Holy Sweet Fricker-Fracker. An unacceptable amount of time has passed since I last posted. In my defense, I was really busy:
I mean. Super effing busy.
I had meant to make one of my creative posts with this piece, and I
had wanted to do it much earlier, but I misjudged how much time it
would take to form 32 individual pieces by hand from Sculpey. The idea
was hatched back in October, but other projects, traveling, and some
personal issues got in the way, and I ended up not really committing
time to it until mid-November. This was the present that I gave to
Dillon for Christmas this year. The animals aren't arbitrary - growing
up, one of Dillon's favorite book series was Brian Jacques' "Redwall",
so this is an homage to Mr. Jacques' masterpiece.
Aside from the rush of the holidays and year-end deadlines at work,
it has been an enjoyable winter. The sister and I visited or parents
over Christmas and had spent some quality time over cocoa, hot pot, and
Christmas Edition Jenga.
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| Happy Holidays from the Lai sisters! |
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My sister felt the need to take pictures while I was playing.
I think she may be addicted to Instagram.
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And now that my life hasn't been ended by hailstorms of fire, what have I been doing to celebrate the gift of existence?
Facebook stalking.
I not-so-recently discovered that I am a terrible human being. Which is to say, I'm actually a pretty average person, but I choose to be more honest about my less-than-decent tendancies. For example: I am FB-friends with a girl who I probably spoke to about 5 times over the course of middle+high school. She poked me, and for some reason (2 in specific), I decided to accept her friend request. 1 - I was kind of a cold-hearted dick to her on our 7th grade field trip, so I'm attempting to rebuild karma points. 2 - she has a metric pork-billion friends, while I only have a scant 200-some. Most of her friends are people from my old school district. Instant ego boost, AHOY.
Well, that's only partly true. Yes, there are a handful of people who have done little that we would define as "significant" things with their lives since graduation. Then again, another handful are getting their higher degree in Cancer-Killing, whereas instead of being a doctor meself, I got lazy and became an engineer.
To which, the rest of the world goes:
Which is a legitimate response. Everyone has different priorities,
and just because I decided to sell my soul for a brain the shape of a
TI-84, that doesn't mean I should lord it over everyone else. Frankly,
the guy working as a boat rental manager probably enjoys his life more
than I enjoy mine. Why? Because when I go home, I surf Reddit and
BuzzFeed for an inordinate amount of time to "let my brain rest", which
really is a ridiculous excuse. There are plenty of things that I enjoy
doing that don't require me to tap into the highest apex of my mental capacities. That was, after all, why I started this blog.
Anyway. This is all a rather roundabout way of saying, some things (I hope) will be changing in 2013. My resolutions for the year:
- Blog at least twice a month. I really enjoy writing, even if not that many people enjoy reading my blather. Still, it gives me an outlet for my weirdness. Along with this, though, goes the idea that I need to create something at least twice a month. After a short exchange with a co-worker, I realized that I really don't like baking, per se. I take pride in the creating. I get a high from forming something with my hands. I also really enjoy utility, which is why I don't make clay figures left and right - they serve no real purpose. That's why baking appeals to me, especially decorating.
- Learn a new skill. I'm part way to this goal already, but I'm kind of cheating. I bought a set of beginner's juggling balls for a White Elephant that was ultimately canceled, so now I have a brand-spanking new set to play with. Now, I say I'm cheating because Dillon already taught me how to juggle in Freshman year; I just never became any kind of proficient with it. I will try to add to this list as the year goes on, but for now, we'll keep it simple. Baby steps.
- Start a health regimen. This is something I say I'm going to do every year, but I'm hoping it sticks, now that I have a more regular schedule - i.e., I'm not studying at sporadic intervals every day of the week, and I can regulate my hours after work now that I've become more settled. This includes healthier eating and a work-out routine, though how to do this, I haven't quite decided. Part of me wants to join a gym, but every time I think about coughing up more than $20/mo on a membership, I twitch.
- Read more. Possibly two novel-sized books a month, because I really miss reading, and it may help me to become a better writer myself.
Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year to each and every one one of you.
'Til the next.
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