a slice of Thursday

The sun was out at some point today, before 4 o'clock when the fog began to roll in with its wet dampness and clouds colored the sky gray telling everyone to toss on another layer of clothing and head inside someplace warm.

I saw a girl walking down the street. She was an average girl in her twenties, wearing black skinny jeans and a dark gray hoodie with a t-shirt under it. She wore red converse on her feet. While everything about her was commonplace, what made me notice her was that her big chunky bangs and hair pulled into a high ponytail were the same exact shade of red as her shoes.

While out and about today I noticed all of the colors of the houses. Pepto Bismol pink with a pale pink trim, mint green with dark purple trim, an all blue house with beautiful stained glass windows, a very modern dark forest green two story house with redwood decking, trim and big floor to ceiling windows...

I saw an old episode of Project Runway yesterday. One of the designers said, " I was born to give and offer beauty to the world". I loved that remark and felt like - "Yes, yes - me too."

After three trips to two different hardware stores, 6-8 hours of sculpting for the past 6 days and lots of determination I recreated the sculptural table base. I dropped it off today and am waiting to see if it will be used for a major design project. I feel a strange sense of sadness having dropped it off, even though I was eager to complete it. I feel that sad feeling one gets when a good book comes to an end.

I am developing arthritis in my right knee. I have had it in my left knee for almost three years so I know the pain that comes with it intimately. Yesterday and today have come with extreme pain in my right knee which is difficult because neither leg feels comfortable to stand on. I find myself gently rocking in my seat - something I do when I'm in pain and can't manage it. Life both inside and out feels uncomfortable these days.