I love this shawl…
Thanks, again is due to Shimelle for this wonderful prompt which was much of the fun.
I have for some time been working on a Moleskine Accordian Notebook to create a book of quotes from favorite song lyrics of mine and illustrations to go with those quotes. I have created one of them for Thing 4 for Thing a Day
This one is a quote from a Soul Coughing song, So Far I Have Not Found the Science. “I don’t mind worry following me like a dinosaur.”
I also decided to show you another one that I made a few days ago from a lovely Regina Spektor song, Love Affair. “There was a love affair in this building. The kind of love affair that every respectable building wants to keep as a legend.”
Shimelle you are -once again- a girl after my own heart. Your prompt today is perfect. I have so many favorite words…. but one of my most favorite words is defenestrate.
defenestrate {to throw someone or something out a window}
My friend Drew and I found this word at some point in high school- or rather he found this word- It seemed so wonderful at the time. A word that existed solely to throw someone or something out of the window. I was thrilled- in fact I am still quite thrilled with it. Yeah words!
This word sounds lovely and works well when you want to say something mean to someone- it confuses them for just long enough to both say something mean and break tension.
Something like “You suck. I will defenestrate you at once!” … “What?” … “Exactly, now what were we talking about?”
Yeah words! I love them.
I liked the word so much that I suggested it to Girl in Green and she used it for her word project. It was word 20 of 30. I loved what she came up with and because of her wonderfulness I get to look at it everyday. Woohoo!
before we moved to london
after we sold most everything we owned
on a rock
in Prospect Park
with Erin and Jon
in a state of flux
Prompt Day 2 from Shimelle…..
You always say that I could have chosen anything to do as a profession, but really, I think that you would not have been pleased if I had chosen garbage truck driver or lounge singer over teaching. Now, honestly the garbage truck driver thing passed quickly enough, but even through college I harbored dreams of being a lounge singer- or a starving artist, but I love food so much. No sushi- are you kidding me? Not really something I want to aspire to.
As a female of my generation I was brought up believing not only that we could be anything, but that we should be Something. It was our duty. Secretly, harboring ideas of becoming a housewife? No, see, because that is not all that you could be doing. We were supposed to find our calling- as long as it was not a “traditional calling.” I have to admit that for a time I even thought that teacher was not enough. I mean- I could be a doctor- a lawyer- a politician. Why on earth would I choose something that women- albeit single women- have been choosing for such a long time.
So I tried coming up with better and more brilliant ideas- but now I am thinking not so much. No one can be everything. And that is just fine by me.
So Shimelle started her February prompts yesterday- woohoo- Here is my response to yesterday’s prompt.
Let me tell you about this girl.
This girl loves her coffee, but is also an avid consumer of tea.
This girl used to hate pink, but now adores all its pinky goodness.
This girl is at times an english teacher, but she likes to make up words and when allowed she throws grammar rules out the window in favor of play.
This girl loves all creatures, but currently only has creatures of the stuffed variety in her home.
This girl has always worked since she was about 14, but is currently un-employed.
This girl is happiest looking out at the ocean, but has lived in several places where this is not possible.
This girl is trying, but sometimes she doesn’t think that is enough.
Most of the day involved me and some blahs… looks like I should take my own advice and make some tea. This morning, however, was not blah… I played with paint- one of my favorite things.
I started these pieces yesterday and continued working on them today. It was much of the fun.
First, I would like to introduce you to Little Blue Guy. He is a creature I have been playing with for some time and he has a fondness for birds- as some of you may already know.
Then I would like you to meet Thing Number 1- for Thing a Day. She is not so- and believes that she requires no explanation.
And last, but not least- Come to me. She is inspired by one of my White Horse Poems.
I hope that you had a loverly day- with no blahs- and if there were blahs join me for a cup of tea.
jen h mont 
