Open mouth, insert foot
May. 20th, 2005 10:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hel_anaSo 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.
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.
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Date: 2005-05-20 04:54 pm (UTC)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...
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Date: 2005-05-20 07:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-05-20 09:04 pm (UTC)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*
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Date: 2005-05-20 09:27 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2005-05-21 02:08 am (UTC)Thanks! Mostly for the bead embroidery. *grin*