Insomnia-tinged blue-green ramblings

[eyes_of_cyrene]

It's very nearly 3am, and I'm wide awake. I have no idea why this is. At least I've savored my time, reading Stephen King's On WritingIt sparked something

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[birdiebirdie]

Oh, I too coveted my crayons. I love the feeling of your phrase they would, I imagined, taste like Burnt Sienna.

Nice use of sleeplessness.

[beerjudge]

*smile* A beautiful post...one that can best be appreciated at 3:00 a.m.

[cptcaveman]

i think there was a color once called indian summer?? if ther wasn't (my mind is still a bit hazey this am) it was a brownish-red that i named such, that was my favorive color...thank you

There was. I loved it too.

[eyes_of_cyrene]

From the Crayola website:
Colors Available 1958-1971

Number of Colors: 64

All colors previously listed plus the following colors added in 1958.

Aquamarine

Copper

Lavender

Raw Sienna

Blue Gray

Forest Green

Mulberry

Raw Umber

Burnt Orange

Goldenrod

Navy blue

Sepia

Cadet Blue

Indian Red***

Plum

Sky Blue

***Indian Red is renamed Chestnut in 1999 in response to educators who felt some children wrongly perceived the crayon color was intended to represent the skin color of Native Americans. The name originated from a reddish-brown pigment found near India commonly used in fine artist oil paint.

Re: There was. I loved it too.

[cptcaveman]

nice :)