For Rob’s birthday, since he did not want a gift, I gave him a “Nagging List”. It says: The bearer of this list may ask for the following items to be placed at the top of the recipient’s list of things to do. The recipient will cheerfully complete this list before returning to other tasks.* […]
I plastered a hole in the wall in the kitchen next to the counter. It is lumpy and so a good match with the existing plaster. I’m not sure I can duplicate the way the paint bubbles on some of the other sections, but I may surprise myself later. At any rate, it is better
I’ll be going to Lazytown for a four day shoot at the end of the month. Hurrah! I’m very excited by this. It’s for Nick Jr. The shoot is April 25th through 29th, but I’ve asked if I can come out a few days early to acclimate and do more research on moving. Yes. We’re
Rob and I went down to Bethel Heights today so I could do a little spreadsheet magic for them. Yes, in addition to being a professional puppeteer I’m also a whiz with Excel and Open Office. I’m creating a inventory tracking system for them. Afterwards the owners took us to dinner at Tina’s restaurant in
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David and Eve invited us down to their home last night for a dinner that was not in honor of Rob’s fortieth birthday. Don and Yan joined us in not celebrating Rob’s birthday, which is on Tuesday, so this could not possibly have been a birthday party. Eve gave Rob a leather jacket, not for
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I am building a giant carp for a new opera called Carp and Diva. I haven’t heard it yet, but the libretto is as silly as the title sounds. Since some people have asked what it is that I do, exactly, for a living, I thought I would show a bit of process. I start
All of the work that I’ve been doing with the Historic Irvington Home Tour has inspired us to start thinking about the next phase in home improvement. We love the new light fixture in the front hall, and the restored floor in the kitchen, so we’re looking at other ways to take the house back
Rob and I took a break from work to see Finding Neverland at the St. John’s Dome close to where my studio is. I loved it. The performances were uniformly strong, the film was beautifully crafted and I wept like a baby at all the places the director wanted me to.
Besides running errands for my next project, I also went to a meeting for the Historic Irvington Home Tour. I’ve done the layout for the program book for the past several years. Last night I took the poster and tabletents (those little information cards that stand on the tables in restaurants) in for approval. They
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The puppet has left the building. Thank heavens.
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We finished the puppets today! The only thing left to do is wait for the truck tomorrow. Well, I’m also updating the packing instructions with photos. This is my friend Lance posing like one of those models from the 1950 instruction manuals. It amuses me a great deal that he’s pretending to read the instructions
I had to run out to the studio tonight to pin together a piece for Martha to stitch tomorrow. When I got there, I turned on the florescent lights and immediately heard a crackling sound followed by a burning smell. Yikes. I turned them off and turned on the flashlight that Rob had brought from
Martha and I spent the day cheerfully working on the puppets. I say cheerful because we are almost finished with them. I am so very, very relieved. I’ll pack them on Monday and ship them on Tuesday. Hurrah!
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