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So, I was sick all weekend. However, I was so dreadfully lonely in my
illness Friday night that I decided to *try* to help out Ian and Elle with
their wedding preparations. What ended up happening was it took me so
long to get over there on Saturday that by the time I arrived, everyone
was off doing a run-through at the site. I let myself in and promptly
fell asleep on the couch. I woke up when everyone came home a few hours
later, and I went to get food with the group (I've got a subdued appetite,
which means I'll go a few days forgetting to eat, then wonder why my
stomach is suddenly cramping worse than "usual"). My major contribution
was hand-sewing on the trim for Kiera's vest - a task that took me hours
longer than it would normally. The rest of the time I spent curled up on
the couch, hoping I wasn't making anyone else sick (I was careful) and
glad for the company. Sunday I wasn't much better, though I did manage to go on a tour of the house behind Ian and Elle's (otherwise known as "The House") with Carol and Jodi, who are thinking of buying it. It was so much fun, looking at all the cool 1920's light fixtures and imagining making curtains etc. There's even a soundproof room, which has floor-to-ceiling shelving and a neat little "nook" above the room next to it that opens onto the main space. Does that make sense? You could put a ladder against one wall of the soundproof room so you could climb up there and meditate (I could go nuts making pillows for that space). It was peacful in there. They said during the quake in 1989 they expected that room to be 5 feet deep in books because of all the shelving (basically 2 floors of shelves), but that only the lower shelves were disrupted. Kinda nice, those floating floors, huh? But, there's an unfinished basement that I offered to fix up and live in (Jodi told me - has told me several times - that if they buy a house I am more than welcome to come live with them). The yard is unkept at the moment, but seems to get enough sun in the summer for a veggie garden. It has great potential, and Jodi and I could go nuts fixing that place up----it would take years, but it would be so much fun. Anyhow, I'm hoping hoping hoping that they get to buy it (it would need to be left in this fixer-upper condition for them to afford it). It's such a pretty dream we all have; we could open up the fence and eventually have a big yard (with gardens and a hot tub) where we could play with all our children. It takes a tribe, and all that. I like the idea so much it almost makes me nervous...like maybe I shouldn't dream so big, for fear of getting hurt. Oh well, if not this house, another. It'd just be nice to live practically on the same property as friends. Jodi and I have so much in common (including the same birthday - she's one year older exactly). Among other things, we're both girly-girls (I think she called it "granola femme", which is probably the more modern term). She's coming over later this week and we're going to help each other dye our hair. Jodi is going with Henna; I'm staying with my tried and true red color mix I've developed over the years. It would be so fun to live with her and not have to schedule a long drive for such activities. She and Carol are just the grooviest. I love my friends. Anyhow, this is about my limit on sitting upright right now. Chat with you tomorrow! | ||
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