Today I went in around eleven o’clock to consult with Rosa and Sigga, our puppet wranglers, and Gummi Thor about new gloves for our puppets. Thor has come up with this new system so we can have wrist-entry for the live hand puppets instead of just elbow entry. It looks good, although there’s some questions about which way will be the default. I suspect it will be the elbow entry for the kid puppets because they are constantly throwing things.
I made a prototype glove using the new fabric they got for this season. As soon as I did that, we realized we might have a problem. When the new fabric stretches, as it does when it’s being worn, it shows the knit understructure through the nap. It makes it look like it’s threadbare. So we need to do a camera test to see if it’s going to work.
That gave me a great excuse to come home. My cold seems to have taken a turn for the worse after the airplane flight. Still have the sore throat, but have added a hacking cough accompanied by other details that you don’t want. We start shooting on Monday, so I’m trying to take it easy until then.
Poor Mary. Did you take your Bunnahabhain with you? That would fix things.
You know, I’ve been regretting that decision since I got to Chattanooga. I did not bring it with me because it seemed too hard to carry with all of the travels we were facing.
Even if I got lucky and they had it here, it would be triple the cost.