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I made a castle. with my nephew Benny, out of Lincoln Logs:

My daughter’s nursery is very nice and bright and fun and FILLED with furniture because I have a bad furniture habit. Ultimately, the way her room is setup, she did not have a real area to play in. So my thing for today was to rearrange my daughter’s room so as to make a play corner for her. It was true to my own fashion. It was an impulsive project that started with putting plugs in the outlets. I moved everything by myself, and I overcame the basic laws physics (namely  the one that claims two objects cannot exist in the same space). I threw down a quilt where I plan to put a small rug, and now I have to get a small table to store some other objects that have become homeless. I also plan to add a few more giraffes and elephants to the wall (continuing the “pattern” from elsewhere in the room).

We tried it out this evening and it was a hit. I found the bed to be an awesome perch on which I could lie down, rest, and keep an eye on my little monkey. Now, all I need is to add some books that would appeal to a grown up (namely me) on the windowsill near the bed. It’s awesome!

Today’s project is from Issue 05 of Craft. When I saw it a few months back, it immediately reminded me of a project I did in middle school. There was a store, Baubles, that sold little kits with all one would need to make a beaded safety pin bracelet. I LOVED that project. I eventually found the kit limiting and created my own patterns. This project takes it to a new level by making beads out of paper.

This was not suited to my mentality. I found making the beads to be tedious. Then the safety pins I had bought were not all the same and many didn’t work right. Then in the end, it turned out my elastic won’t knot! It’s too thick. Ugh. I may rethread this if I stumble upon some more suitable elastic cord. In the meantime, I am done with this project!

It was bound to happen at least once this month!

Keep on keepin’ on.

Deepak Chopra, quoting an inspirational text in “How to Know God” (p. 136)

Man: My letter says that I need to report to room 113.

Woman:  Yes.  

Man:  Here I am.

Woman:  Please take a seat and wait until your name is called.

Man: I thought you’d take a little more interest.  Seeing as I’ve actually shown up.  It looks as though I’m the only one who has actually shown up.  It’s like I deserve a gold star. 

Woman: There have been others.

Man: Really? 

Woman:  Here and there.  Others.  They all take a seat and wait until their name has been called.  And they all go through that door.

Man: How long is the wait?

Woman:  Can’t say.

Man: Can’t or Won’t.

Woman:  Pick one.

Man: Won’t.

Woman:  That’s too bad.

Man: What?

Woman:  Too bad.  That you have such a negativity about you.  It won’t serve you well once you go in there. Through the door.

Man: Do you know what happens when you go in there?

Woman:   Can’t say.

Man:  Can’t or won’t?

Woman: Pick one.

Man: Can’t.

(a muffled speaker says a name) 

Man: That’s my name.  

Woman: You’d better go.

Man: Right through that door.

Woman:  Yes.  Right through it.

Man:  What if I didn’t?

Woman:  Who knows what would happen.

Man: Do you know?  Do you know what would happen?

Woman: Can’t say.

Man: Can’t or Won’t?

Woman:  Pick one.