Open mouth, insert foot

[hel_ana]

So my fellow technical writer and I were talking about the strategic placement of Forever, Erma by Erma Bombeck, in my step-son's school picture.

She mentioned that the interior designers have of late taken to buying up huge lots of old hardcover books, primarily leatherbound ones, slicing off the spines, and then attaching them like wallpaper to the walls of rich people's houses. So that those people could, you know, get the look of books without actually having to give up any space in their gargantuan houses.

The graphics person came over and joined the discussion, mentioning that it's been going on for at least 10 years. We discussed it for a bit, and I mentioned the terrible irony of the most Philistine-like people to most want to appear like they have culture.

The other tech writer said "Oh, I don't know" and I said (in my wonderfully emphatic way) "If you do that, you're a Philistine. Full stop."

The graphics person put up her hand and said "guilty". And then went back to her cube.

Oops.

Comments

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

When asked the question:
"In what store would you max-out your credit card?" what would your answer be?

If the answer is "the Hallmark store so I can buy more Precious Moments figures" when you have a cabinet that is 2' wide and built-in almost floor to ceiling that is ENTIRELY filled with them already, you may have a problem ;)

Seriously though, I don't do "cute" and I don't do figurines either. I decorate entirely with tea pots, vases, candlesticks, martini glasses, pottery and stuff I might eventually use. It's just me, I'm a practical kind of girl and I don't "get" figurines at all.

[hel_ana]

At least not from anyone who wants to stay friends with you.

Froggy notwithstanding. ;)

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Froggy?

[hel_ana]

The plague froggy.

Though he's more a talisman than a figurine.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

He's a pendant, jewelery. Jewelery makes me go prrrrrr :)

[hel_ana]

LOL As evidenced by the necklace. I was about to say "you really ought to put pictures of that up on the website. And then I saw that you had.

Lovely partlet, by the way.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

On which website? Mine or the Tang's Tudor Yahoogroup?

[hel_ana]

Yours. Sadly, many of the pictures on your website appear to be broken.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Not broken so much as non-existent. I meant to get to it, but life has interfered. I threw what I had online, and I will get to the rest at some point.

[hel_ana]

I don't understand -- the way you speak, it would seem that my amusement is *not*, in fact, the paramount priority of your life.

I'm so confused.


;)

I'm beginning to wonder if Bidgie is ignoring us. We should phone her. Or ask Mom to put pressure on her.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Well, I do get a lot of people who think the site is broken or that I'm not aware that well over half of the links go nowhere and maybe 3/4 of the images are missing and write me helpful notes to let me know. You know computers though, and you also know that I have a clue, so I should have realized that you'd figure it out.

As for Bidgie, yeah, we bein' dissed! I think I've asked her two or three times now, and nuthin'. Not even an "I haven't decided yet". I think it's time to sic mum on her.

How about Odette? Sabdh? Alyce?

[hel_ana]

Ooooooo Odette's a fantastic choice.

Of course, rather than going directly to the nuclear option, we could just ask on the d'Courci list.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Done

An answer!

[hel_ana]

HA!

And it's the right one, too! ;)

Re: An answer!

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Oh ooops, I already knew that. I can't remember where she posted it last time (must have been in response to either a post or a comment of mine).

I'm sorry I won't be camping with you, I really wanted to. Your camp sounded like it had the best amenities, and I think camping with you and Arnora would have been a blast, but I just couldn't deal with the idea that the annoying two would have taken our presence as a personal all-time standing invitation to drop in. I'll still be down there a whole lot I suspect, I'll just try to sneak in when they're not looking ;)

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

We should phone her.

Do we even have her number since she moved?

[hel_ana]

I don't, no. Arnora might.

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Oh, and thanks for the partlet compliment. It took all of a single evening with Tang's pattern. You should make one too, they're nice. I can trace the pattern and mail it to you or Tang can probably hand-deliver a copy at Pennsic.

[singingwolf.livejournal.com]

If the answer is "the Hallmark store so I can buy more Precious Moments figures" when you have a cabinet that is 2' wide and built-in almost floor to ceiling that is ENTIRELY filled with them already, you may have a problem ;)

No, actually it would be 1/2 fabric and 1/2 beads... But the whole cabinet thing would apply. *grin*

For the most part, I don't understand figurines either... but once and a while I'll see one that I just have to have. Of course, it'll almost always have a wolf in there somewhere...

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Fabric and beads - piffle, fabric and GLASS, you gotta make your own beads, that's even more fun.

[singingwolf.livejournal.com]

Gotta get more glass for practice...

And a decent torch... (got a hothead now...yay for practice torches that use mapp gas and/or propane!)

And more tools

And a kiln.

And even then, I don't think I could make seedbeads. *pout*

Most of what I do is beadweaving instead of beadstringing... although I have no problems incorporating lampwork into a clasp, pouch strap, or fringe. *grin*

[eve-the-just.livejournal.com]

Ah, then you already know the lure of the glass.

And I like my hot head. Seems decent enough to me anyway. Sooo wish I had time to work with glass. So wish I was getting work done and not just frittering my ay away on the internet and going to have to make up for unbillable time later - sigh.

Have you checked out Grizel's bead pages yet? Lots of great seed bead projects there.

[singingwolf.livejournal.com]

It's actually been a few years...and I had lost the URL.

Thanks! Mostly for the bead embroidery. *grin*