Thursday, November 14
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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
A good day that felt a little different.
I went to town to drop off two mugs for our craft center sale. I honestly didn't FEEL like offering up much for the sale (the center takes 20%) because of how the situation with the class time has cut so deeply into my ability to actually PRODUCE anything. I haven't even fired anything new this year, these mugs were from last year.
I did meet up with D from pottery at the sale, and got to see all the nice things that people in wood working and weaving have made, and so on. That was nice.
D and I went back to her place, as we had planned to get together to paint a bit.
We really didn't paint very much. We began a tutorial, and the first parts were all "techniques you will need to make this painting", which is fine, only I kinda know them. D hasn't done watercolor in a long time though, so I was fine with going through them with her.
It was fun just playing around with the paints with her.
Mostly we talked.
For part of it, we talked about pottery. AGAIN. A while ago I sent an email to the woman who used to be the president of the craft center, who said she was going to suggest a meeting to discuss the many concerns people have had about the high number of new members etc, BUT, D says she thinks that nothing will come of that, because this former president woman is just placating me (?).
So, D says SHE is going to put forward to our class representative a request to have a "friendly gathering" to "get to know all the new members", where we can "share our thoughts". She's trying to make this all seem less confrontational.
Pottery is just getting so stupid. Honestly. If these people want a dictator, I guess they want a dictator.
I am trying desperately for us to have a kiln at home so we can wash our hands of this insane asylum once and for all, but it's not happening fast enough for me.
Overall, it was nice to talk with D, but our conversations are oddly INTENSE, and I often feel very drained afterwards, and tonight was one of those occasions. No small talk with this woman, and three hours of intense conversation about everything from politics to pottery politics to mental health stuff and so on is a lot in one night.
Anyhow, that was more or less my whole day. I got home and my Sweetie was getting ready for bed, so we chatted for a while, and ate, and that was it.
Then I spent some time downloading funky music onto my phone to listen to at the barn, when I work with River.
A good day that felt a little different.
I went to town to drop off two mugs for our craft center sale. I honestly didn't FEEL like offering up much for the sale (the center takes 20%) because of how the situation with the class time has cut so deeply into my ability to actually PRODUCE anything. I haven't even fired anything new this year, these mugs were from last year.
I did meet up with D from pottery at the sale, and got to see all the nice things that people in wood working and weaving have made, and so on. That was nice.
D and I went back to her place, as we had planned to get together to paint a bit.
We really didn't paint very much. We began a tutorial, and the first parts were all "techniques you will need to make this painting", which is fine, only I kinda know them. D hasn't done watercolor in a long time though, so I was fine with going through them with her.
It was fun just playing around with the paints with her.
Mostly we talked.
For part of it, we talked about pottery. AGAIN. A while ago I sent an email to the woman who used to be the president of the craft center, who said she was going to suggest a meeting to discuss the many concerns people have had about the high number of new members etc, BUT, D says she thinks that nothing will come of that, because this former president woman is just placating me (?).
So, D says SHE is going to put forward to our class representative a request to have a "friendly gathering" to "get to know all the new members", where we can "share our thoughts". She's trying to make this all seem less confrontational.
Pottery is just getting so stupid. Honestly. If these people want a dictator, I guess they want a dictator.
I am trying desperately for us to have a kiln at home so we can wash our hands of this insane asylum once and for all, but it's not happening fast enough for me.
Overall, it was nice to talk with D, but our conversations are oddly INTENSE, and I often feel very drained afterwards, and tonight was one of those occasions. No small talk with this woman, and three hours of intense conversation about everything from politics to pottery politics to mental health stuff and so on is a lot in one night.
Anyhow, that was more or less my whole day. I got home and my Sweetie was getting ready for bed, so we chatted for a while, and ate, and that was it.
Then I spent some time downloading funky music onto my phone to listen to at the barn, when I work with River.
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Date: 2024-11-17 08:20 am (UTC)I like those kinds of conversations, but three hours was maybe a long time for non-stop searching for truth.
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