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serendipitous synchronicity in this small world
and JUST as i typed that, george noory from c2c said "synchronicity"
eee! love it!
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something i wrote in my crochet journal:
freeform crochet book
so, i've mentioned it before, but i'm mentioning it again in more seriousnesness:
i'm going to create a book about
freeform crochet.
i've ordered both of prudence mapstone's books (http://www.knotjustknitting.com/)
on freeform crochet so can study it and not reiterate what she has in her
book.
i hope it goes through, i had to order it from australia, and so far the balance
for the books has not been taken out of my bank account.
i want to ask you, what would you expect and want/need from a freeform crochet book? i need feedback.
i think it will take me at least a year to make it. and it's just in the very beginning of a thoughtform in my mind.
i would love to hear your input!
i think i will, at first, self publish, and then get feedback on that on how user friendly it is, etc...and then go from there.
do any of you own prudence mapstones's books? and of so...what did you love about it and what about it was lacking (if anything?)
what other books are out there about freeform crochet, that are current, have been helpful for you, etc?
what works best for you to learn?
reading words and seeing diagrams, or perhaps a video would be better?
or both?
what works for you? what do you feel is lacking in books about freeform crochet? what is it that you want to know more about?
and i am thinking i will call the book:
"String Theory
Adventures in Freeform Crochet"
what do you think of this?
thank you, in advance, for your input :)
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time for bed.
and c2c
i got a lot of thinking done today :)
do you feel you get anough time to
think in your life?
or is thinking about your life something you try to avoid?
i have noticed that a lot of people avoid thinking about their life, (their "TRUE" life) at almost any cost.
11:23pm
why?
"When hooked up to an electroencephalograph machine--an instrument that
records the electrical activity of the brain--Jell-O demonstrates movement
virtually identical to the brain waves of a healthy adult man or woman."
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/8120jello.html
if it's true that jello emitts the save waves as an alive human...then i think we need to reconsider how we measure/record/think about the human brain wave.
if it's all about viscosity and not about "life" , then we need
to rethink everything we know about the brain, in a way, perhaps.
11:10pm
substance/style/passion
something i wrote in reply to a friend:
hmmm. i can get pretty passionate
in regards to style. "beauty" can make my heart skip a beat. is
style the same as beauty? because a rotting crow can be awfully beautiful
to me. and i guess that isn't really style, since the rotting crow didn't
exactly plan that.
maybe substance comes from passion and not the other way around? how could
substance NOT be passion and vice versa?
it's hard for me to separate parts of myself...as much as other people are
trying so hard to piece (what they view as) their conflicting sides together
into a cohesive whole....it is hard for me to separate passion/style/substance
in me. they work as one unit in my being...but i totally understand where
you are coming from in regards to people who are just shallow in their style
and their style does not stem from a passion, it's just a flimsy thing taped
on. i don't know if i've ever met a person who had substance and passion who
did not have style. i guess i would have to understand more clearly what you
mean by "style".
does style have to be something you buy?
something you see in Surface mag?
something pretty? i've met some homeless people who have a lot of style.
maybe i am confusing "style" with "personality". i don't
know...
*thinking*
thanks for making me think :)
10:29pm
the more i think about it, the more
i am not sure i want to do this fashion show in may.
it's soooooo much work for only 3 minutes of "glory".
i have to make stuff to sell.
i want to make things for my book.
and then for this show.
i could maybe combine that the things i make for the book are things for the
show, and that is where i am leaning towards at this moment.
so when you see me sitting on my bed staring for hours, i am actually doing
a lot of work in my head. just so you know.
i wish i could clone myself.
it's wonderful that i have so many
ideas and opportunities that i actually have to consider turning some things
down.
it is a curse and a blessing to have so many ideas and be so excited about
so many things.
but it can be so much that it paralyzes me into doing nothing.
and so it is a constant struggle to stay focused, stay the course, and have
self disipline and motivation.
to hone in on what is really important, and to figure it out myself what are
the steps i need to do to get there...all the while still making enough money
to live. it's a juggling act.
it's very stressful, overwhelming,
and confusing.
but i wouldn't have it any other way.
i have to be my own boss. it is extremely challenging.
being your own boss is a lot harder than one would think it would be.
there's no one to lean on, ask questions, and anything that goes wrong is
entirely your fault.
there are no sick days, paid vacations,
or health insurance.
everything is a nebulous void or a crockpot of scrambled soup that you must
decipher without a special decoder ring.
one is constantly on the verge of absolute success and absolute failure, hourly.
but...i love the challenge. when
i have a success, it is so so sweet :)
5:53pm
i really want to redo the layout
of the anacam main page.
it's really time for something new.
5:49pm
i got the directions up in anamusiq
and anamates
on how to view and hear these things.
and there are links to these 2 places in the menu :)
5:12pm
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4:02pm
getting biz done.
making ramen.
sold another hat!
2:43pm
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the mod elf |
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this is all yummy mohair!
so soft and fluffy and super comfy!
it reminds of me of a mod elf.
very 1965 :)
it is $69
simple |
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the simple psychedelic hat.
made from sparkly fabric from the 70's and dayglo fabric from the psychedelic
60's!
only $39!
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kindergarten |
the kindergarten hat.
acrylic, mohair, wood beads.
lowered price to only $39!
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recycled |
recycled silk and fabric from the
50's and safety pins.
very avant garde deconstruction!
lowered price to only $39! (sold!)
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macaroni |
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the macaroni hat.
i don't know if i can part with this one yet.
but maybe i can if someone begs me.
i dunno, it's just so darn weird , i love it :)
i take credit cards, cheque money
order.
sorry no paypal!
email me to buy:
ana101@hotmail.com
2:08pm
the sun moves way too fast across
the sky now.
argh. i need more sunlight!
1:02pm
it's so weird for it to be sunny
outside but only 28 degrees!
and it's already the 2nd to the lastday of november?
does not compute.
i do have my window open tho because i have to from 10am til 1pm when it's sunny because the sun really warms up this side of the building and makes it very hot in my room.
i must have pms because my face is
totally breaking out and i'm hungry for anything.
having dreams about chocolate. i even had a dream about putting white pepper
and tobasco sauce on my vanilla ice cream. would that even be good?
gonna take pix of my 2 new hats and
get those up.
must make $ for xmas.
i did sell one yesterday, woo hoo!
i'll blast the 80's tuines and drink
some cold coffee from last night now.
(i had to have some coffee last night because i had a headache)
my dad emailed me that he is having
minor eye surgery on wednesday and reminding me that if anything should go
wrong, i am the one the will contact.
geesh. my dad can be so matter of factly morbid sometimes.
i guess i can be, too.
i still think about my mom almost
minutely, of course.
i wonder how she is doing.
i hope she is doing better.
i will return to picture taking soon.
i just needed an intermission after my last picture taking spree.
i've been asked to do the new voltage
amplified fashion show happening in mid may. wow, she sure plans ahead!
i said i would do it.
i'm going to ask if i can just do 5 models and not 15 like i had last time.
i'd like to make their entire outfits this time, not just hats.
that will give me a lot to do this winter.
also, i need to make a lot of things for this freeform crochet book i want to do.
i want to make one of everything...1 sweater, 1 hat, 1 bedspread, 1 skirt, 1 scarf, 1 coat, etc. for the book.
it will be hard to work on these
things AND work on things i can also sell.
but i will just have to work extra hard.
i have to get the rest of the anapix up, too and announce the winners.
and i have to GET TO THE POST OFFICE!
i have a lot to do today!!