i have been
absent
{missed you}
because
i am preparing
for a talk
i am giving
in san diego
next sunday.
i don't
have my data
for the talk yet
so...
i am
a wee bit
stressed out...
but,
as
my labmate says,
most things
done
in this world
are done
"last minute."
i am also
ambitiously
trying
to get
some birthday
socks
for my brothers
and
a sweater
for a secret
xmas present
recipient
all done
in the next
few weeks...
in my family
we only give
one present
to
one person
each year.
we do this
because
we were all
so overwhelmed
the holiday
consumption
and decided
to try to
redefine
christmas
for the next
generation
(mainly
my baby nephew).
instead
we each do
a performance
for the family
on christmas eve.
my brother
and i are
putting
together
our
2nd
shadow puppet
show.
we took
the house down
last year
with our
performance
of
the mariner's revenge.
(check out
a little bit
of our dc
re-performance
here).
we took
about 24 hours
to put it together...
we were cutting
shadow puppets
until right before
the performance.
knowing
my brother
and i...
i suspect
it won't be
too much better
this year.
have you
invented
any special
holiday
traditions?
. . . . .
i have
finished
a batch of
purses
for
velouria
this week...
all with
a forest theme...
here are
2 of them:
have a good
thursday...
xo
