Catgoyle

And while I've been very creative (mostly jewelry or hair jewelry), I haven't taken any photos of my work. A shame, since I sold much of it to coworkers and now live in another state.

Yes, that's right. I've moved back to Arizona.

The move was... so... much... fun. Can't tell you. Nope, it was too much fun to share just now. And it's getting late, and I should sleep before having to head off to work.

Writing has taken a fun new turn with my best friend, and I'm looking forward to seeing where that goes. Experimenting with wiring stems on artificial flowers and wrapping said stems. Note to self: 22gage wire works better than 20gage... And while visiting the local JoAnn Fabric and Crafts store, had to remind myself to =not= buy supplies for a new set of experiments, namely, mask blanks. I saw some simply fabulous masks at the Renn Fair, and I really wanted to make some that would look even more fabulous, only I'm counting pennies to meet my bills this month and likely next; took a pay cut when I moved, darn it!

And while I was focusing hard on my cross-country move, i collected my first DD... for my rose tutorial! That darned thing now resides in more than 2,400 collections, and is my singular most popular work in my gallery. Over 2,400 favorites on it... and nearly 350 of those were from the day it made DD, of course. The number staggers me. I used to try and check out the complete galleries of everyone who faved it, but that's getting to be a lot harder to manage. I'm settling for trying to reply to all those (comparatively few) people who posted comments on it instead.

I did make new earrings in honor of St. Patty's Day, but I'm not yet set up for taking photos of anything. (shrugs) Maybe next week that will be green to go.

...I took "horrible" advantage of the free llama badges and handed them out to about 50 or so people. About half of the ones I gave out were the first ones received by the ones I gave them to! A handful had already collected enough llamas that they now had super llama logos instead (which takes ten; I actually gave someone the lucky ten to make it happen ONCE out of all the ones I gave out). As long as I can't have my own icon for the day and I could do something free... I thought, why not? Doesn't hurt anyone, shouldn't annoy anyone. So... will I find any llama badges on my page after I've slept? Who knows...?

I work as a checker at a local W*M. As such, So last night around 10pm I get a lady with her daughter with a fair-sized order. We chat a bit before I comment on her t-shirt which reads:

Careful, or I might put you in my next book.

Reading t-shirts can be amusing, and since my workplace isn't one of those ritzy, high-class places (grins), many people wear "attitude shirts" to shop with us. I asked if she was a writer, and she agreed. There's only one famous local author on MY reading lists, and I felt excitement building as I asked if she was Ms. Briggs... and she agreed that was her name! Smiling, I told her she could put me in her next book if she wanted to, even if she kills me. (I can't really see her needing an awesome checker in one of her stories, but... you never know!)

Now I'm practically bouncing up and down inside my head as I continue processing her order, admitting that I =LOVE= her work. That I'm eagerly waiting on her "Bonecrossed" to hit paperback, and I want a copy of her graphic novel both because she wrote it and because I love the style of the artist (Brett Booth, also on dA). Patricia tells me that "Bonecrossed" is now out in paperback, which delights me. She mentions this one character "Mac" whom she brought in pretty much to make us care for and like so she could kill him. I admitted that made me cry, but since it served a purpose, I could deal with it. She seemed relieved to hear =someone= felt this way, and we moved on to the work of other authors we both like.

Her daughter comments that her mother has 150 BOXES of books in the garage, which makes me drool, and I admit I've had to half my collection numerous times due to moving... after both mention I could sell some. I have a hard, hard time selling or giving away books, as I tend to re-read them a lot and don't like having to chase down another copy of something I've already bought once.

Right before her order is finished, I start one of my favorite customer stories about a couple who happens to be black that came through my line, where the man tried to get me to give him my employee discount (something I could be fired for, btw). After the fourth time he said "it's cause I'm black!" I realize he's not going to drop it, and I look at him. Then I squint at him, like it's really hard to see him. Frowning, I reply, "You're black?" (I turn my head away) "Dang, I need to get my prescription fixed!" They both bust out laughing, and the man comments that "no one ever has a comeback for that, they're all worried about being seen as racist." Personally, I'm not worried about being seen as racist. While I've noticed that some things tend to be true for people of this or that race (like Mexican migrant workers almost ALWAYS pay me in $50 and $100 bills), I don't expect all people of that race to be the same.

Smiling, Patricia walks away. I didn't ask her to sign anything, but then I didn't have anything on me that I'd want her to sign, and it seems rather demanding to ask someone famous for that just because you crossed their path while they were out taking care of family business. Actually, I didn't even think about asking her to sign anything until much later. But I have the weekend off for Radcon this year, a local con she always goes to, and =maybe= I'll get her to sign my books there. It would be so cool to see her at "her" workplace...

I just looked at my last non-scrap upload... and it was posted a year and 5 months ago. I've done a lot of work since then, but it's all been jewelry or very basic knitting projects (blankets and scarves). Need to take a lot of pictures and do some updating. I'm just not very happy with my photos for the most part. The lighting, mostly. We'll see.

(frowns) And the mood icons aren't loading for me so I can change them, so... ignore the "uneasy" one, as it means nothing. Think more... "bemused" instead that I've gone so long without posting new work, yet have made so many necklaces and earrings, and a few hairsticks as well.