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September 09, 2005
thuh gahdens
on tuesday, i took an extra day off work, and i went to check out the rose and dahlia gardens.
golden gate park is friggin gorgeous, and sometimes i forget. i make it to the panhandle enough
but it's none too often i'm in the actual park itself.
the light was amazing, as it often is on sunny days at this time
i had a chill time taking it all in
not that there weren't some suprises...as i said, i don't go into the actual park all that regularly...i went to the half shell area(whatever that's called), and lo and behold, the sands have shifted
sheesh, turn into a hermit for a few months, and who the hell knows what can change!!! fortunately, that was just a stop-by destination, so there wasn't that heart-wrenching disappointment thing happening. sooooooo much easier to move on without that heart-wrenching disappointment thing happening. i went off to the rose garden first off
maybe i shoulda eaten before my outing, or maybe i just have chocolate on the brain, but there was a whole bed of what looked like chocolate kisses on stems. damn, did willy wonka have somma them?
i thought this was an awesome anniversary present!!! it took me a moment to get with the program(being a romantic-of-sorts at heart), but pete verdone got me into those "different" kinds of gifts. they can really work with a cerebral person, cuz we all know how long thoughts can stay with us. sheesh, i've been carrying somma them around for 'bout 30 years now!
the flowers themselves were gorgeous
now, i really like flowers, and when i was seeing them all up-close and personal, i felt like i was basking in their glorious radiance. most unfortunately, my photographic skillz are not such that i can highlight these floral attributes at will, and most attempts feel somewhat akin to a crap-shoot. hell, even with a grand photographer possessed of mad skillz, the copied image is hard pressed to compare to the image in "real life". i decided i liked the flowers presented more like this
SERIOUSLY, which would you rather look at tons of picts of:
the "real" dahlia?
or my altered vision?
yeah, thought so. i'm no fool....well, actually i am, but i'm a fool in touch with her inner aesthetic. there should be a whole photo album with my version of both the rose garden and the dahlia garden, which was off the hook! if it's not there, or it's only partial(ie-there aren't like 20 picts in there) it means i ran outta time before work, and i'll be filling it in before i head over to marin tomorrow.
THE CREATIVE STUFF
well, as i've been alluding to over the past coupla weeks, i did a linolium block print for the cover of WORD, which was on sale at the 5 1/2 year party. i was really excited about the process of it all
considering it was the very first one i've ever done, i think it came out pretty good
most people couldn't tell what the image was; it's a close-up on a jacket collar, that's got those "little pins" on it(which is where i put the title). of course i thought it was quite clever, but i should know by now that when i'm thinking something's clever, it's really just an inside joke with myself. i'm looking forward to doing some more of these in the future, but i think i wanna try some little ones.
NEW SOX MONDAYon friday
these are the lion brand magic stripes self-striping yarn in the regata colorway. so far i've found that magic stripe sox hold up really well to wash and wear....
and i finally finished those pajamas from the summer '05 interweave knits
after knitting all the decorative bits, i decided i didn't want them, or maybe i was too lazy, or maybe i just wanted to check this project off my list...whatever the reason, it's not happening at the moment. these suckers are super comfy!
i also made this rad friggin crystal stretch-band bracelet. i got these bracelet findings (i guess they're considered findings, cuz you attach the beads to them...although, they are pretty much the bracelet themselves) as they were kinda popular in the 50's, and i've never been able to buy one i like. to hell with buying it if i can make it!!! anywho, i have promised myself that i will not sit down and work 138 crystals in one sitting again. it is only yesterday morning that i felt my fingertips were feeling "normal" again. much alternating pain and numbness for the preceeding few dayz. sheesh!!! i was just so excited about the whole thing that i couldn't help myself!
which of course makes me think of the store, and how "i promised" about dealing with the store. well, "smeagol lied"...well, really more like i still haven't gotten to that, and have no excuses since i had extra days off work, except that perhaps i just handle some things in this unprofessional manner...yup-yup
Posted by Meagen at September 9, 2005 05:03 AM