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Friday, June 13, 2008

bondage aceo



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bondage aceo
Originally uploaded by popcornfeet


Most people think that life's got them. That they are stuck... trapped in situations that they can't get out of... Hamsters on one those wheels.... In bondage to their jobs.... partners.... bills... obligations... wants... needs....

I think the truth is closer to what you won't let go of, chains you to it.

I think we spend our lives wishing for something else all the while dragging what we don't want around with us... always looking over our shoulders to make sure what we have and don't want is still there, wanting something else but never getting so far away from our comfortable misery so we can't see it.

I think there are a lot of reason people have for doing this ...probably as many reasons as there are people. Some people fear change and living in known pain is better than an uncertain future. After all we know how heavy the chains are... What will it feel like without them? What will we do with our hands? What will we do with all the time we spent complaining? I think Lily Tomlin was right when she said, "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain. " People sure so love to complain!


I think some people really don't believe they can get off the hamster wheel and that dooms you from the start. If you think you can, you can and if you think you can't your right too. It's sort of the cosmic version of a pre-nuptual agreement. Sort of like your saying to the universe... Well I think I can sorta do it...probably... most likely.... but if I can't would you mind mitigating my damages? Might as well tattoo FAILURE across your forehead.

Plus there's a lot of letting go and trusting involved in getting what you want - from yourself and others and letting go isn't something most people find easy. I don't, anyway.

I think most of the stuckness in my life is me.


The card looks better than the picture - the card is uneven in height and very glossy so shooting it and scanning it is difficut. This has been an issue with any card Ive done that been a collage pretty much! This one is no different! The card is an aceo blank of mat board and a highly textured black paper (crinkly)... I only used one background paper and it looks like patent leather - its really cool. The chain is a silver plated small linked chain and it all bound there with thick acrylic sealer.

Friday, May 2, 2008

THE SNEAKY CHEF - A book review

The Sneaky Chef by Missy Chase Lapine is about making delicious food better. There are other books that do it, but the The Sneaky Chef does it best.

My family's eating habits were just a schoochie-bit above fast food tastes. Feeding them anything with a whiff of health was near impossible... There was an extreamly long list of "unacceptable" food in my house. It got to the point that when anyone asked what was for dinner it was easier to say, "We are having, Gross, I'm not eating that!"

I bought the book out of deparation but it's worked out great. The recipes REALLY are easy and delicious. And of the ones I tried no one (NO ONE!) knows I'm thowing beans and veggies in their precious meals... It's a big hit with me.