that's a misremembered amanda palmer lyric, but i like it better my way. I have the following projects going: an embroidered ombre heart, an embroidered caterpillar, embroidered marzipan skull, embroidered fashion doll, sewing lace and pearls onto a cardigan, several unfinished canvases, several unfinished paper dolls, gold-leafing an oyster shell ( Read more... )

hrm. three years is a long time.

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After five hours of waiting, checking up every hour, the Inwood police finally called me back to say this: there is no one named Michael Fisher living at that address. They spoke to a 'spanish family'. Nevermind that Michael is Dominican, and all his neighbors speak spanish. The police would not tell me the name of the family, if there was a dog ( Read more... )

The police are going to check on Michael's apartment. Called the operator again, now says phone signal is 'normal busy signal' and not 'trouble on the line'. So maybe it's been off the hook for three days, because... because he had a fatal athsma attack and his disabled mother didn't replace the phone? because someone robbed and shot him? because ( Read more... )

For three days, Michael's phone has been down and he hasn't answered his emails. We usually talk every day. The phone is a landline (he has no cell) and the operator says there is "trouble on the line" which means it is not disconnected and he is not intentionally ignoring my calls. <-- Mom insisted for the first day that he was breaking up with me ( Read more... )

Do any of you live in Manhattan?

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So, wake up tomorrow and begin driving to North Carolina. Full trip should be just shy of 11 hours plus break times. Am trying to make mixCDs for the trip, but as always, it's a big hassle. Bleh ( Read more... )

So. I'm in love.


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