i don't even know where to start. i was SO excited to see
carla and i had SO many things i wanted to talk to her about! i don't think we stopped talking the entire time, and i still feel like i have so much more to talk to her about. so, first off, carla is one hot mama. and she has amazing style. you want her to dress you. you want her to do your makeup. second, she is so inspiring. i loved talking to her about business, ideas, processes, metals, and although i didn't want to leave, i looked forward to getting back to my supplies so i could create, create, create. she really gave me the jump start and motivation i needed. third, she's just rad. i mean, everything about her is so real. she's a true artist and i love her take on life, love, and existence.
as you can see, i am now the proud owner of one of carla's thorn rings! i love the detailed simplicity (and i realize i just created an oxymoron there, but you know what i mean) of it. it's a perfect fit, and i plan to get a lot of wear out of this baby! if you haven't seen her website yet, you should definitely take a peek. imagine deep space photography on your body.
okay, so here is the only thing i'm kind of ticked about: i didn't even take any pictures! i mean, what the hell?!? i didn't really think about it until after she dropped me off at my aunt's house, but i guess we were just so busy talking that i completely forgot to pull my camera out. so, the only way around it is for us to see each other again. there, it's settled.
and, to wrap up the evening, we talked about injuries and things that freak us out (nose straws, infection puss, flesh flaps, etc.). so, fittingly, i lost a chunk from my "drill bit" finger on the front door when i was leaving my aunt's house to come back home. then this morning, i was being too rough as usual with some wire and my pliers, and they slipped, stabbing me in the thumb and giving me this blood blister. it throbs and the whole end of my thumb is swollen. kind of funny considering our last topic of conversation was injuries, but kind of sore as well.
i've got more to tell you about, and i've got my thrifting finds to show you, but i'll wait until tomorrow! how was your weekend?
you probably can't tell, but in the second picture, there's an eye to the left of the blue streak; that's carla's. and there's another eye to the right of the red streak; that's mine. that's what happens when you have the camera on the wrong setting and try taking a picture in a very dark club. that night was amazing. we went to see darwin deez at the black cat club, and i think we could have stayed all night long just listening to his music and dancing. when we left the show we walked a few doors down to bar pilar where carla romanced me with a tall glass of "flying doggy style pale ale." funny name, great beer. i haven't told you before, but my driver's license photo looks more like a gangsta mugshot than law-abiding (for the most part) citizen. carla first saw it when we were going into the show, but then when i had to show my ID to get my draft, the guy asked me if i was looking for a job, and said that he could use a mean face like that for a bouncer! i swear, it's terrible! and that face below, that looks cherubic compared to the driver's license picture.
if you're friends with carla and i on facebook, be on the lookout for our little photo series. it's like if planking actually got funny, then smoked crack while high on giggle juice. it's gonna be good, and it's even better to have a friend you can do these sorts of random and hilarious (to people with a very broad sense of humor) things with! now is where i get all emotional and serious... i think the best thing to come from blogging is my friendship with carla. i know the cosmos work the way they're supposed to because there's no way she and i could have continued leading separate lives and not become friends!
