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April 13, 2005
Crafts
On a lighter note...
I came across this website. It's kind of cheesy, but there is some really good stuff if you look hard enough. I like it because a lot of people use it as a sort of advertisment for their personal business. They will have a link to their website and sometimes really neat things. It makes me want to sell stuff.
I am also really surprised at how positive the comments are that people leave. Even when I see something that I think is really ugly or poorly made, there are still those people out there who like the thing. And sure enough, they see it, like it, and say nice things. I mean, maybe the site is selective about what comments get posted, but I was amazed nonetheless. (I knew it, I just knew crafty people were better somehow...)
I have found some other really cool sites.
(props to Lauren for some of these sites)
Ok.
-Libby
Posted by libbystokes at 11:02 AM | Comments (0)
She's doing well
A lot of people have been asking me lately about my mom. "Have you talked to her?" "How is she doing?" "Does she like it?" "Now what country is she in again and what exactly is she doing over there?"
I don't know why, but it's sort of bugging me. At the core of things, I appreciate their concern and interest. Am I just tired of repeating the same answer over and over? "She's doing well, I talked to her a week ago. She loves it. Nigeria. Jos, Nigeria. She's teaching teenage girls how to sew, and other basic skills like computer, nutrition, english, and secretarial skills. It's got its challenges, but she is really learning a lot and enjoying it." I have my little speech memorized.
Sometimes I think that they ask me how she is because they secretly want to hear about some impossibly trying situation that she is in.
Maybe I am tired of answering people's questions because I don't really know for myself. I know that she is ok and safe because I have asked her over the phone. But everything else is sort of this big mysterious chronicle of events and adventures. I don't feel honest passing on so much second hand information. I wish I could be there and see it and feel it and smell and taste and hear it. Then maybe I would have something to say.
Maybe I just miss her. Sometimes I find myself telling people that my mom is in Africa just for the shock value-- for their vote of sympathy. "Six years! Geez, that's a long time." It is a long time. And my mom is halfway around the world. When did that happnen?
-Libby
ps. Clarification: I'm not bitter about her leaving. I'm not even really bitter about people wanting to know how she is. I'm just not sure I am a confident source when I am still figuring out how life works when there is no mom to go home to.
Also, if you have any questions, go hear what she has to say about it all.
Posted by libbystokes at 10:33 AM | Comments (0)
April 07, 2005
Exploding Dog
I like the drawings and illustrations by this web artist-- Sam Brown. They are funny, cute and clever. You can send in sayings or quotes and the artist will create a sort of comic strip frame using the quote. Sounds like a lot of fun. I would like to buy one of the books one day-- they are so colorful and fun, it would be cool just to have on the coffee table to give visitors a laugh.
-Lib
Posted by libbystokes at 10:01 AM | Comments (0)