled out the art supplies
and did 20 cards in watercolor, using an assembly line method - covered
the dining room table. I also did a series with black paper and jel pens.
I felt silly because I figured this is the kind of thing a little kid does
that gets put on the fridge. But, then my cousin came to visit and went
nuts over the card I'd sent. He also said all of his sibs and his mom
rave about them over the Christmas dinner table. So, go figure.
This is why I don't do e-cards. Homemade is best for me and for my clan.
I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
ER
--
If they gave out a medal for extreme caution under cover I would
send someone to receive it for me.
- Don "Bear" Richards
Annette M. Stroud
>In article <a02gnc$36$1...@samba.rahul.net>,
>Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>
>>If I were so organized, it would be done by now. New Year's cards, yeah,
>>THAT'S the ticket.
>>
>>At least I have some spiffy new paper from the art supply store :-).
>
>
>Good time to start for next year. Truth be told, the first three or four
>cards take a long time. Then, something happens and the rest go very
>fast. Prototypes always take longer. About 20+ years ago, I started
>making my own cards, because I was just broke. I used marker pens to
>make cards and did simple SF Victorians. Once I got past the first three,
Probably not science fiction or speculative fiction. San Francisco?
>the rest became a process like putting a signature on paper. A few years
>ago, I stopped and reduced my output.
>
>This year, I flamed out and needed home time. I pulled out the art supplies
>and did 20 cards in watercolor, using an assembly line method - covered
>the dining room table. I also did a series with black paper and jel pens.
>I felt silly because I figured this is the kind of thing a little kid does
>that gets put on the fridge. But, then my cousin came to visit and went
>nuts over the card I'd sent. He also said all of his sibs and his mom
>rave about them over the Christmas dinner table. So, go figure.
I haven't sent Christmas cards since my then-roommate mailed off a stack
of completed cards without consulting me. Problem? I had no idea,
really, who I had done and who I had not.
>This is why I don't do e-cards. Homemade is best for me and for my clan.
I don't think I'll be doing ecards, either. Sort of flat. Nothing
against communicating through email, but that isn't really. I remember
being reunited with an old friend from real life through email. She only
contacted me to forward oft forwarded stuff. In a way it was worse than
no contact at all.
>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
I admit that I've "cheated" on some sets I've done by having the outline
copied and just hand coloring.
Annette
Allison Turner
> In article <3C20AB1F...@csc.albany.edu>,
> Lorremiddy <ls...@csc.albany.edu> wrote:
> >Charlotte L. Blackmer" wrote:
> There seemed to be a fair number of folks shopping downtown. It is
> a "destination". And the line at the toy store in Berkeley on the
> previous Saturday was fierce :-).
Mr. Mopps? Is that place still around? (Why do I have this idea that
it closed years and years ago?) I used to do about 90% of my holiday
shopping there, in the cheapo bins. You can buy a _huge_ amount of
presents at ten cents a pop :-)
> I unfortunately had a sinus infection which was made worse by the cold
> wind howling through the downtown skyscraper-zone wind tunnels, so
> I was drinking tea all that week. (And lemon-and-whiskey toddies when
> I got home.)
Those sound even better than hot lemonade for cold care.
(Squeeze a lemon into a mug, take seeds out. add a large dollop of
honey. Grate in some fresh ginger. Sprinkle in a very small amount of
cayenne. Pour boiling water in. Sit breathing the steam until it's
cool enough to drink.)
> >Gah! Oh yeah! All those cards I've been making for the past year...
>
> If I were so organized, it would be done by now. New Year's cards, yeah,
> THAT'S the ticket.
I'm aiming for New Year 2002 cards, myself...
> At least I have some spiffy new paper from the art supply store :-).
Hm. Amsterdam? I used to love wandering around in there and drooling.
Got some wonderful pens there. Wonder what I've done with them?
-Allison.
Maybe instead of studying I'll wash the dishes. They sure do need to be
done. And all that hot soapy water would be fun to splash in. Besides,
I only have 143 articles left to read; surely I can wait a little while
longer before tackling them...
Allison Turner
wrote:
> Good time to start for next year. Truth be told, the first three or four
> cards take a long time. Then, something happens and the rest go very
> fast. Prototypes always take longer. About 20+ years ago, I started
> making my own cards, because I was just broke. I used marker pens to
> make cards and did simple SF Victorians. Once I got past the first three,
> the rest became a process like putting a signature on paper. A few years
> ago, I stopped and reduced my output.
I manage to send cards every two or three years. The last two times
I've done it, I made my own. Last year's were so complicated, though,
that I only ended up making about eight, so I just gave them to my
immediate family. Night scene of the city in dark shiny blues and
silvers, with a full red moon and a red leaf from my neighborhood at the
bottom. Oh, and a tiny envelope full of stars flying across the sky.
That was way fun. But I think next time I'll make them just a tad
simpler.
> This year, I flamed out and needed home time. I pulled out the art
> supplies
> and did 20 cards in watercolor, using an assembly line method - covered
> the dining room table. I also did a series with black paper and jel pens.
> I felt silly because I figured this is the kind of thing a little kid
> does
> that gets put on the fridge. But, then my cousin came to visit and went
> nuts over the card I'd sent. He also said all of his sibs and his mom
> rave about them over the Christmas dinner table. So, go figure.
My mom has been making her own cards for many many years. I have every
one she's sent me. Almost everyone she sends them to raves about them,
too (though I think she figured out a few people who didn't really care
at all and stopped sending to them). Her cards are great. Last year's
actually had a little tiny square of gold leaf on it. This year's has
evergreens in the snow under a deep ultramarine blue winter sky. Or I
think so, anyway - it's a few dabs of watercolor :-)
> I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
I've been known to throw a holiday cardmaking boink once or twice. We
could do one on each coast ....
-Allison
Already thinking as though I'm home in VT; still got over a year to go,
though. Maybe I should hold a cardboink here in Chicago again next
Fall, just to sort of get myself prepared for the following year.
Charlotte L. Blackmer
>Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>
>>If I were so organized, it would be done by now. New Year's cards, yeah,
>>THAT'S the ticket.
>>
>>At least I have some spiffy new paper from the art supply store :-).
Yes, Allison, I did get it at Amsterdam Art. Service in the paper
department has actually been upgraded from "sullen" to "attentive" so I
now regard it as my Paper Source. It's not Flax but then I don't have to
hassle with getting into the city, either. Has definitely solved the
"where do I get colored cardstock now that the stamp store is
closed" problem.
>Good time to start for next year. Truth be told, the first three or four
>cards take a long time. Then, something happens and the rest go very
>fast.
Once I get to the point of having the trays out and shuffling the paper,
I'm close, and after the first one, I'm usually on a roll. (Taking a
break from it right now.)
>Prototypes always take longer.
If I did a prototype it would never get done :-). These babies are
individual.
Some people will get the boxed cards I bought. But I bought them because
I thought they were cool and I might like to do something similar in
future. Ideas, we collect ideas here.
>This year, I flamed out and needed home time.
I dealt with my pre-Valentine's Day anxiety by making a whole bunch of
cards for people. It calmed me considerably.
>I pulled out the art supplies
>and did 20 cards in watercolor, using an assembly line method - covered
>the dining room table. I also did a series with black paper and jel pens.
You do wonderful things with gel pens (which are inspiring - I love mine).
>I felt silly because I figured this is the kind of thing a little kid does
>that gets put on the fridge. But, then my cousin came to visit and went
>nuts over the card I'd sent. He also said all of his sibs and his mom
>rave about them over the Christmas dinner table. So, go figure.
When I get around to 'recycling" all the cards I've gotten, I'm keeping
yours!
>This is why I don't do e-cards. Homemade is best for me and for my clan.
The electronic greetings are going to be in the form of an individual
email :-).
>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
CardBoinkWest! Count me and the rubberstamps/collage supplies in!
Charlotte (Who loves seeing what other people can do with my toys)
Elaine Richards
Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
>In article <a02jjo$2tqf$1...@idiom.com>, Elaine Richards <e...@idiom.com> wrote:
>
>>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
>
>CardBoinkWest! Count me and the rubberstamps/collage supplies in!
>
>Charlotte (Who loves seeing what other people can do with my toys)
I'm thinking that, and maybe a FimoFest would be a pleasant way to
spend an evening.
Kate Kelly
>In article <a035uh$3rn$1...@samba.rahul.net>,
>Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>In article <a02jjo$2tqf$1...@idiom.com>, Elaine Richards <e...@idiom.com> wrote:
>[Two crafty women go berserk.]
>>
>>>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
>>
>>CardBoinkWest! Count me and the rubberstamps/collage supplies in!
>>
>>Charlotte (Who loves seeing what other people can do with my toys)
>
>I'm thinking that, and maybe a FimoFest would be a pleasant way to
>spend an evening.
>Yowza, sign me up!!
Pig Legionnaire
>>I've been passing by this particular chain, but you guys make it sound
>>worthwhile.
>Actually I have no clue since I didn't even get next to the windows
>on my way to the train. Although I wish I could bring Tuppence out
>for "Cute Shoe For Sasquatches Karma". :-)
Oooo, shoes.
>>I think so too. In new Orleans I noticed PJ's, and in Chicago a few
>>others here and there. What with Border's and Barns and Noble taking
>>up a lot of slack that St*rb*ck's leaves behind, there aren't too many
>>niches.
>Oh you mean the cafes? Our B&N in Berkeley doesn't have one. I don't
>know if that's due to the relatively small space they had for
>development or if the planners objected to it.
And ours is a Starbucks, so it doesn't even count.
--
Piglet, pig...@piglet.org
336 days down Ann B. for President!
1124 to go. Burlingham/Burlingham in 2004!
Lorremiddy
Elaine Richards wrote:
>
> In article <a035uh$3rn$1...@samba.rahul.net>,
> Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
> >In article <a02jjo$2tqf$1...@idiom.com>, Elaine Richards <e...@idiom.com> wrote:
> [Two crafty women go berserk.]
> >
> >>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
> >
> >CardBoinkWest! Count me and the rubberstamps/collage supplies in!
> >
> >Charlotte (Who loves seeing what other people can do with my toys)
>
> I'm thinking that, and maybe a FimoFest would be a pleasant way to
> spend an evening.
Absolutely yes. I did a FimoFest evening with a friend one time and
it was magnificent.
Lorre (*sniff* but it sounds like that would be on the wrong coast,
wouldn't it?)
--
Lorremiddy
"Annette M. Stroud" wrote:
>
> In article <a02jjo$2tqf$1...@idiom.com>, Elaine Richards <e...@idiom.com> wrote:
> >In article <a02gnc$36$1...@samba.rahul.net>,
> >Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>If I were so organized, it would be done by now. New Year's cards, yeah,
> >>THAT'S the ticket.
I'm modifying my annual letter from a Christmas one to a sort of
"winter" one. Oh well.
> >>At least I have some spiffy new paper from the art supply store :-).
Always nice to have a stash.
[...]
>
> I don't think I'll be doing ecards, either. Sort of flat. Nothing
> against communicating through email, but that isn't really. I remember
> being reunited with an old friend from real life through email. She only
> contacted me to forward oft forwarded stuff. In a way it was worse than
> no contact at all.
I sort of don't like that I feel that way, but I do. I have told my
mother for the second time now to stop sending it to me, this time
getting rather curt about it. But then, she always sent me envelopes
full of newspaper clippings in paper mail until I told her about five
times to stop it. I know there's a certain level of communication
going on, but to me the communication is: "I don't have time to think
of anything, so here's something fake to take up your time. Pretend
I'm interested in communicating." She's capable of writing real
letters and messages and I'd just a soon wait for those, even if they
don't come very often.
> >I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
>
> I admit that I've "cheated" on some sets I've done by having the outline
> copied and just hand coloring.
That's cheating? Wait a minute. That can't be cheating. It says
right here in my rule book that it's not cheating.
Lorre
--
Allison Turner
<ls...@csc.albany.edu> wrote:
Bicoastal Carboinks, bicoastal FimoFests, keep 'em coming. Someday
we'll get the telaportation device working so there'll be more mixing
between the rooms...
-Allison.
I've never played with Fimo. Can we have a FimoFest when I move back?
(17 months and counting.... assuming my bioassays ever get off the
ground.)
Andreas Tovornik
> In article <3C2B8A67...@csc.albany.edu>, Lorremiddy
> <ls...@csc.albany.edu> wrote:
>
>> Elaine Richards wrote:
>> >
>> > In article <a035uh$3rn$1...@samba.rahul.net>,
>> > Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
>> > >In article <a02jjo$2tqf$1...@idiom.com>, Elaine Richards <e...@idiom.com>
>> > >wrote:
>> > [Two crafty women go berserk.]
>> > >
>> > >>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
>> > >
>> > >CardBoinkWest! Count me and the rubberstamps/collage supplies in!
>> > >
>> > >Charlotte (Who loves seeing what other people can do with my toys)
>> >
>> > I'm thinking that, and maybe a FimoFest would be a pleasant way to
>> > spend an evening.
>>
>> Absolutely yes. I did a FimoFest evening with a friend one time and
>> it was magnificent.
>>
>> Lorre (*sniff* but it sounds like that would be on the wrong coast,
>> wouldn't it?)
>
> Bicoastal Carboinks, bicoastal FimoFests, keep 'em coming. Someday
> we'll get the telaportation device working so there'll be more mixing
> between the rooms...
What's a Fimo?
--
'dreas...tbtw#5 Taking life as she leaps into my lap and
Victoria Taxi#15 embracing her as she is seems to be the
It's not my fault! best way to go. If she's soft and likes
Sniggling since 1992 to cuddle, I won't kick her out of bed.
Lorremiddy
Andreas Tovornik wrote:
>
> Allison Turner (beto...@sover.net) writes:
> > In article <3C2B8A67...@csc.albany.edu>, Lorremiddy
> > <ls...@csc.albany.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Elaine Richards wrote:
> >> >
> >> > In article <a035uh$3rn$1...@samba.rahul.net>,
> >> > Charlotte L. Blackmer <c...@rahul.net> wrote:
> >> > >In article <a02jjo$2tqf$1...@idiom.com>, Elaine Richards <e...@idiom.com>
> >> > >wrote:
> >> > [Two crafty women go berserk.]
> >> > >
> >> > >>I wonder if I should give a "workshop" in homemade Christmas cards.
> >> > >
> >> > >CardBoinkWest! Count me and the rubberstamps/collage supplies in!
> >> > >
> >> > >Charlotte (Who loves seeing what other people can do with my toys)
> >> >
> >> > I'm thinking that, and maybe a FimoFest would be a pleasant way to
> >> > spend an evening.
> >>
> >> Absolutely yes. I did a FimoFest evening with a friend one time and
> >> it was magnificent.
> >>
> >> Lorre (*sniff* but it sounds like that would be on the wrong coast,
> >> wouldn't it?)
> >
> > Bicoastal Carboinks, bicoastal FimoFests, keep 'em coming. Someday
> > we'll get the telaportation device working so there'll be more mixing
> > between the rooms...
>
> What's a Fimo?
polymer sculpting medium, hardens when baked
Lorre (comes in a few dozen colors)
--
Allison Turner
Tony Q.
> Lorre (comes in a few dozen colors)
<waggles eyebrow Grouchowise>
Lorremiddy
Ok Tony, so now you know. Wanna hop over here and choose the ones you
like best?
Lorre
--
Tony Q.
>Wanna hop over here and choose the ones you like best?
The spirit is willing, but, oh God, is the flesh ever old and
tired. I'd never be able to keep up with you.
- T.
Steve Daniels
say:
Plus, you'd have to travel to the Evil United States. Chances
are, your very protoplasm would recoil in horror and boil over in
protest.
Steve "Best you stay there" Daniels
Ocean Gypsy
There is that. Then again, the Great American Northern Suburb
of Canadia might serve as a spot for an assignation - close and
(possibly) mutually acceptable.
Crys, wondering who absconded with the airfare fund
Pig Legionnaire
>Crys, wondering who absconded with the [Tony Q] airfare fund
Oh, sorry -- I raided it when I had a sudden desperate need for a pack
of matches. I think there's still a paperclip left.
--
Piglet, pig...@piglet.org
350 days down Ann B. for President!
1110 to go. Burlingham/Burlingham in 2004!
Tony Q.
> Crys, wondering who absconded with the airfare fund
Quick - look for someone enjoying their ill-gotten gain!
Which, given the state of the fund, would mean chewing a
stick of gum or chowing down on a (small) ice-cream cone.
- Tony Q.
Ogre Stormbringer
The latter. Couldn't afford the ice cream to go in it, though.
Ogre, woulda been Graeters, too
--
"Most people learn from their past mistakes and in future lives go on
to grow into better people. Others, who don't, become ogres."
- E. A. Scarborough, _The Godmother_
Visit the Ogre in his lair: http://www.hellshalfacre.org/ogre